Love Happens [Chapter 2]

[If you haven't read the Chapter 1. This will probably make no sense to you! :)) . Enjoy Reading.] 


“Mrs. Walter’s assignment is due tomorrow!” Drew reminded me as I was getting inside.
“Yeah, I know I’ll do it. “I replied remembering that I have a paper to submit and I haven’t even started it yet.

I was about to close the door when drew called again, “Zoe?”
“Yeah?!”
“Nothing….  Just wanted to say good night.”  He said with a huge grin.
“Idiot! Good night “, I replied with a smile.
I finally closed the door half expecting him to call me again, but he didn’t. I smiled to myself as I headed for my room.
“Zoey? Is that you honey?” Mom inquired.
 “Yeah mom it’s me”.  I replied going straight into my room.  A while later Mom was standing in my door way, “Was that Reid again?” She asked.
Reid…. It was not Reid, It would never be Reid again….. dropping me home kissing me goodnight …….
urghhh…. Why should even I bother thinking about him? When he doesn’t care why should I? I blocked all thoughts of him out of my mind. “No Mom, It was Drew” I said flatly.
“Oh Drew?! Why didn’t you invite him in? it’s been ages since I’ve seen that young man”
“He said he was tired so he headed straight for his home”
“Is everything okay between You and Reid?”
“Um.. yes..no, I mean we Broke up.”
“oh honey!   Are you fine?”
No Mom I’m not fine. It’s killing me!  “Yes Mom I’m perfectly fine!” I assured her with a big fake smile.
“You know what? He was never actually good enough for you. And I knew that he  --”
“Mom, I really don’t wanna talk about him, I’m tired plus I’ve got school tomorrow!” I said before she could continue on Reid.
“Okay, good night.” Mom said placing a kiss on my forehead.
“Good night Mom.”
Fore some reason Mom never liked Reid. Never, since the first day she met him. She always used to tell me that there was something off about him, he was trouble. There were so many occasions in which mom and I had gotten into argument about Reid. I always used to take his side, defending him, trying to convince mom ‘bout how great he is….. but I was wrong and Mom, she had been right all along .

I took a quick shower and slipped into comfy t-shirt and trousers. Even after taking a warm shower I still felt exhausted. I deserve a rest after all I did have a long day today with all that running, eating and stress. But I couldn’t sleep now, I Shouldn’t. I have assignment to submit tomorrow. Still a small nap wouldn’t hurt much would it? I looked at my watch it was 8:40pm. Thus, I decided to take a short nap for 20 min, and then I’d wake up exactly at 9:00 and start writing the paper. So, I took a ‘short’ nap.

The next thing I knew was that my alarm clock was going crazy ringing louder than a smoke alarm. I opened my eyes and closed them immediately because the sun was too bright ….Blindingly bright. It took me my complete will power to open my eyes again and when I did………………………… HOLY SHITT!!!! I t was 7:15 already!! I was so going to be late for school. What the hell happened to my 20min nap!? Damn… Damn I should’ve known, I shouldn’t have taken that turned-into-a-deep-sleep nap. Now, I don’t even have the time to whine about it.
I washed my hair as quickly as possible , grabbed my brush and started packing my school bag. Trig Book! I couldn’t find my Trig Book. I searched for it everywhere like crazy with  a tooth brush on my mouth but it was nowhere to be seen. I was totally panicked. It would be third time in a single year that I lost my Trigonometry Book! Suddenly I remembered My Trig Book was in my school Looker. [-.-!] I really need to stop over reacting about everything .

Before leaving I called out, “Mom I’m leaving”
“What about your breakfast?”
“I’ll have it at school.”
“You sure? ”
“Absolutely. Bye Mom”
Then I left and texted Drew.
Me
“Just left, you where?
Drew
“Outside my house”
Me
“Okay, I’ll be there in 10 min”

