Chapter 18: A Heartfelt Coincidence
[First and foremost, I just want to thank you guys for being so patient I know it's been a while since I updated but I've been really busy lately with university and such. Anywho, I decided to stray from the guidelines a little and have Misery be in love with Frank but too apprehensive about telling him her true feelings as opposed to having them arbitrarily already being a couple completely out of left wing.]
(the next morning...)
It was about 7:30 when I awoke, I felt rejuvenated! like I was ready to take on the day whatever it decided to throw at me. I got out from under the warm covers and placed my bare feet on the cold wooden floor, my guess is it was cold as a result of me leaving the window open all night but then again I can't really complain since the breeze was so soothing throughout the night. I opened the door and walked into the bathroom and turned on the shower.
Unbeknownst to me, a very intimate conversation was taking place in the kitchen at my expense.
Ruby was in the kitchen getting ready to make something for breakfast when Misery came in looking apathetic.
"Oh, morning Misery" Ruby said.
"I guess it is" Misery answered rhetorically taking a seat at the table.
"What's got you so down...Or downer than usual?"
Misery seemed to be almost dreading answering her, but came to decide that if she keeps her feelings bottled up, they'd only end up exploding like a pack of mints.
"Ruby...do you think there's anything going on with Frank and Zaí?" she asked quickly.
"Yeah, I think Zaí company is starting to grow on all of us." Ruby answered obliviously.
"I was actually thinking maybe more along the lines of a romantic connection?" She hinted at.
"Hmmm...I don't know, maybe, why? Is there something wrong with that?"
"Well... Misery struggled to choke out her sentence but put on a brave face. "I kinda maybe sorta like Frank in a certain kind of particular way that could be considered as more than a friend..."
she gave a nervous looking smile.
Ruby's face lit up brighter than the sun itself.
"Misery, I had no idea you were in love with Frank." she said optimistically.
Misery decided to come clean "Ok, yes, I love him. I've been in love with him for years but I never was brave enough to tell him how I feel."
Ruby suddenly realized that over the years the feelings for Skull Boy she had been repressing was essentially the same thing.
"Y'know Misery, believe it or not I know exactly how that feels."
"How so?"
"Weeeelllll..I kinda...have a huge crush on Skull Boy." She blurted out.
"Really?" she said surprised.
"Really Really"
"So what can I-we do?" Misery pondered.
"The only thing we can do Misery, we have to stop bottling up our emotions and tell them how we feel, it's the only way."
Misery seemed unsteady but couldn't argue with Ruby knowing she was absolutely 100% correct.
"Then it's settled, if I want to be happy I have to make an effort to make Frank aware."
"That's the spirit!" Ruby said in a gung-ho attitude.
Misery got up and wrapped around Ruby in a hug. "Thank you." she said.
"No trouble." Ruby replied.
Back upstairs I had finished my shower and had spent enough time drying out. I decided to wear something a little more familiar today so I went with a green sweater that had seen better days since it had minor grime on it, not to mention that almost the entire left sleeve was torn clean off. I also put on a dark blue pair of jeans that had the right knee completely ripped out, and the left leg was almost like a capri since it went past my knee but not enough to reach my ankle. I also slipped on some purple low cut sneakers with turquoise tongues. After dressing myself I quickly rushed downstairs.