inspired by tv program heroes. Here are my stories of ordinary people with extraordinary abilities… This may be lame, but, well, you have a choice to not read this!!
Mr. Hope Alexanders, 20
… I understand you, i know what you are feeling right now.
and it’s killing me… literally …
- March 2007 -
In some coffee shop, 6:00pm, dawn is almost done. You can tell that there’ll be a rain coming due to the cold atmosphere. Hope Alexanders, 20 is staring up in the sky reaching for at least a glance at one star. He’s hoping that there’ll be no rain tonight. He has plans for tonight and a rain nor a drizzle is not part of it.
He’s looking good tonight while seated on a nice comfy wooden chair. Obviously, he’s waiting for someone, since he’s seated near the shop’s entrance door and he’s been looking at his watch for several times now. He might be talking to his self cause he’s mumbling and the only words that you may be able to understand are "where" and "she".
5 mins more as we stare at him, he finally smiles. Better if we call it a grin. Then, A fine lady approaches him. He stood and lead the lady to her seat.
It’s Secilia. His long-time friend, and, if you don’t know them well you may mistake them as lovers. Of course, Secilia is aware of that. There would be times that Secilia would remind Hope that she has a boyfriend whenever he becomes extra sweet to her. But to Hope, it’s what it seems it is. He likes Secilia. And he’s been trying to win her heart from her current boyfriend since he remembers when.
They started chatting first before they gave their orders to the waiter standing near them. They seem very entertained to each others company. So entertained that it took them an hour to finish their food.
Secilia was fixing herself, while Hope kept looking hoping to see a clear evening sky. It seems that there’ll be no hope for Hope tonight. The rain will come and he just can’t stop it.
"Ready to go!", Secilia uttered and stood right.
Hope grabbed her hand and asked her to stay a little longer. He’s smiling. A weak smile this time. Secilia just nodded and sit back.
"Hope? ‘you ok?"
He struggled a good reply, "I think so". He’s starting to come nervous. He wants to continue talking but he just cant say anything. Secilia smiled "It’s not my birthday you know? Don’t try to make anything special tonight." It’s her warning note to Hope which clearly means ‘dont try to tell me you love me‘. But he didn’t hear her. He hears his heart throbbing. He can even feel it pumping out of his chest. Secilia sit still at her chair while waiting for Hope’s reason for wanting to stay. She smiled back to him with a flat smile. She moved her hands to remind Hope that he’s holding her hands then looked at him with brows raised. Hope starts to feel numb. He knows Secilia is trying to tell him that telling her he loves her won’t get them anywhere. That she already loves someone else and to her, Hope is just a friend. He’s thinking, maybe those were just doubts. That if he tells her tonight, things might go their way.
"Look, it’s starting to rain, we can’t just stay here at the shop. rick is waiting for us, whatever it is that you want to talk about, we can talk about it after we meet rick".
There she goes again. Her so called ‘warning notes’ and this time it means dont try to say it, cause i still love Patrick more than you. That must hurt, he tries to utter those three words that’s been running on his mind but his throbbing chest is keeping him. So is Secilia’s eyes which clearly sparks for another name. The raindrops start to fall. And he’s starting to feel that he needs to run to someone else and utter the words hes trying to say. Then suddenly, he just felt envious to Patrick. That he just wish he’s the one whom Secilia wants to run to before this rain falls harder. Hope is still holding Secilia’s hand, the breeze around them is already wet with raindrops. Hope grows sadder, as it clears to him that Secilia will never love him as much as he loves Patrick. As if his emotions goes along with the rain, his sadness grows to anger. Anger, for Patrick has always been taking Secilia from him. That the reason for Secilia never wanting him is Patrick. He grew angry that he’s already clenching Secilia’s hand. He haven’t noticed him clenching her hands tighly. He’s being overwhelmed with all his emotions that his heart would pump burst. He can’t breathe… His heart pumps harder and faster. then…
"Hope…". He woke back to reality.
It was a weak voice from Secilia. She fainted. Her cheeks were soaked with tears. She fell weak to the ground. Barely can speak.
"Secilia! What happened?!?" He felt stupid not knowing what happened despite having Secilia in front of him and holding her hands.
"I..
"I dont know"
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