Seven Summers Ago

Chapter 20

Chapter 20

"Jess wake up!" Charlotte yells. 

"Mmmppphhh" I reply throwing a pillow at her.

"Now don't be grumpy, its time to sing to your best friend."

"It's too early!" I huff.

"Umm Jess it's eleven..."

            I bolt up in bed and stare at the clock.

"Wow, would you look at that," I say surprised.

"Yep, now sing."

"Damn..." I huff under my breath.

"Oh man up."

"Oh darn, I don't remember where my guitar is.  Oh well I can't play," I say trying to walk away.

"No you don't," she says grabbing my arm.  "I saw it up in the closet Jess."

            I roll my eyes and get it down from the closet.  I walk over and sit on my bed, while strumming a few cords to make sure it still sounds good.

"What song would you like?" I huff.

"Hmmmm..." she says.  "How about.... Somebody that I Used to Know, the good remix by Walk Off the Earth."

"Okay," I smile.

            I begin strumming and it easily starts flowing out of me.

"Now and then I think of when we were together

Like when you said you felt so happy you could die

I told myself that you were right for me

But felt so lonely in your company

But that was love and it's an ache I still remember."

"You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness

Like resignation to the end

Always the end

So when we found that we could not make sense

Well you said that we would still be friends

But I'll admit that I was glad that it was over"

"But you didn't have to cut me off

Make out like it never happened

And that we were nothing

And I don't even need your love

But you treat me like a stranger

And that feels so rough

No you didn't have to stoop so low

Have your friends collect your records

And then change your number

I guess that I don't need that though

Now you're just somebody that I used to know

Now you're just somebody that I used to know

Now you're just somebody that I used to know"

"Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over

But had me believing it was always something that I'd done

But I don't wanna live that way

Reading into every word you say

You said that you could let it go