Blind (Mindless Behavior)

Clarity

"Alright guys. Good work today" our choreographer said.

We just finished a 5 hour rehearsal. I walked over to a bench and sat down. Between this and school, I don't know how I'm still moving.

In a couple of days we're doing a showcase to introduce ourselves to the music industry and generate a buzz for the group.

"Y'all did the math homework?" asked Prod

"I did half"

"Nah, not yet"

"Yup"

"Lemme see it before class tomorrow"

"Sure"

My phone kept vibrating repeatedly. Ellie was sending pictures of her day. Everyday I'm closer and closer to getting her back.

Day of the showcase

Today was the day and honestly I was a little jittery. This was a big jump from performing at the dance. We were going on at 9:30 so the whole was being spent getting everything in order and ready. Wardrobe, quick last minute rehearsals, things like that.

Ellie and I are both pretty busy today and  she was giving me time when she could. She told me some of the stuff was for school, but the major thing was that she has an evaluation today about her progress and if coming home is good for her. I just hope they do.

After performance

We were given separate rooms. I was the first one to head up. The guys were still down at the after party.

I got in the room and immediately fell back on the side of the bed. My body was going straight into rest mode, but I wanted to call Ellie and see how everything went.

I sat up and searched my pockets for my phone. I was looking down at my phone screen when suddenly out of the corner of my eye I saw movement.

Female feet.

I looked up and my eyes slowly met the eyes of who they belonged to.

My girlfriend.

She was wearing a black and white tight fitting dress that stopped at her knees. Her hair was a little crazy but in a good way.

Ellie came closer and crouched down so that we're eye to eye. She reached out and touched the side of my face.

"Hi?"

All I could do was stare at her. I wasn't dreaming or hallucinating. I could feel the warmth coming from her hand.

My body was moving on it's own.

I stood up, pulled her into a hug and at the same time backed her up into the wall. She hugged me back just as tight.

I pulled back and rested my forehead against hers. We stared at each other for a while.

"Don't ever leave me like that again....please. I need you, okay?"

She nodded. "I need you too. And I'm sorry. But I was a ticking time bomb and I went off. I needed help and some time to think"

"I know. I just wished we could've talked before you did that and be there for you. I messed up pretty bad"

"Well I wouldn't be here if you didn't fix everything, now would I?"

"Guess not"

She smiled. "I missed you"

"I missed you too"

Then it dawned on me that I completely skipped a very important question.

I stepped back and looked at her carefully.