Chasing you

Instinctively

Jane POV
AT BAR
"Cheer!"
"I can't believe we would meet again in such a long time" Richie said
" Though ten years hadn't changed at all. We still are the same." Said Perry cheerfully.

( Perry had transferred the other school at the age of 15. Now her age I was 25)

No things had changed between Richie and me after you left. Things would never be the same.My inner goddess debated.

I glanced at Richie. He was just eyeing me with all intensity. He didn't even blink. Maybe he was just thinking about his work, I hoped so. But it felt as though he was thinking what I had just thought. I snapped back that thought.
I needed to cool down my heated head.
"I gotta pee." I whispered to Penny.
"Do I have to accompany you?" She asked.
"You don't have to. You should accompany Richard.I don't mind"

I splashed my face.
Calm down.Calm down. Breathe in , breathe out. Breathe in , breathe out. Don't need to pull back the past. The past is in the past. Let it go.
I reapplied my lipgloss and did my hair.

When I came back from the restroom, I saw Penny slung her bag preparing to go,
"Where are you going?"
"Oh Jane, sorry, I need to get back. I have to go to work." Said Penny, without looking at my eyes.
I knew she was up to something.
"At this time, at night?" I said sarcastically.
"I mean I Have to finish my work by tomorrow or I will be kicked out."
"Okay okay", I accepted , not believing her unreasonable excuse.
"Bye Jade, bye Richard."

After that, there was a death silence between us. It was really awkward.
"So?", Richard started to break the silence.
"So?." I said without knowing what to say after all these years.
"What give you inspiration to join medical University? I thought you would get into MIT ?"

Richard POV

After that, there was a death silence between us. It was really awkward.
"So?", I started in order to break the silence.
"So?." Jane said. Is that all she could say after all these years. I can believe. All those years there was not a single that I didn't think of her.
"What give you inspiration to join medical University? I thought you would get into MIT ?"
"And What give you inspiration to attend MIT instead of studying arts?" Jane debated.
Why can't she answer my question directly? Yes, I chose MIT in the hope that you would join me too.
"You didn't answer my question,? Jane "
"Neither did you."
"But I asked you first."
"It doesn't make any different."
Our continuous disagreement which brought back to our childhood began. I couldn't help but laugh at the thought that she hadn't changed at all.

"Let drop the subject " before we blow up the whole bar." Jane said laughing along with her words
" yeah, we should." I filled her glass again. We caught up the back years while drinking.
"To our reunion!"
"To our reunion!"she said happily but a single tear dropped out of her eye. I couldn't help but reach over her cheek and whip it away.
"Why are you crying?"I said barely audible.
"I m just really happy. Happy tear you know. You probably think I m crazy." She said laughing at herself.
" no. No I m not. But I can't stand you crying."
"You do?"
A single tear of yours tear me alive.
"Yes I do mean it."still cupping her face, caressing her soft cheek with my thumb.

I didn't know who had moved first. But all I knew was we were kissing, gently. But after a moment, we were kissing passionately, hungrily, filled with desire.
"Let's get the room."