Blindfolded

1

Rodney's

I see her. I can see her long wavy hair from afar.
I see how good she is when hiding her sadness. Her smile seems so genuine. Her actions contradict the pain she feels inside her.
But one thing's for sure. Her lame eyes show everything. The grief,the envy,the sadness,the pain.

She's messed up.
Everything in her life is complicated.
She is complicated.

These are what people think.

New message arrived
"Where are you now?"

"Im here,just wait for me."

Ive been her friend for two years.I was in 2nd year high school while she was in her freshmen year.
When I first saw her,I knew she has a problem.
I knew she's struggling.

I walked up to Hailey before she gets annoyed and leaves.
Covering both her eyes with my hands,she stood from the swing and tried to remove my hands.
"Rodney Ivan Manzano,I know it's you."

She stepped at my foot and I bit my lower lip to prevent myself from crying out in pain.
"I said get your hands off."

I removed my hands and tried to soothe my aching foot.
"My foot hurts!You're such a sadist!"

She giggled.The thought of her laughing and smiling because of me makes me feel proud of myself.Because among the daily pain she feels inside,I still manage to make her happy,or she's just a great pretender.

"Yeah right.It's your fault.I already told you to remove your hands.The smell stinks!I think you forgot to wash them after doing things with yourself.Haha!"

Shock plastered on my face as I tried to process what she just said.

"Aw,you hurt my feelings.And how did you know that?Tsk Hails.You're such a naughty kiddo."

She gasped as expected before covering her mouth.
"Every teenager is aware of those things,stupid.But ew,it's disgusting to imagine you doing it."

I touched my chest to pretend I was hurt but she just laughed.

Realization striked when I saw the box of donuts I placed on top of the stone table earlier.
"Anyway I brought foods and drinks."

"Aw,stinky Rodney is so sweet."
I can feel my face heating up.it's so gay but I hate it when she calls me stinky because I am not,however I feel special.Only her can give me wierd nicknames like that.

"Whatever crybaby.Come on lets just take a seat and eat"

We went to the table and sat on the bench.
"So,how's your day going so far?"

She looked at me and shook her head while chewing her Bavarian.
"Youre such a child."
I held a tissue and wiped off the powdered sugar scattered around her mouth.She seemed taken aback but continued eating.

"Whatever,Im not a child so stop calling me that.Anyway,my day's nothing special.Except for the fact that you brought donuts and I ate without spending a cent haha!"

"Yeah right.As if it's the first time I treat you.Besides,I know how thrifty you are when it comes to money.You cannot even manage to buy yourself the stuff you like."

She raised her brows and smirked at me.
"It's because Im saving for something."

Silence passed and it was broken by the ringtone of my phone.I answered it after the third ring.It was my girlfriend,Sophie.
"Hey babe,what's up?"

She seemed to be crying because I was hearing sobs.
"What's the matter.You're crying again,tell me what happened."

"Baby!I need you.Please come over here.Please.I need you right now!"
She pleaded in between sobs.

"Okay okay.Calm down baby Im coming over now."
I ended the call and looked at Hailey who was busy eating her 5th Donut.
Such a piggy,I thought.

"Was that your girlfriend?"

I sighed. "Yeah.Uhm,she has a problem.Sorry Hails but can I go there?She needs me right now."

She looked at me for a moment and smiled.
"Sure.She's your girl after all.I can go home by myself."

"Aw,how understanding.I promise I'll make it up to you next time."
I said with a wink

She rolled her eyes at me, "It's okay.I've told you about our bestfriend rule 'No promises',havent I?"

"Right,I forgot.Okay okay.I got to go.You sure you'd stay here?"
"Yes.I dont wanna go home."

"Alright."
I stood and walked up to her and gave her a hug.
"Go home immediately after this,okay?"

"Aye-aye daddy.Haha"

I ruffled her hair "silly."
She just laughed and I made my way to the car and drove to  Sophie.My Sophie.