Wishing Wish

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When I first meet Arimi, she never struck me for someone who I can talk and confide to. She was rude and irritating when we first meet, after all.

But just about an hour after she had convinced me to return with her to their house so she can treat my wounds and all, I had already spilled what happened at the Café to her; and even with what happened in the morning with Mico at the park.

“I’m sure everyone thinks that I’m an avenging bitch, only here to play and hurt him!” I said angrily, she was on the last plastic strip on my arm.

“Done.” She declared happily, and started putting away the first aid kit.

“I know it’s not his fault. That’s he’s just doing what he’s supposed to do.” I continued. “Still, the fact that everything started because of him, is as clear as day.”

When I looked like I have nothing to say anymore, she started. “Wish, there are actually three ideas that are probably running inside everyone’s heads right now. The first one, the one you mention earlier.” She finally put the unused materials back inside the kit, and the soiled ones in a small plastic bag. “The second one is the opposite, where Matt is the one who seduced you, to play and hurt your feelings. And the third one is that, the two of you realized that after all these years, you really are in love with each other.”

I snorted. There’s a fourth one, I tell you.

“Thing is, Wish, it’s not important what others think about what’s going on between you.” She said as she faced me, and looked at me straight in the eye. “What’s important is the two of you. You’re still at the beginning of your relationship; there are a lot of things that you don’t know about each other, but you have time to do so.”

“It’s not as easy as you think, Arimi.” I sighed.

“Of course it’s not.” She smiled at me knowingly. “Love is really complex. I’ve been there, Wish Anderson.”

I just shook my head.

“If you know in yourself what you really feel about Matt, everything else doesn’t matter…your past, your doubts, the people around you.” She took my hands into hers. “I know for one that Matt really cares a lot about you. So tell me Wish, what do you really feel about Mathew Roose?!”

I just stared at her.

She asks me that, but I don’t know the answer myself.

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I have not slept a wink last night.

It’s no wonder my head throbbed like hell when the sun rose up.