Saturday, November 20, 2021

Newsletter Club (Part 1: Tree)


Looking at the height and might of this tree at the park, I am silently praying for a rain to come by and join me in my weep.

“So it’s over huh”

“Yeah, but I-“

“Let’s stop with the clichés, I think we can move forward from here”

“We can still fix it if you want”

“Do you even want it?”

He was silent.

“I should go”

He cut me off. “If someday we’re wiser and better can we give this another shot?”

“If I would be wiser and better, I don’t think running back to you would be my first instinct”

Cursing at me he was on verge of tears but calmed down when passersby looked in our direction.

“Break ups happen in the rain you know” I said looking at the perfectly fine sun shining upon us between the leaves of this tree.

He laughed while breaking.

“I gave you the best years of my life you know that”

“Yeah, but I don’t remember asking for them”

This guy is really an asshole. I can’t believe I let him control me like that for years.

He left after I looked down on him hard.

On the bench of the park, still in disbelief on what happened I took a pen and paper and wrote everything that I am feeling as of the moment. Quickly I was tearing to the pages as I wrote everything I could write. Then a shadow passed.

“Joyce from major? What are you doing here?” a familiar voice said

“Moping… What about it?” I answered with hostility

“It’s just I always eat there and all”

I just looked at him meanly hoping for him to leave as he is not really one to stand his ground, so much to my surprise when he decided to sit beside me.

“We can share” she said while offering me the half of his donut

Normally I would refuse but I cannot say no to sweets.

He didn’t speak the entirety of time the time we I was talking. He simply nodded and ate his meal. As he was listening, I noticed that I’m no longer crying.

I told him about everything. We weren’t very close and I only see him with his friend Ken or something. But there as something about his silence that comforts me.

“Thanks” I said to him as I compose myself to leave

“I literally just ate lunch” He answered

A few paces out I passed by his friend who exclaimed “Oh there you are Michael” But he looked at me and to Michael as well.

He whispered to me “Hey, did he make you cry?”

I laughed and jokingly said yes. He tapped Michael’s arm and said “I knew someday you were gonna break hearts” to which Michael looked at him angrily in reply.

“Hey Joyce, can you reconsider my recruitment proposal?” Ben said

As I crumple the poem that I was supposed to give my boyfriend I smiled and said “I’ll think about it”

 


 

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