That's My Best friend

18

Hudson

I had called out to Kat as she ran out of the apartment but she ignored me and kept running. What the f**k was going on? I ran after her only to get outside the building and she was no where to be seen.

I walked back up to the apartment and furrowed my brow. Was she breaking up with me? What the hell was going on? I decided to go to my own apartment so I could think. I flopped onto my couch feeling defeated.

I then fished the tiny black box out from my pocket and chucked it violently on the floor “Goddamn it!” I yelled out and the 12 carat diamond ring that I had planned on putting on Kat’s finger tonight fell out and I sat on the floor then picked it up and stared at the dumbass words engraved on it: My Kitty Kat ♥

My heart had broke all over again but I also just felt so much anger. Then thought of the saying “Love’s for fools” and I chuckled then slipped the ring in my pocket and ran my hands through my hair.

Hell, I knew that it was too soon but it just felt right. I’ve known her my whole life and there was not a girl out there that I’d rather spend my life with than her but clearly my feelings were not shared as she rejected my proposal by running out before I had even finished my goddamn speech, she must have known where I was heading with the little speech so instead of facing me, she ran like a coward.

I couldn’t stand being in that damn apartment where everything reminded me of her and the place reeked of her sweet smelling perfume, my apartment made me antsy and uncomfortable.

I then stood up and went to the kitchen and pulled the bottle of jack in the cupboard. What a f*****g joke I was.

That was two weeks ago, yes I haven’t seen nor spoken to her in two damn weeks! I haven’t even tried getting in contact with her because frankly, I was pissed, she also hasn’t tried contacting me, to at least explain which just fueled my anger at her.

I haven’t been to work nor have I answered any of the thousand phone calls or texts from the family, I’m pretty sure that they’re all going to say the same thing of how sorry they are about Kat rejecting me if she had told them, I didn’t want their pity. I just wanted to be left the hell alone which is why I’m sitting here on my sofa staring into space while drinking whiskey and ignoring the incessant banging on my door.

“Open the goddamn door Hudson or I swear to God I’ll-“ but the voice I know to be José’s was cut off by another voice. André, “How the hell is you threatening him going to get him to open the door?”

“I don’t see your nice approach working André, move over I’m kicking the damn door down” José said then I heard a bang and another bang before the door came flying open.

“What the hell man!?” André shouted as he saw me sitting there holding my new best friend, Jack Daniels. I’m 100% sure that he won’t stomp on my heart and have me sounding like a Taylor Swift song in my head.

“You reek man, go take a shower.” José said then grabbed the bottle of Jack from me and I swung at him with my fist but I was too weak from the lack of sleep and excessive drinking that my arm couldn’t make it to his face and I glared at it as it fell limply onto my lap. Useless arm! I mentally yelled at it.

“What’s going on Hudson? You’re not showing up to work or answering your damn phone and Kat’s walking around looking like a zombie and won’t talk to anyone…” André said more after that but I zoned out after hearing that Kat was practically in a comotose state, did she think that she made a mistake? Was she regretting running out on me? I shook my head wondering why the hell I should care, she could have called me by now.

“D-don’t tell me s**t about Katleen, get ou-out!” I slurred and they both looked at me with concerned expressions.

“What happened?” José asked cautiously and I shrugged “Oh she hasn’t told you? I proposed and she ran away.” I chuckled then started laughing, I don’t know why but I just started laughing like a mad person, maybe I was mad.

“Why’s he laughing?” André asked José who shrugged then went into the kitchen and came back with a glass of water then threw it at my face.

I immediately stopped laughing and tried standing up to punch him once again but fell back onto the sofa and glared at José.

He crouched in front of me and looked me dead in the eyes “What Kat did was pretty f****d up but what you’re going to do right now is get your stinking ass in the damn shower then sleep that alcohol off and get your ass to the office tomorrow.” He stood up then left the apartment but not before throwing me a glare.

André walked out too but turned back and said “Amy’s farewell dinner is tomorrow too, so get your s**t straight and be there! I’m guessing Kat wouldn’t want to miss it so be prepared to see her.”

After they left I sat on the sofa for a while then eventually fell asleep, thinking about how I’m going to face Kat again tomorrow, I thought about skipping the dinner but I couldn’t, my sister was leaving for College soon and I didn’t want her leaving without me being there for her.