"Hey! It's you, Daniel." Chloe said.
"Hi Chloe, uhm..."
Her mom was staring at us, making me a lot uncomfortable.
"Mom, a little privacy, please?"
"Oh, right." Her mom said, leaving the room. Chloe sat next to me and urged me to go on.
"Uh, okay. Chloe, I came here to apologize for- "
"I forgive you." She interrupted with a sweet smile.
"What? Seriously?" I asked in disbelief.
"Of course. How can I ever say no to you, handsome."
Okay, so was she flirting with me now? And did she just call me handsome?
"Uh, alright. Thanks a lot."
"Yeah, its nothing." She smiled sweetly again.
Okay, so silence now. What do I say? What do I do? Man, I hate awkward silence. "Uh, I'm really missing Judy nowadays, you know." I said.
"Aw." She cooed, placing her hand on top of mine, sending my heart fluttering. "Don't worry Daniel. You'll get over it soon. I promise." She said, in the most comforting voice I'd ever heard.
"Thanks. It- it really means a lot."
I couldn't resist the urge to hold her hands in mine, and that was exactly what I did, squeezing it ever so lightly.
If she was surprised, she did a very good job hiding it. I decided to do something. Try something.
I trailed my hand to the side of her face, and surprisingly, she edged closer, and closer, and closer, until she jerked away at the very last moment.
Before I could wonder why, her mom appeared, holding a tray full of scones, cupcakes and cookies, all of different flavors.
It was already late so I couldn't eat them. I told her mom that I was leaving for home.
"Nonsense. You can go home later. I baked these specially for you." Her mom said.
"No, really. I promised my mom that I would be back home before dinner, so I have to go now." I said.
"Then you're taking them with you." Chloe said, with a pretty smile.
Oh, that smile.
I couldn't decline. "Alright." I finally gave in.
After they were packed and given to me, I said my goodbyes and walked out of the house, thinking about how I'd almost kissed Chloe. That made me remember Emily, and then I wondered what to tell her when she showed up tomorrow.
That I had found someone else and I had to leave her because Adam killed Judy all because of her? No way. I couldn't let Emily know about Judy.
When I see her, words will come, I assured myself.
I got home just before dinner, and after having dinner, I went to bed immediately.
But I had eaten too much, so I decided to stay up a little, solving crossword puzzles. After three rounds of the puzzle, I got on my bed and dozed off.
Saturday came at last, and when I woke up early, unable to continue my sweet sleep, I was surprised because I knew how late I'd slept the night before.
Emily popped up in my head again. I seriously did not know what to tell her but I knew she had to know that whatever was between us had to come to an end. I felt very anxious, bit I had to face Emily and tell her the truth. I had to man up.
I went inside mg bathroom, brushed my teeth and took a warm bath. Realizing how cold it was when I stepped out, I decided not to wear the tank top I had intended to wear and put on a long sleeved shirt with jeans.
I exited my room and got to the living room, meeting my mom and dad hurriedly walking around. My dad was putting on his shoes and trying to knot his tie at the same time, and my mom was putting on her earrings, dressed officially, like she had a business meeting to attend.
"Good morning mom and dad." I greeted.
"Hey Daniel, we need to go out quickly, we won't be long." Mom said.
They'd better be long if they were gonna go out at all. "Uh, where exactly are you guys going?" I asked.
"Okay, guess what." Dad said, wearing a not-too-often-seen smile.
"What?"
"Your mom just got a job!"
"Wow! That's great! And she's starting today?"
"Yeah, I am. The interview was done online and I was chosen amongst hundreds of people." Mom said. I could see that she was really exited too.
"Wow. Congrats, mom. But dad, where are you going?"
"I was called at the office and informed that we are gonna be having an emergency meeting at the office today, so I'm rushing down as fast as I can. I'll just drop your mom off at Evelyn Avenue."
"Oh alright."
