Loss and Love

Chapter Nineteen

"Why are you so happy?" Ann asked as I walked in our room the day before my birthday. She closed her laptop and had a very questionable look on her face.

"My mom can walk again, Ann!" I yelled springing on her neck.

"Oh Liz, I thought you were about to tell me you're pregnant." She said, as she put a hand to her heart dramatically.

"What?!" I screamed sitting on her bed. "Where did you get such an idea?" I questioned.

She shrugged. "Maybe from you." I gave her a stern and confused look. "What? You went to an unknown place with Chris and didn't tell me where. And here I am thinking am the only person who does that."

"Let's talk about that later. My mom stood up today." I said continuing what I was telling her first. And saving Chris and I story for later. "She told me her legs were kinda wobbly at first but she got the hang of it."

"Oh Liz am so happy." I could tell that she was from the smile on her face. "Have you told Chris?"

"Yeah. He even talked with her on the phone earlier."

She opened her laptop and continued whatever she was doing before I came in.

"What are you doing?" I went around her and stared at the screen.

"Working on a presentation. It's about how you can convince a client to invest in your company if it's not one of the best." She rolled her eyes. Being the person she is, who will choose food and make-up over anything.

I laughed at her as she try to put her brain to work. "Ann you can do it. Just relax, be positive, open your mind, think hard and boom ideas will come flowing."

She scoffed, "easier said than done."

"You can do it. Just believe in yourself. Don't try to impress the professor, try and give it your best. So that no matter what the outcome maybe, you did it because you believed in yourself not because you wanted some baldheaded old man with glasses to believe in you." I said referring to whoever might be her professor for this course.

She laughed and said, "he's not bald okay? He's in his mid thirties and has a PHD. Plus he's very cute, too bad he's married." She said, but I knew she was just trying to get herself to relax a bit.

"So you now go after the marrieds instead of the singles. Huh?" I asked playfully.

"I'm not a home wrecker, okay?"

I lifted my hand in surrender. "I was just asking."

"Whatever." She said smiling. Suddenly her phone rang and she quickly answered as she saw who it was.

"Hey Luke." I took that as my cue to leave and let her have a private conversation. I went to our little space of a bathroom and took a shower.

***

We were on our way to Chris apartment for my birthday celebration. This morning was so much fun decorating, though I told them it wasn't necessary. We also order a little bit of food and bought snacks. The girls insisted we go back to our dorm rooms and get ready. Not even in one of the other guys apartment. Seriously? Was that even necessary. My friends really piss me off sometimes.

"Liz, Chris is calling." Tracy said as she handed me my phone from the backseat.

"Hey."

"Where are you girls? The boys and others are already here." He said nervously.

"Were almost there. Don't be so nervous, it's not like it's a party."

"Yeah right." He said sarcastically.