Euphoria // Grunge One-Shots

Massage - Eddie Vedder*

"(Y/N), I know I told you you would get a day off tomorrow, but I need you here. Someone just booked for a massage.." my boss (and good friend), Angie, tells me and I sigh defeated, I've been looking forward for a day off for a long time and every time it gets closer Angie tells me I can't have my day of freedom.

Angie notices my disappointment and comes closer, "Don't worry hun, I'm sure you'll like tomorrow's appointment." she tells me with a wink. I give her a confused look, "Why is that?"

"Because the guy is hella handsome." she smirks and I let out a howl of laughter. Angie is always paying attention to guys and their looks. I've made the deal with myself to ignore every guy that enters this room. That is, because I know I'll be seeing handsome guys shirtless and mostly naked, but I can't advantage of that. At first I found it hard, because I was someone to be easily flustered and all that, but through the years I've come to the realisation that if I just try and ignore the handsome ones, because it won't become anything anyway, I can get through the day without any problems.

"You should go now, though. I've already taken too much of your spare time and I'll do it again tomorrow.. Go enjoy the sun outside for a bit and relax. See you tomorrow." Angie tells me as she pushes me towards the door. I smile gracefully, "Thanks Angie."

As soon as I reach my room I change into some swimwear and grab a towel. When I reach the poolside it's not that crowded anymore, at this time of the afternoon people usually go out to enjoy the cities nearby. For me, it's always a great time to relax and get some tan.

After fifteen minutes of silence, a group of men walk up to the pool and dive in it without any pardon. First, I sigh in annoyance, but when I see the happiness on their faces I can't seem to hide my smile. It's been forever since I went out with my friends, I don't even know if I can still call them my friends.. I haven't seen them for years, the only one I dare to call my friend right now is Angie, and she's also my boss...

One of the guys meets my gaze, I send him a smile and turn my attention back to the book I was reading earlier. I hear them muttering something and I can feel their eyes on me, but I decide to ignore them and just continue reading my book.

When my phone suddenly starts ringing I jump up from my chair and my book flies into the air. I notice it's going to fall into the pool of I don't do anything about it, but when I see the Caller's ID on my phone I decide the phone call is also pretty important. It's my mum, she told me she'd call me if she knew more about my brother's condition. My brother, Noah, is sick and has been for years. He's nearing his end and my mum promised to keep me updated since I'm not able to see Noah very frequently.

In a split second I decide I could just buy a new book and reach for my phone. "Mum, hi!" I say softly, with a hint of desperation for good news. The thing is, I know the news won't be any good, the last couple of weeks Noah has just been getting worse and worse as well as the phone calls.

"Hey darling," my mum says through the phone. Even though I can't see her, I already know she's not happy. The tone of her voice gives it away.

"Any happy news?" I ask sadly as I slowly get up from my lounge seat and walk over to a more secluded spot.

About half an hour later I walk back to my things with a slightly tear-stained face. It seems that the doctors told Noah he's only got about two months left. When I reach my seat I notice my book is placed on top of it. I turn around to see if the guys from earlier are still in the pool, but they're nowhere to be seen.

The next day I make sure I'm ready for my appointment with this so called 'hella handsome guy' from Angie. It takes me everything to get through with it, knowing Noah is in a completely different state nearing his end. It tears me apart.