249 A Friend In Need

Becca.

Jumping slightly from the bed, I gazed around widely, wondering what exactly woke me up. It was then I heard the sound, the peeling of the bell.

Remembering suddenly that I had dozed off while waiting for my friend to arrive from the airport as agreed, I left my bed in a race to the door.

Throwing open the door without a pause to check who it was, it was a minute before my eyes could focus on the silent figure gazing at me softly from the other side. And then, too emotional to say anything, I jumped into the waiting arms.

I didn’t know until now how much I needed those arms until I felt their warmth around me.

Just realising how much I have missed her presence.

“Let’s go inside, girl, before the management will think we are stuck together, standing still in the hallway in this manner.” Cindy finally murmured after a long moment and it was when I disentangled my arms from around her neck that I realised we had both been crying.

Wiping the tears from my face with a trembl