Though this day should be a joyous occasion, one that I have been waiting for to happen. I cannot get rid of feeling like a rain cloud has been hovering over me for a while sympathizing with me, knowing that this would be the first and last date I would have with Andreas.
"-eke. Ezekiel?" someone said tapping me insistently.
I avert my eyes from the TV I had been staring blankly for a while to Andreas' worried eyes.
"Are you okay?" he asked nervousness apparent from his tone.
"Yeah. Why wouldn't I be?" I asked forcing myself to smile.
"Uh huh. And the fake smile you're wearing says it all. What's up? I've been calling you for the past 2 minutes. Is something wrong? Do you not want to go anymore? I-it's okay. We can just hang here and watch movies and eat pizza like old times" he said chewing his lips.
"I'm fine. Just thinking. So where are we going? Are you going to take me into a magical carpet ride and show me a whole new world?" I said.
He glanced at the screen of the TV and saw Aladdin and Jasmine singing a whole new world.
"Although I know a fantastic place you've never known I'd have to take a rain check my magic carpet is busy being vacuumed at the moment. Why don't we use my car instead?" he said going along with my antics.
"But I want to ride the magic carpet" I said pouting.
He chuckled and said "I'm afraid I can only offer you my chariot my lady"
"I am not a lady! Don't you see these bulging muscles that just ooze of masculinity? Shame on you. Shame on your scrawny body you petite boy" I said in my snobbish tone while making my way towards his car.
He quickly followed and opened the door for me "After you my lady" he said bowing.
"I hope this behavior doesn't continue all throughout the date because if it does I'm just gonna head back" I said in a mock stern voice.
"Of course not my lady" he said just asking playfully.
"Uh huh. So where are we going?" I asked once we were both seated at the car.
"Oh. Just the run down alley where thugs and druggies hang out. I thought I'd introduce you to the magical experience of being stoned beyond awareness" he said turning on the radio.
"What?" I said laughing.
"You're kidding!" I accused
"Nope. Thought I'd teach you how to do it first so that when I'm gone, you can have an escape and after just month of me being away, I'll hear you overdosed on the news" he said giving me a lopsided grin.
"You-you-you wish. Hmmp. I wouldn't miss you even if you're half way across the galaxy" I lied.
He chuckled and said "Sure. Besides I'm only like 21 hours away. We can go see each other when we have the time and fund. It's not like it's the end of the world. Right?"
My demeanor fell and I couldn't keep the sadness on my voice when I said. "Sure. 21 hours. 21 hours when you travel by plane. How am I ever gonna see you again when I'm broke as fuck and plane tickets cost about an arm each flight. By the time I reach New Hampton I'll only have an arm and when I get back I'll be armless. At that rate I can only visit you twice before I go limbless"
He winced but said "You're so morbid. Don't worry. I'll visit too. So we'd both be limbless after seeing each other 4 times"
"Douche" I said blinking tears away.
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