22 years of Singleness

Chapter 7

Dr. Bernard POV

This past few days have been stressing, since the presentation I' ve been going in and out of the Lab letting her do all the work we're supposed to be doing together, at least that's what I'm making her to think.

Now I was at JFK airport waiting for my best friend Matt Donovan. We were together since we were in diapers, he was like a brother to me. We went to the same school but our path were separated when he decided to study something different. He left to go to an Ivy League university while I left everything behind to go to Japan. Then I came back to do a master and to get my PHD and he was in Australia at that moment, so our friendship was basically based on calls and face timing.

- You bastard, do you think is funny to make me wait for you?

I turned to see the angry face of Matt, I raised my eyebrow smirking.

- So no hug for your best friend? - I teased him opening my arms.

- Whoa there! You are becoming a grumpy grandpa. – I said smiling and giving him a brotherly hug.

- Good to see you too! I hope New York gives me a better welcome than the one you're giving me.- he said pointing to the city.

- So good to see you ' Matti', after all this time.- I teased him again with the nick name his ex-girlfriend used to call him.

- Please shut up and let's go- I laughed hard at his reaction.

We made our way to my car, my black jeep renegade. He threw his luggage in the back seat and seated himself in the front next to me.

- What's new? I've been so busy I forgot to check the weather.... – he said joking and I followed him later knowing the true meaning behind the word weather 'chicks'.

- You're a lost cause!... - I told him hitting the back of his head softly- It's a sunny day with a low chance of rain . I said joking back.

- So that means we have to go out this weekend to fix that? - he told me smiling.

- Nah! I'm not interested besides we have work to do, remember the thing I commented you before, we are leaving in one week and I need to have everything done by that day.

- But a little party never killed nobody, I'm starting to think that my friend is slowly becoming a grandpa, I've been so tired lately, just working and working, I need something to release all the tension my body has.- he said looking at me and pointing at his now dancing body.

- Alright man! I have a good place in mind, one you might like.- I told him with a malicious smiled.

After our little conversation ended, he turned on the radio and the song playing was stressed out by twenty one pilots, it reached our ears and obviously Matt couldn't resist to sing along.

I wish I found some better sounds no one's ever heard
I wish I had a better voice that sang some better words
I wish I found some chords in an order that is new
I wish I didn't have to rhyme every time I sang

I was told when I get older all my fears would shrink
But now I'm insecure and I care what people think

My name's Blurryface and I care what you think
My name's Blurryface and I care what you think

I shook my head smiling, we made good memories during our high school years. We used to be the heartbreakers, the pretty boys and everybody wanted to be near us, that changed when one of our pals committed suicide then we understood that playing around did not mean we were happy. The police discovered his dad used to sexual abuse him, in the school when he was with us he was happy and talkative but he was living a hell inside his own home. After what happened Matt and I promised to focus and what we wanted to be in the future.