Thinking Out Loud

Chapter 17: Mr. Personality

In just a blink of an eye, I saw Calvin’s car collided with another car.  I saw from a far his body stuck inside his car.  It was covered with blood.  Blood dripped from his forehead.  I barely moved.  I felt I was stuck, and stoned.  I tried to shout but there was no voice that came out.  All I did was to stare at the dying body of him.  He reached his hand out for me and I tried hard to reach for it.  Tears started flowing from my eyes.  My lips shivered and my body trembled.  Calvin moaned and called for my name but it was too late when the car exploded. 

“No!”  I suddenly opened my eyes and I realized it was just a dream.  I took a deep breath and placed my hands on my chest.  I could feel the speedy beat of my heart. It beat fast.  I got up from my bed and rested my back on the headboard rubbing my forehead.  I grabbed my phone which was on top of the lamp table and checked if someone had left a message.  There was none.  I knew it was awkward to send a message to Calvin this early instead I retreated and put my phone back on the table.  I felt so anxious and nervous so I closed my eyes and said a little prayer for Calvin. “ Dear Lord, I don’t know what my dream meant but please take care of Calvin and I hope he is in good condition now.  Keep him away from harm. Amen.” I completed the prayer with the sign of the cross.

Feeling sick, I stood up from my bed and went downstairs to get some water.  I had dreamt of  nightmare.  Everything that was in my dream came flashback.  It seemed so real.  I could feel every moment of it from the collision till the blast.  It took me a while to realize that it was sunrise and it was time to get ready.

I went back upstairs and prepared myself for my job today.  Ice was still sleeping.  I tiptoed back and forth so that I wouldn’t wake her up. Ice’s phone buzzed but she didn’t  sense it.  She was sleeping soundly snoring like an exhaust fan.  I slowly walked towards the table which was on the corner  and took a peek.  Holy Molly! Why the hell that freakin lesbian sent a message to my twinee?  I grabbed Ice’s phone and looked closely to the message.  I wondered why May sent a message at wee hours.  I sat on the floor and wondered why the hell she sent a message saying, “ Good morning sunshine, I’m sorry if I send a message so early that it might disturb your sleep.  Honestly, I have been awake and I can’t hit the sack.”

“So what if you can’t sleep.  Is my bestfriend a sleeping pills?” I thought.  It was undeniable that May was going to hit on my bestfriend.  I groaned and clenched my fist.  I never wanted to put malice to what she had said but who the hell would send a message at 3 AM.  I shook my head and erased the malicious thoughts I built in my head.  I returned Ice’s phone as it was and prepared my stuff since I couldn’t get back to sleep.

For the meantime, I arranged my stuff and put it inside my blue backpack and then, hopped in the shower.  As I got out of the shower and returned to my room, Ice already had gotten up.  She was sitting on the right side of her  checking her phone.  She didn’t feel my presence, thus, I hid behind the door and spied on her.  She smiled while checking her phone.  She must have seen the message. 

“She  seems happy coz of that message?”  I murmured behind the door.  Her eyes glared and I knew that gesture. This was so suspicious and fishy.  I erased the negative notion in my head that my bestfriend was interested in May as well.  I knew for the fact that she had lesbian crushes like Amber from the Korean pop group FX.

“Good morning.” I greeted her with glee.

“uhm… good morning twinee.  Why you got up so early? She asked.

“You too!”  She was surprised when I replied that way to her because she never got up that early except if she had something important to do.

“Uhm…. I heard my phone buzz!”  She stammered explaining to me.