Short Stories

Too Late

''Life is short'' that's what my parents always said they are correct though life is terribly short and kinda sucks when you're alone and have no friends and you are the outcast. This was how I felt, the new kid at school that came from another place leaving his friends and memories.

It sucked a lot, too much to be honest but then I had this thing to fall back on, memories of old friends but then I realized going through one of the darkest times of my life, memories can hold you back without you even realizing till its too late.

After that, I didn't give a fuck anymore, didn't care who the hell I was speaking too or hanging out with then I saw you, the light to my dark.

"That is so..." Chelsea said
"Cheesy?" I said
"Yeah" She said
"Don't blame me I didn't write the script" I said
"What is it for anyways?"
"Just a film me and the guys decided to do"
"For extra grades?"
"Mhm"
"Well, line delivery I would say maybe 10/10 while the script I would give a 4.5"
"Wow, you really hate Adrian for writing this script don't you?"
"It's too cheesy!"
"Yeah but, he has been writing this for like 2 weeks now"
"Then those two weeks were wasted"
"Fine"
"But you are really good at faking"
"Is that what you call acting now?"
"Maybe" She grinned

Chelsea is one of my oldest friends, not in age but in years spent with her. She recently got back from abroad studying in a what she called a "pristine school for the rich, douchebags and the occasional smartasses." Even if she didn't want to admit it she is smart and from time to time can be a total dick but keeps her charm.

When we were just kids, somewhere around 11-13, we would do stupid shit and would just be a pain to everyone yet it was fun spending time with her and hell, I kinda liked all the stuff she would drag me to.

Then the day that separated us, it was for her future of course and she wanted to go abroad to study and I being a supportive friend agreed with her decision. I watched her walk inside the airport with her parents and that was the last time I saw her, until I met her again.

The circumstances were very normal. Another day, drinking caffeine to try to stay up and finish a homework given that requires the student to write a 4 page essay with minimum of 700 words about the effects of war. Thing is though when I first saw her I thought it was the 3 rich in caffeine beverages that I had made me hallucinate but when she said my name I knew it was her.

She was wearing baby blue jeans and a t-shirt with the text "I am a friend but keep me closer." She and I talked while I was writing my essay and she told me about the school she went to and the usual I did this and that but a few words stood out from what she said. "I miss you" she said and something triggered a flood of emotions that I didn't even know existed or have ignored them.

She had to go as she needed to enroll again to our school. I was already finishing up my essay and decided to go with her. We got to the school on foot while surprisingly keeping up a normal conversation. She went to the enrollment office and I went to my class.

After that she slowly knew each other again. I knew what she had done for the past few years, what she became and how she adapted while she knew all the dumb stuff that I did and information that I keep to myself. We were best friends reunited, nothing more than that.

Or so I thought. These past few days call it the hormones or whatever I started having feelings for her.

"Anyways" Chelsea said "How do you talk to a dude"
"Sorry I don't understand" I lied,
"Ya know when you talk to some person that you like how do you... do it?"
"Uh well.. I don't know"
"Really not even like one tip you could give me?"
"Can't"
She frowned

"I have to go" she stood up
"Good luck asking the dude out" I said putting on my best fake smile

She left and I locked the door. I waited for a good couple of minutes before falling down on my bed and tried to relax myself. It didn't work and slowly I drifted to sleep.

You'll never leave?
Never..
How long can you keep up this act before you break?
Chelsea don't go!

I woke up with sweat trickling down my face probably because of the aircon broken. Still I can't not push back what I felt when she left, it was a mixture of wallowing in sadness and happiness.

My phone buzzed. "New Message" I read and the contents of it kinda made me jealous no just hated myself for not admitting sooner. The message was about how Chelsea met up with the guy and uh they hit it off both of them had the same interest and liked each other. They are going to the prom and here I am drinking punch with you.

"Wow" Lilith said
"I feel like I am getting drunk" I said
"Probably because I didn't give you punch?" She said
"So this is.." I said
"Its a light alcoholic even the scrawniest of people could handle it"
"I am a exception huh..."
"How ironic on how that the both of us, have a crush on the people that we helped get together"
"Yeah..."
"What happened anyways"
"Well, do you want my side of the story on how I got Chelsea to come here and look good and not nervous?"
"Yeah go, I wanna see if life hates both of us" Lilith showed a small smile

It was like yesterday. I was in Chelsea's room and she just kept asking me questions regarding her dress.

"What should I wear?" Chelsea said
"Don't know" I said
"Come on, that is why I brought you here"
"I'm not following"
"You're my best friend, and you don't give a shit if you see me naked right?"

"Wait wait wait wait" Lilith said interrupting my flashback
"What?"
"She said that!"
"Word for word"
"Woah"
"Can I get back to telling my side?"
"Yeah"

I continued telling the story
"What?" I said to Chelsea
"Yeah, sides you are a guy and you know what other guys like"
"Fine.. just don't..whatever"
"Thank you so much" she later on came out wearing a turquoise dress
"Color doesn't fit your personality"

She then came out with different dress designs and colors but we settled on one thing. A dark blue dress.

"Fits you" I said
"Again thank you" She said and she tried unzipping it but it couldn't work "Can you help me?"
"Sure..." I said and I tried unzipping but then realized in was stuck on the bra she was wearing

"Okay pause pause pause" Lilith interrupted once again
"You're cringing right?"
"Yes! How and what did you feel?"
"Weird, dude it is so wrong on how that I ,her best friend, has been sitting on her room watching her get dressed!"
"Oh my god" she looked like she was about to threw up "Skip, before I lose what I ate"
"Fine"

I gave her words of encouragement

"What if I mess up?" Chelsea said
"You won't"
"But like what if I do?"
"Imagine he is a person that you've been with for a long time but then you guys got separated then you see him again. Go talk to him as if it's your last time together"
Slight pause
"Thank you" Chelsea said kissing me on the cheek

Lilith eyes got wide.
"Yup" I sighed
"I'm gonna get more alcohol" Lilith said

She later came back with a bottle
"How unlucky are we..." I said
"Yup" She said
*sigh*"If only we weren't cowards and just said that we liked them"
"Mhm"
"So weird to see that the person you like is dancing with someone else and you are just at the sidelines watching"

No answer from Lilith. I looked to my left where she was sitting and she was asleep,her head rested on my shoulder.

"How cruel can you be faith..."

End
AN:Soz if you guys cringed as thats the point of it and uh yeah, I might have time to write up more parts for Questions and S.S as I have zero idea on OOT.