I think I’m in love.
I dunno, maybe love at first sight (if it exists), I’m not so sure, but I know one thing; all through the night, I couldn’t get Jane off my head.
Come to think of it, I should have been thinking about my best friends’ betrayal, right? But no; my head was filled with Jane’s images; her succulent and tempting pink lips, her bright and bold innocent eyes and her humble-looking nature.
She looked too naïve to what she’s been going through with men and I feel like I want to show her what real love means; I want to love her like no man has loved a woman, I want to be there for her all the time, even when it seems inconvenient for me, and most importantly, I want to show her that ‘all men’ are not jerks after all.
I feel butterflies in my tummy as the thought matures. Now, how do I go about it without sounding like the other guys. In fact, she particularly told me about one that came as though he wanted to help, just like I did. It happened all he wanted was to take advantage of her innocence to sleep with her. And since she needed an emotional succor, she just couldn’t resist it (one of those things, you know).
The more I think about all she told me, the stronger my feeling for her grows.
Tell me, what do I do? I need to be sure what I’m feeling is true. I don’t want this to be because I pity her.
At this point, I picked up my phone to call her and then I remembered her skyping with Neil the other night. My enthusiasm died as fast as it came. But then, if what I’m feeling is true, I should do something about it, right?
Right before I dropped my phone, I saw an SMS popped up.
“I was all over what happened between us at the cocktail reception the other night. Funny, right? Maybe we should see and talk. – Anabel P.S. By the way, Pearl, my P.A. said you called. I just knew it wasn’t about what you said 🙂”
Wait a minute, I thought I’d lost Anabel. Oh my God! I took a heavy sigh. It felt like I just finally hit a breakthrough. On a second thought, though, why is everything happening at the same time, so fast?
I’m scared, really scared.
The fact that all these girls in my life actually knew each other, that Neil is flirting with two of them already, and that my attachment with one might ruin the entire relationship linking us up.
Ha! This is too much a thought for one morning. I’m just going to chill and pretend I never knew all these happened.
I took to the bathroom to freshen up for the day. It was 8am already.
© 2014 Michael Agene
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This is a work of fiction. While reference might be made to actual historical events or existing locations, the names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.