I woke up and felt soreness in the corners of my eyes where I'd been crying most of the night. It'd been a week since Mother commanded me not to see Aesop any more. I cried every night without a clue as to why. He was just a person I shouldn't be upset, he was still living. You should only be sad if someone dies, right? I rolled over so that I could look out the sky light window. Saturday. They sky was gray, just like everything else seemed to be now a days. I sat up and swung my legs over the side of the bed and paused for a moment staring at the ground trying to remember his scent. The memory was gone. I placed my bare feet on the ground it was cold as ice, but i ignored it and refused to put on my slippers. I stood spaced out for a moment in the freezing in only shorts and a t-shirt...
Suddenly I was in the super market. I knew why I was there but I couldn't remember getting dressed or getting here. I shrugged it off and continued to the beauty section to buy toiletries and hair care products. suddenly something hit me. It made me feel so warm inside. I actually smiled for a moment. Next to the product I had been holding was a small sample bottle of men's perfume. I slowly reached out for it. This was what Aesop's shirt smelled like. I inhaled and closed my eyes.
Opening my eyes again i found my self walking down the street with the sample bottle still in my hand along with other plastic bags with groceries. I stopped dead. I'd never stolen anything in my life. What has gotten into me? I threw the bottle in my bag and proceeded to the bus stop feeling guilty. The bus stopped and I boarded and welcomed the heat from inside the bus as an old friend. I sat down and leaned my head against the cool window. I watched snowflakes whirl past and houses of bland colors. Slowly the snowflakes gradually stopped whirling and came to a steady fall. I heard the squeaky doors open. I ignored it all until i started smelling the perfume. I looked down into the bag to see if it had spilled. It was fine. I looked up and there he was. Our eyes locked for a moment. The world stopped spinning, snowflakes stopped moving. I bolted up into a standing position. I stared for another moment until he looked away and sat down away from me. It all started to come back and hit me.
"what do you mean"?
"We can't hang out anymore".
"W-why i don't understand, Absynthe are you mad at me"?
"No".
"Then why, please".
"We just can't okay".
"B-b-but Absynthe I-I care about you"! I widened my eyes then took a deep breath.
"Well I don't. Goodbye Aesop".
I watched the happiness drain from his face and I walked away. I came back to the present and began blushing when I realized I was still standing and an old woman was staring at me like I was crazy. I sat down quickly. I sat in a burning silence until I saw Aesop slap the stop button. He got up and walked off without giving me a second glance. My heart started beating fast. The bus began pulling away when suddenly my hand shot out and slapped the stop button. I grabbed my things and ran off the bus. I turned and saw Aesop about 100 feet away. I dropped everything on the sidewalk and began running towards him.
"Aseop"! I began yelling and running towards him. tears began forming in my eyes. He didn't turn around. I yelled again still running. Just before i could reach out to touch his shoulder I slipped on some ice. I braced for the impact that never came. I opened my tightly closed eyes. Aesop's arms were around me. his smell... I slowly stood up still crying.
"Aesop..." I uttered his name in no higher than a whisper. "I'm so sor-" he cut me off my pulling me tightly into his chest. He was so warm. My tears instantly disappeared. "Aesop I love you".
