Meet Kristal Jane Anderson.
The girl that feels as though she was stripped from all the joys of life on one ungodly night. A night that changed her whole perspective on love forever, a night in which she stopped believing in it's existence, a night...
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"Guess what I have in my hands right now!" Thea asked, excitement laced in her tone and the bright smile plastered on her face.
I kept my eyes on my screen taking note of her hands that she made sure to keep her hands down where I couldn't see them. Facetimes with my best friend Thea were always a much needed stress reliever, talking to her always felt like we were back in highschool talking about nothing and everything at the same time. Our friendship was timeless.
"Hmm I don't know give me a hint,"
"It's something we've both always wanted," She replied cheerfully.
I let out a gasp sitting up straighter, "You created a machine that brings fictional men to life,"
She let out a groan, "Gosh, don't remind me. I mean seriously my dating life has gone from bad to worse," Her hands were back in view as she lifted her braids up and away from her face tying them into a ponytail. "My friend set me up on a blind date last week and the guy was an absolute douche, he wouldn't stop talking about himself! Even when he did ask me questions, he would always think of a way to relate my answers back to him. I think I'm this close," She held up her thumb and index finger just about an inch away from one another, "to hitting rock bottom and downloading a dating app,"
I let out a chuckle before a deep sigh rolled its way through me, "Do you think our standards are just too high?" I asked and we stared at each other for a few moments, a knowing silence spreading it's way between us.
We both burst out in laughter after fully taking in what I had just said, "Absolutely fucking not, you know what I always say; if he doesn't meet your standards then he isn't for you," We uttered the last part in unison, "okay, okay, guess again come on Kris think of something you really want,"
I brought my thumb and index finger to my chin as if I were thinking long and hard about my answer, "You finally found my will to live!" I said with a gasp.
The smile from her face dropped as she rolled her eyes with a sigh, "Kris, be serious for once! "
"Tee," I let out a groan, "you know I suck at guessing, tell me, enough with the suspense,"
"You're no fun but fine," The smile was back on her face in a heartbeat, "so, we've been raving about this since last year so I thought why not give us an early Christmas gift," Her hands were back in view holding up two dark blue tickets, snowflakes scattered across the dark backdrops, "I got us tickets to the winter music festival!"
I pulled my laptop closer without realizing it to get a better view of the tickets that made a wave of excitement bubble up inside me. But it was short lived, it was gone just as soon as it started leaving nothing but a bitter feeling behind.
"I know exactly what you're thinking, but Kris the festival is two months away. Surely your life will be back to normal by then?" The optimistic smile on her face practically begged for the answer that we both wanted to hear, but it wasn't realistic.
