Kairi & Erik (My Alien Romance)

Kairi & Erik Chapter 6 Part A

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Life after the Fact

Chapter 6

When we got home it was like that first night all over again. People just kept popping in to say their condolences, mostly people from our church. It was like the same old line repeated over and over again, like I'm so sorry for your loss or pain fades with time was going to make everything right again. I knew I was being harsh and I should cut them some slack. Everyone was only trying to be helpful, well almost everyone. There were a few bad apples in the bunch, Amy for instance.

Nate had come over that morning to see how we were doing and had ended up spending most of that first day with us. I guess word got around by some of the kids from school who had stopped by because Amy showed up around lunch time to see for herself. Along with every other girl she kind of had a thing for Nate, honestly I was beginning to wonder if Nate could be around girls without them throwing themselves at him. It was if Nate was a magnet. I didn't understand it myself.

"Hey" Amy said addressing me but staring at Nate to make sure he was watching her "I just came to see you in this hard time to show my condolences." Seriously does she not know how to speak proper English? She then spent the whole time drooling over Nate and offering to stay and 'help us grieve whenever he showed signs of his lack of interest. Amy was the last person I wanted around when I was upset. Finally after putting up with a few hours of her pestering I had had enough. I had tried being nice about it, giving her little hints and even suggestions that she had exceeded my tolerance capacity for her shenanigans but either she ignored them or she was too dense to pick up on them. Honestly with Amy it could have been either one.

"Amy" I said coldly for my patience had worn thin at this point "you need to leave, now."

She sniffed and acted all offended and then taking another tact put on a martyred expression and said "I understand it's just the grief talking. I'll go if you're sure that's what you really want."

"Yes" I said crisply ignoring the dirty looks she was sending my way with her back turned to Nate.

As she left she leaned into Nate and said "I know you're in pain too" and put a suggestive tone in her voice when she added "if there is anything I can do to help to help ease the pain of your loss let me know." After she had walked outside she turned around and had the nerve to ask Nate hopefully "oh do you have my number?" I slammed the door in her face before Nate could reply and then turned on him who had the nerve to be laughing at me.

"I swear if you ever start dating her I'll kill you" I said angrily to him not that I actually thought he would go for Amy but I just wanted that out there. Then again I hadn't seen Andi as his type so who knew.

"Oooh jealous much" he said still laughing "I don't know I think I might be falling for her. Amy, oh yeah, I think she's the one."

I knew he was just joking but I still felt a little annoyed. I had pushed past him telling him he knew the way he could see himself out.

"Oh come on Kairi" I heard Nate say as I made my way upstairs. I ignored him. I wouldn't usually react this way to Nate's teasing but I felt frayed like grief had worn at the edge surrounding my control and now all my nerves were exposed and any little thing could set me off. I just wanted to escape this pressure that felt like it was constantly on me. It had been a week since Gramps had died and I thought it would get better but it hadn't. All this suppressing of my emotions was backfiring on me and I just felt this weight on me. There was grief there yes but I just wanted to be able to really feel it. To just cry for my grandfather, to cry for my unrequited feelings for Erik and be done with it but I couldn't. Years of practice in hiding how I truly felt wouldn't all come crashing down simply because I wanted it to.