The Heartache of a Friendship

Chapter 2

I woke up early, called work to inform them that I wouldn't be going in and started making breakfast. Today was the first day of a week filled with amazing activities Daniel and I have always loved doing. We both loved pancakes so I made us pancakes again. Daniel and I were sharing my bed, which we had done many times before so. Once I'd made the pancakes, I took them up to Daniel since I didn't want him to rush around too much today. We had a very relaxed breakfast, sitting next to each other on my bed, discussing things we could do for the rest of the week. Once we'd eaten, we got ready to go out, dressing in casual clothes.

Out first stop was Starbucks. We both loved Starbucks and it was a great way for us to discuss our future plans. We ordered extra coffee in our drinks as we were both quite tired but wanted to make the most of every day we had before Daniel left. Despite me going to Starbucks almost every day for the past year, they still spelled my name wrong. I know it isn't easy but you'd think after a year they'd learn how to spell it but no.

After Starbucks, we went for a long walk by a river. We'd always loved going on walks together. They'd always end up funny; whether it'd be because I fell over or we had made a joke, we'd end up dying from laughter. We found a tree to sit in and just chatted for about an hour before we headed to town to go on a shopping spree.

We bought lots of different things: clothes, food, accessories, alcohol, ornaments, and films for a movie night. We decided to drop our new belongings off back at my house before heading out to the cinema.

We had a very similar taste in movies so it was never difficult for us to agree on a film to watch together. We bought lots of snacks and a slushie each. We always sat near the back of the theatre and snuggled up to each other. I would rest my head on his chest whilst he wrapped his arm around me. I loved moments like these. They reminded me how important he is to me and how much we've grown from those two scared orphan kids. I couldn't ask for a better friend. I forgot everything else and just enjoyed the moment, my heart racing from the closeness.

After the film, we decided to go out for a meal. We always go to the same place and have done from a very young age. We both hated change and we always ordered the same thing. It's our signature restaurant. If you don't know where to find us, look in McDonald's. Every single time we ate together we'd go to McDonald's. It was perfect for us. Not too crowded and not too fancy. We'd just get kicked out of a fancy restaurant and they have food both of us like. Perfect.

Once we'd finished stuffing our faces, we headed back to my place. We planned on getting absolutely wasted. We had an assortment of lots of different alcohol: vodka, WKD, cider, gin, brandy, and rum. We were going to get so drunk we'd be throwing up for days but it's what we do. Get so drunk we forget the whole night and end up wanting to die from the pain.

As soon as we walked through the door, we wasted no time getting out the drinks. We kept throwing them back like they were nothing. It wasn't long before neither of us could form sentences or walk in a straight line. We were just crying from laughter at nothing. It was the perfect end to the perfect day.

The next morning I woke up in bed, cocooned in Daniel's arms. I looked up at his peaceful expression and felt a smile spread across my face. Although the smile quickly disappeared when an extreme pain shot through my head. And there's the downside to getting absolutely wasted. I didn't feel like facing the day so I just snuggled into Daniel's arms, even more, breathing in his scent, which was mostly alcohol but there was also a slight scent of cologne. I let the smell carry me back to sleep, feeling safe in my best friend's arms.