Drew’s house was only two blocks away from my own. Going to school together was something that we did since primary classes.
He was standing right outside is house watching two kids play in the park on the other side of the road. I stood there looking at him as the wind tousled his dark brown hair which looked a little reddish in the sun. His was perfectly tan, neither too much nor too little, his eyes was glassy light brown which seemed so warm, understanding, captivating ,full of life…..
“Zoe! We are late all thanks to you!!” He yelled again interrupting my thoughts. I wonder if he’ll ever stop interrupting my smoothly moving train of thoughts [: D]
“What are you grinning at young lady?” I figured that I was sub-consciously grinning, apparently for no reason. “Do I look that good?” he asked giving his heart-warming stupid smile.
“I wish I could say that, but you look….. average!”
“Average????!! You must be kidding me!”
“Okay, I said just because I didn’t want to hurt your feelings. The truth is you look below average.” And I started laughing.
”Hey! What are you laughing at?”
“You Lameass” and I laughed even harder
“Laugh as much as you want but soon it’s gonna be my turn.”
“Huh?! What do you mean?”
“Zoe Dear, Where’s your assignment?”
“Which assi—oh no! Oh god no!! Shit! I’m surely gonna get killed today! I was supposed to stay the whole night doing it. I.. why did I ever take that nap….” He was laughing as I kept on babbling, “I guess I have to skip the school today. I’m not going there without assignment to get myself killed.”
“Whoa! Stop there girl, you are not going to skip school otherwise I’m going to tell Samantha about it!”
“No you are not going to tell mom anything and I’m not going to school. Don’t you get it Drew? Mrs. Walter will kill me if I got to her class without my assignment!”
“Who said you are going without assignment?” he said with a huge grin.
“HUH?!” What the hell was Drew talking ‘bout?

Drew opened his bag and took out his assignment and handed it to me. I was confused as ever, “What ? I can’t take this. It’s yours. What will you submit?”
“I’m not so stupid Zoe. I did the assignment twice. One for me and another for you. ‘Cause I figured that you’d probably forget about the assignment as your mind was totally occupied by other ‘stuff’ or let’s say ‘people’.”
I ignored him and started going through the assignment, he had actually done a pretty good job.
without a word I kept the assignment in my bag and continued walking.
“You’re Welcome!!” He shouted in my ear. I laughed but he surely seemed annoyed :))

Some days

You know, there are just some days when you feel so.... crappy ? or lonely or desperate or just sad? or all of them. Some days when even just a snap twig can makes you feel like crying your heart out?

Some days when it seem like every thing you lived for, believed in, is shattering into millions and billions of pieces. When you feel like every one you loved has turned up against you and you are the only one whose life is so fucked up and no one is ever gonna understand what you're feeling.
Well, let me tell you that you've never been so wrong, especially on "No one will ever understand." part, because I understand and not only me, there are dozen of other people will understand too. Because at one point or another we all face the same [if not, similar] situations, problems and difficulty. There are plenty of others going through [or went through] what you are facing.
If it is of any help, let me confess that I've been through all that too and I promise you'll get through and it won't kill you, if you let someone help you get through. So cheer up and don't feel so low 'cause you are not the only one, confide to a close friend or a diary which will make you feel even better.

And always remember life is way to short to spend on crying over nothing , feeling low 'bout yourself and shutting out the people you love. Take this precious time to cherish what you have insted of crying over what you lost :)  

[ Ignore my choice of words ;) ]



-Scarlet Grace

Love Happens [Chapter 1]

[Note : I actually intended to write a short story but it turned out to be long... very long. This is the first Chapter and I plan to continue writing. Thus, I'll also be posting Second Chapter Of "Love Happens." soon. Its the first story that I'm writing so don't expect much. Enjoy reading :) ]

I was standing there all alone admiring the beauty the nature, admiring the ocean that spread far beyond my reach. I walked away from the ocean the beauty of setting sun but just then someone hugged me from behind. I turned around even though I already knew who it was. He smiled at me his skin gave a different glow. He leaned closer and whispered something in my ears....I tied hard to hear what he was saying but there was some ringing in my ears ..the ringing just got louder and louder.... And I woke up to my alarm clock.

I dreaded waking up .. waking up to the reality that he was no longer mine. "No longer mine."? Who was I kidding,he had never been mine. Only in the past month we had over dozens of fights, figured out that he cheated on me, so many nights I cried myself to sleep and yet after all that betrayal and hurt, my heart still ached for him, his warm hug, his lingering kiss. Reid Scott,I met him 8 months ago via Facebook.Then we met in school and soon after Reid And I started Dating.Things never actually did work out between us but I was stubborn I kept holding on to us, our relationship that was visibly falling apart and I couldn't help myself. I loved him and  I thought he did too.

