The setting sun was casting deep red rays onto the three figures sitting by the roadside. Richell was rocking back and forth, Fred had his head in his hand and Tyler was looking intently at Richell, waiting for her to respond.
"So?" He asked her again. Fred slowly looked up and then at Richell. She looked back at him with pleading eyes.
"You know what the answer to that question is..." she said. Tyler dropped his hands by his side and heaved a sigh of desperation. True, both Tyler and Fred knew the answer to the question, but they wanted to hear it straight out of her mouth. But she won't speak. Her eyes said it all, but her lips won't move. She really loved Charlie a lot.
It had been some time since Charlie and Richell had broken up. And surprisingly, they were still friends, putting a huge question mark on one of life's worst truths - two exes can never be friends. The two of them acted absolutely normal around each other and things couldn't have been better. But now, a different face of their friendship was emerging. Even though she claimed to have gotten over him, she had not. Not one bit.
To make matters worse, she was about to get engaged to another guy. Did she love him, it didn't matter. She had to have a reality check and this was it. But being the kind of person she was, despite the fact that she was very well aware of the fact that she loved Charlie, she would not accept it. Tyler pressurized her more. Fred tried a more gentle approach. None worked. She was determined to not say a word.
Finally after almost two hours of trying out everything, she said it. "Yes, I love him ok?" And then began the harder part of the conversation, what was she going to do about her situation. She was a real close friend to both Tyler and Fred and they didn't want her to ruin her life. But the way she was headed, she was on a crash course and refusing to accept it. She needed some sense knocked into her.
It was pretty dark now. She had missed her shuttle home. But the discussion had not managed to move one bit from where it stood. She insisted that everything will turn out to be ok in due course of time and Tyler fought back saying that things don't work that way. Finally Tyler gave up and they opted to go back home. It was pretty late.
Just when they were about to leave, Richell saw Charlie leaving for home. A small smile crept across her face as she asked Charlie if he could drop her home. Tyler looked away. Fred stood in the middle, not knowing what to do. 2 hours they had spent trying to explain something to her. All in vain. Richell and Charlie were soon out of sight. Tyler sighed as he stepped into the car, "I hope she doesn't hurt herself trying to prevent others from getting hurt by her."
Its true Richell was getting over Charlie, but there is a reason why two exes cannot be friends, and that reason is that no matter how hard one tries, the feeling of love never dies and hope stays alive. Did Richell hope to get back with Charlie? Only Richell knew the answer to that question. How long would she continue to love Charlie? Only God knew the answer to that question. Tyler's words were still ringing in Fred's ears. 'Hope she doesn't get hurt'. The cars were flying past as he looked out the window. 'Hope' he thought and looked away.
"So?" He asked her again. Fred slowly looked up and then at Richell. She looked back at him with pleading eyes.
"You know what the answer to that question is..." she said. Tyler dropped his hands by his side and heaved a sigh of desperation. True, both Tyler and Fred knew the answer to the question, but they wanted to hear it straight out of her mouth. But she won't speak. Her eyes said it all, but her lips won't move. She really loved Charlie a lot.
It had been some time since Charlie and Richell had broken up. And surprisingly, they were still friends, putting a huge question mark on one of life's worst truths - two exes can never be friends. The two of them acted absolutely normal around each other and things couldn't have been better. But now, a different face of their friendship was emerging. Even though she claimed to have gotten over him, she had not. Not one bit.
To make matters worse, she was about to get engaged to another guy. Did she love him, it didn't matter. She had to have a reality check and this was it. But being the kind of person she was, despite the fact that she was very well aware of the fact that she loved Charlie, she would not accept it. Tyler pressurized her more. Fred tried a more gentle approach. None worked. She was determined to not say a word.
Finally after almost two hours of trying out everything, she said it. "Yes, I love him ok?" And then began the harder part of the conversation, what was she going to do about her situation. She was a real close friend to both Tyler and Fred and they didn't want her to ruin her life. But the way she was headed, she was on a crash course and refusing to accept it. She needed some sense knocked into her.
It was pretty dark now. She had missed her shuttle home. But the discussion had not managed to move one bit from where it stood. She insisted that everything will turn out to be ok in due course of time and Tyler fought back saying that things don't work that way. Finally Tyler gave up and they opted to go back home. It was pretty late.
Just when they were about to leave, Richell saw Charlie leaving for home. A small smile crept across her face as she asked Charlie if he could drop her home. Tyler looked away. Fred stood in the middle, not knowing what to do. 2 hours they had spent trying to explain something to her. All in vain. Richell and Charlie were soon out of sight. Tyler sighed as he stepped into the car, "I hope she doesn't hurt herself trying to prevent others from getting hurt by her."
Its true Richell was getting over Charlie, but there is a reason why two exes cannot be friends, and that reason is that no matter how hard one tries, the feeling of love never dies and hope stays alive. Did Richell hope to get back with Charlie? Only Richell knew the answer to that question. How long would she continue to love Charlie? Only God knew the answer to that question. Tyler's words were still ringing in Fred's ears. 'Hope she doesn't get hurt'. The cars were flying past as he looked out the window. 'Hope' he thought and looked away.
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