“What do I have to do now?”, this question rang back and forth in my mind as I stood slouched with my hand clutching on the front of my house’s door.
“Why does this need to be hard?”, I breathed. I thought we do not have to have this sort of connection? But seeing Gerald standing in front of me a while ago with a wretched face triggered a sad pang in my heart.
I sighed, thinking deeply on what I have to do: should I go after him and explain things? But… I couldn’t confront him. Not now. I couldn’t. I buried my face on my hand roughly pushing this thought aside. This was not the best time because… yes, I was scared… I was scared of opening it up to him again. I slumped down against the door covering my ears with my legs shaking myself back and fro to calm myself down.
“He does not need any explaining”, I tried convincing myself but I know deep inside I wanted to.
“Where the hell is that girl”, a male voice yelled in worry at the other side of the door.
I turned my head around wondering who in the world was at my house. Unwittingly, I pressed my left ear on my own house’s door out of curiosity. “Just relax okay?”, a female voice suddenly pitched in. “Sarz can take care of herself.”
I gasped in surprise upon hearing the voices as they move away from the door, figuring that they might have settled in the lounge. I tried my hardest not to get all excited because these familiar voices... how in the world could this two be in here!
With the uncontrollable excitement and curiosity ridding up my body, I pushed myself off the floor and silently opened the door. I tiptoed myself in, trying my best to hide from their view to check if the voices I have just heard were really from the two I was thinking of. Hiding behind one of the Ficus plants, which was amazingly large enough to cast a shadow to hide my body, I peered through the gaps of the leaves to see two familiar faces sitting on the couches in the lounge.
“Sarah?”, the woman snapped her head over my direction as she heard the rustling of the leaves. I rolled my eyes for giving my hiding like that quickly. Guess I wasn’t good at hiding myself.
I had no choice but to get out of the shadow reluctantly. Caught red handed, I dragged my feet into the lounge like a child caught in the act. Confused. Dazed. Dumbfounded. Pretty much what I have felt.
“What in the world are you two doing here?”, I raised at them placing my hand on my hip. Seriously how this two could just barged in without telling me that they’re coming home!
“Sarz!”, the girl hastily chirped as she leapt off the couch in excitement pulling me into a death-gripped bear hug.
“Can’t. Breathe”, I squealed in my ragged breath. Her hugs were not typically like this but with the shimmering glint in her eyes, I guess she was very excited to see me too.
“Surprise!”, throwing her hands up in the air after unclasping her arms around me. I rolled my eyes at her. As if she forgot to convey that idea with how she almost choked me to death!
“What the heck Rach! You almost killed me”, I said jokingly as I tried to catch a few of my breath.
“Sorry best”, she wept smiling coyly. “So-so-so excited to see you again girl!”
I smiled at her but a man towering over me cut us off in his deep low voice. “Where were you?”, he snapped raising his eyebrow. Well isn’t he nice? Not even sensing that I was having a moment with my best friend here. Men. Typical.
