Obsession
1
“It’s over”
I clenched his hands tighter across the table as a tear escaped my eye. He remained silent looking at me straight in the eyes.
“Okay” he simply replied tugging away from my grip.
“Okay?” another tear escaped my eye in disbelief of how easy he was taking it. “Don’t you have any questions or thoughts?”
He stood up shaking his hand and pushing his chair back of his legs turned on his heel.
“Goodbye Tara”
He swiftly moved to and out of the doors of Starbucks. I crossed my arms on the table and let my head drop into them, crying. I felt my tears fall and picked my handbag from the floor, wiping my smudged mascara from under my eyes and walked to the bus stop that was on the other side of the road. My phone started vibrating in my bag. I rummaged through the bag until I pulled out my battered iPhone 4. I opened up the new message from Alex.
“Have you told him yet? x”
I sighed, my fingers doing a little dance hovering above the keypad before replying.
“Yeah :( x”
I received a text almost instanteously.
“How’d he take it?” x”
“Better than I wanted him too x”
A tear splashed onto my screen before I wiped it away with my thumb staring at the text. My buss arrived dead on time. I hopped on and paid my fair. Luckily there was a bus stop right outside my block of flats, so it took me straight home. The only seat which was available was next to a young boy who was dressed in tracksuit bottoms and on a blackberry playing brick breaker. His legs were resting on the back of the seat in front. He completely ignored me as I cautiously took the seat beside him.
-
I walked through the groups of people drinking outside and into the smoke filled corridors to get to the stairs.
“Oi love!”
A man in a basketball cap and tracksuit came jogging over to me.
“Oright love? Don’t suppose’ you ave’ a lighter do ya? His alcohol stained breath hitting my face.”
“Sorry. I don’t smoke.”
I shot him a sarcastic smile and scurried away as fast as I could without making it obvious. I heard the man curse at me from behind. I ran up the stairs grabbing the keys out of my bag and opened my door with shaking hands. I ran in, not letting go of the handle and slammed the door behind me, locking and sliding the catches across. I dragged my feet through the living room and chucked myself at the sofa, unlocking my phone and scrolling through twitter. I had a dm from Alex.
“Can’t ring you. Angel just caught me texting but you can come over mine too, if you want. There’s a big tub of chocolate ice cream with your name on it x”
I smiled, typing my response.
“I would, but I think I might just get killed by the group of asbos outside ;) x”
I sent it and turned on the TV, flicking through channels to find something good to watch. My phone buzzed. I stopped flicking and chucked the remote between my legs, unlocking my phone once again to find that if Alex had replied.
“I’ll pick you up, be there in 5! x”
I quickly jumped up, the remote hitting the laminate flooring. I bent down and picked it up, chucking it back on the sofa only for it to jump back off again. I hopped back and forth my feet choosing to get changed or pick it up. I chose my room and picked up comfy pyjamas that were thrown on the floor. They were long pink trousers and long sleeved, pink buttoned top with white polka dots splashed onto them. They were two sizes big which made them even cosier.
I heard the car horn beep, indication Alex was waiting for me. I jumper my left and right foot pulling the buttons on and wriggling onto the oversized top. The car beeped again. I ran to the living room and pulled my cream ugg boots on, nearly falling over. I grabbed my phone and keys and heaved, opening the window. Luckily, I was only on the second floor, so the drop wasn’t that bad.
There was dozens of black bins full of rubbish that had dumped underneath the window by the other residents which made a perfect landing. My head hovered above the height, taking it in. I closed my eyes, took a deep breath and let my body fall freely, hitting the bin bags.
I clenched his hands tighter across the table as a tear escaped my eye. He remained silent looking at me straight in the eyes.
“Okay” he simply replied tugging away from my grip.
“Okay?” another tear escaped my eye in disbelief of how easy he was taking it. “Don’t you have any questions or thoughts?”
He stood up shaking his hand and pushing his chair back of his legs turned on his heel.
“Goodbye Tara”
He swiftly moved to and out of the doors of Starbucks. I crossed my arms on the table and let my head drop into them, crying. I felt my tears fall and picked my handbag from the floor, wiping my smudged mascara from under my eyes and walked to the bus stop that was on the other side of the road. My phone started vibrating in my bag. I rummaged through the bag until I pulled out my battered iPhone 4. I opened up the new message from Alex.
“Have you told him yet? x”
I sighed, my fingers doing a little dance hovering above the keypad before replying.
“Yeah :( x”
I received a text almost instanteously.
“How’d he take it?” x”
“Better than I wanted him too x”
A tear splashed onto my screen before I wiped it away with my thumb staring at the text. My buss arrived dead on time. I hopped on and paid my fair. Luckily there was a bus stop right outside my block of flats, so it took me straight home. The only seat which was available was next to a young boy who was dressed in tracksuit bottoms and on a blackberry playing brick breaker. His legs were resting on the back of the seat in front. He completely ignored me as I cautiously took the seat beside him.
-
I walked through the groups of people drinking outside and into the smoke filled corridors to get to the stairs.
“Oi love!”
A man in a basketball cap and tracksuit came jogging over to me.
“Oright love? Don’t suppose’ you ave’ a lighter do ya? His alcohol stained breath hitting my face.”
“Sorry. I don’t smoke.”
I shot him a sarcastic smile and scurried away as fast as I could without making it obvious. I heard the man curse at me from behind. I ran up the stairs grabbing the keys out of my bag and opened my door with shaking hands. I ran in, not letting go of the handle and slammed the door behind me, locking and sliding the catches across. I dragged my feet through the living room and chucked myself at the sofa, unlocking my phone and scrolling through twitter. I had a dm from Alex.
“Can’t ring you. Angel just caught me texting but you can come over mine too, if you want. There’s a big tub of chocolate ice cream with your name on it x”
I smiled, typing my response.
“I would, but I think I might just get killed by the group of asbos outside ;) x”
I sent it and turned on the TV, flicking through channels to find something good to watch. My phone buzzed. I stopped flicking and chucked the remote between my legs, unlocking my phone once again to find that if Alex had replied.
“I’ll pick you up, be there in 5! x”
I quickly jumped up, the remote hitting the laminate flooring. I bent down and picked it up, chucking it back on the sofa only for it to jump back off again. I hopped back and forth my feet choosing to get changed or pick it up. I chose my room and picked up comfy pyjamas that were thrown on the floor. They were long pink trousers and long sleeved, pink buttoned top with white polka dots splashed onto them. They were two sizes big which made them even cosier.
I heard the car horn beep, indication Alex was waiting for me. I jumper my left and right foot pulling the buttons on and wriggling onto the oversized top. The car beeped again. I ran to the living room and pulled my cream ugg boots on, nearly falling over. I grabbed my phone and keys and heaved, opening the window. Luckily, I was only on the second floor, so the drop wasn’t that bad.
There was dozens of black bins full of rubbish that had dumped underneath the window by the other residents which made a perfect landing. My head hovered above the height, taking it in. I closed my eyes, took a deep breath and let my body fall freely, hitting the bin bags.
Notes
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7/5/13