To the moon and back

Chapter 8.2

Chapter 8.2

Nothing felt worth doing afterwards. I could hardly concentrate. The situation had made me to lose interest in everything that came my way that day. It was very devastating not knowing where else to look for Annika and worse, her silence was eating me up. She had given me not enough clues of the places i had to find her if she was not at her home. I was with pain in the heart because of something she could have just explained to me with simple presses of the buttons on her phone.

Helpless, I went to Olive Park and sat on my favorite spot but that did not change anything. She wasn't there either, disappointingly. I had not gone there to look for her although just because of her my eyes were as wide as those of a cat in the dark. My plan was to sit down on the green chair and let the park's wind refresh me. In a simple saying, i was there to clear my head. I did not stay there for so long. I soon lifted myself from the chair and left the park. It wasn't helping being there.

"How is she?" my mother asked me

"She is doing fine" i replied. "She sent greetings to you. If she will be the same as i found her she will be set free to go home today."

"That's amazing" said my mother.

"Wait a second people" with a clueless expression on her face Jennifer said, a bit loudly. "Who are we talking about here?"

I had returned to her room at the children's cancer ward of Klacont hospital. Talking to her made me to put aside the case of Annika out of my mind until when my mother had brought her up.

"Annika is who we are talking about here" my mother said, smiling. "Your sister in-law."

"Come on, mom" i said nervously. "We are just friends."

"Nigel, cease the moment. The lady is so beautiful to just be friends with" said Jennifer, speaking as if she was not laying on a sick bed. "She could have already been mine if i was you."

"Lower your voice young lady" my mother said to her. That wouldn't have been the only thing she could have said to her had she been she was not sick. She couldn't have allowed her to talk about the dating issues.

"Sorry mom. I got carried away and forgot" Jennifer purred. "So, Nigel, have you kissed her yet? You maybe just friends but still the kiss can happen."

"What?" awed, i asked.

"She just asked you if you have kissed Annika yet" my mother said seriously, eagerly looking at me. "I believe she isn’t talking about the holy kiss."

"Okay, it’s time for me to go" giggling, i said and got up from the seat i had sat. "Got to eat, sleep, take a shower and then go to work."

"You will go to work naked?" Jennifer questioned me.

"Of course i will dress."

"Did not mean to offend you but you did not mention that in your 'okay, it’s time to go' speech."

"Like, that's obvious for you to know" i said. "It’s not like i am giving a statement at a police station."

"Try to be specific with what you say sometimes. Pop culture killed the proper languages some time ago."

"Says who?" i inquired.

"Myself. Jennifer Purnell."

I blew air out of my chest to relief myself when i had come out of Jennifer's room while waiting for the elevator to open. Telling a lie to my mother had not being easy for me and it could have being hard for me to stay in the room with the topic that had been introduced had i not left. Something was most definite and not avoidable; Annika had become a part of my life.