Waffling Through My Life | √

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Waffling Through A Starry Night (cont.)

At the park, the same place that I came by last week, I took out a blanket and a big McDonalds bag from the backseat. She instantly smiled as soon as she saw the McDonalds bag.

'Your favourite?'

'Duh, its the love of my life.'

I smiled and motioned for her to follow me.

'Uh....isnt it kind of scary to be here. I mean its an open place and all.' Natalie said.

'Nonsense. Nothing will happen and if anything does happen we have phones plus my super strength.' I replied.

She snorted at this.

Once we were a reasonable distance away from my car, I laid down the blanket. I sat on it and motioned for her to do the same. She did. And now all I hoped for was that same guard not to come and see me and if he did he should not recognise me. Because I am pretty sure if he does he will speak in sinhala and Natalie being a Sri Lankan will obviously understand.

'So now what is the point of all this?' she asked me.

'To cheer you up.'

'I am not sad.'

'Well I did tell you about what Orla told me right?'

'Yeah but that happened ages ago. I am not sad now.'

'But I figured you would want someone to talk about it you know.'

'If I wanted to talk about it I would have spoken to my parents or my sister or Ecaria and Orla.'

I was silent after this. I then realised that it was a stupid thing for me to try and ask her why she has this weird 'Dont speak to Natalie' day. I should have known that she wont trust me so easily. I mean I just met her a couple of months ago and no one really just tells their life stort to everyone. Heck even I havent told a lot of people. Some of them just knows that my parents are divorced thats all.

'Alvin....I would say it to you but the thing is I dont know you very well. I mean I only know you for like two months and I cant tell you this right now because I dont-'

'Trust me yet.' I cut her off.

'No. I do trust you just not enough to tell you this.'

'But enough to take you out in the middle of the night.'

'Yeah, I guess.'

That was weird.

'Its okay. I understand.'

We were quiet for some time until I broke the silence by asking,

'Do you like stars?'

'Not really.'

'I love them. Look up. Dont you think they are beautiful. You cant see much here in the city because of the smog but in the countryside its amazing.'

'I prefer clouds. I think stars are overrated.'

Weird once again. Usually most people prefer stars.

'Really?'

'Yeah.'

'Why?'

'I'll tell you someday.'

'Urgh, fine.'

After a while I asked as I heard my stomach grumble,

'You hungry?'

'Yeah.'

We ate our Big Macs in yet another silent moment, enjoying the peaceful atmosphere. It wasnt an awkward kind of silence, it was of the comfortable ones. Once we were done eating I asked Natalie a question that has been bugging me for a long times.