Eenie Meenie Miney Mo

Past, Present, and Future

"Mum, I'm not in the mood." I sigh drying the clean plates she was washing.

"Go out for coffee or something, to talk as friends. Just get to know him, his parents are so different from anyone I've met. If he's anything like them then he's a keeper."

I turn to look at her shaking my head, "I finally just got the nerve to get out of my house after two weeks. I'm not ready to move on," the same emotions I've felt since our breakup came flooding back. Every time I say or think of him, I get the feelings all over again.

"I'm not even sure I'm over Alex yet," I add in a whisper looking to the floor.

"But he's different Adele, you'll love him. He's nothing like Alex I promise you'll feel different with him."

I ignore her, shaking my emotions off. The plate in my hands slowly start slipping from my grasps from water on the plate and sweat that began to form on my hands. Quickly, I picked the cloth off the counter dyed it, and put it away.

I could feel my mums eyes stare at me as I try and not look at her, "Besides he's handsome, and very polite. I can see you and him together with a lovely family."

"Mum!" I quickly look at her, "please, I'm not ready for this! I don't need another man in my life right now. I'm fine by myself, I don't need you trying to hook me up with all your friends sons." I angrily scold getting sick of this.

She puts her hand on my arm, "Adele! I'm not hooking you up with him, I just thought maybe you guys could be friends."

"No! No mum, I don't need anymore boys in my life to cause more drama. I have my Laura that's all I need."

She pulls out her phone and scrolls around before turning it around for me to see, "See Adele, look how handsome and dreamy he is. He looks like your type."

I have to admit, he did have good looks but I'm really not looking for someone to take Alex's place right now.

Knowing she's not going to shut up about this, I rip my arm from her and grab my purse, "I'll see you later mum, I have to go."

She comes running after, "But Adele he's-"

"No mum!" I yell cutting her off and slamming the door behind me.

***

"Adele again, no need to thank me for the night out. You needed it, I know you did." Laura gets in the car after coming out from the restaurant, that was on her, she took me too, "but that's so weird that we ran into Hunt. He's definitely still into you."

"Only for my body," I simply state getting in the passenger seat, "he's always in relationships just for what woman have."

"Well, you've been together before. If he keeps coming back to you, then maybe theirs something special about you."

"He's only coming back because he knows what I have, Lau. I'm not getting back with him, he's such a player."

She looks at me before starting the car, "But he's hot."

"So, that's not what relationships are for. I want a man that loves me for who I am not for my body." I sigh thinking about all the relationships I had and realizing that not one of the men loved me for who I was. They all were trying to get me to change.

"Now how about a movie yeah?" She changes the subject and pulls out of the parking lot. Before I answer she starts driving the opposite direction of my house.

I nod in agreement knowing there's no way out of this when it comes to Laura. Plus, I get to sit in a dark room without people looking at me, I could cry or even maybe get caught up on my sleep. 

I haven't gotten it in a while, I always wake up from a nightmare about Alex and get a horrible stomachache. Some days I even make myself sick and throw up all because of how depressed I have been recently. I guess you can say I'm still not over him.

***

The lights dim, causing the few people in the theater to lower their voices. I feel Laura leaning back in her seat making herself comfortable. 

She turns her head ever so slightly and throws a piece of popcorn in her mouth. A sight chuckle escapes my mouth, "Shh..." a young boy sitting next to me whispers. 

When the lights go completely off I sit back in my seat and close my eyes. Just what I need, a comfy chair with the lights off. Now I can sleep for a little bit. 

The noise of loud late arrivers cause me to open my eyes. I watch as they struggle to find a seat and sit down. One guy, walking towards me, catches my eyes. He seemed familiar, like I've seen him before but I can't quite find a name for him. 

through the darkness I could make out a dark beard, and plump lips. We made eye contact and I could see a slight smile creep across his face. He got into the aisle, making Laura stand up. He sits down a couple seats away from me. I glance over at him and to my surprise he's doing the same. 

Does he think the same about me, am I familiar to him too? I quickly look away from him and try to look like I'm watching the movie. 

I feel someone sit next to me, quickly I look over and see him starring at me. 

"Do I know you?" We stop talking realizing we said that at the same time. We both share a laugh. 

"Shh..." The little boy once again whispers looking down at me. 

Getting a closer look at him I realize who this man is, "You're that guy that awkwardly came to my door a couple days ago when I was naked." 

He quietly chuckles nodding, "That's it! You're that pretty young lady from across the street."

I freeze when I hear those words come out of his mouth. Those three words repeat in my head, 'that pretty young lady.' I fell my heart start to race, did he really just call me that. 

Being embarrassed, I look down tucking my hair behind my ear. Once I see his ring, I feel my heart shatter.

He doesn't mean it.

"I-I uh..." before I can think of anything to say I start getting hard kicks after hard kicks in the back of my seat. I turn around to tell the annoying kid to stop. But to my surprise, right before my eyes I am watching two perfectly in love couple making out. 

A part of me wants to punch them, no one wants to see or hear them making out at the movies. But another part of me is so jealous of what those two happy people have. I wish my boyfriend would kiss me like that. I wish I had someone like that lucky girl has right in her arms. 

At the moment I realize I'm staring at them I turn my head quickly. But I'm soon tapped on the shoulder. I turn my head and see the man I was starring at before, the man I never thought I'd ever see again. 

Alex.

Spell check, nahhh.... just needed to get thous out. Hopefully I can work on my stories over Christmas break.