Shades Of Romance đ«
Episode 22
I was quite restless all through the rest of that day, giving Joe a hard time as he desperately tried to calm me.
âseriously i believe Jenifer is safe where ever she is. I think she just wants to be away from you for the moment and itâs wise you respect her wish. She just wants to be away for things to calm down. Donât you understandâ he seriously said to me, but his words meant nothing to me. All i wanted was to see Jenifer, nothing more, nothing less.
âwhere do you think she could be?â i asked him. He shrugged slowly, looking down.
âshe could be with her friends, she could be at her hometown. She has lots of places to hide, I presumeâ he answered, while i quickly got up with excitement.
âwe have to check her school, yea someone there must know somethingâ i said, grabbed my keys and headed out while he followed me, shaking his head in protest.
âcâmon we canât be going there by this time of the day, itâs past 2pm already. Godâ he begged as we headed to my car. But i refused listening.
Unfortunately i achieved nothing, nor got any information from the school. Nobody was able to give any reasonable answer to my questions. I headed back home with despair.
âyou canât continue like this. You have to cheer up, she isnât dead. You just have to settle down, get yourself and think over the situation with a settled mind. Without a settled mind you will end up with nothing. Rest, clear your head and think properlyâ Joe advised once again. This time i listened to him.
âyes i think you are right. You can go home now. I can take care of myselfâ i said quietly, while he stared at me curiously.
âdonât worry, iâm fine. I just want to sleep and clear my headâ i said to him, forcing out a smile.
âokay, i will be here early tomorrowâ he smiled, stood up and left. I slowly got up, fetched a bottle of whisky and took some shots before retiring to my bedroom where i instantly fell asleep.
I woke up around 7pm feeling very sick and hungry. I dialled Jeniferâs number once again but still got the same old âphone switched offâ response. I hissed, freshened up and headed to a small restaurant down the street, equally inviting my pal Selena to join me there. I sure needed a friend, someone to cheer me up and bring out my spirit.
Selena showed up an hour later with an apologetic smile on her face.
âiâm so sorry for keeping you waiting my love. Itâs like you are drunk?â she apologized, kissed me and drew back with surprise after percieving the smell of alchohol from my breathe.
âcâmon letâs go home, hope you can still drive?â she asked as she dragged me to my feet.
All i wanted was my Jenifer but sure Selena was a good pal who always cured me from such painsâŠ..
Yea i know some would frown at my action, but that very moment a dead part of me needed revival. A sort of revival only Selena could perform.
To be continued
