Oxford Comma,
Between the lines.
Dialing...
I stood there with tears flowing freely all over my cheeks. I can't believe it! I can't believe it all ended like this . How did everything get so messed up? It started out like any other day. I had breakfast, got dressed, texted Bri and now look at this mess.
'Please answer, Joshua. Please, please answer. I need you now more than anything.'
"Yeah?" he answered relaxed.
As soon as I heard his deep voice, everything stopped. I even had to make sure I was still breathing and that my heart was still beating. Luckily, it did.
"J-j-j-jossh-Joshua?" I stammered sadly. My voice was broken and my words didn't come out quite the way I wanted them to. I wanted to sound Zen-like. Like none of this bothered me. Like nothing really mattered, like nothing got to me.
Oh well, I guess we can throw that plan out the window.
"T-Twylor? What's wrong? Is everything all right? What happened? Are you..are you crying?"
If my world hadn't just collapsed I would've laughed. He said that last word so..so innocently. Like he was a 7-year old who made his mommy cry. I guess not everything about Joshua was tainted and mature. He still had his let-go moments.
"Y-yeah...I.. i twalkwed wwitwh Bwiawnnwa awnd.. she..she" I couldn't continue. I was crying so hard that even I didn't make out what I had just said. Much less him..
"You know what? Fuck this. I'm coming over." He said determined.
I didn't even have time to argue. He hung up and I was still crying.
After 10 minutes I heard a soft tap at my window. I opened it and he immediately stiffened.
"Looks that bad?" I said sadly.
He only nodded once and ushered me to come down. I jumped and he caught me in his arms. He really did know how to protect me.
"I--"
I didn't even have enough time to finish what I wanted to say because as soon as I opened my mouth his lips crashed against mine. The feeling of his lips against mine was..magical. So much electricity and mixed feelings were flowing through us. The rhythmic motion of our lips were expressing the need, the disappointment, the love and the desperation each of us felt. I felt his hands grabbing my waist and pushing me even more towards him. My hands were in his hair, clinging to him like there was no tomorrow. His lips.. his lips were so soft..and felt so good against mine.. It felt right. The kiss felt right. He grabbed my hips and as soon as I felt his tongue licking my lower lip, I panicked.
During that moment, I forgot everything about my broken friendship.
I stood there with tears flowing freely all over my cheeks. I can't believe it! I can't believe it all ended like this . How did everything get so messed up? It started out like any other day. I had breakfast, got dressed, texted Bri and now look at this mess.
'Please answer, Joshua. Please, please answer. I need you now more than anything.'
"Yeah?" he answered relaxed.
As soon as I heard his deep voice, everything stopped. I even had to make sure I was still breathing and that my heart was still beating. Luckily, it did.
"J-j-j-jossh-Joshua?" I stammered sadly. My voice was broken and my words didn't come out quite the way I wanted them to. I wanted to sound Zen-like. Like none of this bothered me. Like nothing really mattered, like nothing got to me.
Oh well, I guess we can throw that plan out the window.
"T-Twylor? What's wrong? Is everything all right? What happened? Are you..are you crying?"
If my world hadn't just collapsed I would've laughed. He said that last word so..so innocently. Like he was a 7-year old who made his mommy cry. I guess not everything about Joshua was tainted and mature. He still had his let-go moments.
"Y-yeah...I.. i twalkwed wwitwh Bwiawnnwa awnd.. she..she" I couldn't continue. I was crying so hard that even I didn't make out what I had just said. Much less him..
"You know what? Fuck this. I'm coming over." He said determined.
I didn't even have time to argue. He hung up and I was still crying.
After 10 minutes I heard a soft tap at my window. I opened it and he immediately stiffened.
"Looks that bad?" I said sadly.
He only nodded once and ushered me to come down. I jumped and he caught me in his arms. He really did know how to protect me.
"I--"
I didn't even have enough time to finish what I wanted to say because as soon as I opened my mouth his lips crashed against mine. The feeling of his lips against mine was..magical. So much electricity and mixed feelings were flowing through us. The rhythmic motion of our lips were expressing the need, the disappointment, the love and the desperation each of us felt. I felt his hands grabbing my waist and pushing me even more towards him. My hands were in his hair, clinging to him like there was no tomorrow. His lips.. his lips were so soft..and felt so good against mine.. It felt right. The kiss felt right. He grabbed my hips and as soon as I felt his tongue licking my lower lip, I panicked.
During that moment, I forgot everything about my broken friendship.