Alexander loved John…. AS A FRIEND!... No he did love him more, admitting it was an issue. But one thing he didn't particularly...enjoy? Was John's memory… or maybe he wasn't even paying attention when Alexander had asked him to pick him up after work.
He heard the rain hitting the plastic or glass. His clothes were drenched, and the rest of him wasn't much better. Alexander should've probably just walked back to the office, or done anything other than wait. But alas, even the most brilliant man could be a huge idiot.
Just wait a few more minutes he told himself, it'd be fine. John would come, he was just stuck in traffic or something. But stuck in traffic for two hours? Even in the city that was unlikely.
Their apartment wasn't THAT far away, too far for a walking distance but close enough that you could travel to the office and back in less than an hour with traffic. Much less if the traffic was minimum. Five more minutes, he could wait five more minutes…
Yep, he was entirely done. He was calling John and asking him where the hell he was. Alexander pulled his phone out of his pocket and dialed John's number, he was about to hit call when his phone rang. The caller id read: Turtle Husband. He forgot to change it after Lafayette played with his phone.
He answered the call and what came across the other line was a worried-sounding John. "WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU? YOU'RE TWO HOURS LATE!" Alexander had to pull the receiver away from his ear to muffle the yelling.
"I'm at a bus stop near my office, so I can stay dry and waiting for you." Alexander tried to keep the hostility from his voice, but really didn't care at this point.
John paused for a second and appeared to be thinking. "Why are you waiting for me?" He actually didn't seem to know.
Alexander sighed and ran his hand down face. "You promised to pick me up. Burr and Jefferson were supposed to bring me home but clearly, they couldn't today."
"Shit… I'm sorry, I don't remember you saying that though." He had to admit, John actually sounded apologetic.
"It's fine...just get here aysap." Alexander hung the phone up and sank deeper into the bench he was sitting on. It was plastic and uncomfortable but it was better than standing in the rain.
Cars passed by splashing water all across the street, their headlights illuminating the dimly lit streets. Alexander checked his watch, 7:30. He sighed and looked back out at the streets.
Although many cars passed not one was John's. Alexander leaned against the back wall of the bus stop and shut his eyes, just for a moment.
It turned out he hadn't gotten much sleep lately, and wound up falling asleep.
Car rides had always bored John. There wasn't much to them, usually just watching as streets swiftly passed. It was different when he was driving and actually paid attention.
The streets of the city passed as John made his way to Alexander's office building. He didn't know when Alexander had told John to pick him up. But apparently he'd promised, so he was going to keep it. Even if it was two hours later.
Someone stopped suddenly in front of him, thankfully he knew to slam his foot onto the gas pedal. The driver in front of him changed lanes and was now beside John's car. They had just hit a red light. John turned the the driver of the other car, stuck his middle finger up rolled his window down and screamed. "You Jackass! Pay attention!"
Then the light changed and he continued to drive. Traffic wasn't too bad that night, it had been way worse before. He passed the building where Alexander worked know that the bus stop wasn't too far ahead.
John was looking for a parking space but still keeping an eye on the road. So maybe it was a shock when he felt something slam into the side.
Then everything went dark…..
Alexander shot up, he was still on that shitty bench. He groaned and pushed himself off. He turned to left and spotted a car accident up ahead…
He squinted and gasped. He ran toward the accident while pulling out his phone to dial 911.
