Falling For You

Old Wounds

Chapter 8: Old Wounds

Listen to the song Let me by Zayn Malik.

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What is life without a little risk?
--J.K Rowling.

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The minute my legs lost control I stopped at the fountain at the Boston's mall.

Not many people were there, just a few customers and a one or two people throwing a coin into the fountain before making a wish.

I took out a coin too and I shut my eyes tight before bringing the coin up to my face and wishing for the impossible.

"Make it go away! Make the world the world stop being against me for once please" I said hopelessly hoping that it would come true as I threw the coin in.

Suddenly I felt a tap on my shoulder and immediately I turned around on my heel and I found myself face to face with Brian, my coworker from the diner.

"Brian, hey" I said.

"I'm sorry I wasn't eavesdropping but I kinda heard what you said and I think you need to sit down, come with me" he said smiling as he held out his hand.

For a few seconds I just examined it carefully but eventually I gave in and I took his hand.

He took me to the food court where we sat in complete silence, neither of us picking up the courage to talk.

"I know you hardly know me but I totally understand what it feels like" he muttered incoherently breaking the silence.

"Do you?" I asked sceptically.

"The world isn't just your home Raven, the rest of us have problems too" he said rolling his eyes.

"Sorry I didn't-I'm sorry" I apologised quietly.

"Maybe you should change your point of view, maybe if you stopped looking at everything like it's against you, things may change" he said shrugging his shoulders.

"And you think rehab didn't teach me that. The problem isn't the point of view I'm looking through, it's what to do after looking at the problem. I know it sounds weird but can I ask you something Brian?" I asked expectantly.

"Yeah" he said as his Adam's apple bobbed.

"Have you ever felt like at first everything's amazing, it's this awesome life and then all of a sudden it all comes crashing down all because you weren't right once!?" I asked him calmly.

"Yeah, yes I did feel like that" he said proudly.

"How did you handle it?" I asked confused.

"I talked to someone, I let it all out. And the best part is I didn't give a fuck about what they thought, cause in the end it's my decision to be myself" he said proudly.

"That's nice, thanks Brian" I muttered smiling.

"No problemo, now I'm going to get back to my shopping while you sit down here and reflect" he said doing a namaste sign before leaving me at the table.