Would you tie my shoelaces? [ENGLISH VERSION]

07. To call it..

The song was the only thing playing in my head. And not only the melody but also the lyrics. Both came out of my mouth without any warning as if it were a curse.

"Somos la copa y el vino, tú y yo vamos juntos desde que nos vimos. Subíamos, bajamos, lloramos, reímos" I sang in my room while I knitted in peace, remembering at the same time the lyrics of the song I had stuck in my head since that day with Enid.

4 days since that day and I haven't spoken to her again. I am uncomfortable and intrigued enough with her for her actions that night to be ready to see her face to face. I can't even text her, how will I ever be able to look her straight in the eye?

I just want to know what that moment, and that last look she gave me as she left meant.

A phone call was what made me come out of my bubble and touch the earth again with abruptness.

Enid 🎉

Why was she calling me at this time of day? It was 1:30 p.m., and she was already ready to talk to me? WHY?

I didn't panic, I didn't decide to let my guard down, and I tried to remain calm as I answered the call.

"Avis, hey," she called on the other end of the line. "I'm calling to ask you something, I hope I'm not disturbing you?"

"No, not at all," I answered hastily. "What's up?" 

She took a deep breath and sighed before saying what was on his mind, "Would you like to go for a walk with me and my friends?"

The idea was impossible to imagine, but for some reason I agreed and hung up. Only to call Sarah after a few seconds and find myself on a new call.

"You're crazy! You're not going with a stranger you just met at a party with her friends for a walk," she shouted from the other line. "Don't go, tell her you're sick or something. "But I want to go," I whispered.

She was silent for several seconds, as if thinking seriously before making any move.

"Then I'll go with you."

Those were the last words that came out of her mouth. And the last words that came out in that conversation. After that, I asked Enid if Sarah could come with me, and as I expected, she accepted without any hassle.

Natalie let me go on the condition that I ate before I went, but as usual, I managed to hide the food and not eat anything. When we finished "eating" we went to get Sarah, and then we went to the mall, where Enid and her friends were waiting for us.

As soon as we arrived at the Starbucks, Natalia left me alone with Sarah, waiting together for Enid and the others to arrive, or so we hoped since they were inside the store buying coffee and desserts. Seeing me, she gave her coffee to one of her friends, Enid left the store and I felt my body being embraced by her tender arms. It had been so long since someone had hugged me like that.

"Avis, you came!" she exclaimed, already letting go of the hug. "Let me introduce you to the others."

"Of course."

"You mean you'd like to introduce us I'm here too," Sarah murmured to herself.

"This is Liz, my closest friend," that hurt inside me for some reason, "and these are the Walker brothers, Joe and Conrad. Guys, this is Avis."

"Hi," we all greeted in unison.

I suddenly noticed Sarah's serious face and decided to speak. "This is Sarah, my best friend."

Everyone greeted her and Enid just looked down at the floor. After that, Enid took my hand and together with the others, we walked through the entire floor. I only noticed the smirk on Liz's face and the clear annoyance on Sarah's face. Which wouldn't go away no matter how hard I tried to make her laugh or smile during our walk. Enid also got a few smiles and laughs out of me as her friends did, but that seemed to bother her.

I didn't understand why she had come anyway. It was starting to annoy me. And she rarely succeeded in doing so.

At the end, I stopped caring, and I think that gesture of mine made her even more irritated. My gaze no longer met hers at any point, my smiles were now Enid's, my laughter had taken over for her friends, and for several minutes I had forgotten that I had brought her because I was nervous. She no longer existed in this group.

After walking around and Enid, Conrad, Joe and Liz finished their coffees and desserts, and browsing stores and buying accessories, we went to a record store.

"Sour Girl" by Stone Temple Pilots played inside the store as we entered. The store was spacious but small compared to the others around it, but inside it looked like it was inside a book.

I always dreamed of being a story invented by someone behind a paper and a pencil.

Enid saw my surprise every moment I realized I was stepping on the floor of this magnificent and magical place. I loved music like no one else and walking into one of these stores was a dream for me.

I didn't think twice and went to look at every single record that was available to me. I found several records, including Lana del Ray, Guns and roses, Radiohead, and more.

"Are you fascinated by what you see?" I turned to look at her, meeting those big emerald orbs, and sighed.

"Yes." I didn't realize how that would be misinterpreted" I-I mean! You know.. The music, the records, the artists. But! You're really pretty too..

She just laughed in response.

"Well, don't you want to listen to it?" Her question seemed stupid to me, it was clear that my answer was going to be:

"Obviously"

Enid took the record she was holding and put it on the turntable. I grabbed the headphones and together we listened to the melody by playing the song that had been playing in my head that night I met Enid.

"Sweet Disposition" by The Temper Trap began to play in our ears, and it was there, in that very moment that I lost myself from the world. It was at that very moment that my eyes couldn't look away from those green orbs. Nor she from mine.

"Are you all right?" I asked with slight embarrassment in my tone.

"I must be, because my heart is still beating."

And that's when I felt the world move away from me, as my feet left the earth, as my body left the planet and went into space. I was no longer on earth, I was on Mars, lost in my thoughts, while my body was with Enid, along with my brain, time, love and heart.

She had stopped feeling like just a friend like the others. Enid was beginning to be so much more. And I was afraid of what that could mean.