Just Meant To Be | Completed

Hoping

Chapter Thirteen

The next month later... (May)

I was really starting to fall for him. I know that it's only been a couple of months but I can't help it. He kept reassuring me that he liked me and I finally stopped asking and I believe him.

It was the weekend and Alejandro had told me on Monday that we would go to the movies. I called him to know if I had to meet him there or at his house. It ringed twice and you know when someone ends a call it goes straight to voicemail. That was exactly what happened. It must have been an accident so I called him back.

He answered the phone with a, "What?"

I thought that I heard him wrong. "Hmmm?"

"I'm sorry It's just that I'm tired."

"It's fine?! I was just calling to know if I had to meet your there or meet you at your house?"

"Oh, Athena... I completely forgot. Can we go another day?"

"Sure, it's fine." And under my breath, I said, "You've been forgetting a lot of things lately."

"What did you say." He heard me a little but wasn't sure of what I actually said.

Sounding perky even if I didn't feel like it. "Oh, nothing. I was talking to my mom."

"Yeah sure. Well, I have to go."

He hangs up without saying bye.

Since my plans for the day were rudely canceled. I have the whole day to do whatever I wanted to do. I messaged Phoene on Facebook to see if she wanted to come over. She messaged me back saying that she would be right over.

I've been craving pancakes all night. It's probably because of the dream I had about them. I mixed the pancake mix and put the pan on the stove. Taking one of the kitchen chairs' I placed it in front of the stove. As I looked at the pancake bubbling I thought of Alejandro recent behavior. He was distant and the worst part in all of this was that I had no idea what I did to make him so irritated. I would talk to him or ask him something and he would get pissed off. His blown me off three times this week. I've asked him what was wrong with him but just lies to me. I think that he needs space. If that's what he wanted I'll give it to him. Shit, I burn the pancake.

Phoene came over after I finish eating my pancakes. We were in my room talking on my bed when I said, "So what did you do yesterday?"

"I was at the party." There's all was a party.

"You went to the party last night?"

"Yeah thought that you were there too because I see Alejandro."

"I didn't go to the party. I didn't even know that there was a party last night."

"Really then who?" Her face looked like she realized something that she didn't want to tell me about so she tried to hide her shock but I saw it. I gave her a look saying that I knew that she was bull shitting me.

"Phoene tell me what you were going to say."

"Okay stop looking at me like that. I saw Alejandro dancing... with a girl that had black braids and I thought that it was you but when I got closer to talk to you I mean her she was gone." That's probably why he is so tired today.

"I sure it was nothing. Probably one of his friends."

"Ok good because for a second I thought you were going to kill someone."

"Why would I do that?"

"I don't know because that girl looked like she was trying to get into his pants. It didn't seem like she caring if anyone saw them."

She was making it worse. My laugh was dry and fake.

"Seriously," I didn't want her to answer so I changed the subject. "You know the when we were in class..." We talked until she had to go home.

All alone with my thoughts and ideas. I started thinking of the worse. Maybe she's really his friend... with benefits. He could have got bored with me. Oh my gosh, I'm becoming one of does girls that cry over boys. I wasn't really crying it was more like little tears running down my face. I'm one of those girls who fall in love with their boyfriend after a couple of months of being together. I stopped not crying and I'll give him space to sort out his shit and when he's done he'll apologize for being a jerk and everything will be fine. I hoped.