A Certain Shade Of Blue

It was Halloween.

We decided to meet up.

I was anxious, and too excited.

You said you’re going to wear a maroon top.

I said I’ll be waxing my hair all up.

 

We agreed on the time.

Seven.

The place.

In front of the bookstore.

 

I
was an hour earlier, I was too eager to meet you. Since I was too
early, I roamed around. Then the clock ticked to the agreed time of
meet up.

I was standing there. I was standing there for thirty
five minutes. While waiting for you, I kept on setting aside a funny
incident that happened inside a music store that I went in while
roaming around earlier. But, all I end up is chuckling and keeping a
suppressed laugh. The kid was too amazed with what he saw to me. He
even told his mom, what a cool hair I have.

I smiled.

I stared at my watch, it’s seven forty and you’re still not around.

I
couldn’t do anything because you didn’t have a mobile fone then. I
looked at the floor, thinking what could have happened. I kept myself
calm. Convincing myself that you were just rushing late.

As I
was staring at the people, walking passed me, I saw a petite woman,
wearing a maroon sleeveless top and a black fitted slacks walking
towards me.

As she approaches me, it seemed like the whole world stopped for five minutes.

It’s like the people around me didn’t exist except her.

She who has the sweetest smile, turned out to be you.

I
felt too nervous that I was not able to move for at least 2 seconds.
All I could think of was my stupid ugly hair that made me looked like a
japanese cartoon character that collects dragon balls with stars on it.
I shrugged off the embarrassing feeling.

Then you were there, in front of me.

I mumbled a few words, which to this day can’t remember exactly what I said.

You
said sorry that you were late. I nodded. I asked if you were hungry,
then we decided to go to the direction where a known fast food chain is
located. Then we saw the mascot/mannequin of a bee outside the said
known food chain, I peeked and saw that the line was too long. Then you
decided to  just have coffee.

You paid for the iced coffee and brownies which I didn’t even eat, maybe because I was too conscious to eat it in front of you.

As soon as we were in the corner, I took out my cap, then wore it to hide the stupid waxed up hair that I have.

I
didn’t notice that you were observing my shoes until you feel it with
your own, then asked me if it does really fits me. I smiled then said
yes.

You agreed to go home with me on that night.

(to be continued…)