Afire Love

five

Chapter five: Gazing At Infinity, Stretched In An Infinite Distance 

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"Just close your eyes,

The sun is going down.

You'll be alright,

No one can hurt you now.

Come morning light,

You and I'll be safe and sound."

~Safe and Sound, Taylor Swift.

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I LIFT MY head up to look at the friends who've stood before me.

"Buttons!", cries Abin, hugging me. I hug him back, and sob into his chest. Yes, he didn't talk to me at school, but I needed him. He will always be my best friend, no matter what.

"Look at you", he says, wiping my tears. "Oh God, I'd never thought you'd be in such a condition."

"I miss mom, Abin", I say, my voice shaking. "I just c-can't."

"Oh girl! You have me, you have Staicey. Above all, you have such an amazing dad. You're never going to feel lonely again", he empathises.

He doesn't understand. I shake my head frantically, and he asks me not to cry.

I look at Edward, and the way he looks back at me makes me happier somehow. Although Staicey hasn't called, I can count on Edward. I'm satisfied that I have at least made another friend. A friend worth spending time with.

He smiles his crooked smile. "Is Abin going to be the only one to get a hug?", he asks.

I laugh and embrace him. And again an electric jolt passes through my body, and I shiver with excitement. It's the kind of hug that makes you want to hug over and over again.

He steps back. "How are you, lady?" he looks at me.

He doesn't have blue eyes. Or the green eyes. His eyes are the color of pale blue, and a shade of emerald green is added to it. I could dive right into those eyes and never come back.

"Well, looking at you, I've come to a conclusion that you haven't eaten anything since morning, and what you need right now is some delicious food and extremely adorable friends to cheer you up", he says, bringing me back to reality. It takes more than a minute to stop staring at those eyes, and realize what he's been trying to tell me.

As though my stomach was ready to reflex for his words, it grumbles.

Abin laughs.

"My fellow companion", says Edward, looking at Abin. "Are you ready to be the Master Chef of America?"

Holy freaking shit.