Kairi & Erik (My Alien Romance)

Kairi & Erik Chapter 5 Part A

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Sorrow

(Chapter 5)

I felt the wind whip past me as I ran back to where my stuff was waiting. I wanted out of there as fast as possible. It wasn't the sting of rejection that filled me with pain. It was the fact that I had actually hoped, a part of me had actually thought I might have a chance with Erik, stupid human indeed. All those hopes had been torn away today with those simple words 'I'm sorry.' I stumbled to a halt all out of breath by my surf board. I quickly grabbed it and headed a bit more slowly to the exit knowing now that I could think more clearly that Erik would give me plenty of time to leave before he came up through as he knew I didn't want to see him right now. Jenna was supposed to pick meet me up for lunch at one but I wasn't sure how close I was to that time. I kind of hoped I had a little time beforehand so I could compose myself. I would just cancel altogether but Jenna was my ride home. If she didn't show I'd have to walk home. Normally this wouldn't be a problem but I had my own board now which I had to lug it around with me and I really didn't want to have to carry it home.

I dug my cell phone out of my bag to check the time. It was twelve. I had gotten here at ten. I was surprised that I had spent that much time with Erik. Time just seemed to fly by why I was with him. Well I thought you know what they say about time and when you're having fun. Sighing I trudged out of the parking lot and headed towards the park to wait until Jenna showed up. She was planning on picking me up there anyway.

I strolled around the small park trying to come to terms with the fact that Erik and I would never be. Those two names would never go together. There would be no Kairi and Erik. When my sister had had a crush on a guy and he turned her down she would moan and complain about it for a day and then be declaring her love for a new guy the next. Somehow I didn't think I would recover so easily. Well I thought at least we could be friends then winced at the thought. It might be easier to get over him if we weren't friends but that didn't seem like an option. I knew I couldn't stay away from him and surprisingly I didn't want him to. I would rather be in pain over him and still get to be with him every so often than move on without him. Something must be wrong with me. Why couldn't I be like every other flighty girl I knew and be resentful towards him. I wasn't. I couldn't find it in myself to be angry with him. It wasn't his fault he didn't care for me the way I did him. It would have seemed weirder if he did. He was Erik and I was... me. We were no Romeo and Juliet couple. I didn't fit with him. He was too amazing for ordinary me.

"Kairi" Jenna said startling me out of my reverie. I looked up at her in surprise from a bench I had apparently sat at even though I had no memory of doing so. I needed to pull myself together. I couldn't fall apart here in front of Jenna. This wasn't like me.

"Are you okay" she asked eyeing me with concern. I must look worse than I thought.

"Ya" I said trying to paste a smile on my face. It was no good. I had gotten too used to showing my emotions, stupid boy. I just couldn't seem to be as convincing as I used to be.

"I don't know you don't look so good" she said looking at me doubtfully. "Do you still want to go eat lunch? I could take you straight home if you wanted." I let out a big whoosh of air and stood up.

"No" I replied "let's go." Jenna had come all this way out here just to see me after my week long absence and I owed it to her to spend some time with her regardless of how I was feeling. We went to a local café and ordered a couple wraps and I got a Nantucket Nectar, Lemonade my favorite. I took a big swig of it as we sat down and didn't even taste it as it slid down my throat. I was surprised at how thirsty I was.

"Is it your Grandfather" Jenna asked quietly looking at me sadly with her too big eyes. Jenna couldn't have known it but at the mention of him a whole new pain washed through me as I thought of the conversation we'd had the last time I'd saw him.