"You can have anything you want for breakfast, just stay away from the chilli in the glass jar on the top shelf. Okay?"
"Yeah, yeah mom. You two should get going already. You'll be late if you keep telling me what to do and what not to do."
"Honey, I'm ready, are you?" My dad asked my mom.
"Yeah. Goodbye Daniel, take care of yourself." Mom said, kissing me on the forehead.
"Bye!" I said as they hurried out the door.
Well I was going to order pizza for breakfast.
What? Mom said anything but her chilli.
I ordered a medium sized pizza and sat down, switching on the TV.
After a while, I heard the doorbell ring. The pizza came quick, I thought, remembering his long I'd waited the last time I ordered one.
I got up and opened the door for whom I thought was the pizza delivery guy.
But it wasn't.
It was Emily, looking as splendid as always. There somehow seemed to be something different about her, but I just couldn't place a finger.
And why did she always like to show up at unpredictable times?
"Well you are not pizza..." I whisper to myself.
"But I am just as tasty." She chuckled, flashing her usual bright smile.
Oh, this was going to be hard.
"Come in. Uh, I was expecting you but, but not this early." I said, opening the door all the way.
"I know. But I just had to come now so Adam doesn't find out."
Yeah, it was always about him. Adam. Adam this, Adam that. Sick.
I shut the door and sat, likewise her.
"Emily, I'm sure you know you're here for a really important reason."
"I don't, actually."
"Well, you soon will." As soon as I figure out how to tell you.
"By the way, why aren't your parents at home again? Did they go for another baby shower?"
I did not find that funny at all.
"They didn't. Actually- "
"And where did Judy run off to this time?"
"Enough! Don't you ever talk about my sister that way ever again!" I yelled, breathing hard out of fury.
It was a good thing my parents weren't home.
"Jeez, Daniel. You didn't have to yell at me." Emily complained."Emily, you... I... Judy's dead." I said, without really meaning to."What?! Oh my God! How? When?" She gasped."I'd rather not talk about it, Emily.""No, please. I really want to know."Despite how much I tried not to, I told her, deleting every aspect that had to do with Adam."Oh. My. Goodness. That's why you left your backpack at school the other day and was absent the whole week. I was so worried about you, Daniel." She said, placing her hands on my shoulders.I could see that she felt sorry for me, but I was far from ready for what was about to happen.She was intending to kiss me, and that was the last thing I wanted, but I stayed still, unable to move any part of my body because a part of me wanted that kiss, but the other part wanted my first kiss to be with someone else, per
I was obviously very annoyed, but also sad at the same time. Either way, I knew I'd done the right thing, even though it didn't go quite as expected.As hard as I tried not to, I still cried because I just couldn't help it.I broke Emily's heart, even though I didn't mean to. She just wouldn't understand that we weren't just meant to be.Well at least Adam would be happy now.I tried forcing myself to sleep but I just couldn't. I couldn't stop myself from thinking about Emily. She'd gone through a lot in her life and I wasn't even helping matters. I knew I loved her, so why did I say I didn't? What was wrong with me?I laid on the couch, thinking for what seemed like ages to me, before the door opened and my parents walked in."Hi mom. Hi dad." I said, trying not to show any emotion."Hey son." My dad said gloomily."Hi Daniel." My mom said in the s
"Emily?" I asked again in shock."Daniel..." She wrapped her arms around me as we hugged tightly. That was when I felt the bump at her stomach. I pulled away from her."Daniel, it's so great to see you again! I've- ""You're pregnant." I interrupted. Why was she pregnant?I was. Stunned."Oh, y- yes I am." She stuttered."Gosh!" I put my hands on my face. "Who's the father?" I asked, afraid of hearing the name I didn't want to hear."A- Adam is." She said, her face expressionless. "Please, can we go talk somewhere private?" She asked, staring at Ashley.There was no need for me to be mad. It wasn't her fault. I left her."Uh, okay. Ashley, I'll be back in a sec, please just finish this up." I said, referring to the cart."But...but you said you're all mine today, and- ""Ashley..." I said through cl
"Don't do that!" Ashley yelled, rushing over to where I stood, collecting my phone charger from me."What? I want to charge." I interjected, scrunching up my face at her. She made a face at me, sitting on the chair behind me, my favourite sofa."I'm charging there. Go find somewhere else." She whined."Wait, why are you in my house again?" I asked her, taking my charger from her forcefully, going to find another place to charge."Because you love me, that's why." She smiled at me, grabbing the remote from the table, changing the channel."Love is a strong word." I mumbled, plugging my phone in a socket behind me. I sat down on the sofa near the entrance, since Ashley was sitting on my favourite one."So you don't love me, then?" She questioned, with a frown on her face. I shook my head. When did I say that I didn't?"I didn't say that, Ashley." I told her.
