Misery Business
Forgive and Get Drinks
Victoria wished she took up Lisa’s offer for a “girls day” that afternoon. Jack was out doing who-knows-what, leaving her alone in the apartment. Nothing really seemed to capture her attention, so she sat outside on her deck, the sounds of Paramore playing softly through her speakers. Their music always calmed her, for some reason. They became one of her absolute favorites.
She was pulled out of her thought by someone knocking on the door. She suspected it was Jack, but then again, why would Jack be knocking when he had a key? She slowly padded to the door, the knocks became more constant. “Alright, alright! I’m coming, assh―”
She opened the door to Alex standing at her doorstep. He had a familiar look in his eyes, one she always loved to see when they were young. Words escaped them both. She needed something to say, but she knew she might ramble.
She looked down. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to call you a―”
“No, stop talking.”
She abruptly stopped her sentence, staring at him wide-eyed and gaping.
“I’m sorry, Victoria. I’m sorry I’m such a fucking dumbass that I couldn’t see through your minor appearance changes. I haven’t forgotten about you. I look down at that tattoo I got seven years ago every day and wonder what I did wrong to lose you. You were my first best friend and love, I can never forget that. And I know I promised you I’d come back and that I’m such a prick for not coming back until now and not realizing it was you and―” He let out a breath from his ramble. “I’m literally such a fucking dick.” He knotted his hands in his hair.
When she figured his apology was over, she muttered, “It’s okay.”
“No, it’s not,” he said, biting the inside of his cheek. “I made you think I forgot about you when I didn’t. I made you upset.”
“You made a mistake. That’s what humans do.”
He fought the urge to punch himself. “No, I made a big mistake. It’s not―”
“Alex!” She exclaimed and held his shoulder, making him finally look at her. “It’s okay.”
He felt the familiar feeling of her touch and almost crumbled to the ground. He tried to fight back the urges to hold her close again and kiss her like she was his forever. But then― Think about Lisa, think about Lisa, his conscious hammered.
The image of his sweet girlfriend filled his head. Her long brunette strands flowing, her big blue eyes, her shining smile, her scrawny and small figure―he let it all cloud his vision. But, as if by force, it faded away to reveal the image of the beautiful Victoria: her shaggy layered dark blonde hair reaching to her faint collar bones, her wide hazel eyes looking at him with the same interest they had years ago, and her curves showing through her skinny jeans.
Fuck, he was so screwed now.
Victoria drew back her hand, feeling the tension. She awkwardly looked down at her feet while Alex ran a hand over his face. “Do you wanna just …” He tried to find the right words to say as she curiously looked up. “… Go to the bar downtown?”
He almost doubled over as the familiar smile formed at her mouth. His dimples set in his cheeks as she said, “Yeah, I’d love to.”
She was pulled out of her thought by someone knocking on the door. She suspected it was Jack, but then again, why would Jack be knocking when he had a key? She slowly padded to the door, the knocks became more constant. “Alright, alright! I’m coming, assh―”
She opened the door to Alex standing at her doorstep. He had a familiar look in his eyes, one she always loved to see when they were young. Words escaped them both. She needed something to say, but she knew she might ramble.
She looked down. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to call you a―”
“No, stop talking.”
She abruptly stopped her sentence, staring at him wide-eyed and gaping.
“I’m sorry, Victoria. I’m sorry I’m such a fucking dumbass that I couldn’t see through your minor appearance changes. I haven’t forgotten about you. I look down at that tattoo I got seven years ago every day and wonder what I did wrong to lose you. You were my first best friend and love, I can never forget that. And I know I promised you I’d come back and that I’m such a prick for not coming back until now and not realizing it was you and―” He let out a breath from his ramble. “I’m literally such a fucking dick.” He knotted his hands in his hair.
When she figured his apology was over, she muttered, “It’s okay.”
“No, it’s not,” he said, biting the inside of his cheek. “I made you think I forgot about you when I didn’t. I made you upset.”
“You made a mistake. That’s what humans do.”
He fought the urge to punch himself. “No, I made a big mistake. It’s not―”
“Alex!” She exclaimed and held his shoulder, making him finally look at her. “It’s okay.”
He felt the familiar feeling of her touch and almost crumbled to the ground. He tried to fight back the urges to hold her close again and kiss her like she was his forever. But then― Think about Lisa, think about Lisa, his conscious hammered.
The image of his sweet girlfriend filled his head. Her long brunette strands flowing, her big blue eyes, her shining smile, her scrawny and small figure―he let it all cloud his vision. But, as if by force, it faded away to reveal the image of the beautiful Victoria: her shaggy layered dark blonde hair reaching to her faint collar bones, her wide hazel eyes looking at him with the same interest they had years ago, and her curves showing through her skinny jeans.
Fuck, he was so screwed now.
Victoria drew back her hand, feeling the tension. She awkwardly looked down at her feet while Alex ran a hand over his face. “Do you wanna just …” He tried to find the right words to say as she curiously looked up. “… Go to the bar downtown?”
He almost doubled over as the familiar smile formed at her mouth. His dimples set in his cheeks as she said, “Yeah, I’d love to.”
Notes
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