As Close As Strangers

One

"It's only been six weeks." She said.

"Don't think about it that way! Think more like it's already been six weeks!" I squealed with fake excitement.

"Yeah, okay. Look I'm gonna go to sleep." She sighed.

"But it's only 10:00 here." I frowned.

"Yeah but it's 1:00 here and it's been a long day." She said.

"Okay. Good night, I love you." I smiled.

"Yeah." She said as she hung up.

Yeah... Nothing else but yeah and a nod. I closed my laptop and laid back. It wasn't my fault that I was away. Well I mean I guess it is. I was in a band, but she told me she was happy that I was doing what I love.

"Hey." Luke said as he entered the room.

"Go away." I groaned.

"Do you wanna talk about it?" He asked.

"No. I don't want to talk about it." I said.

"Okay. We can talk about something else." He smiled.

"How could she hang up without saying I love you?!" I shouted.

"I thought you didn't want to talk about it." Luke said.

"Of course I want to talk about it! I'm losing my girlfriend for heaven's sake!" I yelled.

"Okay, calm down and just breathe. Don't get worked up. You know what happens when you get worked up." He said with a concerned tone.

Of course I knew what happened when I got worked up. But I had been taking my medicine so that didn't have to be a problem.

"Michael?" Luke said shaking me from my thoughts.

"Yeah. Sorry. Just thinking." I mumbled.

"It's fine. Look, I know you're a bit upset about leaving her but I promise that things will be okay." He said.

"It hurts." I said as I put my head to the pillow.

"I know it does, Mikey." He sighed while rubbing my back.