Reunion
971 Words
"A cheerful heart is good medicine,
But a broken spirit saps a persons’ strength” –Prov. 17:22
Alexa POV
“Hey Alex!! Wow, it has been a long time, hasn't it?”
“Hi Connor, yeah, it has been a while. I am already in my last year of high school. How about you? Weren't you in England? Alice told me you were in an important travel, family business. Its everything alright? ”
“Yeah, I was but we came back a few weeks ago. All business have been taken care of.”
“We?”
“Yea, Samuel and me... actually, I'm waiting for him”
" Oh!"
In that instant, that very instant, I felt my whole world shattered. Samuel was back and he didn't call at all. He didn’t sent mails or text messages about it. I didn’t understand what was going on, and, didn't either listened what Connor was saying because I was trying to calm down. Maybe he meant to surprise me. Maybe he was I don't know, sick or something. My hands were shaking and my heart was beating abnormally fast. An then I saw him getting out of the bank. His tall figure look a bit down and his face was different, didn’t radiant happiness he always showed, and his eyes were empty. His hair was a little long and messy and looked like he didn’t shave in a couple of weeks and his cloths were a little messy too. This was not my Samuel!
“Oh, hey bro, remember Alex right?”
“Hello Samuel! Welcome back?”
“Hi Alex, thanks. Umm... Connor, it's late, let's go. Nice to see you Alex.”
“Ok, see you around Alex! Take care! Say Hi to Alice from me!”
“Bye Connor, Bye Samuel, see you around.'
That was how my dreams and hopes of my prince charming went down to hell, crashing in a million tiny pieces. I could still not believe that Samuel was back, and not in my life, not the way I was dreaming to. Why didn't he look for me? Why didn't he call? Why does he looks like he didn't even care?
After all this time waiting for an answer, is this what I was going to received? I was rooted at the bank entrance. Tears were forming in my eyes and when finally, my brain started to work, I called my first-aid-BBF number: Lily.
“What's up babe? I am in my lunch break.”
“Hi”
“OooKeey! Tell me everything! What's going on?”
“Um... is Samuel Lily” “He is... well... I'm in a shock because, because he has come back Lily!! He is here with his brother in California.”
“HE WHAT? When did he came? Why didn't he said anything? !”
“I don't know. He came two weeks ago, a just met them Lily.”
“And? What did he tell you? Why are you crying? shouldn't you be happy about it? ’
“Nothing Lily! He said Nothing! Just hi and good bye, like he didn't even care!.”
“Ok Alex, calm dawn, just breath in, come on, breath!!”
“Ok honey, my break is finishing but I have to work until 4 pm, I will pass by your house and we'll talk ok? Just calm dawn –“
“No! Lily, not at my house... can I go to yours? I don't want my mom see me crying, please!”
“Deal! I'll be at the station at 4:15 pm. Meet me there and will talk while walking.”
“OK... Thank you Lily”
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“Don't worry babe, see you at four. Try to go somewhere and distract yourself . Don't think to hard.”
“Ok... no promises. Bye". .
I stood there 10 more minutes just trying to breathe normally. Then, like a zombie, went to the bank, Pay my bills and walked out of it. It was 2 pm. I planned to do some spring shopping before my unexpected encounter with the Campbell brothers, but now, I was in zombie mode ON. I started to walk to the station. Usually, takes 7 min to get there, but it took me 15 min to get there today. I look around for a place to wait for Lily, and find some empty chairs closed to the tourniquets. I sat there like a potato bulk trying to think in other things. I put on my earphone and put some music but the memories of the last summer started to flash back to me like if they were yesterday's memories and not almost a year ago memories.
Funny how life through you curve balls.
- Writer
