ECHO

Chapter 9: Reaching Out

Chapter 9: Reaching Out

After a few hours of almost being in the verge of death with all those break-ups and hook-ups, I really feel so out of place.

Do you know the feeling of the girl in the movie who's all alone while her friends are in a relationship or hooking up with each other’s girl? I seem to be a reenactment of that character with all this inappropriate feelings I myself couldn't understand.

Surprisingly, someone rings the doorbell. Who would dare to disturb me in my precious rest in this rare weekend?

I rush down to open the door in surprise to see an angel smiling her face off to me. Here's the girl who caused me to have that first kiss by being locked inside a room. She was my former best friend so she probably knows where I live. "Hi."

What does she want with me? What I know is that she was just with Rei a few hours ago. Does she wanna brag their relationship now? Damn this innocent looking leech. Fine, I’ll rub off her pride on her face if ever she really does.

"What do you need with me?" I candidly inquire as I raise my left brow.

"Can I" She peeks into the house. "...get in first?" her squeaky voice requests.

How high and mighty does she think she is? I just lead her into the living room without even telling her to come in. Who cares? She's following.

She sits down at the sofa making herself comfortable while looking around. "Your house changed since I last came here." When was that,  like a millennia ago? Tsk.

"Get to the point." I voice out. I wouldn't even care to offer juice or snacks.

"I broke up with Van."

Yeah right. I know and I’m glad to have him broken hearted and see him like a lost puppy who needs me to comfort him in a very cruel manner a while ago. "So?"

"Do you still like him?"

"I hate him okay?" I roll my eyes on disgust.

"You still haven't answered the question." She retorts, still with that big smile.

I elaborated more than the supposed answer so it just logically means "No."

"Then why do you want me to break up with him before?"

Do I really need to be bombarded with useless questions?

I stretch my arms and yawn to show my annoyance. "Hey look angel... I mean Angeline." I utter as I put my palms on the table with my elbows pointing out to intimidate her. "I don't really care at all of you broke up or not. I just told the leech to have its place and not jump off to another host." You're the leech by the way.

"You mean Rei? I didn't jump off to him. He was long ago in love with me." her irritating smile is still up high.

"But do you love him? No you don't! You just want to pull your popularity into leverage by using those two guys... all for your selfish reasons." Good to know that her smile fades away as I utter those words.

"You really think of me that way no matter how innocent looking I am?" She makes that most innocent face she has almost like she's pouting.

What the hell. So she just admitted her hateful attitude.

"Who would pity that innocent look of yours? You're just born with that innocent face by coincidence."