My phone beeped interrupting my train of thoughts.

A message from Drew .
Drew
"Zoe! U Fine?". 

No I m not fine at all I 'm feeling like a big pile of shit.

Me
"Yeah!"
Drew

"Damn. I thought you would be feeling like a big pile of shit. :D "
Me"Go Die. "
Drew
"Same to you ;) Meet in in the Library 11:00 am sharp."
Me"I'm not coming. :| "

Drew"Okay.See you there. :D"
*Sigh*

Andrew Tallet aka Drew is my almost best friend. Why almost? Drew and I, we've been together since primary classes and over past year we have become really close friends but still we have not exchanged that 'Best Friend Title'. Thus,he is my 'Almost best friend'.

I don't wanna leave this bed. I checked the time 8:30 already. I gotta meet that stupid, stubborn, idiot Drew at the library.  [-.-'] . I just can’t sleep all day and shut myself from the world around me, can I?

I took a quick shower  Mom had gone to the work already .I went to the kitchen. Grabbed a cup of coffee. Which would hopefully help me to sober a bit. I looked at the mirror  my eyes looked puffed and tired. So, I went straight to the fridge,took a cucumber sliced it and kept it on my eye for like 20 mins. Weird? Yes.
This cucumber thing is not actually my idea. It's Drew's. It was about a month ago  my parents got divorced, partially I felt relived all that fighting and late night screaming finally came to an end but I also did hurt me to realize that the two people that I love the most no cannot bear to stand each other so I ended up crying all night and next morning Drew showed up in my room, waking me up with the sarcastic comment about how puffy my eyes looked. He said, “ I knew that you'd need this." and took out something from his bag which seemed like a little lunchbox to me. Opened it and took out slices of cucumber. He ate one, gave two tome and ordered, “Keep these over your eyes." "huh?" was all I could say.

"Aargh.. No I 'm not Gay!!! so stop giving my that fuckin' retarded look. My mom's a beautician remember  And I have often heard her say keeping cucumber over your eyes  gives your eyes a rest and helps in decreasing the puffiness and dark circles." He said in a single breath and we both burst out laughing. He is really the most amazing and retarded person I've ever met, even in my worst days he somehow always manages to make me laugh.
So that’s the cucumber story.

Funny to think in all my hard times Drew was always there and Reid was never anywhere in the scene. Reid..... He is the last person that I should bethinking about right now. Plus, its 10:00 already I better hurry and get ready.

11:15 

I reached the library and Drew was coming out. When he saw me he gave a huge grin and a light punch on my shoulders.
"Hey Zoe! I thought you were not going to show up. So I was on my way to abduct you." he said with a wink.
"Nice to see you too Drew" *sigh* I replied.

I was about to go-inside the library when he said, “My work here is done and I’m really hungry so can we go eat something unless you have some work here too.”
I replied, “No work here. Let’s go to that bakery cafe near the station. I heard that its really good.”

We walked in silence. It was weird haw silence never ,in any condition, felt awkward between us. Something dropped from my bag,I heard it hit the ground. I looked down to see what it was.... it was the key ring that Reid gave me in our 1 month anniversary. Reid..... where would he be right now? Is it possible that he might be thinking of me too? Maybe we could try and work it out....................
"Essh.. Zoe! Your thoughts are so loud that even I can hear it." Drew again interrupting my thoughts.
"You might as well stuff some cotton balls in your ear." I replied sorely."I tried. It didn't work." He said magically taking some cotton balls out of his ear. Magically because I hadn't seen the cotton balls in his ear before.

"Die Drew." I cursed under my breath.

