enough and wanted a fresh start in a new apartment. She actually admitted that I reminded her of Kevin and it was her main reason why she had to move. I think the guilt got to her. Yet, we still keep in touch, mostly through social media.
"I'm already in my pjs," I say, surfing the web on my iPhone, really just wanting to stay put on the couch.
"I'm tired too, but tomorrow I will be on a plane thousands of miles away, I just want to live it up in Boston for one more night. Please bestie. Please with sugar and cherries and chocolate on top."
I look at her, with my come on stare, but it is her last night. "Alright, but if I didn't love you so much, it would still be a no."
"Your the best."
Sitting in The Pub, seeing the younger girls flooding the bar has me thinking of Kevin. I wonder who he is crushing on now. The last I heard Katie and him broke up for good; she is dating someone new from Harvard, which she said is a step above him. Yet I can't help but think that she still cares about him; she still wears the necklace he got her.
"I can't believe you are going to LA, how exciting."
"I know I can't believe it either, but I am not getting any younger and if I want to be an actress it's the place to be discovered. You know you can still come with me for the summer. I found a cute studio," Amanda says.
"I know, but I told Mr. Barker that I would work the tennis academy."
"You know you can always throw caution in the wind and be a professional tennis player, living in LA," Amanda says.
"True, but I have one more year of law school, and I like it here in Chestnut Hill," I say.
From the corner of my eye, I think I see Kevin, but I am not one hundred percent sure, my heart starts racing, feeling myself burn up like the air conditioner just blew out, fearing if I don't know for sure I will regret it. I need to see if it's him.
"I'm going to get another drink, do you want one?" I ask Amanda.
She looks down at her glass, "Actually I do, another sex on the beach please," Amanda says, as she looks around the crowded bar. I wonder if she will spot Kevin, I feel extra nervous now.
"OK, be right back."
"Don't be gone for too long."
I smile, "I'll be right back."
I look to the left, where I thought I saw him. But he isn't there. I let out a sigh of disappointment. I guess I didn't act fast enough. It just wasn't meant to be. I walk to the bar and order our drinks, still I don't see him. Maybe my mind was playing games on me because he is no where in sight, nor does anyone look like him.
Walking back to the table, I see Kevin sitting next to Amanda. My hands start shaking, and I hold Amanda's drink tightly hoping I can place it on the table without spilling it. It's now or never. Slowly, I think.
I feel like an outsider, wondering if I should even sit down, but I have the drinks.
I take a deep sigh once the drinks are on the table and I am able to sit down. Amanda is laughing up a storm, sitting closely next to Kevin. I can't blame her for being smitten by him. I still can see the highlights in his hair, though his hair is a bit longer. His pearl white teeth are glowing in the semi-dark room, his hazel eyes have me losing my breath.
"Here are the drinks," I say, looking at Amanda, feeling stupid.
"Hey, look who is here," she says. "Kevin, Katie's ex."
"Oh, hi.”
"Kevin this is Julie."
He cracks a smile then says."Hi Julie, nice to meet you," acting like he doesn't know me.
Am I that forgettable?
“Hi,” I say, looking at him, feeling so out of place.
How could he not remember that he once drove me to my apartment, inches away from him. I want to speak up but I can’t, nervousness has a tight grip on me. The only thing I can do is smile, and thank God that the bar is dark, or he would clearly see that I am blushing up a storm. Why can’t I just be a normal person, and not be so easily excited?
“Julie, is staying in town for the summer, to teach tennis.”
This peaks Kevin's attention, “You play
"I'm already in my pjs," I say, surfing the web on my iPhone, really just wanting to stay put on the couch.
"I'm tired too, but tomorrow I will be on a plane thousands of miles away, I just want to live it up in Boston for one more night. Please bestie. Please with sugar and cherries and chocolate on top."
I look at her, with my come on stare, but it is her last night. "Alright, but if I didn't love you so much, it would still be a no."
"Your the best."
Sitting in The Pub, seeing the younger girls flooding the bar has me thinking of Kevin. I wonder who he is crushing on now. The last I heard Katie and him broke up for good; she is dating someone new from Harvard, which she said is a step above him. Yet I can't help but think that she still cares about him; she still wears the necklace he got her.
"I can't believe you are going to LA, how exciting."
"I know I can't believe it either, but I am not getting any younger and if I want to be an actress it's the place to be discovered. You know you can still come with me for the summer. I found a cute studio," Amanda says.
"I know, but I told Mr. Barker that I would work the tennis academy."
"You know you can always throw caution in the wind and be a professional tennis player, living in LA," Amanda says.
"True, but I have one more year of law school, and I like it here in Chestnut Hill," I say.
From the corner of my eye, I think I see Kevin, but I am not one hundred percent sure, my heart starts racing, feeling myself burn up like the air conditioner just blew out, fearing if I don't know for sure I will regret it. I need to see if it's him.
"I'm going to get another drink, do you want one?" I ask Amanda.
She looks down at her glass, "Actually I do, another sex on the beach please," Amanda says, as she looks around the crowded bar. I wonder if she will spot Kevin, I feel extra nervous now.
"OK, be right back."
"Don't be gone for too long."
I smile, "I'll be right back."
I look to the left, where I thought I saw him. But he isn't there. I let out a sigh of disappointment. I guess I didn't act fast enough. It just wasn't meant to be. I walk to the bar and order our drinks, still I don't see him. Maybe my mind was playing games on me because he is no where in sight, nor does anyone look like him.
Walking back to the table, I see Kevin sitting next to Amanda. My hands start shaking, and I hold Amanda's drink tightly hoping I can place it on the table without spilling it. It's now or never. Slowly, I think.
I feel like an outsider, wondering if I should even sit down, but I have the drinks.
I take a deep sigh once the drinks are on the table and I am able to sit down. Amanda is laughing up a storm, sitting closely next to Kevin. I can't blame her for being smitten by him. I still can see the highlights in his hair, though his hair is a bit longer. His pearl white teeth are glowing in the semi-dark room, his hazel eyes have me losing my breath.
"Here are the drinks," I say, looking at Amanda, feeling stupid.
"Hey, look who is here," she says. "Kevin, Katie's ex."
"Oh, hi.”
"Kevin this is Julie."
He cracks a smile then says."Hi Julie, nice to meet you," acting like he doesn't know me.
Am I that forgettable?
“Hi,” I say, looking at him, feeling so out of place.
How could he not remember that he once drove me to my apartment, inches away from him. I want to speak up but I can’t, nervousness has a tight grip on me. The only thing I can do is smile, and thank God that the bar is dark, or he would clearly see that I am blushing up a storm. Why can’t I just be a normal person, and not be so easily excited?
“Julie, is staying in town for the summer, to teach tennis.”
This peaks Kevin's attention, “You play
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