Note to self
I woke up, only to hear my little brother Travis crying. I dug my head back under my pillows to drown out his cries, but it was hopeless. Slowly I lifted my head and looked at the time. “9:48,” I said rubbing my eyes. As a stumbled out of bed to the bathroom I caught I glimpse of myself in the mirror and stopped. Rubbing my eyes again I noticed my makeup smeared down my cheeks in lines of tears. As I wiped my makeup off with my fingers, Travis walked over and hugged my leg, his face was a little red from crying. I picked him up, brought him in to the kitchen and gave him his juice. As he meandered off, the phone rang.
“Hello” I managed to get out, my throat was still dry, I reached for a cup to pour some orange juice.
“Natalie!” It was Autumn and she was crying.
“Autumn? What’s wrong?” I asked
She sniffed “He’s going out with someone! Its like I wasn’t even anything special how could he do this he knew…I thought…”
“Calm down, Kyle? Is going out with who? I interrupted her.
She took a deep breath, “Yes, Kyle is going out with someone, I don’t know who though.” She stopped and cried for a second then gathered herself. “I mean what did I except, this hasn’t been the first time, and and and…” she said stuttering, “I should have seen this coming, what’s wrong with me?!”
“Nothing, nothing is wrong with you! Its ok, its going to be ok.” I said I poured the orange juice in the cup and took a few sips.
Autumn sighed “Well,” she said “It wouldn’t have worked out anyway he lives all the way up Hicksville you know.”
We both laughed, But I could tell Autumn was forcing out laughter.
We both didn’t say anything for a while. I pulled out a pen and a pad of paper and began doodling.
Finally Autumn managed some words “So what do I do now? He’s what I looked forward to, So what if we didn’t go to the same school and all odds where against us, he didn’t even try.”
“Well,” I said pausing to pick out the right words “You and I know long distance relationships don’t work so maybe this is preventing future heartbreak.”
“Natalie!” she screamed “I am heartbroken right now!”
There was silence again “I’m sorry” she said “I didn’t mean to explode like that its just that…” “I know” I said “Its ok.”
“Well I think I will be going now.” “OK, feel better.” I said. I hung up the phone and looked out the window, it was drizzling and foggy, all i could see was the out lines of trees.
Poor Autumn, nothing seemed to be going right. I shook my head and took another sip of orange juice. I looked down at the pad I’d been drawing on, it read,
Note to self I miss you terribly,
This is what we call a tragedy
Come back to me, back to me, to me.
“Hello” I managed to get out, my throat was still dry, I reached for a cup to pour some orange juice.
“Natalie!” It was Autumn and she was crying.
“Autumn? What’s wrong?” I asked
She sniffed “He’s going out with someone! Its like I wasn’t even anything special how could he do this he knew…I thought…”
“Calm down, Kyle? Is going out with who? I interrupted her.
She took a deep breath, “Yes, Kyle is going out with someone, I don’t know who though.” She stopped and cried for a second then gathered herself. “I mean what did I except, this hasn’t been the first time, and and and…” she said stuttering, “I should have seen this coming, what’s wrong with me?!”
“Nothing, nothing is wrong with you! Its ok, its going to be ok.” I said I poured the orange juice in the cup and took a few sips.
Autumn sighed “Well,” she said “It wouldn’t have worked out anyway he lives all the way up Hicksville you know.”
We both laughed, But I could tell Autumn was forcing out laughter.
We both didn’t say anything for a while. I pulled out a pen and a pad of paper and began doodling.
Finally Autumn managed some words “So what do I do now? He’s what I looked forward to, So what if we didn’t go to the same school and all odds where against us, he didn’t even try.”
“Well,” I said pausing to pick out the right words “You and I know long distance relationships don’t work so maybe this is preventing future heartbreak.”
“Natalie!” she screamed “I am heartbroken right now!”
There was silence again “I’m sorry” she said “I didn’t mean to explode like that its just that…” “I know” I said “Its ok.”
“Well I think I will be going now.” “OK, feel better.” I said. I hung up the phone and looked out the window, it was drizzling and foggy, all i could see was the out lines of trees.
Poor Autumn, nothing seemed to be going right. I shook my head and took another sip of orange juice. I looked down at the pad I’d been drawing on, it read,
Note to self I miss you terribly,
This is what we call a tragedy
Come back to me, back to me, to me.