I watched run towards their front door.
"Bye", and she waved at me.
"Bye" I waved back.
"What's with that face, Kent Rodriguez. Too bitter for Valentine's Day?" Hands on her hips, she sternly looked at me.
"What? What is Valentine's Day?"
"You bitter gourd" she laughed, flashed her toothy grin and finally stpped inside their house.
"Some girl you have there" a voice behind my back said.
I saw a guy leaning on the gate of the house right across Donna's, the gate of my house. Probably one of Donna's admires... or stalkers.
"Who are you?"
He looked like a teenage who's heading for prom. He is wearing a suit, neatly ironed and perfectly fitted. Well, he would be prom ready if not for the white wings attached on his leather shoes. They looked like the shoes in Good Year's logo except they're not sneakers. Weird taste for shoes, dude.
"Hermes" he smirked.
"As in Hermes, THE greek god of thieves?"
"AND roads, travel, hospitality and trade. Yes, I am that Hermes. Surprising, you ignorant people of the present time still have knowledge about us." he chuckled.
"Um... I think I need to get inside now. Excuse me, er, sir" I think this guy's nuts. Greek gods? They are just myths, not real, none existent and just part of history. Maybe he got a little too high tonight.
"Forget it. I think you are as stupid as them. I know you don't believe me but still I guess I have to give you a package. Here."
He handed me something that looked like a closed rose bud, no stem, but it's about 20 centimeters tall.
"Where did you get a rose but that big?"
"It's from Aphrodite."
"Who?" I asked.
"You know, the goddess of love and beauty? Wait maybe you don't know."
"Um, dude, I think you had too much weed or something tonight. Why don't you just go back to your house and I don't know, take some rest or do something that can lessen the effect on you?" I said, slowly walking towards my gate.
"So you're calling me as a drug addict?" He glowed dangerously, I'm pretty sure there isn't any lamp at his back.
"Um..."
Then the light subdued, "Look, kid. I'll let that pass for now. Just don't do that again to any of us if you don't want to be turned into something you don't want. I am late for the Valentine's Party that Aphrodite is throwing and I'm worried that my father would eat all the red velvet cakes if I won't go there soon. Just accept this delivery from her. Trust me, if you'll refuse this, you'll have the worst love story to be ever witnessed by the world. She can do that you know."
I just stared at him. Yes, Hermes. Aphrodite's Party. Red velvet cakes. This guy is crazy.
"I AM NOT CRAZY" he exclaimed and started glowing again. Um, maybe I should stop thinking such things in front of a mind reader.
"Okay! Okay! You are not crazy! I'll accept the package!" he took the bud from his hands.
"Okay then1 My work here is done. I just hope this event doesn't cause any trouble." he laughed.
Oh good. He's not angry anymore. "So... what am I suppose to-"
Guess what? He's gone. How can a guy be gone that fast? I didn't hear any foot steps.
"Just let it pass, Kent. Just let it pass." I said to myself. I took the rose inside my house, I don't want to leave it outside, and placed it on a bowl of water and it floated there. A gift from Aphrodite huh? I guess she was the girl earlier. I chuckled.
"So you are believing all this huh?" I asked myself. Oh well, I guess I won't lose anything if I'll believe this.
I headed to the kitchen to cook some dinner. I'm living alone my whole high school life. My parents and older sister are living in another city because that's where our business is rooted, a clothing company. They already asked me so many times if I could just study there but even if I missed them, I still declined. I can't leave Donna. If ever I'll be gone, more boys will have the courage to confess to her because her secretly possessive, protective and in love guy best friend isn't there anymore. I don't want that to happen... I won't let that happen.
"Sheez, Kent. You are becoming more possessive day by day. You're just the best friend." This is what I do, talk to myself. I haven't shared this with anyone since the only person I'm really close to in school is Donna and obviously I can't go telling her this. I can be a little lonely not having anyone I can talk things like this with. I sighed, "You chose this life."
I ate dinner, did my homework and decided to watch some tv before going to sleep. I have classe tomorrow but it isn't bad to just chill for a while in front of the tv while eating some ice cream.
That night, I headed to my room later that usual and as I pass the rose bud on my living room table, I bid it good night and just laughed at myself for doing it.
