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Chapter 25

Maddie and I spent the day together, I was trying to talk to her between the movies, but she blocked it. Naturally. She just asked me if she could watch any more movies and neither of us talked about the fact that she had to go home tonight. I later informed my mother that she was with me and that I would bring her home later.

But in the evening Maddie asked me, „could I stay the night?" So I called my mother and asked her. My mother said no. Naturally. Tomorrow is school. She has to concentrate. She has to do homework. It awakened something in me. Memories. Homework. School problems. Home problems. The creaking of my room door...

I couldn't do anything. I brought Maddie home. „You can always call me," I told her again. „We can talk. About everything." But she just nodded and waved to me, with a sad face. It tore my heart apart. I had to do something, but I couldn't even cope with it myself. How could I help Maddie when I was still clinging to the past?

When I got home that evening I had two messages. Maddie asked me if she could come over for the weekend. I immediately agreed and she said that she would discuss it with my mother. And that she was looking forward to it.

The guy, whose name I still refused to accept wrote: Felix called you??

lets not talk abt it

I would welcome that

When do we meet?

its not a good moment rn

ill write u soon

Ok

But I didn't write to him the next day either. Two hours earlier at work, hardly slept, on my feet all day and straight to training after work. It was a hard day. I came home and fell asleep right away. Overslept the next morning. Was late at work.

„It's all a bit much right now," I said to Kiki and apologized.

„That's how you look," she replied. I didn't quite understand what she meant, but it didn't matter. „Take a break", she said, and gave me the next day off. „And come in time the day after tomorrow or get sick leave in time, okay?"

„I'm not sick." She just shrugged and went to her next costumer. 

I got home at eight. I only lay down briefly, but slept for almost an hour and jumped up when I woke up. I had eight messages from Michelle and two calls from her. „Shit..." I didn't even read her messages and called her.

„Oscar?"

„I am so sorry," I said. „I fell asleep after work. I will come right now."

„Oh, don't worry," Michelle said. „We can train without you. You looked so tired yesterday. Maybe good if you take a rest. We're training almost everyday, it's a lot."

„No no no, I can't stay while y'all are training. I'm your t–"

„Oscar," Michelle sighed. „Calm down. We're not children. We didn't want to do that long today anyway. We're all a little tired here and Robin is sick. You shouldn't get sick from all that stress too. See you tomorrow, okay?"

I hesitated. „Okay," I slowly gave in. „Sorry again. See you tomorrow."

„See you."

I lay back into my bed. I closed my eyes, then I remembered him. I haven't heard from him since two days. And not texted him either. I sighed and got up, checked my watch. Almost 9 p.m.

im free rn

He replied after a few minutes when I was almost about to lie down again.

Critical

I have half an hour until I have to leave

I hate stress

uff

How long do you need to get here?

few min

I stayed in the chat room and waited. Sat up. My foot was tapping on the floor nervously. Then he wrote.

Okay

Come over

But hurry up please.