In Her Eyes

Chapter 13: In Front Of You

On Friday night, Scarlett didn't go to the wedding as intended. But she didn't have anything to do either so she went home early. She liked drawing and reading so she stayed home passing her time.

That's when she got Ashley's message around 18:00 and it was,

[ Hi! It's been a while. How are you? I messaged you to say that my band is performing at the bar tonight. Do you wanna come?]

Scarlett saw the message 15 minutes later. Just seeing it made her heart flutter and deep down she felt relieved as if she has been waiting for Ashley to contact her.

She replied back to her and asked.

[ I'll be there. What time?]

[That's great. We'll perform at 21:00 but you can come early. I'll be there around 20:00 with my friends.]

[ Okay. I'll ask my friend to come to.] She thought about asking Mary if she is free tonight.

[ Yeah. And I'll also introduce you to my friend. I heard they didn't believe that you were my friend last time saying that I don't make friends.]

[ Don't worry about that. I was surprised to hear that you don't initiate friendship though.]

[ It's just that I am too particular about the people I get acquainted with. I would rather be alone than be in the company of someone who I don't like or want to be in contact with. In other words, I am just a picky person.]

[ I see. I am going to call my friend now. Bye ]

[ Bye ]

Scarlett called Mary right after. She finally picked up after three rings.

" Hello?"

" Hi Mary. Are you free tonight?"

" Yeah, I was just thinking about making dinner and watching some movies on Netflix. Why do you ask?"

" Do you want to go to the bar with me?"

Mary would've choked if she had something in her mouth. She was shocked.

" What?! Are you really asking me that? No! I mean are you even Scarlett?"

" Mary, Just tell me yes or no."

" Wait! Are you serious? Why? I mean you obviously don't like the bar."

" You remember Ashley? The singer. She messaged me. She's going to sing tonight so we can go and enjoy that. I don't like drinking and drunken people. The rest is alright with me."

" Oh yeah! I almost forgot about her. I didn't even ask what happened that night. I am coming! And I want all the details on what went down that night. And gosh! Of course I don't want to miss their performance."

" Okay. We have to be there at 20:00 so I'll come to pick you up in a while. Bye."

" Bye."

Scarlett chose to wear a beautiful slim dress below her knees. It was dark blue and looked fabulous on her. She adorned a set of simple jewelry and wore a sapphire ring. She let her hair stay open and had a light makeup suited for bars. Then she grabbed her car keys before messaging Mary that she'll be there soon.

She picked up Mary who was dressed like a proper bar visitor. She had a shining t-shirt with a smiley glitter and black tight ripped jeans. Her hair was open and lopsided with big round earrings and she had smokey makeup.

Once she entered and looked at Scarlett, she exclaimed.

" Wow. Someone's looking ready to kill."

" Same to you." Scarlett gave her a side eye as she said and started the car. They drove to the bar with Mary bugging her to talk about that night.

Scarlett told her about what happened and Mary listened with a teasing smile.

" It went pretty well. I told you she was interested in you when I was drunk. You still don't believe me?"

Scarlett looked ahead as she drove and said.

" No. Just because she spent some quality time with me doesn't mean she's interested in me that way. Moreover, I am not sure about myself so it's no use thinking about it."

" Scarlett, first of all, your twenty five not twenty. It's high time that you figure yourself out. And secondly, it's pretty obvious for people who are not involved to see what's going on. Believe me when I say something 'cause I am hundred percent sure that I am better than you at these things."

" You might be right Mary. Bust as I said, I just don't want to think about it right now. I'll think about this all later when I feel ready too."

" Okay. I understand. But Scarlett, don't lose something that could be the most amazing thing that happened to you because of the fear of getting hurt. Everyone fears that and it could happen but if you don't take this risk, everything will be exactly as it is even five or ten years later. Can you honestly bear the thought of living like this for the coming years? That's all I want to say. Think about it when you prepare yourself. Just keep .my words in mind."

Most of the time, Mary is joking or being a happy-go-lucky person. But when she speaks, she speaks words of wisdom. Not because of her occupation or her inner self but just because of her being a person who's been through things and knows how to learn from them.

Soon they reached the bar. They went inside and Scarlett's eyes searched for Ashley. And then they met a few feet apart. As she stared into her beautiful eyes, Mary's words resounded into her mind. Don't lose what's in front of you for what is not.