Crossroads

happy birthday? i don't think so

Chapter 2

I felt a small smile tug at the corners of my lips.. I wasn't expecting this.. I really wasn't but yet I didn't flinch or anything.. Seeing that the smile didn't reach my eyes and was not at all genuine, Tyler continued.. " I know you'd rather sleep through the day and not celebrate but.." He sighed still looking deep into my eyes
"eight years ago, today I met the most precious little lady I seriously can't live without.. Might not have been the best circumstances but.."

I left his gaze as my mind trailed off knowing what he meant.. And I felt sadness all over. There! That's why I've never liked acknowledging this day.. Because as much as it being d anniversary of my birth and my first meet with my best friend, it also recounts the day I ran away from my abusive father.

I closed my eyes as I recalled the torture that day was against my own will. Tyler's touch brought me back to d present as I could feel his thumb grazing my cheek wiping away a tear I had unknowingly let fall...he brought me into his arms hugging me firmly as he dug his fingers into my blonde curls gently massaging.. I loved it whenever he does that.. I love the feeling of his hugs generally. Be it that he's all muscled up.. He's not exactly hulk.. But my Best friend looks like a Greek god. With that lean but very well muscled body. I felt good in his arms all glued to his six pack abs well mostly because his shirt was unbuttoned.

One look at us and a random stranger would think there was more to us but there really isn't anything. He sees me as his little sister and I wish I could see him as the big brother I never had but instead, I've harboured a crush on him since the first day I met him. Sadly, I've learned to accept that nothing could ever happen between Tyler and I. So this was just my best friend giving me his million dollar hug that always feels like home to me.