Once Upon a Wednesday Morning Dream
Sitting across from her, Hugh twirled his fork idly. They were eating lunch, but oddly enough, he had chosen a classroom for this lovely luncheon. Rosie couldn't remember what they had been talking about. Hell, had they talked about anything at all? Did she even know what it meant to talk to someone? Maybe. The two sit, Hugh ever twirling his fork and looking slightly bored and Rosie, unsure how to comprehend this whole situation.
Somehow conversation starts up again but what about exactly, she couldn't tell. She just knew she had to keep it up, to maintain the steady flow or else lose him again. Whatever they were talking about, though, must have been intense because their heads were leaned intimately towards each other.
Then all of a sudden-
"...Yeah, I know...I remember when...he liked Chrissy...he was...now it seems he's..."
"Really? Doesn't he like...Because I heard..."
Rosie whipped around in her seat. There KY was talking to Annie, and Chrissy next to her as always. Rosie glared at KY. She wasn't supposed to tell anyone! And why the hell was Chrissy being so calm about it? Well...I guess it didn't matter that Hugh liked her way back when now that she had a boyfriend, Mike. KY saw her venomous glance and apparently understood because the conversation died down abruptly.
Turning back, Rosie saw Hugh with an amused expression on his face, still twirling that damn fork. Seemingly unperturbed, Hugh starts their conversation anew. But the background chit-chatting was steadily increasing in decibels. Rosie smiled grimly. Excusing herself for a bit, she leaned around in her chair and hissed, "KY if you don't shut the hell up, I'm going to have to hurt you."
"Alright, alright."
Annie broke in. "Get a grip, Rosie."
Rosie turned back around, rolling her eyes. Now Hugh looked even more amused. Damn him.
Still, he says nothing and they keep talking.
Her phone rings.
"Hello?"
"OK, Rosie, I'm sorry. I should have just kept my mouth shut."
"No it's fine."
Annie snatched the phone away from KY and said, "Why do you care so much anyway? He isn't yours to protect."
All of a sudden, there was Jonathan. "Hey Rosie. I thought you hated this guy. Or seemed to anyway. Why are you with him?"
MW flashed across her mind, her close friend and Hugh's current love-
"Because i have an obligation and I want to."
And I want to.
I want to.
I want to.
At those three words, she knew.
She knew even without looking up to see Hugh what it meant.
Those three fatal words.
She loved him.