Midnight Run

Chapter 4

WC: 360

I grab hold of the door knob after unlocking it. I turn the knob and slowly walk outside. I reach behind me and quietly close the door, as if I fear waking my parents. Don't have to worry about parents here, I've been living alone for nearly three and a half years. After my parents heard the good news that Alaska and I were planning to get engaged, I had never seen them cry so much. They would repeatedly tell me how happy they were for me, and how proud of me they were. So I don't want to think of how they will react when they hear about the breakup. That's right, I haven't told them yet. I feel like their world will come crashing down.

After I lock the door, I head straight for the sidewalk. I stop walking after a while, and sit down to rest on the nearest bench. I sigh, my arms hanging down loosely over my knees. A tap on my shoulder causes me to jump up. I spin around to try and spot the person who had scared me.
I squint, my eyes searching through the darkness, to find any sign that a person was or is here.

"Isn't it past your bedtime?" I hear a male voice ask. I can recognize that voice from anywhere. It belongs to Zevin, a friend of mine that lives nearby.

"Jesus, are you trying to give me a heart attack?" I say, into the darkness.

He pats my shoulder from behind, and I turn around to face him.

"Sorry, pal. But isn't it rare for you to be out here at such an early hour?" He says.

"Yeah, I know. I just need to go for a little jog, that's all. Clear my thoughts." I say, which wasn't a complete lie. I am going out on a jog. I am trying to clear my thoughts, but I'm also trying to get some answers, as well as trying to find someone. And today, that person does not happen to be Zevin. "Tell me what the great Zevin is doing out this late." I say jokingly.