“Ric-Rac?”
“Yeah, Anna.
It’s me. I couldn’t sleep yet again.” Brian apologized late on night on the
phone.
“It’s okay. I
don’t mind. Anything in specific you want to talk about?” Anna asked pulling
herself awake. As much as she hated losing sleep, she loved talking to Brian.
Anna quickly
pulled her thoughts away from the past. Brian would be at her house soon, to
take her on the second, first date. This time, she didn’t want to win him over,
she wanted to show him, she was over him.
I’m strong
I know I am
or I hope I am
I’d rather you not make me find out
I’d like to believe
that those brick walls
around my wounded heart are standing straight and tall.
Brian looked
in the rear view mirror one more time to make sure his hair was tamed. As
usual, there was one cow-lick that would never cooperate. Frustrated, he sighed
and pulled himself out of his car.
Nervously,
Brain took one step at a time towards Anna’s front door. If he knew Anna, she
wasn’t going to make this easy. How hard she’d make it, he had no idea.
Slowly, he scrunched
up his pointer finger, decided to ring the door bell or dash back home. The
door bell won.
Quite loudly
he head the chimes rebound off the walls. Soon feet could be heard, clipping
towards the door.
Please I’m begging
don’t pick up where we left
It’s too painful
I know you know that
So why do you want to return?
Happiness is all I ask
yet I feel
it will be too hard to grasp.
The door
opened slowly and soon Anna’s face appeared from behind it. No smile to
accompany the beauty of her appearance.
Brian’s own
smile faltered as he looked her in the eyes. Eyes of steel. He wasn’t sure if
he could penetrate them.