One Summer Dream (Short Story)

One Summer Dream

            It was a normal boring summer afternoon when I received a call from Blake, my guy best friend.

            “What is it this time?” I asked with an irritated voice. Well, I’m still mad at him about the shoes he borrowed from my older brother Kyte. He had broken it and Kyte is mad at me by not even asking for his permission when I let Blake borrow his shoes. Well, in my defence, I didn’t know that Blake will be careless about the things that he borrows.

            “You are still mad at me? I told you I’m going to pay for it” he said trying to sound as pitiful as possible. I just rolled my eyes as I took off my eye glasses and close my book in Economics. I’ve been reading the one-thousand pages Economics book since last week and I’m already close to its end. I plan to finish it tonight since the coffee shop where I work for my part time is close.

            “Pay me when? I know you will never repay those. You’re an assh*le best friend” I mocked at him.

            “You are so harsh!” he laughed while pretending he was hurt.

            He’s my best friend since third grade… and he never have repaid anything that he has borrowed from me. So I know from the very beginning that he was just lying about the repayment of my brother’s shoes.

            “I know, Blake. If you just called for that, I will just hang up. I’m planning to finish this Economics book today” I said with a very bored tone.

            “That svcks Lory! You are the super most boring person I’ve ever met” he mocked.

            “And you are the worst best friend ever!” I talked back with a very annoyed tone.

        He is always like that. He always tells me that I am very boring… that my life style svcks! The way I dress is such a pity. My face is always pale. That I study too much. That I barely have friends. That I don’t know how to socialize. That I will never have a boyfriend!

        His honesty svcks!

        But what can I do? I was born like this. I came from a very poor family. My parents’ income is just enough for our daily living. I’m only studying in one of the most prestigious school in our country because of my scholarship. I don’t have time to primp and look at myself in the mirror most of the time because if I wasn’t reading a book, I am in my part time job and earning money. I barely have friends because nobody in our school wants to be friends with an indigent girl like me. I don’t know how to socialize because I’ve never been into any of our University party. The tickets are too expensive that I have to work two weeks just to earn enough money for it. And lastly, I don’t have a boyfriend because Blake is right… I svck! My life svcks…

        “So sensitive you are, Lory! I was just kidding” he was giggling while saying those. I think he had felt that he offended me that’s why he’s trying his best to bring back his words.

        “Fine… Anything else to say? I’m not in the mood to talk” I said with a very annoyed tone, but I think he just brushed it off.

        “Hey! I am really going to repay the shoes. I’m not kidding when I said that. And for the question when… I’m going to repay you tonight!” he said excitedly.

        “Tonight? But how did you get a money? Did you patch things up with your brother already?” I asked kinda shocked that he has money. Well, Blake is kinda broke for the past few weeks because he had a fight with his brother who is standing as his parent since his parents died when he was five years old.