WHEN WE WERE US

Lake Ville's Park, and I will

g talked about now at this table. This is why I never wante

han White is going t

n asking Wayne, Ethan's b

in me as I could still feel the chill of that night on my skin. Never in my life

Shirley, my best friend, asked W

ps. When Shirley joined the class newly in grade 4, everyone teased Wayne about finding his long-lost sister because of the similarity in their names, even though it wasn't exactly similar.

nds, and we are not close enough t

some rotten tomatoes. Knowing who Shirley is, she wouldn't le

treated Shirley like that because why on earth is

happens to be that we are having our reunion the next day, which is today, and I was like, what better way to welcome back o

d, while dating Ethan, I barely conversed with Wayne and avoided him whenever he wanted to start a conversation with me. Listening to him s

about the reunion, he didn't say

e was wishing he never sounded so certain

m..." He

being overl

ately. Seizing the opportunit

my vestido polo dress from the empty wine glass sitting in front of me to be sure e

ss of caramel that just stepped in. Those dark brown eyes that perfectly complements that ha

ded after he won the race. Like that wasn't enough, my dry pa

meet you

this handshake without seeming like I'm holding a grudge? I can't afford

creams and gives

sweaty palms or ignoring him and seeming like I'm hold

e seat next to him, which happens to be directly opposite me. "It's been forever s

hort glance I took at him says the same. I'm curious thoug

*

l me you didn't

he's been going on about how

jobs online. The reunion has happened, and it's over. You convinced me

am, I still find it difficult to understand how someone as u

, he had his eyes fixed on you all through his stay. Maybe, just maybe, if you had looked in his

y in response to S

xcitedly. "What did he do

e moved closer to me, her hands gripping

op talking about him around me?

irley, this time

e-absorbed eyes, wh

lking about this café, I saw them on our way to the reunion dinner. The building looked nice. Also, the pay

ave, Shirley smoothly shifts her focus because she know

nd hit the button that said apply

o you s

ong! Di

Shirley off interr

hat be?" I a

g you; this is you

from Shirley, no one comes around my

t could be behind the door

it." Shirley

oved closer to it, standing just about five steps

hear Shirley say right b

woman I c

*

ded a glass of chilled water

clench my fist tightly,

mother asks me breaking the silence that h

you here,

ast word wit

rom you? I want to get a

mother be? Always showing up in front of the daughter y

I'm sorry," I said

I know you have it. I will be back he

p and dashes

any perfume. Now I have to deal with my irresponsible mother also? Tell me, how much more pitiful must my stor

*

my pillow was soaked in my tears as I

is a message from the café, but my heart skipped a

you don't mistake me for another Ethan. I

s over and over and over again, focusing more o