The day after Kuki accidentally blabbed out her discomfort in my relationship with Mushi must've been the best day I've had in months. There were two main causes for my overwhelming happiness. The first one was the extreme amount of joy I felt after realizing that the pain was gone. I was finally relieved from all the jealousy. All day I've been witnessing the hugs, the kisses and the "lovey dovey" romance between Kuki and Chad yet I felt not a single sting of jealousy. The second cause of my bliss is somehow related to the envy that I lost. It happened around noon while I was confidently lying on the clubhouse couch. It felt like a dream for my emotions to be so clear and fresh. It was as if I was born again. Everyone could freely see the change in me, outside and inside. I had full confidence, I felt livelier than before and I was actually sober and clean. I looked around the clubhouse and turned my head towards a mirror located in the corner of the room. I smiled at my reflection.
Wow…it really is obvious. I actually look happy.
Happy indeed. My former messy, dirty blonde hair turned into soft strands that lay neatly on my head and its color brilliantly matched the golden rays of the sun. And my eyes…I looked like I had emeralds for eyes…they were green as grass, bright like jewel stones…
"Wow…I'm a narcissist today" I gently laughed to myself. I took a few more seconds to stare at my reflection before I ended up looking at Chad and Kuki's reflection.
Nope. Still no jealousy crap.
I smiled gleefully at the ceiling. It felt like a dream indeed. All of a sudden, a strange call interrupted my "dream".
"WALLY!" I heard. I sat up in confusion and looked around at my friends. By the looks on their faces, they obviously heard it too. After realizing that the call came from outside, I decided to stand up and investigate. But before I could even get up, the door suddenly slammed open and Mushi came running in. She jumped on me causing me to fall over and my upper body ended up on the floor.
"Mushi" I tried to stop her while she covered my face with kisses, "What are you doing here?"
"I came to see you, silly!" She giggled and she continued to kiss me, "How's my sweetie?"
"Fine…" I muttered.
"Wally?" Abby gasped, "You're dating Mushi?"
"AGAIN?" Nigel added.
"Yeah" I said after Mushi stopped the kisses, "Hoagie and Kuki knew"
I'll be completely honest. Mushi still annoys me. My heart may have slipped from Kuki's hands but it was yet to be captured by Mushi. So as she showed endless signs of her fondness for me, I remained uninterested. The only thing that caught my full attention was the look on Kuki's face, that pure and insecure and envious face. That was the second cause of my bliss. The jealousy that was once so fond of me now chose to victimize her.
A few days have passed and nothing has changed. I was still free of the emotional torments, I was still with Mushi and Kuki's jealousy still amused me. Everything was finally at peace…at least for me.
"Wanna bite?" Joey offered me his peanut butter and jelly sandwich as I lazily lie on the couch.
"Nope" I smiled at him.
For a second he stared at me while he chewed his peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Staring back at him amused me. He had such a bizarre expression on his face. His wide, curious and innocent eyes stared blankly at me while his lips and jaws moved around, chewing his snack. The peanut butter and jelly that was smudged around his mouth made him look stranger.
Weird kid… I laughed to myself."Why are you smiling?" He asked me.
"No reason"
"Is something funny?"
I smiled and ignored his question. Instead I grabbed a moist tissue from near by and wiped off the mess on his face. He blinked constantly and fidgeted his head around as I cleaned his face up. I laughed while he did this.
Cute little tyke…"So" I said when I finished the cleaning, "Where's your playmate? What's her name? Nicky?"
"She's visiting her grandma today"
"Awww…do you miss your little girlfriend?"
"Ew! She's not my girlfriend!"
"Oh well. So you don't have anything to do today?"
Joey took the last bite of his sandwich and shook his head.
"Well, what do you want to do?"
"I dunno"
All of a sudden, the doorbell rang and I got up to get it. I opened it and felt no emotion of surprise or relief when I saw who it was.
"Hey Mushi" I said blankly.
"Hi" She smiled and she gave me a peck on the lips.
"Why are you here?" I asked her as she came in.
"I'm your girlfriend, remember?"
Oh…right…"Hey Joey" Mushi shuffled my little brother's hair.
Joey didn't reply to her. He just walked away, patting his own hair down to make it neat. I knew that he didn't like Mushi that much. He didn't hate her but he didn't care about her either. He preferred Kuki, who loved fixing his hair rather than messing it up.
"Damn, your little brother is so anti-social"
"Believe me. He's not an anti-social"
"Oh so you're saying he just doesn't like me?"
"Quite possibly"
Mushi narrowed her eyes at me and said, "Shut up and go upstairs with me"
It was just like the few days that had passed. Mushi and I both lay on my bed, acting as if the other one wasn't there. The only way we made our presence known to each other was when we made out.
"You're such a good kisser" Mushi smiled, "That's so hot"
I stared at the ceiling, ignoring her as usual. I knew she was staring at me but didn't care.
"Wally?"
"What?"
"When are you gonna treat me like a real girlfriend?"
"Never. We had a deal, remember?"
"Yeah but that's no excuse for you to treat me like a nobody"
"What's your point?"
She stared at me for a second. "Don't use me as an instrument to make Kuki jealous. It's not her fault that she fell in love with Chad"
"She's still a bitch…"
"HEY!" She said, "I know Kuki can get so annoying but she's my sister. Don't call her a bitch!"
I sighed and turned over to my side. I closed my eyes because I was tired.
"I have a surprise for you"
I opened my eyes and watched her as she took something out from her pocket. It was an extremely tiny tube, no larger than the cover of a pen, and it had some liquid inside. I watched Mushi as she took off its seal and she leaned by my side and smiled at me. Then slowly, she spread some of the liquid on her lips and on to mine. I was confused for a minute but when I licked the liquid off my lips, my heart raised and my eyes widened. Right away, I grabbed Mushi's arms and pinned her down to the bed. She laughed and smiled at me, finding no threat on what I just did.
"I want some more" I demanded.
"So you like it?" She grinned at me.
I licked my lips desperately and the taste of the vodka aroused me. "Give the tube to me now"
Still wearing her confident smile, she raised the tube to my face. I grabbed it hurriedly and poured the last few drops into my mouth. It was amazing. The taste of the intense, fiery liquid in my mouth made me feel good.
"I want some more" I demanded of Mushi.
"I think you forgot about the fact that you're not supposed to drink" She said.
I fumed because she was really starting to piss me off. Once again I pinned her down on the bed and threatened her. But she just laughed at my face.
"There's no point in pinning me" She said, "It just makes thing hotter"
"What the hell are you talking about?"
"Think about it, sweetie. You're pinning me down on your bed"
I watched her furiously as she smiled confidently at me.
"Come on…" She said, "It's just a few drops. It won't kill you if you don't get more"
I thought about what she said. She's right. I gently removed my hands from her wrists but I remained on top of her. I was staring at her lips. I then remembered that she put some of the vodka on her lips before putting them on mine. Slowly, I leaned towards her and kissed her. Strange enough, the taste of the vodka didn't matter. I preferred the kiss itself.