SALLY
I dropped my bag down on the floor in the hallway. It felt so good coming home to this place alone. But at the same time it felt horrible. Being all alone was something I had missed, but I never thought it would be this hard. I saw Frank wherever I turned and I heard his voice all over the place. “You need to let go,” he said. I looked around me to see if it was someone there. The place was empty. “Dare to live your life” another voice said. It was Helen’s voice repeating in my head. I went through the living room and sat down with my piano. I was thinking back to how Frank called me that Christmas the guys gave it to me. I was still with Zack back then. I remembered how my relationship with Zack was. I was happy it was over, but I couldn’t live without the friendship we were having now. Somehow we grew closer after the break up, and after me and Frank moved.
I put my fingers on the keys. Slowly pressing them down. The sound filled my ears. I turned the volume up and let the sound fill the whole apartment. My hands kept running over the keys and I felt relief. If I was a songwriter I would probably have some lyrics in my head, but instead I had a whole melody playing. I kept pressing the keys and a smile appeared on my face. It was a sad, but at the same time happy melody. I couldn’t actually describe that moment.
I leaned back on the chair and stared out in the air. I was happy about myself in this very moment. I had made the best melody I had ever even thought about. I had no worries in that second but then I started think again. How did Helen know about Jack? And what the fuck was she trying to say?
I got up from the chair and went to my bag. Slowly unpacking it. As I pulled out my hoodie a piece of paper fell to the ground. I picked it up and opened it slowly. What kind of paper could it be? I never had paper in my bag. When I opened it my eyes got locked. It was a drawing. It was a drawing by a kid. My kid. I looked at it. “This is it” I said and closed the paper again. I sat down on the bed opening it again, staring at it like the first time. This had to be the answer on everything. It was the answer, and it was the reason. It was the reason to everything. It was the reason to why I should keep living my life.
I was sitting there with the answer in my hands, and it was a little piece of paper.
I took up my phone and slowly typed in a text. “I need to talk to you, get over here quick, please xx”
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“I came as fast as I could, what’s going on?” he exclaimed. He was breathing fast. Could’ve been running or something alike. I didn’t say anything. I just turned around and went in to the bedroom. I heard he desperately following me and noticed he sitting down beside me on the bed. “What’s wrong?” he replied. “Jack, it’s nothing wrong,” I said. He looked asking at me. “Actually it’s all just fine,” I added. “Pretty amazing actually” I said again. He looked wondering at me. He didn’t take his eyes off me, even I didn’t face him. I just noticed that his eyes weren’t moving from my face. “What is it then?” he asked. It seemed like he wasn’t sure how to react at anything in that moment. I turned my head and locked his eyes. “Sally, tell me what’s up” he said almost desperate.
JACK
I didn’t understand anything. She texted me something that seemed like a desperate text. It seemed like she really needed help, but now she says it’s all fine. Why did she want me to come then? I looked at her. Now it was me that seemed desperate, but I really wanted to know what was up. “Sally, tell me what’s up” I simply said and looked at her. She had locked my eyes and her face was so serious. She didn’t move her eyes away from me, and my eyes kept staying in hers. “Sally..” I said, but I didn’t come further before she crashed her lips on mine. I blocked up my eyes for some seconds but then I closed them. She pulled back after the soft, sweet kiss and bit her bottom lip. Damn. “W-why?” I whispered. “All this time” she simply said. I looked at her. Did she just say what I thought she said? “W-what?” I had problems with keeping myself calm. I had never lost my feelings for Sally. Not at all. I had the same feelings as I got after meeting her in the coffee shop, and hanging out with her. I never admitted that though. Not to the guys, and not to anyone else at all. I had to stay as her friend. That was what I always told myself. She needs you, Jack.
“I don’t think it ever changed,” she said.
SALLY
“I don’t think it ever changed,” I said slowly. He stared at me. Usually I would regret stuff like this, but it had never felt this right. Never. I moved a little closer again and looked in his eyes. He seemed so weak. Another side of Jack, I would dare to say. Why had I never seen that side of him? “Never” I added. Within a second I had my lips planted on his again. Just sweet kiss but still a kiss. He didn’t pull back, that was a good start. I had my forehead to his. I had never felt this sure about anything at all. “Jack” I started. “I..” I tried but he interrupted me. “But why now?” he just said. I looked away. Slowly I pulled the paper out of my pocket and handed it to him. He opened it quick and scanned it with his eyes before he stared at me. “I think I needed Charlie to make me understand what I really..” his lips interrupted me. The kiss was with more passion than I had ever felt. I threw my arms around his neck, playing with his hair. He pulled me over to his lap and the piece of paper slowly fell down to the ground.
