RÊVEUSE || MIXTE1963

21.

Besides the fight with Descamps we had fun at the party.

Alain and Michele were settled now. Michele's parents were still a bit strict with her but no more than usual.

Alain was a great person to live with. I started to feel like he was the brother I never had. We even had a fight over a stupid reason I don't even remember... and my mother had to separate us.

A week had passed from the day of the party. I was now walking towards the bookstore to buy a very special book that I read about on the paper. The lord of the rings, which was a fantasy trilogy. I've never read fantasy before I only read mystery books.

"Want a ride?"

A bike stopped next to me. The biker was non other than Descamps.

I stare blankly at him for a second. He seemed normal not exactly cheerful but he never was cheerful...

"You really are bipolar" I said to him and continued my walk, faster than before.

He ride and stopped right in front of me blocking my way.

"I wanna talk to you" I took a deep breath instead of answering. I looked everywhere but his eyes "Please" that made me to look at him.

"Okay" I breathed.

"Come on!" He hoped of the seat and I sat at his place. He was cycling standing up and I held his waist like my life was depending on it.

We were riding on a downslope, we were going pretty fast... way too fast for my liking...

"We are going to fall!" I shouted and closed my eyes tightly.

"Don't be so dramatic" Descamps scoffed.

Fortunately we didn't fall. Descamps finally stopped right outside his house.

"You brought me to your house?"

"Nobody's home... it's the best place to talk" he unlocked the wooden door.

The house was indeed empty. We climbed the stairs that led to his room.When we both entered he closed the door. I sat at the desk chair and he sat opposite of me on the bed.

"Go on then" I crossed my arms

"I'm sorry" he said and then stopped talking. Quiet filled the room and I was confused

"That's all? You brought me all the way to your house to tell me that you are sorry?" I stood up from the chair

"I am apologizing for everything?... I treated you awfully both at the party and that night at the meeting" he quietly said

"That you did!"

"I'm sorry Odette. I know this past year I've said these specific words a handful of times, but I mean it" I nodded.

"Okay I forgive you. Can I go now that your conscious is clear?" I walked towards the door

"No. I have more to say... if you wanna listen of course" he said looking at his feet. At this moment he looked like a little boy. I sat next to him on the bed and that was his cue to continue.

"I was jealous of you and Jean-Pierre. I always was even before there was anything between us. It gotten so much worse after I knew you liked me... You see Odette I felt like I had to compete with a prince. Jean-Pierre is handsome, smart, he has good manners and I, well I don't have any of that"

"Joseph there was never a competition. You are both incredible and unique and that's why it was so hard for me to choose. Both of you have good qualities, different from each other"