“Hey!
That’s my slice of pizza, Justin!” April cried out begging for Justin to return
her slice.
“I haven’t even touched this pizza,”
Justin snapped back at April who was now getting annoyed.
“You already ate half of that and
you still want my part?” April asked in a high voice. That kind of voice
symbolizes April’s irritated feelings.
Justin laughed and set up the slice
of pizza on a plate. “Here you go, Your Highness.”
“Thank you,” April sighed in relieve
and ate it with peace.
Justin joined the rest of the group
who were watching the horror movie in the living room. Yeah, they were throwing
a party to celebrate Justin’s success. Somebody signed him to a record label a
couple weeks ago and now Justin decided to have some farewell party.
The party went on for about two more
hours until everybody fell asleep in front of the TV. Justin, who wasn’t
feeling sleepy yet, asked April to accompany him to the pool in the back yard.
“What’s wrong?” April asked
concernedly knowing that Justin must had thought about something that bothered
his mind.
“I’m not ready,” Justin gave an
answer as he dipped his feet into the pool, landing his butt on the dried edge
of the pool.
“Why? I thought this thing is
something you’ve always dreamed of. I mean, you love singing,” April said
convincing and at the same time agreeing with Justin’s thought. She didn’t want
Justin to leave her alone in this town.
“I don’t know. Everything seems like
it’s going too fast for me, you know. I don’t want to fail in the middle of
getting my success,” Justin’s voice got a little softer.
April smiled and grabbed Justin by
his hand. “You know, I’ve always believed in you. You’ve gone through whole lot
bigger and harder things. I believe that you can go pass through this and you
know, be the best.”
Justin turned to face April as his
face lightened up. “I love you, you know that?”
“Yeah, I know. There’s nothing else
in the world that can replace me as your best friend,” April said wrapping her
left hand around Justin’s waist.
“Nothing,” Justin echoed the word
nothing and placed his head upon April’s left shoulder.
The night went quiet and the water
in the pool got steady. Justin and April stayed in the same place while both of
their minds flew all around from one place to another. Justin was thinking more
about his future ahead and April was hoping that Justin would never forget her.
***
Justin and his mom flew back to the
US and left their family behind in Canada. April was also left there. The rest
of Justin’s best buds gathered in union and wished Justin the best. Some of the
girls had already cried their eyes out, including April. She was sad that
Justin left, but on the other hand she was also thrilled to see a brand new
Justin on TV or media.
The group went back to their houses
and tried to calm themselves down. Each prayed for Justin and his mom. April
continued her tears inside her room. She opened the scrapbook she made with
Justin when they were six. It was filled with pictures and drawings and also
abstract designs. Justin was quite an artist at drawing abstract things. He
doodled a lot back then.
As April turned every page of the
scrapbook, memories came rushing inside her head. Tears rolled down rapidly on
her cheeks and fell on to one picture. The picture was taken on Justin’s 6th
birthday. April gave him a kiss on his left cheek, while Justin was smiling
wide. They were always that close up until now.
April decided to close the scrapbook
because she couldn’t bear to lose anymore tears. She placed the scrapbook
somewhere under her bed. As she laid herself on the bed, she thought about
Justin.
“I hope you haven’t changed when you
get back, Justin,” whispered April before closing her eyes. She forced herself
to fall asleep.
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