Honest Diaries

Chapter 13

Dear diary,

the past few days have been a blast. I was beyond happy that Andrew and Tara broke up. I know that it sounds mean, but I don't care. They weren't perfect together anyway. They argued a lot. There were a lot of silent treatments. In my opinion their relationship lasted waaay longer than I thought it would. But enough about that. I shouldn't be such a gloating bastard, karma wouldn't like it, you know.

What's even better is that Andrew and I began talking a lot more. We discussed registering applications to the uni. We discussed our future studies. We actually TALKED. And I felt ecstatic. During one of our conversations Andrew revealed that he and two former classmates are getting a flat here in the city, so he'd actually have the comfort of his own bedroom, without the supervision of any adult. And what is more, he invited me to go check the apartment out with him one day. Needless to say that I felt pretty damn special at that moment.

Then September came around the corner and so did Andrew's birthday. Of course I wished him a happy birthday right after midnight. I am such a dork. It was later in the day that he confessed that he is actually going to be alone for his 21st birthday. I couldn't let that happen. It wasn't just about Andrew, I've always despised the idea that people should be alone on Christmas or their own birthday. That shouldn't be happening in the world. So we've arranged a meeting. I hurriedly picked out a present. Nothing major: a bottle of good wine and a goofy mug with a dog in glasses and a tie around its neck printed on it. Stupid, I know, but I couldn't find anything better. And so I went to our little date... ehm... meeting. Of course it wasn't a date. But it was nice to think so.

The whole evening went incredibly well. We've found our new favorite restaurant for steak tartare. Acting like silly teenagers, asking waiters in an almost closed restaurant to open the bottle of wine for us (the one I brought Andrew as a present). They just laughed and wished us a happy evening as we exited and went to a friendly looking park nearby to continue our evening. That's where Andrew kind of opened up. He talked about the relationship with Tara, how it sucked from the beginning but he was hoping to change her or to put up with her. He was giving her the benefit of the doubt, saying that we all have our flaws. But apparently some are worse than others. He didn't confessed the reason for their break up though, saying that it's a story for another time.

After such a beautiful night we parted ways. I was glowing on my way home. And it wasn't from the wine. I actually enjoyed myself, spending some time with Andrew like we used to. Actually, it was a lot better than what we used to do. It felt like we finally bonded.

And I couldn't be happier.

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