Because It Was Meant To Be... (Chapter 2)

Stepping out of my house… my territory… It was time to face the real world after so many months… I could feel the chills, as if the temperature dropped by 10℃ but I knew that's not possible as where I live it’s warmer than every freakin place on this planet… I swallowed the clot that formed in the back of my throat, from the thought of facing everyone after so many months… The thought that maybe people thought I was Dead freaked me out at the back of my mind, but it didn’t stop me from facing the Reality…

It was time for a REALITY CHECK… that i had been running away from, for around 6 months…

As i stepped out of my Apartment building, I had my eyes sticked on the road below, I didn’t look up, until I passed a few buildings in my surrounding area and then stopped in my tracks. Taking my phone out from my joggers, I dialed a number hoping that he would pick it up and just after the 1st ring, he did…

He sounded surprised, “KATE..! Is that really you..?”

All I could say was, “Hey BOB…”

He didn't speak for, what maybe a sec and then he continued, “Where are you..? Are you ok..?”

And i replied, “I am Fine… I just thought…. can we meet..? If you don't mind..?”

And he sounded delighted and relieved when he responded, “Ofcourse we can… You ass… where are you…? Tell me… Ill be there in a minute…”

And I replied without even pausing, “Outside your building…” too eager to see one of my best friend’s after 6 months… Just the thought that he was equally eager made my heart flip in delight knowing that there were still a few people in this whole goddamn world who didn’t judge me and actually loved me for who I am…

After a long wait of 10 minutes which seemed like hours for me, I saw him exiting his building lift with a big smile on his face. Bob, a cute, kind of healthy boy with short height, porcelain coloured skin, short black hair was dressed in his usual ¾ shorts and a t-shirt, fiddling his phone in his hand and quicking stuffing it in his pocket before reaching for me and taking me in his arms…He being two years younger than me but still managed to squeeze me so tightly that I was almost out of breath. I could obviously assume how happy he was, after seeing me… It gave me Kind of a Confidence Boost when the realisation hit me on the face that facing the Real world won't be tough if I had them with me…

THEM…

There were a still few whom I need to face after all this mental breakdown of mine which made me shut them out… Somewhere deep down, I knew they would be happy to see me… But the thoughts of them seeing me with a disgusted fake smile on their face and then the worst part of Ignoring me always made me take a step back from facing them…

But when I met Bob… I was sure that Jane and Kris would react the same way… We were a Team... Because it was Our Rule… One for all… All for one…  

Jane was the 2nd person I called… She is a skinny girl with clay skin tone, black long silky hair which flew down up to her waistline… So thin figured that my t-shirt worked as dresses for her… She sounded just the same way as Bob… and she too came running down the steps… She was restless… as always.. So she couldn’t wait for the lift to reach her floor… and hence she came running down freakin 11 floors… She is the best Girlfriend I ever had…

We could always discuss from everything to anything even after the age gap of two years between us.. She and Bob shared the same age.. while Kris being one year younger than them and three years younger than me...We had this weird connection between us that we all shared everything… Me… Jane… Bob… & Kris…

Kris is super skinny… the word ‘skinny’ can’t be used to describe her… With a olive shade of skin… she has features like some super model… dress her up in anything and she would still look super cute and so damn pretty that could make guys fall for her… whereas for me and Jane.. it was always about comfort clothing… but Kris.. she was always the Liner-on-Fleek kind of girl.. perfect amount of makeup, always dressed up and she has this weird laugh of her that can make people turn towards her in Disgust… that was the only Drawback of being Kris… her laugh… Her laugh itself could make the three of us Laugh out heads out…

Well when I called her… she didn't pick up… so I didn't push further thinking maybe she didnt want to talk…

And settled on two of my best friend’s, standing right in front of me..

They both had smiles sticked on their faces that reached their Eyes… Their eyes were twinkling from happiness and the tears that welled up in them made their eyes gleam, making me think why in this fuckin world did I ever think that my Friends turned their back on me..!

Because They Didn’t… and that made me Cry in Happiness…

We sat for a long time talking about everything that happened in these months… They told me some of their college stories and insisted on me to tell why didn’t I bother to call them in these past six months… All I could say was, I wanted to be Alone… Just by taking a look at me… They realized I wasn’t ready yet to spill things out and then Bob said, “ You know Kate, we will never ever turn our backs on you…” and Jane joined him saying, “Never… because We Love You Bitch… We can’t afford to lose you… You know that…” and then Bob scooped in again continuing, “Yes Babes… We Love You… and I missed you… She didn’t… She was happy you didn’t call… She even told me she was bored of your stupid craze for Movies and couldn’t stand you for even a second…”

As soon as he finished, a rock came flying and hit Bob on his hand… Bob was rubbing his arm when Jane pitched in Loud voice shouting, “I didn’t say that… Shut the fuck up Bob… Don’t you lie… I swear I’ll cut your balls off and feed them to the street dog…” and just by seeing that I laughed my head out…

I looked up to them, fighting and shouting at each other… Throwing rocks… sticks… and God knows what…

And that's when I felt My Life was slowly turning back on Track…

I muttered to myself… I Love These Idiots… and I Missed Them So Much...

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Author's Note:-
So how is it this far..?
Please do let me know...

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