Philip and Aurora

Chapter 4

July 25, 2013

I woke up with a big smile on my face. I don't know but I'm in a good mood today.

A good day to bike. I started biking. I passed at Ellie's house, well I passed here almost everyday. But this is different. As I was biking, someone shouted.

"Elyar."

I stop biking and look back. The voice doesn't seems familiar but how does a stranger know my name.

"Elyar." The girl with dark hair and dark eyes said. Her smile is familiar. She wore sparkling yellow dress. She seems familiar.

"Ellie?" I asked like I'm not sure if it was her.

"Yeah. How are you? Wow. You really changed a lot. Shoulders broader than I expected. Voice deeper. Height taller. Face, well face. You look more mature and handsome." She look at me from head to toe, as if I'm new to her.

"Well, yeah. Thanks. You too. Uhm, more beautiful. And more talkative." I blurted. We laughed.

"Oh yeah." She raised an eyebrow.

"I mean. You... You..." I bit my lower lip.

"Nah. Just kidding." She punched my arm. "So can I join you?"

"Sure."

"You busy? Aren't you going anywhere?"

"Nah." I lied.

"Just a moment. I'll go get my bike."

We biked together. While biking, we were chatting about our lives. How's my place? How's London? How's high school here and in London?

"Well, life at London is good. At first, it was hard. You know home-sickness. But I just got used to it." She said.

"Oh. So don't you have any friends there?" I asked.

"Of course, I have at least 3 bestfriends. Rache, Sadie, Liz and Emma. They're all kind. We hang out a lot. They're ok."

"Oh. Uhm. Can I ask you a question?"

"Yeah. Sure. But before that can we take a rest for a while on the park?" She requested.

"Oh yeah. Sure. That's a good idea."

She sat on a bench in the park, while I bought some snacks at the food stands that we could eat.

"So what were you saying?" she said.

"Ah, yeah. That can I ask if..."

"If?" she asked with mouthful of chips.

"If you have or had, you know a boyfriend there?" I finally asked.

"Boyfriend?" she laughed. "No, I didn't have one."

Gosh thanks. I don't know why, but I was relieved. After all, I have a girlfriend.

"But I have a suitor. His name is Adam."

"Adam?" I almost swallow my food without even chewing it.

"Yeah. Adam Smith." She added. I coughed. Is he an economist? Reincarnated. "You okay?"

"Yeah. I'm fine." I can feel my nose were getting red. "So about him?"

"Well, he's cute. Blonde hair. Got this appeal. He has a good taste in fashion. He has this sparkling blue eyes. Dimples. He's quite muscular. A jock type, actually. But, I just don't know if he's really serious, you know with me." She explained.

"Oh. Great." I smiled.

"What do you mean great?" she asked.

"Great. I mean, great you have many friends and... and a suitor. I think your life there is great." That was close.

"Nah. I almost died there."

"Almost died?" I asked.

"Yep. A guy once offered me drugs. But, duh, I don't use drugs. So he tried to punched me but good thing that my brother arrived."

"Then what happened with the guy?"

"Well, luckily he got jailed." She said.

We did chat a lot. But as I was writing this, I forgot some of the thing we had talked. I just remember her smile, beautiful and gorgeous face. Little didn't I know, It was already 12:03 afternoon. I forgot. It was in my head earlier. Oh gosh, I'm dead. I check my phone. 32 missed calls from Gellie.

When I reach the mall, I was nearly dying. I look around but she was nowhere to found.

Someone knocked on my door. "Yes?"

"Don't you wanna eat?" She asked in response. It was my mother. She cocked her head in.

"Uhm. I think so. I think I don't have the apetite."

She finally get in my room. "You know what since you came back home, you seems tired, not just physically. I know this cause I'm your mother. So would you mind telling the truth?"

"Nah. It's just... It's... It's Gellie" I stuttered.

"What about her?"

"I saw her and her boyfriend."

"You still love her?" She asked.

"Yeah. But I..." I answered.

"You know her. Just remember what she just wants to you. She did not love you. She's not worth loving. She' s..."

I cut her words. "Yeah mom. I know. I just don't know why I felt pain whenever I see her with other boy. I don't if I still love her or I just kept forcing myself to. After all she's my first love."

"First love never last" she muttered. "You know what, you shouldn't be thinking of this. Why not join us in our dinner. Food's almost ready."

"Yeah. Good idea." Iagreed sadly.