Best Friends Forever
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"Heard what happened in school the other day", Mel said. We were in the living room watching a movie.
"Yeah. It wasn't good for me.",I replied my eyes on the screen as I stuffed my mouth with popcorn. I haven't really gotten over what happened in school. Thankfully that was on a Friday.
"Have you spoken to Charlotte", She asked.
"Nope", Charlotte tried calling me several times but I didn't pick up. She also sent me texts but I still didn't reply. Guess she has given up on calling.
"What?, you kidding", Melissa asked.
"Do I look like I am kidding?",I asked back not looking away from the screen.
"Stop Cassy , you are overreacting",She said
"Okay",I replied sarcastically.
"I am damn serious Cassy. You shouldn't be angry with Charlotte. She was trying to help you. What if things had turned out right?",Mel asked
"Well,they didn't and the whole class is on my neck for something I didn't do", I replied. Thinking of it now, not only our class will be upset. It also affected other classes because they are going to pass through the process.
"I know but its Mrs Pierre that changed the process not Charlotte.",She persisted
"But if she hadn't gone there, things wouldn't have been this horrible. The principal won't have known what happened. I will still miss the mark but then things will still be normal.",I replied embittered. I felt sorry for ambitious students that didn't get up to the requirements.
"Stop arguing. Go dress up,we are going over to Charlotte's",She said pulling me by the hand.
"No we are not",I replied.
" C'mon Cassy,Stop being difficult. Have you ever thought that Charlotte might be depressed too?, she's probably feeling guilty right now and you don't have to add to it", She asked.
"Yeah I know. But I am as well.",I said.
"What sort of a best friend are you?, have you forgotten her mom passed away last month. You don't have to break her heart the more",Mel said and I melted into the chair. My hand hanging in the air.
Mel wasn't looking anyway. She was already with my phone.
"Hi Charlotte. How are you doing?",She said into the phone.
"Are you at home?, Cassy and are planning on visiting soon.",
"Oh you are such a darling. We will be waiting then", Mel dropped the phone smiling. She looked happy.
"Charlotte is visiting and she's sleeping over",She shouted happily.
"That's great",I said. I was already feeling guilty for putting all the blames on Charlotte. I just didn't know how to face her.
"So get your lazy self out of that seat let's prepare for the arrival of our guest",She said arranging the sitting room.
"We are not having a party or anything special", I replied
"We are going to celebrate. So I suggest you get into that kitchen and start baking something", Mel said moving to the screen.
"Celebrate?, What are we celebrating?",I asked confused
"Your reconciliation with Charlotte because you both are reconciling tonight. You are going to apologize and don't even try to say no. I know Charlotte already has an apology to make.", Mel said crossing her leg on a Sofa that she is now sitting on.
What she didn't know is that I am already feeling guilty and want to apologize as fast as possible.
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We were in the kitchen when a knock came from the door. Melissa has gone to answer it immediately. Dad was in the living room while mom was in her room. Melissa has talked me into baking cupcakes and a mini cake for the said reconciliation party.
I could hear Charlotte's voice as she greeted Dad.
"She's in the kitchen",I heard Melissa's voice and the next thing I saw was Melissa dragging Charlotte into the kitchen. She seemed reluctant to enter. Was she angry with me or as frightened as I am to meet her.
"Hi Charl,", That was all I could say.
"Hello",She replied with a smile. That was one strength Charlotte had,she could smile even in the most awkward situations. Sometimes I wonder how she's able to do that.
"Wanna taste this",I said handing her one of the cup cakes.
"Sure, I have missed those a lot. Haven't eaten your cake for a whole year.",She replied collecting them. I can bake so we'll,so everyone says,I learnt from my mom. She can bake all manner of things, just name it. She once worked as a caterer.
"You still make horrible cupcakes",She joked and we laughed. Charlotte is the one person that never admitted that my cupcakes are tasty. But she still eats it even more than Mel. She just doesn't like to admit it. So when she said horrible, I knew she meant the best.
When everywhere was quiet,Mel gave a look to go ahead with the apology. I was a bit tensed but proceeded anyway.
"Charlotte,I called. I am sorry for everything. I shouldn't have put the blame on you.", I said.
"Its fine. I should be apologizing for putting you into a very big mess. Right from the day of my resumption. ",She said looking sober and sorry.
"Oh Charlotte you don't have to put that look on . Its not even your fault", I said.
"So ladies, let's celebrate", Mel said bringing out the cake that I had baked earlier. She had insisted I write, 'Best friends forever' , on the cake. That's how much of a wierdo my kid sister could be.
"You are not actually thinking of eating the cake in the kitchen",I said confused as I tidied things up.
"Cake?, you guys didn't tell me we are celebrating anything. ", Charlotte asked surprised. Oh she didn't know about the cake.
"Yeah,we are celebrating your reconciliation with Cassy?",Mel blurted out
"Really?",I asked again for the hundredth time. I can't believe she convinced me to bake that cake. Thinking of it now,it sounds lame to me.
"Was just a little misunderstanding", Charlotte said.
"Whatever,at least I got Cassy to bake. If it could get Cassy to bake a cake without any grudges then it's not little. I think you guys should have this misunderstandings often so I could get to eat more of her cakes and cupcakes.", Mel said throwing me a wink before racing out of the kitchen.
Before I could realize what she meant she was already out of the kitchen. I smiled, she has tricked me. Mel always asked me to bake for her but I seldom do that.
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