Chapter 26 *
The next morning, Kirsten had already showered and was in the process of deciding what to wear. Standing in front of her closet, she muttered to herself over and over "What to wear, what to wear!" Startling her out of her fashion dilemma was the shrill ringing of the phone.
"I'll get it Mon!" Kirsten in her haste, ran and tripped over the tossed aside pile of clothes she had she had been eliminating. Picking up the phone out of breath she managed to blurt out "Hello?";
"Girl, what have you been doing? You sound all tired and stuff."
"Amy, my clothes are evil. Evil I tell ya."
"Tripping over your clothes again?"
"Of course! So did you party hard for me?"
"Of course but you know it wasn't the same without you."
"Yeah, Well I rule!"
"I just wanted to say hi, I have to go get ready. Joanie and I are going to the gym"
"That's right...u gotta...pump up." Kirsten did her best Arnold imitation.
"I'll give you another ring when we're done."
"Later."
"Bye." Kirsten placed the phone back in the receiver and sauntered back to her jungle of a closet. Just as she arrived there the interfering phone rang again. Being her usual smart aleky self she said, "Taco bell."
"Uh, um, Is Kirsten there?"
"Speaking. And this would be?"
"Oh, hey Kirsten, it's me."
"Me? Me who? I know many me's. I know Me Smith, and Me Jones, oh and I can't forget Me Rodriguez."
"It's Matt."
"Ooooo, that me. Ok, hi Matt."
"Do you always answer with taco bell?"
"No, sometimes, I say Pizza Hut, or Dominos, or the normal hello, but that's boring."
"Yea, that's true."
"So, did you have fun last night?"
"Last night?"
"Yea, Amy said you guys went out last night. Must have sucked big time."
"Why's that?"
"Cause I wasn't there."
Matt chuckled, "I knew it was missing something."
"Of course. So what do I owe the pleasure of this phone call?"
"Well, " Matt took a minute to think of what to say.
"Don't strain yourself now."
"Funny. Well, to be honest, I called to apologize."
'For?"
"For being a jerk last time we hung out."
"Oh, that."
"Yea, that. I don't know why I did that. Can you forgive me?"
Kirsten smirked, "I'll think about it."
"Gee, thanks."
"Your welcome."
"You're not making this easy."
"Life is a challenge Matthew."
Falling into a long silence, Kirsten inwardly persuaded herself to take the chance at getting Matt to possibly open up-even the littlest bit. "Go for it" she told herself.
"Can I ask you a question, Matt?"
"Sure."
"Why did you do it?"
"I have no clue. I guess, it's because I don't know what I want."
"Can you do me a favor then?"
"I'll try."
"When you figure it out, let me know. Cause I don't like hanging in the balance like this."
"Kirsten, I... "
Kirsten cut him off, "Gotta go, Monique needs the phone." And with that, she hung up the phone.
Matt was stunned. No one had ever hung up on him before. He was used to being able to talk his way out of or into anything he wanted. This was definitely a change. He didn't know how to handle it. Well, he wanted "normal" and even though Kirsten was a fan, she had proven herself to be other than kind he was accustomed to encountering.
"Isn't that what you wish for? Someone who will treat you like a human being and not a name in lights somewhere? Looks like you got what you wished for pal. Now what are you going to do?" Matt inwardly wondered if Jeff was having the same ordeal. "Good luck bro. We're going to need it."
The next morning, Kirsten had already showered and was in the process of deciding what to wear. Standing in front of her closet, she muttered to herself over and over "What to wear, what to wear!" Startling her out of her fashion dilemma was the shrill ringing of the phone.
"I'll get it Mon!" Kirsten in her haste, ran and tripped over the tossed aside pile of clothes she had she had been eliminating. Picking up the phone out of breath she managed to blurt out "Hello?";
"Girl, what have you been doing? You sound all tired and stuff."
"Amy, my clothes are evil. Evil I tell ya."
"Tripping over your clothes again?"
"Of course! So did you party hard for me?"
"Of course but you know it wasn't the same without you."
"Yeah, Well I rule!"
"I just wanted to say hi, I have to go get ready. Joanie and I are going to the gym"
"That's right...u gotta...pump up." Kirsten did her best Arnold imitation.
"I'll give you another ring when we're done."
"Later."
"Bye." Kirsten placed the phone back in the receiver and sauntered back to her jungle of a closet. Just as she arrived there the interfering phone rang again. Being her usual smart aleky self she said, "Taco bell."
"Uh, um, Is Kirsten there?"
"Speaking. And this would be?"
"Oh, hey Kirsten, it's me."
"Me? Me who? I know many me's. I know Me Smith, and Me Jones, oh and I can't forget Me Rodriguez."
"It's Matt."
"Ooooo, that me. Ok, hi Matt."
"Do you always answer with taco bell?"
"No, sometimes, I say Pizza Hut, or Dominos, or the normal hello, but that's boring."
"Yea, that's true."
"So, did you have fun last night?"
"Last night?"
"Yea, Amy said you guys went out last night. Must have sucked big time."
"Why's that?"
"Cause I wasn't there."
Matt chuckled, "I knew it was missing something."
"Of course. So what do I owe the pleasure of this phone call?"
"Well, " Matt took a minute to think of what to say.
"Don't strain yourself now."
"Funny. Well, to be honest, I called to apologize."
'For?"
"For being a jerk last time we hung out."
"Oh, that."
"Yea, that. I don't know why I did that. Can you forgive me?"
Kirsten smirked, "I'll think about it."
"Gee, thanks."
"Your welcome."
"You're not making this easy."
"Life is a challenge Matthew."
Falling into a long silence, Kirsten inwardly persuaded herself to take the chance at getting Matt to possibly open up-even the littlest bit. "Go for it" she told herself.
"Can I ask you a question, Matt?"
"Sure."
"Why did you do it?"
"I have no clue. I guess, it's because I don't know what I want."
"Can you do me a favor then?"
"I'll try."
"When you figure it out, let me know. Cause I don't like hanging in the balance like this."
"Kirsten, I... "
Kirsten cut him off, "Gotta go, Monique needs the phone." And with that, she hung up the phone.
Matt was stunned. No one had ever hung up on him before. He was used to being able to talk his way out of or into anything he wanted. This was definitely a change. He didn't know how to handle it. Well, he wanted "normal" and even though Kirsten was a fan, she had proven herself to be other than kind he was accustomed to encountering.
"Isn't that what you wish for? Someone who will treat you like a human being and not a name in lights somewhere? Looks like you got what you wished for pal. Now what are you going to do?" Matt inwardly wondered if Jeff was having the same ordeal. "Good luck bro. We're going to need it."