I started walking ahead of him. Suddenly he pulled me back and covered my eyes. Too late. I already saw what he was trying to protect me from. Reid, he was there in the Ice-Cream parlor with someone else, kissing someone else. My already broken heart shattered in to million of pieces. Its been what 48 hrs since we broke up and he is already there kissing someone else, dating that someone else!!? And here I was an idiot hoping that we could work it out get back together. My friends were so right 'He was a Dick'. Was? No. He Is Still A Dick. I could feel the tears stinging in my eye, I can't cry, I shouldn't cry, at least not here in the middle of the road. The last thing I want now is to cry and make a fool out of myself in front of all these strangers.
I almost succeeded until Drew did the worst thing in this particular situation... He gave me a Big Teddy Bear hug that made me bawl like a little kid whose candy just got snatched by a bully. I tried really hard to keep my voice low. Drew whispered in my ears, "Its okay. Its going to be alright. Its--- " He stopped in mid sentence like he just remembered something and all of a sudden he pulled away from me. I looked up at him in confusion. He was staring at my face and out of the blue he started laughing. He was laughing so hard that people were now staring at us like we were live show of "Just for Laugh". My face flushed with embarrassment. Drew spoke between his laugh, "Did anybody tell you......you look hilariously funny.... when you cry..... ahaaha." The anger was boiling inside of me.
"DREW SHUT UP" I told him furiously.
He stood in silence for a moment and then cracked up again saying, "Angry Plus Crying..... you look like some freaking red alien that came from mars ahahahaha....." He laughed so hard that even I started laughing along with him.
"I'll kill ya Drew" I said laughing and when I took a step towards him he started running away and I too simply chased him. People were literally staring at us. We probably looked like two kids who just ran away from a mental asylum.


With all the running and chasing on the way, we finally reached the bakery cafe,the one I was talking about. Now even I was hungry. All I can think about was food. That running took a lot of my energy I guess. We ordered some chocolate brownies and coffee with extra cream. We gobbled up every bits of that brownie, drank our coffee and yet we were not satisfied. So we decided to go to Pizza Hut, which was next to the bakery cafe. We ordered a large sized cheese pizza and ate it all without leaving out a single piece. Yes. Yes we do have a large appetite. [xD] 
  

Back In Blog :)

Its been over a week or two since I've last posted anything here. I even got scolded by a friend for not being regular :)) . I cant't promise but I'll try to be regular :). In the mean while do check out my Instagram page that is : http://instagram.com/scarlet_grace .

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Yes, I'm really into Photography :D

Also, I'll soon be writing and posting some short stories, poems, etc [I'm not a Good poet though] :)
-Scarlet Grace

The Scoop Of Ice-Cream

Its "Holi", it's supposed to be fun,yet its not, I'm supposed have fun, but yet I'm not, I should've been out playing with my friends and siblings, nobody seemed interested today.

Yes I was sad today and nobody saw that ... everyone busy in their own world. Nobody but my dad saw that. [My dad and I, we are not much close and we rarely have fun times together.] So, he tried different ways to cheer me up, cracking up jokes that weren't even funny :)), giving me crazy Ideas to have fun, advised me to go to my cousins to celebrate. But no, I was not in the mood.

It was hot, indicating that summer has started. Dad was watching TV now, I was using Facebook. He had stopped his worthless efforts to cheer me up. Temperature was rising.... I suddenly had a urge to have an ice-cream but I was too lazy to get one for myself. I thought about asking dad to get me one but I did not want to disturb him (he was watching NEWS).A moment later I heard dad turn off the TV and go out. After a while he came back.... and in his hand there was ICE-CREAM!! He handed me my 1st scoop of Ice-cream of this season. I didn't have to tell him what I wanted, he knew, he always knew when and what I wanted, he has always been there for me and he will always be there, and I realized that today.

The Scoop Of Ice-Cream :)

Today This Scoop Of Ice-Cream Brought Me And My Dad Closer Than Ever :)

Little Things

A day comes, passes, goes..... many things happen, little we notice.
But it's those 'little things' in life that gives much happiness. :)

       --Scarlett Grace

Getting Started

"A Cup Of Coffee"...... Wondering how I came up with this name? well obviously it's not because this name is quite popular,common or many bloggers use it. No.

The Beginning  

The reason is simple, This evening I was bored.. so I made myself a cup of coffee and opened my Desktop [Yeah, I still use desktop :P]. I suddenly had this crazy idea of creating a blog and posting random stuffs like pictures, articles, quotes or quote pictures, etc. and utilizing my leisure time doing something useful and it all started with a  cup of coffee. Thus, I named it a 'A Cup Of Coffee'. :)
--smiles--