Hello, I'm a Weirdo

Chapter 4 - Are You One of Them?

Hello, I’m a Weirdo.

A novel by Christine Summer.

All Rights Reserved 2012 ®

Copyrights 2012 ©

Chapter Four

I sat on the other side of the table across from Reese, looking gorgeous in her black slacks and blouse with her wavy blond hair loose on her back. I fidgeted with the loose thread on my long sleeved blouse paired with a black pants and combed my hair out of my face. It was tangled. Ugh, I should’ve brushed it.

I sighed heavily.

I hope she won’t freak out…okay maybe she will. It was the normal reaction in this situation, right?

But we’re friends, she said so herself. Friends don’t lie to each other. And I can’t lie to her any longer. I’ve been waiting for this chance for a long time to tell her the truth.

Now is the time.

I’ll tell her and take it as it goes. I took out all my courage and look into her crystal blue eyes.

“Reese…I need to tell you something.” I said almost in a whisper. What is wrong with my voice?

She glanced at me, her crystal blue eyes shimmering. “What?”

She stared at me, waiting for whatever I was to tell her.

How should I start this? I’m not really good with this sort of stuff. Should I tell her right away? Or should I explain first? Ugh, whatever.

Here goes nothing.

I inhaled and exhaled, then I closed my eyes.

“Remember that time when I started screaming in my apartment when you came to visit and I ran out of consciousness? The doctor said I was having a seizure. But it really was because of the bell chimes I heard, in my head. It sounds weird, but it’s true.  And that time when you asked me why I did not get enough sleep? It was because of that tapping on my bathroom door and that voice I hear. Actually, it has happened before when I was a child and I have this hallucinations. My doctor tried to put me into medications but it didn’t work. And last night, the reason I over slept and I got in late for work was because that stupid jerk, he’s a hallucination, and he doodled on my face and it took me forever to take it off my face.”I huffed out in one breath.

I sighed. “So, yeah, I’m schizophrenic and I’m a weirdo. I’m sorry I did not tell you.”

I stared at her, hopeful.

Reese sat silent with no emotion on her face. I prepared myself for the outcome of my actions. Maybe she’ll just cut to the chase and stalk off.

I waited for her answer/reaction for two whole minutes while she stared at me.

“Please…say something.” I uttered, pleading.

She stood up suddenly, making me jump. “W-what…”

Is she going to stalk off now? That’s the normal thing to do. I swallowed hard.

“Wait here.” She said breathless and went to talk to the ‘hot’ waiter she has been eyeing since we came here.

I stayed where I was, stunned on what just happened. Did she just ditch me for the waiter while I tried my best to tell her something I couldn’t even admit to myself? I sighed, exasperated.

This is what Reese would naturally do, why did I even wonder otherwise? It is Reese-y. Yup, no questions about it. I shook my head.

I sighed, defeated. I sipped my milkshake as I wait patiently for her as she flirted with the waiter. Her giggles could be heard all over the place, melodic and calm. What is up with her and the stupid giggles? I sighed.