Dance with me

Chapter Fourteen - Heart to heart

Chapter 14

"I can't believe you did that!" I told Noah punching him on the shoulder.

"You were so cute when you were scared! I couldn't resist myself... I saw it in the garden and then I had to do it." He said with a grin. I was still shocked with his revelation.

We were on a bench eating ice cream and talking for what felt like hours. Then Noah said he had something important to tell me and I was worried but then he told me that when we were 10 and I found a frog in my bedroom it was him who put it there. So I had to laugh.

"And you even said you would never do somethig like that to me!' I accused him. I was so scared of frogs back then... But I admit it was kind of funny after the shock passed.

"I'm sorry. It was just too funny. You slept with your dad for a week after that." He rememered and we both laughed.

"No apologies. I was traumatized and you laughed at me." I pretended to feel hurt and he chuckled.

We sat there in silent eating our ice creams for a while. It felt so normal to be around him again. We could be there without saying a word and don't get awkward. I cursed myself for letting me drop my guard. I was trying hard not to let Noah close enough to hurt me again... But it was impossible not to enjoy being with him.

"How's life been treating you?" He asked out of nowhere.

"Pretty fine, actually." I answered him sincerely.

"Are you happy?" Noah asked looking concerned. Icouldn't tell why he was worried about me since he was the one who left me.

"I am." I told him truthfully and felt the need to say more. "Sometimes I get sad thinking about what could've happened and I miss dad. But then I remember I still can dance and I do what I love." I usually (always) don't open up to people and still, here I were talking about my feelings. Keep my guard high was something I wouldn't be able to do.

"I wish I were here... When he passed." Noah said looking down.

"But you weren't." I said. I didn't want to talk about that. For more than once he wasn't here when he should be.

"I know. And I'm so sorry." He told me lifting his chin to look at my eyes without blinking.

I could tell for sure he was hurt Maybe not as much as I were but he was and all I wanted to do was to tell him everything was fine and there was nothing to worry about. But that wasn't true and we both knew it. Four years of distance couldn't be easily erased.

"Why did you leave?" I didn't mean to ask out loud but I did and I regreted deeply because he went from sad to angry.

"I couldn't peform in just one place, Ella, I had to go on tour. It was my dream just like dancing is yours..." He said in a high tone. "You were my best friend, the one I trusted most and then, you weren't there anymore. It was hard for me too, you know." I had to force myself not to let any tear run dow my face.

"Still you didn't do anything" I really wish he had done.

"I'm sorry. I really am. There were times I was decided to look for you but I couldn't..." He told me looking down once again. Hell, why did I have to open my mouth? I hated to see him like that. Still, he had to know how I felt. But I couldn't take anymore. And for a moment, I forgot everything that happened and just put my left arm around him like he used to do when I was sad.

"You're here now, okay? I'm sorry if we were apart for all this time. But you're here and I'm here. Now it's all that matters." I told him almost whispering.He put his hand on my knee and looked at me with a humble smile. It was enough to make me feel better. I shouldn't be the one comforting him since I was hurt too, more than him for what I can tell but still, now, he looked like trash and I knew him too well to know he meant every word.

I thought it would be hard to let it go. I thought that this hurting would never pass but now I think there's a chance. Maybe this time it would be different. Maybe I had my friend back.

"It's getting late. We should go." He said and I agreed then we walked back to the dorm.

While walking we decided to talk about lighter things so we discussed about his carreer and my project.

"I could really help you, you know?" Noah told me when I said I wouldn't have a partner for one week and I laughed. "You don't believe me!" He said putting his hand on his chest pretending to be hurt.

"You're a terrible dancer!" I told him. I knew him too well.

"I told you I learned some moves!" He said and then he jogged away from me and told me to stop.

I did as he told and stood there waiting to see what he was going to do. I was very worried but I was more curious to see what was coming from him.

"Watch and learn, Ella!" He said and then my jaw dropped as he started to street dance.

"No freakin way."

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I'm travelling so there won't be an upload for a week or so... I'll try to write as soon as I can though.

That was a very confusing chapter... And there is something Ann doesn't know about Noah's departure... What is that?