You and I

The day it started

It was dark and I was on my way home, I was thinking about the kiss I had with Jason. It was amazing I felt in another world, no problems,thoughts, university or even family (which I don't know if it is a good thing) but I am sure i was just caught in the moment.

Suddenly a noise between the bushes made me worried so I sad:

"Chris you can stop now it is not funny at all."

Let me tell you a little bit about Chris, He was a gentleman that is for sure, we met in the university a few years ago, I had a crush on him but he didn't even realize it, now I think the situation had reversed, I did not like him anymore, but it seemed he was quite into me. So a few months ago I told him we could only be friends. He seemed disappointed but I think he took that in the chin. So after a few years of friendship we got to know more each other, but lately Chris was distant from all his friends, he didn't mention any problem going on.

He always made me some company on my way home, because he lives nearby in one of the housing estates.

" I said it is not funny!"

At that moment it wasn't Chris, he knew when to stop, I was panicking, and my phone wasn't working so I couldn't call anyone, I wasn't going to talk anymore I was going to try to make a minimum noise and leave. Maybe I am just panicking and it's a fox.

I was moving backwards because when you take your eyes off the bushes they always attack, I saw that in the horror movies so I wasn't going to do the same mistake. My body was shaking, my mind was panicking giving me images of the worst cases it could happen to me If took my eyes off the bushes, but for a moment it stopped, no more noises, so I decided to run, like everyone does in the horror movies and happens something to them or worse, they get killed!

I was out of breath, sweating, panicking but it seemed the woods never ended, it seemed I was running for hours or maybe I was in a bad shape, those PE classes I missed would've helped me at the moment, but you cannot change the past, only learn with your mistakes. Being breathless and tired I decided to stop to catch some breath, I was thinking I ran so long that I was in a secure place, I know I was still in the woods but I had a feeling I was safe. Suddenly someone touched me, I do not know how I did it but a wave came out of me, leaving a track of devastation behind, I turned around and the guy was on the floor, I tried to wake him up, but he didn't. I ran home thinking about what happened, on the way everything was on a loop on my head seeing again every moment. Running home was much easier than I thought it seemed the wood was helping me to get home faster or my intuition mas more accurate to be honest as I never walked past that side of the woods.

"Mom I'm home" I said rushing into my room to search more about what happened.

"Fiction, heroes, dreams, horror... horror?? Is my life going to convert in a horror movie now? This is stupid. There must be a reason and explanation, maybe it was he wind." My inner voice was talking.

Dinner was the most awkward thing it happened to me in the past years. Mom was trying to make some conversation and I was not in the mood to talk about anything.

"we need to talk" she said looking at her plate, she seemed lost in her thoughts

"I am not in the mood" I said grunting.

"I can see, but I what I need to tell you is important and you need to promise you will listen to me until the end."

"yes"

"your dad didn't leave us to live in another country, he died... I am sorry I should've told you before but it was not the right time!" she said crying with her hands in her head.

Everything made sense at that exact moment, everything, all the flowers, black clothes, the cry, the pictures, depression... my eyes were tearing up and as I stood up she did too. She walked in my direction to hug me.