"Am I ready to do this? I don't think I am, maybe this isn't a good time? Maybe they aren't home? What if they're busy having a family time together? I wouldn't want to interrupt them I shouldn't-"
I was talking so fast. Again. This happens when I'm nervous. And so Chase put his finger to my lips, saying,"Shut up. You're ready and you wont disturb anyone. You will only talk to him and see how things will go, give me a call when you're done, okay?" He finished.
"Geez. I wish this side of you appeared to me more often! ..Before." Damn I just made things awkward.
"Just go on ring the doorbell, wait for someone to answer and get on with it! I gotta go! We don't want your prince charming to catch the heartless best friend now would we?" He laughed.
"Okay, but again, thank you for the time you spent on me, listening to me and giving me comfort that I needed. Thank you." I hugged him and he left.
I rung the doorbell and a second later I heard someone rolling down the stairs. The door was glass, it was transparent, so I could see the view from inside. And yup, someone was literally rolling down from the stairs. James. I rolled my eyes and laughed.
He answered the door and hugged me. God I missed him.
I hugged him back and said, "James!"
"Can I please do all the talking this time, please? I really want to clear things out!"
"Yeah actually the reason why I'm here," I handed him a box.
"What's this?"
"That's a box with 2 boxes. The other one contains cupcakes, while the other contains cookies. Hope you'll like it." I smiled. I really love baking. And when I'm stressed, or if I'm just bored, I go look for a recipe, buy ingredients at the grocery, and bake as many as I want.
"Tessa, you didn't have to." He said, handing me over the box.
"I insist, and isn't it rude to give back a present? I'm hurt. I made those myself and you wont even accept it? Ouch."
"Sorry, but we just havent talked in a couple weeks now, youve avoided me full time and it feels weird for me to be receiving cupcakes from the girl who ignored me for weeks."
"So just take the god damn food put it in your kitchen and let's walk around the park, and eat somewhere. I'm hungry and I want to clear this shit out. No more drama, I cant take any more of that shit. Ive suffered enough." I complained.
"O-okay. L-lets go." He stuttered.
James and I agreed we'd walk around the park then he'd treat me to a restaurant.
"So? Explain." I commanded.
"Okay. That girl back at the Diner that called me 'Jay-Jay', her name's Denise, but I call her 'Den-Den'," I laughed hysterically. But he ignored at my rude remark.
"See, were childhood friends. I grew up here at this town. And when my parents got divorced, we never got the chance to hang out like we did before, since I was all busy with adjusting with my new school and shit like that. And also, when I settled in at Singapore, not once have I messaged her because I had no contact of her, none of my family had contact of hers. We all were in a rush to get all things done too, that we never spent time with each other. So basically, we were extremely close before but we lost in touch when we were growing up. And now that she knew were back in town, she's really trying for us to be friends again, just like before. But the problem is, Joaquin found out that ever since we were young, she had a crush on me. I know I know, its pretty absurd that I never noticed or she never admitted, but I guess I just never saw her more than my friend. I even treat her like she's my sister, so I like her, just as I'd like my sister, if I had one. But the point is, she wanted to be more than friends, and I didnt. And I only found out about her whole crush thing, when Joaquin found out about it. Joaquin has been dodging all her calls and attempts to see me, and the incident at the diner was just a coincidence, so yeah, I guess that's what Ive wanted to tell you since that day."
"And again, I'm sorry for jumping into conclusions before even asking you to explain. I have a phobia with guys okay, I wish you could blame me but it sort of grew on me. And I cant promise this will be the last time i'll turn my back on you for whatever reason, but I can promise you that I will try to fix myself, for the better and for everyone's sake."
"I accept your apology. But, first, tell me, what made you talk to me here? Like, right now and in my house?" He smiled.
"I-its, okay, don't get mad, but I asked help from Chase."
His body tensed when he heard the name Chase.
"I'm not mad, just confused? I thought you didn't want to do anything with him?" He asked.
"I did, but can you blame me? He was my friend for 7 years and even though he was barely there for me when I needed him, I still needed comfort from an old friend. And if you're wondering, Jane, I still love her company and comfort but I just hate to drag her to all this when she shouldn't be stressing out at all."
Surprisingly, he smiled. "You're still one of a kind, Tessa."
I blushed. "Uh-huh, so yeah I didn't expect our talk to be that quick that it took us only half the walk to the park. Wanna eat now? Your treat, right?" I smirked.
