Love Arrows

Being Numb or Feeling Pain?

“Why would he be there?”

“Because… because I have nowhere else I could think off.” Kim said hopelessly.

“It’s worth a try. Let’s go.” I got up, and grabbed my bag with my phone.

“Uh, Lena, I would like to get changed first if you don’t mind.” Kim said with a small smile.

“Oh of course. I’m sorry. My mind isn’t functioning properly.” I excused myself as I returned her smile.

“I know what you mean.” Kim muttered as she started on pulling some pants.

I turned towards the mirror that was in the guest room and stared at my reflection. My eyes were abnormally bright green, probably because of my crying episode, and my lips were red, because of how much I bit them. Luckily I didn’t wear make-up otherwise my cheeks would have been stained with mascara. My hair was a bit of a mess, so I swept it up on a high ponytail.

Before I knew it, Kim was ready to go. We walked down quietly so that we didn’t wake up will’s parents. Who knows what they would say if they knew Will hadn’t come home.

It was only when we got out of the house that we realized we had no idea how we were going to get there. Neither Kim or I had any money for a cab, or a car. We could walk but that would take too long. We stood there for 5 minutes wasting our time and discussing what we should do, when finally Kim had enough and stormed back into the house.

I watched her go confused at what she was doing, and waited for her to come back. When she did she was holding a key chain with car keys dangling from them.

“No?” I said unbelievingly.

“Look, do you want to find Will?” Kim asked.

“Yes, but his dad’s car? Don’t you think he’ll notice that his second love of his life is gone?” I asked. Something I had learned about Will’s dad was that he was in love with his car and that he wouldn’t let anyone touch it without his authorization.

“We’ll be back before he notices.” Kim said.

I took in a gulp of air. What’s the worst that could happen? If we crash it we’ll just work our whole lives to pay it back, and Mr. Darron would hate us, but that wouldn’t be a problem since I would never hang out with Will again.

“Let’s do this.” I said as I grabbed the keys from Kim’s hand and walked decisively to the car.

I drove seeing how I knew the way, and Kim didn’t. We didn’t exchange a word seeing how we both were lost in thought.

During the whole car ride my heart was thumping because of thousands of emotions running through me. Worry, fear, but also anticipation to see Will again. It’s like I couldn’t go a day without seeing him. I needed him so much it hurt, and I really had no idea how I would go on without being his friend. But I’ve always prided myself of being strong and independent so I know I’ll get through this… somehow… someday… I hope.

We got there in record time, partly because of the lack of traffic and partly because of how fast I drove. We both jumped out of the car the second I finished parking, and we ran to Will and my spot on the beach. I was running way faster then Kim, but I couldn’t care less. All I wanted was to see Will safe.

When I finally got there, I skidded to a halt. No Will in sight. Kim arrived shortly after, and we both just stood there not knowing what to do next.

“Maybe you should try to call him again.” I suggested.

Kim fished out her phone from her pocket and dialed his number. I could hear it ringing, and then it stopped and immediately went to voicemail. Kim slowly lowered her phone and stared at it.