Me:Uh, yeah, that's what he's doing right now. How did you know? Guessed?I lied. I lied for the second time about Adam to Daniel. I feel so guilty and...sad. Sure, I would love to have someone to pamper my feet but Adam wouldn't do it for anything in the world.Why did I lie to Daniel? I guess I felt some kind if way that he was happy with the redhead chick he was with at the mall that I had to make up stuff about Adam just so he wouldn't think I was damned forever. I didn't want to look like a pathetic whiner to Daniel. At all.Danny❤:Oh.That was all the message carried. Just "oh." What did he mean by that? Was he jealous? I didn't know why I felt happy that he was jealous but I liked it. I liked the feeling I got talking to him. I liked it so much.Me: What? What's wrong?
When the banging on the door reached my ears, I shuddered in fright, dropping the bowl of water in my hand. I peeped out the kitchen door, but it just wasn't easy to view the door to the entrance from the kitchen door. I slowly walked out the kitchen as I heard the banging become louder and louder. Who the heck was that?"Who's that?!" I yelled at the door as I neared it. A low, mumbling sound came from the other side of the door. Adam?"Is that you? Honey?" I asked as I placed my hand on the doorknob. It felt cold and only added to the fear I felt inside. My heart thumped in my chest when I heard the voice."Open the damn door!" I heard Adam's voice say as I unlocked the bolt on the door. The door got pushed open the moment I unlocked it and an angry looking Adam is seen, breathing hard, looking a little damp. He stared at me with his large brown eyes, making me gasp in shock."What...wha..."
We got into the bedroom and Adam shut the door behind us. I took off my flip-flops as Adam went into the bathroom to pee. I quickly took my dress off and change I to my night robe. I sat on the bed, twirling on it, I laid on our comfortable bed. Adam locked the door and joined me on the bed.We stared at the ceiling in silence for a while, and then Adam spoke up."You kiss great." He mumbled, with his hands behind his head.Was he still drunk? He definitely must have been, because he never complimented me. I should act like I didn't hear. I must have been hearing things anyway."What was that?" I asked."I ain't saying it again." He said, and I smiled, knowing he really said it.Wow. Adam? A compliment? Where was this coming from?"Thanks, but..." I trailed off. I didn't want to upset or annoy him so I decided not to say anything more.
"He's fucking calling." Adam breathed, standing up from the ground. "He's fucking calling you again!" He yelled.Oh gosh. So far the morning had been going quite fine but now..."Adam, please calm down. I'll just tell him to stop calling." I tried to calm him down."Shut the fuck up!" He spat, walking up to the bed. He grabbed the phone and stared at it for some seconds, breathing hard with fury. He suddenly threw the phone to the bed as he returned back to me, standing right in front of me."You caused this, you know." He whispered, my legs quivering in response."I...how?" I asked."When you fucking told me to act like someone I wasn't. I agreed only because you threatened on calling off the wedding but now see what you've caused! You want to cheat on me with that prick?!" He spat in my face, making me scrunch up my wet face."I didn't.