The Story of Why

Keda - Specialties of Normality

I couldn't quite process what had happened the day before, and I still wasn't sure why Drew had tried to cut Eric and I out of his life for good. But I just wanted to see Drew and spend some time with him...I hadn't done that in a while. So, Eric, Drew and I are meeting down at the park where Drew had taken me for our first date...I smiled. We were so young and ignorant back then. I couldn't believe it was only a few months ago.

I decided to wear a cute, white sleevless shirt with the yin and yang symbol on it, a hoodie, and jeans. I curled my hair slightly and looked in the mirror. Even the makeup I had on couldn't completely conceal the bags underneath my eyes. To my surprise, I didn't even care. I had stopped caring about things as stupid as looks what seemed like a long time ago.

I walked out my door and began making my way towards the park. The sky was gray and it was windy, but at least it wasn't snowing. I shoved my hands in the pockets of my hoodie and looked down at the ground as I walked. The snow blew my hair into my face, and only then did I look up to brush it out of view. As I did so, I saw a tall, lean figure striding towards me.

It was Drew. I knew it was him just by looking at how he walked. I smiled, even before realizing that he was holding a bouqet of flowers. I slowed down as he got closer. When he was just about 2 feet away, he stopped. He studied me for a second, then threw his arms around me in a tight hug. I hugged him back and felt light as air. I closed my eyes as I took in his scent. I missed being around him so, so, so much.

I pulled back from the hug so I could see him and ask why he had come for me, but he held onto me in his arms. By now, I felt so relieved and happy I could faint. Literally. But then he finally let me go and grinned his big, lopsided grin, first one side of his mouth curling up into a smile, and then the other.

"These are for you," he said, offering me the flowers. They were purple roses and smelled lovely. I took them and looked up at him, wondering if I should tease him.

Of course I should. "Roses? Isn't that a bit cliche? I mean, even for you, Stereotypical White Boy."

He laughed. "Are you kidding? These are purple roses. They're rare. I had to go from one floral shop to the next, to find you some flowers that you're just going to make fun of?" he sighed dramatically, "I just can't please you, Hipster Girl, can I?"

I smiled at him and shook my head, "You really can't."

He sighed and took my hand, smiling. He swung it back and forth childishly as we walked, and it made me smile. "It's your birthday in a few days," he said, looking at me.

I knit my eyebrows together and scoffed, "Yeah, I guess it is." I had nearly forgotten.

"What would you like to do for your birthday, beautiful?" he asked, stepping in front of me and taking my hands, his eyes gleaming.

"Nothing, it's not really that special," I answered. His smile disappeared into a disappointed frown.

"What do you mean, 'not special?' It's your birthday. I'm going to get you something fantastic," he declared.

I sighed and we walked on towards the park.

* * *

It was just as it was when we were here for our first date, except for the fact that there was snow on the ground from yesterday. I sat in between Eric and Drew. I rested my head on Eric's shoulder while Drew held my left hand. He was sliding his thumb across my knuckles and we were just talking. I don't even know what about. I just know that I can hear Eric's cheerful deep voice and the beautiful sound of Drew's laughter. His voice was a bit deeper than Eric's, which made his laugh extremely sexy. But all I could think about was seeing him happy.

We went and got ice cream and just talked about nonsense the whole day. Eric and Drew even started fighting on who was going to get me the best birthday present. It seemed like everything was normal, although it's hard to tell whether it's all an illusion or not.