Through Chrissie's eyes

Before the Show

When I got back from my mission to help my friend get over a fight with her boyfriend, Jo looked a little better.

"You saved my day," she managed to smile at me, "I don't know what I'd do without you."

"Come on, that's too much of an exaggeration." I sat down beside her.

"You know I overreacted in the fight, you know?" She admitted "I understand Roger is busy with the band, he loves that part of his life, and I love that he's happy to play, I think the anxiety to speak soon with him didn't let me see his side of the situation."

"Um ... that was very mature of you," I praised, "now all you have to do is tell Roger that, right?"

"I will," Jo nodded, "but not before I take the ice cream, before it melts, and I'll use that time to rearrange my thoughts as well."

I was happy to see that she was getting back to normal.

"Let's talk about you now," she said.

" Me? Say what about me? You never find me interesting" I shrugged and swallowed a spoon full of ice cream.

"You're interesting, you're one of the smartest, kindest people I know" Jo justified,

"Okay, I've brought your ice cream, what more do you want?" I blurted out.

"Oh, nothing" she gave a mischievous little smile to me "okay, I'll tell you, what Brian wanted with you?"

"Oh that?" I thought she would ask about something else "he warned me that they are going to perform here this weekend, and here near the next days, and ..."

It was my turn to create a certain suspense.

"What?" She patted my leg, eager for me to tell.

"He promised me he would fight Roger if he had hurt you," I laughed.

"Well, I guess now he doesn't have to," she decided. "And you're going to the show?"

"I ... well, if you didn't get better I wouldn't even tell you about show" I admited "since you're better, will you go?"

"Of course I will, I must support my boyfriend," Jo decided.

"Oh, argh, Joanne Josephine Morris," I shook my head. "There are times I don't understand you."

"I was just impulsive in the fight and I realized just as fast that I was silly," she explained.

"Okay, we're just going to let this freaking thing go and focus on nicer things like the show," I said.

"Well said Christine Mullen," she raised her hand, waiting for me to complete the "high five," which I did laughing.

As soon as we finished the ice cream, I left Jo alone to continue reading my favorite book by Jules Verne, "Around the World in 80 Days," without first realizing that she was going to call Roger. Their relationship was complicated, full of comings and goings, ups and downs, but in the end they really liked each other, enough to ignore what was not right and strive for good things.

During the week, we prepared to attend the Smile show that kindly Brian had invited us to go. This time the boys would perform at a bar called The Kensington, another place that college students used to go to and not me. As I said, I didn't feel confortable in crowded places, but for Smile I would make an effort. They were really promising and talented musicians who, if they were lucky, could be very successful. If you managed to make an introvert as me left home to hear your music, which was something that made me well, it was not difficult to please the people who liked to go out and be in the crowd.