Olive Green [GxG]

CHAPTER 14

Christmas was over. The slightly awkward family time ended with part of my family going back to their home earlier today. Once again, it was just me and my mum and our once again almost empty and quiet home.

  I sighed. I was supposed to meet Ava in not so long and I was already getting a little nervous about it. Rather, I got all of those thoughts out of my head as I found some clothes to throw on myself, took a few things, grabbed my coat, and went out of the apartment.

  Once I was outside in the street and the cold weather hit me in the face, I stopped as my hair went all over the place. And I sighed again, brushing my hand through the nest that came to its existence. I should get a haircut... I was without a change for too long or maybe I was getting tired of the one I had now.

  Looking around the street, I started walking again. There weren't many people around which was pretty understandable as it was so-called family time or just no one really wanted to be out in this weather. The cold wind wasn't very friendly, after all.

  Not so long after, I reached my destination. Again, there were only a few human beings around mostly with their dogs as I walked a few metres into the park. I touched my phone in one of my pockets but I didn't want to look at the time just yet in case I was early.

  "Hey," I heard a voice almost whisper behind me which made me turn and face the person. The dirty blond girl stood there in her dark green jacket while looking like she didn't know what she was doing there. Even though she was the one who initiated this... encounter? A meeting? This... talk we were supposed to have now.

  "Hi."

  And then we were just awkwardly standing there, facing each other almost in the middle of the park path. Coming here, I thought maybe she knew what she wanted to say and everything, but it seemed like that wasn't the case. Or perhaps she got nervous which would be understandable.

  Thinking about the harmless way, I jerked my head in the direction where the path was heading in, to which she nodded. And so, we just walked. Side by side in total silence. Well, in the silence that could exist in a park in a big city.

  "So," I started after a few tens of steps, "you wanted to meet up..."

  "Yeah..."

  Even though I was facing the path in front of us, I could be almost for hundred percent sure that she still had that nervous, conflicted expression on. Although, this time I stayed quiet, waiting. I couldn't just take the lead in this when she was the one who wanted to talk, right?

  "I-uh...," this time it was Ava who started, finally, taking a deep breath in between what she had said. "At the party...we-uh... you told anyone?"

  "No."

  I may have been confused about the whole thing, but from the way she was looking around us back there on the stairs in case anyone was going to see us, I didn't feel really good about the image of talking about it with anyone. My friends from home didn't know her, though. And I still kept it for myself, thinking that she maybe wanted to forget until she liked my Instagram post and texted me.

  "Me neither."

  I glanced at her: "But we should talk... well, you wanted to." Unless she wanted to meet only to be sure I didn't tell anyone. In that case, this conversation was over and well, not really meaningful.

  "I know."

  She went silent, again. I turned to look at the scenery in front of us. My eyes fell on the branches that were moving in the winter wind. It looked weirdly comforting. And I almost smiled for myself but then I felt the cold breeze on my cheeks and sighed. It would be more comfortable to watch the winter nature from somewhere warmer.