Sunset Memories (a short story)

Sunset

"Jennie?" She repeatedly asked. I nodded my head with a smile plastered on my face at the moment of finally hearing her voice call for my name once more

It's been far too long since I heard my name being called by that voice

"H-how are you?" I laughed at the slight stutter she gave

She never changed

She's the same girl who would stutter when she gets nervous, the same person who'll rub the back of her neck when she was embarrassed

She's always been the same girl I fell in love with

And the same girl whose heart I broke

"Grandgrand, you know granny?" Although I didn't want to, I detached my attention from her doe eyes, a sight I will always hold a treasure to be, and look at the little girl who was trying to get her grandmothers attention

I gave a giggle, albeit, my cheeks were still stained by the cries of worries from earlier

I looked at her again, waiting for her answer. Scared of what she was going to say

Will she say I was her old lover? Or is she going to say I was the person who ruined her?

"She's...an old friend" I grew stunned in place. My heart breaking into pieces at her words

A Friend

Of course

Who was I to ask for more when I deserve the results of the pain entangled from the lies of betrayal I participated in

"Really?" The little cutie jump in place before removing her grandmothers hand from hers and moving to my side, hugging my legs at her own height

"Granny, see! You weren't a stranger" I mirrored her own smile, ruffling her hair but she knowingly swatted my hands away from her head once it touched her little bangs that were covering her sweaty forehead

"Noooooo, anything but my bangs" she protected her bangs with her two small hands and whined

Protective of her hair

Just like you

"You're really like you grandma" I laughed, seemingly forgetting the said grandma was in front of me.

Seeing the pout on her face, I wanted more to jest with her but instead of messing up her hair, I decided on squashing her chubby cheeks

"Aww Granny, that hurts"

"Cute" I whispered

"I think I was cuter before than she is now" I laughed out a loud at the familiar jealous tone. It made me ride in a roller coaster of memories of her always pouting and whining whenever someone would look at me in admiration. Even though I'd change her grumpy thoughts with kisses, it never worked because she'll go back to glaring at the person and being possessive of me

But then

My actions made me tell stories filled with lies as she had all the reasons to be jealous

She never had but because of me, because of him, I had pushed her to survive in my webs of betrayal

"She looks like a little lamb while you have always looked like a monkey" I joked, feeling warm and...it felt like I was transported back from the days where nothing went in between us. When our lives were surrounded by nothing but pure love and happiness

"And you are still as savage as you were back then nini" My head whipped at the sudden call of a nickname I have not heard in a long time

I stared at her in shock and I think she knew of my feelings when her eyes grew wide