An Olive Green Sweater

Jacket

She asked, "Blue or purple, now?"

"Blue will be good for us...."

"So, that's final?"

"Yep!"

Ash and I are shopping for her wedding and we were deciding the gowns for the bridesmaids. She is getting married in another two days, I know....it is too early to shop for the wedding now, right?😅
We got the dresses packed and we headed straight to an Italian restaurant as both of us were starving since we were roaming from one shop to another, searching for the best dresses. I got a call from my mom as soon as we went to the restaurant and to a table for us.

"Hi ma!"

"Hi baby"

"What happen? You need anything?"

"No, just called you to tell you something"

"Ok....."

"I got the contract"

"That's great news ma, Congrats!!!
I will be home only by late evening...Ash and I are shopping"

"Thanks dear!
Hey, that's totally alright....take your time.
Had lunch?"

"We are at the restaurant now"

"Ok dear will call you later.
Bye"

"Bye"

I was overwhelmed when I heard my mom say that she got that contract and she had been trying so hard for it and her hard work paid off. We had pasta for lunch and headed to the mall. We wanted to actually spend more time than shopping for her wedding to be true...

We went to have ice cream and we then went to the parlour and got ourselves pampered there through the haircuts and facials and once we were done, we headed to our houses. I got out of Ashley's car and said bye and went home. Mom was back from work and I said,

"Hi!
How come you are back from work so early?"

"Look at the clock, Jessica"

I saw what time it was and of course, it wasn't my mom who came early from work but I who came home late. I went into my room, latched the door after me and opened my wardrobe only to put all the clothes that I had squeezed in, on me. I anyways found my T-shirt and track pants. I put my clothes on the bed and squeezed back all the clothes into my wardrobe and closed it. I went and took a warm, refreshing bath and wore my clothes and got down the stairs into the dining area where a delicious meal was waiting for me with my mother. I sat down at the table and took a spoonful of the food kept before me and I could see my mom happier than ever as she got the contract.

The room was filled with bliss, laughter, warmth from my mother's presence and of course, along with a mouth-watering steaming hot meal and a cold ice cream at the end.

My mom told me about what happen at work today and I drilled in paragraphs and paragraphs about my day to her. After dinner, we went and sat in the living area and I went and switched on the television and we put on Netflix and watched the movie 'Leap Year' along with a bottle of Coca Cola. We usually spend a lot of time together like this and through all these years, my mom actually got even more close to me though she was already close. She became my best friend who could party with me during my happiness and also, a shoulder to cry on during my sorrow.

"Dear, I am feeling a little tired today....I'll go to bed, ok?"

"Ya, sure. Goodnight"

She woke up from the couch and walked into her room and I actually didn't feel like watching the film without her, so I switched off the TV and walked upstairs to my room. It was raining outside and I went into the room balcony and stood there, getting myself drenched. I went into the room and latched the balcony door after me as I didn't want to wake up the next morning to see an indoor swimming pool in my room. I went and dried my hair and once it was dried, I tied it into a bun and I got changed into my sweatshirt and sweatpants as it was cold. I pounded onto my bed and lied down there and I pulled on the quilt until my stomach and I was on the phone. I was checking out Instagram and I was scrolling and scrolling through the feed when I saw one of Alex's picture with 'him'. I clicked on it and damm! It wasn't Alex's account and it was 'his'. I was about to close it but I saw something......

I saw a picture of him with another girl who had delicate, almost transparent green eyes and dark brown wavy hair. She had freckles across her cheeks and she looked kinda pretty and there he was -next to her with his hand on her shoulder. The caption of the picture said, "Happy siblings day!"
What?! He doesn't have a sister...wait, he does......Amelia!
I put my phone aside and I was looking at the ceiling thinking about what I just saw. I remembered the day when I saw him at the ice cream store with another girl. I closed my eyes and tried to recall how she looked and.....my! What have I done? I immediately called Ash...

"Hi Ash"

"Hi, Jessie...."

"......"

"Hello?"

"......."

"Jess?"

"I made a mistake Ash!"

"Why are you crying? Tell me what happen"

"You remember that day I saw Benny with another girl in an ice cream parlour?"

"Ya...."

"It was his sister Amelia..."

I broke down when I told her all of this and she said,

"Hey.....don't cry. Jessie...."

"Ya...."

"I knew this before and I just felt it would be better for you to know this rather than anyone breaking it to you...."

"Ya...."

"Just go to bed now....don't overthink about it, alright?"

"Ya, bye...."

"Bye..."

It was still raining outside and I could hear the pattering of the raindrops on the window. It reminded me of our first kiss in the midst of rain and it also reminded me of the one time where Benny and I were hanging out and it started to rain and he gave me his jacket. It flashed my mind about the jacket and I went to my wardrobe and I reached out to the box where I had put away all his memories and I wanted to throw it away but I never could....ever.

I searched through the box and I found the jacket he gave me and I took it into my hands and hugged it. I could feel something in the jacket's pocket and I checked out what was there and it had something that I never saw....
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