Just friends

Chill pill

6 hrs. and 35 seconds. – That is Aya's last text message to me since she got home.

"we just arrive, I miss you already." That's her message.

"will you stop staring at your phone? You look like a complete weirdo." Lab told me.

"will you stop watching me, you are such a creep" I told him.

He smiled. "So, when will I meet your new flavor of the month?" he said.

"She's not my flavor of the month. She's different, and you'll never meet her" I told him.

"Oh... and why not?" He asked.

"Because, I don't want her to be corrupted by creepy guys like you!" I told him.

He laughed at me, even I could not contain the laughter.

"You just made me want to meet her more" Lab told me.

"Don't you dare" I warned him. He just gave me a wicked smile.

"Lab, wanna grab some beer?" I asked him.

"Just beer?" He asked, with a smile.

"I'm taken, you asshole." I told him.

"well, well, well that's a line I never imagined you'd say" he teased. I took a deep breath.

"For a guy, you talk too much" I teased him.

"blah. Blah. Blah. Stop talking, I wanna party now." He said.

"you always want to party, party animal!" I told him.

"I'm touched. You know me so well" he said and we both laughed.

7 hrs. 45 mins and 2 seconds since last message from her.

I sent her a new message again for the 5th time, but she has not replied yet.

"I'll be going out with a friend tonight, call me when you can" told her. I was growing impatient, just imagining that she's still with Dilan and I'm here at the bar wasting my time thinking of what they are doing.

Worst feeling.

"hey, grand pa, what are you doing there!!!" lab told me.

"none of your business" I screamed. The music is too loud in the bar, and there are too many people.

"come on! Everyone's having a blast!" he pulled me on the dance floor.

"these chicks wants to meet you" he told me. I glared at him.

"Veronica this is my best friend – King" He introduced me, I smiled at her, and she went close to me and kissed me in the cheek. I glared at Lab, he's so dead.

"what are you doing there alone?" she asked.

"waiting for my wife!" I screamed in order to make her hear in the loud music. Although it was the perfect timing for everyone to hear what I said, when the DJ stopped the music. Everyone was shocked. But we all awkwardly laughed.

"That was awkward" he told me.

"she's a lucky girl" she told me.

"I am the lucky guy" I told her. Then as if destiny was on time, I felt my phone vibrating.

Aya's calling.

"Hello my queen?" I screamed while making way outside of the bar. It was so hard to go outside with all the people dancing.

"where are you going?" lab said.

"I'll be back, my wife's calling" I told him. I saw lab's face, shocked and laughing.

"Hello my queen can you hear me?" I finally was able to speak.

"King, where are you?" she asked me.

"I'm just grabbing some drinks with an old friend" I told her. No need to be specific.

"hmmm. Why is it so loud there?" she asked.

"we're at the bar right now" I told her.

"we?" she asked.

"me and my old friend only." I told her.

"are you seriously not gonna tell me the whole story?" she said sounding pissed off.

"hey, why are you getting mad?" I asked.

She was silent.

"nevermind. Have fun, I guess. Bye." She said, and cut the call.

WTF. Did she actually hang up on me?!?!

I called her again.

"Aya, why did you hang up on me?" I asked her.

"Well, I don't want to bother you on your fun there" she told me. She's obviously pissed off.

"Hey, why are you getting mad? Am I not allowed to go out with friends?" I told her, she's becoming so irrational.

"It's nothing, have fun. Bye" she said and hang up again.

I tried calling her again, but she's not picking up.

WTF did just happen?

"Hey, why are you still here?"

"She's not answering my call" I told him.

"Maybe she's sleeping" he told me.

"She hang up on me – twice. I just don't understand her" I told him.

He laughed.

"oh. Girls. They are complicated." He said.

"what did she say?" he said.

"she said it's nothing, have fun. Bye. Then hang up, now she's not answering her phone" I told him annoyed.

"you don't understand girl language – what she meant when she said it's nothing, have fun. Bye is – What the hell are you doing there?! – in guys easy understanding it meant "abort mission"" he explained.

"And how did you know about this – Mr. Dalai Lama of Female Psyche"

"Because i'm smart as fuck. and - I had girlfriends before, unlike someone i know" He smiled.

"Excuse me?" I told him.

"What happened to the guy who'd always tell me - relationship are just land mill of complications?" 

"remember when you said i'd rather die than to stick to one girl?"  he teased me.

"I met her. That's what happened." I told him.

"Well, cheers. I'm happy you did" Lab told me. he gave me a bottle of beer and we clink our bottles together.

"So how hot is your wife?" he asked.

"Dont you dare imagine things about her - ill kill you" I told serious.

"FINE. I cant wait to see her" he said.

"You cant." I told him.

"Why the hell is that?" he said.

"Because, even I couldn't" I said.

"What?" he said surprised.

"It's complicated"

"What do you mean complicated?"

"long story" I told him.

"Do you need more beers? " He asked, we both laughed

"I'll tell if you beat me - how's that?" I told him, taunting him.

"Bring it on bitch" he said.