His Memories of Her

26th

“Fun?” Henry said while settling himself.

“Yeah, people from your hospital seems to be fun, or should I say they look so normal.” The man said.

Henry looks around and gets what he is trying to say, everyone who are seems to be familiar to him are having time, it is like they are not working something that has to do with life, loosing or gaining, accident that are full of sadness and broken souls. They are laughing while mingling with each other making noises aside from the music that is playing in the background to make the ambiance full of life.

“I get it.” Henry said with a smile on his face.

The man looks at him and stare at him for a good amount of time, scanning every nook of him. He did not get this chance last night because they are outside with only little of light. He did not realize the changes that has happened to this boy. He was just a boy when he first and last saw him.

He knew the moment he saw him that he is a good boy with a good intention towards to his treasure, his sister whom he swore everything he has and can when their parents died at the same time. And he still could remember the first morning he came with Michael and together went to the school and a week after when he came alone. Even though he stared at him, glared at him that hard and intentionally which was only supposedly a warning and a teasing way. He could not help it when his sister came home and told him how scared Henry was that morning and so he chose to continue it even for years. He did not even feel like talking to him because he felt like once he does, and he grows close to him, it would seem like he would be willingly handling the only woman he was protecting with all his life to a friend and somehow, he does not like that.

“How did your day go?” The man said smiling to the thought that he was so jealous at this young man at that time and did not give him the chance to make his sister happy and to even have a chance to prove himself to him.

“It was hectic but still it went good.” Henry said with a smile.

“I would not ask as to how you become like this, but I heard that you manage your father’s company at first right after you quit school, I thought you would continue it so I was shock when I heard the news that you did not. I was wondering why but now that I found out what was your next move, I could not help but to feel accomplished for you.” The man said holding and looking down his glass of beer.

“Rich, I am happy now, I got on my own feet though it takes too long. And now I am even happier because I found out that she is doing great. I just could not help worrying about her from time to time.” Henry said.

“You will be even happier if you see her. I know you will once you get to see her smiling like nothing happened. When she went for a psych consult for the first time, I was scared, scared that I will stop seeing her smile.” Rich said with a trace of fright in his tone.

“How long has it been? Did it work?” Henry said.

“It was few years back. I was not so sure because she did not change, nothing has changed and when I went to her doctor, she did not disclose the details to me because it is the patient’s privacy and rights to hide it even towards the family members.” Rich said looking at the looking back Henry.

“Well, that is true, it can only be disclose with under age patient. But if nothing has changed, maybe it did not work.” Henry said with a little of disappointment in his tone.

“Maybe, but when I told her that there is someone, I want her to meet with tonight, she looks so excited and kept on asking me the whole day of who it would be, I did not disclose her anything aside from you being one of her friends and a very close one and as an upperclassman in school and that she just needs to wait.” Rich said chuckling.

“I guess that is how my introduction would go tonight.” Henry said with a smile on his face.

“I am so sorry for this, but I just hope that if we could just approach her slowly, I do not want to hurt her in anyway, specially right now that she has moving on just fine just like you.” Rich said with apologetic expression.

“The way you are saying it, it feels like I will be seeing her so much that this re introduction tonight will not be the last.” Henry with wonder said.

“I am still not sure if she will stay here that much, since as of me I need to go back since the family of my wife is waiting for us to go back too. Their grandson I mean.” Rich said looking so happy while by the mention of his son.

“I could see that you are happily married now and by the way you said it again, it seems that finally someone replaced Irene from being your top priority huh?” Henry said chuckling.

“I guess that is true, but still she is one of my priorities, it did not change, it is more like she just got another two person who shares the same spot, the top. And now that I found out that you are doing fine without her, I am happy I am, I mean it from the bottom of my heart but I could not help feeling bad that because of me, my sister lost someone who would protect and treasure her just like I did and still doing or more like, way more than I could and would replace me in the future.” Rich said with a sad smile and tone of voice.

“I am not sure what I should feel about that. Should I not got over her and move on with my life?” Henry said in teasing tone but a serious expression.

“Hahaha that is true and that would make me the villain then. Maybe that is not what I want right now since I am really happy, maybe another thing is what I want now.” Rich said after chuckling awkwardly and turn into seriousness.

Henry smiled and said “As long as it is within my forte, I am willing to do anything and everything.” Henry said with a trace of consoling in his voice.

“Do you have anyone you are interested with right now? If not, how about trying once again with her? She is still the same girl you like.” Rich said after looking around feeling awkward of what he just said.

Henry looked at him shock and chuckle before he said “Are you kidding me? But if not, I am sorry to tell you that I do have someone in mind right now, and maybe that is why just by knowing she is doing great is already more than enough for me.”

“There you are!” an exclaiming voice suddenly came that made them stop and look towards the source of the voice with surprise and shock on expressions on their faces.