my best friend is in front of me right now, my childhood friend is in front of me right now... I don't know how to react anymore... happy, sad, betrayed... a wave of emotions and memories are coming back to me and I don't know if I will be able to hold on in the next few seconds.
He rubs his head, stunned and angry
-It's me, who else could it be? he says.
-I don't even know... you scared me!
-So you came here for the letter too?
-I thought we were the only ones, Jessica said, looking me straight in the eye.
-I thought I was too... he said in a whisper.
There was silence.
We looked at each other in the opposite direction, as if we had met in a stupid store and were pretending not to know each other.
-Who is that? he announced, pointing at me.
-Uh, that's my cousin from California who came to visit us, says Jessica.
The way he stares at me gives me the creeps, it's like he's offended that he doesn't know my real identity. He will know me perfectly even if I am invisible from afar.
I turn my gaze to the lake, I can't face him face to face now...it's too much, all these emotions in front of me, I lose my grip and my control, I'm both angry and sad to see him...should I yell at him?! should I hug him?! should I hit him?! how to do it?! I don't know, I'm lost...I try to be strong but I'm far from it. I don't want to show this weakness in front of him.
I'm going to pull myself together and the only thing I can do is shut up and pretend nothing happened.... It's hard but it has to be done!
-Well... we have to go. We accidentally got lost here. I say, ignoring him.
He grabs my arm.
-Come on, we both understand why you came?! He responds by putting a little emphasis on my arm.
-Really? I say, pulling his arm away violently.
-Sorry, Linda, for everything... he mutters silently.
Frozen and surprised, I turn back to the cabin and say:
-Since we are here, let's go and see. What have we got to lose?
-Yes, maybe we should, says my sister.
-But only for a few minutes, just to have a look. I don't want to stay here too long, I said.
I turned my head back slightly and saw the emptiness in his eyes.
After a long time, he followed us and said, stammering his words:
-It's scary here... Yes, I know the feeling... This whole city is... just...
-Yes, I know. said my sister.
I try to open the door but it seems to be blocked. Let's try the window, there was a small one on the glass of this one. and we can open it very well inside.
-Let's go inside, it's cold here...I say.
I jump inside it's like I've gone back in time.
Everything was like it was so long ago, the same things we left behind since the nightmare night, the same objects we left behind last time. Besides they lie in the same place ... the same paintings, the same sofa, the same furniture, everything is similar ... the same mess scattered ... the old mold becomes more and more in visible the ceiling, the wood has already lost its value, the ground clung to our steps as if it was just an accessory placed on the void. We feel the air on our feet: it is colder inside than outside.
We all go to the center to look for warmth but there is only one thing missing, the light. In the past, there was all that gave me goosebumps.
I reach my frozen hand towards the lit candle.
-Why are these candles lit? I say with surprise
-Yes... it's weird. says my sister.
Out of the corner of our eyes, we noticed that something was moving.
I saw a hand appear from nowhere, the hand of someone. For a second, I thought I was going to lose a cable. In a fraction, the person took one of the bougis and brought it to his face, revealing who was standing before us.
this person in question replies:
-What a gathering...this was planned...wasn't it? I didn't expect to see you here...
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