Hotel California

I turned to him in shock; I just couldn’t believe what I heard.
‘‘What did you say’’ I asked.
‘‘I want you to forgive me, because of what I did to you. ’’
‘‘You have to be kidding me. ’’
‘‘I’m serious. ’’
‘‘Then you’ve lost your mind! ’’
‘‘Alexandra I’m serious. ’’ He said taking my hand in his, when I felt him I quickly took my hand away.
‘‘Don’t ever do that, you understand? ’’
‘‘I’m … sorry. ’’
‘‘I don’t think this little game of yours is true. ’’
‘‘I’m telling you the truth… today when I didn’t see you at school, I thought maybe…’’ he started plating with his thumbs before continuing. ‘‘I thought it was because of me that you had become depressed and…’’
‘‘You thought I was suicide because of you? ’’
‘‘We can never know. ’’
‘‘Well I’m not. ’’
‘‘The thing is! That I have being doing this… giving you a hard since I don’t even remember when… and I’ve never had any reason to do it. ’’
‘‘No there isn’t a reason. ’’
‘‘Then… can you forgive me? ’’
‘‘I can’t forgive you… I’m not who to do that. Besides you only want me to forgive you to feel better about yourself. ’’
‘‘It would mean a lot to me if you did’’
‘‘If you want it so much then I forgive you. But I don’t think it had much meaning if you’re going to treat me like shit all the time,’’
‘‘I wont’’
‘‘Oh really? That… I can’t believe.’’
‘‘Well it’s the truth, if it wasn’t I wouldn’t have said sorry.’’
‘‘Sounds logic.’’
‘‘Friends?’’ Tom said stretching his hand to me.
‘‘Not so fast, not friends… maybe we are not archenemies but that doesn’t mean we are friends. Let’s say we’re classmates that respect each other and try to do a project together.’’
‘‘Does that term exist?’’
‘‘Okay friends.’’ I said taking his hand ‘‘But we are not expending time together or hug or anything like that, we will just try to talk like normal people.’’

We spent the rest of the day doing of project, we ate together in bed because of my mom of course, we talked and we even laughed together. When the time to go came I stood up.
‘‘Stay in bed.’’
‘‘No, my ass hurts, I’ve been lying down all day and besides I need a shower.’’

We walked to the door and before he went home we stayed outside for a while.
‘‘Hey Alexandra, I had a great time… thanks.’’
‘‘It wasn’t that bad. ‘‘
‘‘I’ll see you Monday at school… Bye.’’ He smiled and kissed my cheek.
‘‘Goodbye.’’ Was the only think I could mutter he walked away, and I for some unknown I kept smiling like the idiot I was.

‘‘Liar.’’
‘‘I'm serious. Tom and I are officially… dun dun duuunn… FRIENDS! Insert psycho scream here.’’
He laughed at my stupidity and said ‘‘Don’t tell me kissed you.’’
‘‘Of course not! Well he kissed my cheek when he left.’’
‘‘You like Tom don’t you?’’ And even by phone I could tell that he was about to laugh his ass off at me.
‘‘No Mikey, I do not like him, I don’t have to like him so we can be friends.’’
‘‘Well you had a great leap of friendship in just a day, from hating each other to kissing cheeks. Its only a matter of time until you have his kids. Don’t forget to call the first one Mikey.’’
‘‘Shut up’’
‘‘Oh and don’t forget about me please.’’
‘‘Of course not, you are my best friend in the whole fucking world. You are my only family… besides you could totally do the same to me with Greta whore. You know cause she is pretty and popular.’’
‘‘You’re prettier than her, and the popularity doesn’t mean anything to me, and I would never change you for a thousand happy meals.’’
‘‘You think I’m pretty?’’ I asked not believing a word he said.
‘‘Of course I do, you are very pretty. More than any of those cheerleaders.’’

Then only good think about the phone is… no one can see you when you blush, and I was doing that furiously… for a moment I was speechless. Mikey, my best friend was telling me I was pretty… squeeee! Okay lame. But I mean! It was Mikey… the only male that had never showed interest in a girl or even said oh she is hot to any woman. HE was saying I was pretty. Yeah it felt good.

‘‘Thanks Mikey.’’ I said shyly. ‘‘Maybe you think I’m saying this out of compromise, but you are really handsome you know?’’
‘‘Of course not.’’
‘‘YES you are, I would never lie to you. You are handsome and cute and…’’ Okay I should shut up before I said anything I would regret.
‘‘Okay I get your point. Stop saying nice things before I get used to it.’’

We laughed and talked for a while. It was a Friday so we made plans for the next day. That night for my mothers surprise… and mine, I ate dinner.
‘‘I thought you didn’t eat at night.’’
‘‘Must be the flu don’t get used to it.’’

We ate without any discussion, weird thing because we always fought at dinner time. I went up to my room and stayed in the bathroom for a while looking in the mirror… I was pretty?

I smiled to myself, I’m sure I was about to run to my mother bedroom to put on her heels and makeup like a little girl.

Okay maybe not.

I went to bed that night with the same smile I’ve had on since talking to Mikey and for the first time in my life, I felt beautiful.

I think I had not slept like that in a long time. Besides my life had changed a little, I had a new friend… well I was in that road, right?

But at least we both had out hearts in trying.

Who could have said that being sick could bring so many consequences?