The next day, Christine got up, read the paper, saw the morning toons, and of course got her daily tea. So I went to the computer and guess what?, I actually got a message from my profile:
Hey profile:
I got your message, thanks for answering. Is good to know there’s someone out there that thinks and feels sort of like me. Well I hope to talk to you soon!
Bye - your profile
What do you know?, he was impressed. So I kept checking what was around and listening to some music. By now Christine had done all her job- work and search every corner known by her of the net.
I guess I’m done, the laundry is cleaned and folded, kitchen cleaned, so the bathroom and the bedroom, what else can I do?
As she repeatedly asked herself that question, she figure, she’ll use her time wisely, so she started writing lyrics, she was good at that. On every verse she wrote, you could see that she was heart-broken and needed a little bit of love, pronto!
As I wait for you
are you doing the same
I don’t wanna get close to you
‘cause is going to be hard to forget you
once you leave.
I wanna hold you close
lose time and motion with you
reach the infinity with just our love.
What am I doing this is stupid, she said as she throw away the papers away. Like actually Apolo is going to read this, no.
Chapter 7
A week passed, Christine, Mike and Megan were on the movies, “you know what you guys”, Christine started talking, “I met a week ago this guy, really nice, thou I haven’t talked to him for this long, I wonder if he just gave up or something.” Maybe he didn’t wanted to have something, Megan reply. “Yeah, maybe is that” Mike agreed. “Where is this Apolo, I’m going to kick his white-ass if he doesn’t arrive soon”. “ Calm down Megan, he’s going to be here, he called me that he was going to be a little late, that’s all”. Christine then on a joking sort of way asked: “What he’s with blondie?” “Actually for what I know, she broke his heart or something, I don’t quite remember. It was pretty ugly thou, he cried”. “Wow!” Megan exclaimed, “the girl hit him hard then.”, “Yeah it looks like it”. They kept talking when finally Apolo arrives, “Sorry guys..”, “Is okey so let’s go the movie is about to start in 15 minutes.” Mike replied.
Already inside the movies, Christine and Apolo sat side-by-side, while Megan and Mike sat on the other area of the movie-room. Waiting for the movie to start, they began talking. “You know what?”, said Apolo “I’m glad I came today, it helps me relax.”. “Really what about?, too much stress from the competitions?”. Well not that but life, I mean I ...just.. ended what seemed the perfect..., Christine interrupted him, “love”. Yeah that’s it!, he said. So if I can know, what happen with her?. Well we weren’t the perfect fit to be exact. You mean, you guys didn’t had the sparks, right?. Yeah you can say that. Well hang on there you’ll find someone, who knows maybe she is just a mini-step away.
Who would’ve thought that what Christine said was something that described her future to come.
You really think so?, Apolo asked. Yeah, I do. Now changing the subject, what do you think , pointing at Mike and Megan, are doing?. You know what Christine, I don’t wanna know. Why ‘cause it reminds you of you and your ex?, I’m sorry. No!, not that, ‘cause maybe they are being a little bit disgusting on a sweet kind of way. Ok, Apolo; Now I don’t want to know.
The movie started little did they knew it was a romantic movie. After the first on screen kiss by the characters in the movie, everyone at the room were lip-locking, including Mike and Megan. Do you feel a little bit awkward?, Apolo asked; Yeah a little. Then both, for some strange reason, looked at each others eyes for a determined time without blinking, “Pop-corn?” Christine said; “Yeah, thanks.”
So I don’t know but it is me or don’t you think it was a great time for that first kiss with him. Oh you don’t know what flew my mind on that moment, all my heart could say was kiss him while my head implied maybe is not going to work. Yes people, I was having a battle for a few minutes there.
Chapter 8
At the next morning, Monday morning, I decided to take things easy and calm, all I did was lay in bed for a good 25 minutes. Later I got to the bathroom and took a long shower. When I came out it was about 10:30 am, thank God it was a free day. So I went to the computer and got online, I found my cousin and her beau which were talking and I also saw Apolo. On an instant Apolo send me a message
US_Sk8r: Hey Christy, How’s it going?
Christy: Good, you?
US_Sk8r: I’ve been good.
Christy: Good...
Meggirl: Hey cousin...Bye Cousin
Christy: Okey
What can I tell you it seems that after last night everyone had cooled down and taking time for themselves, that was what I was worried about, Apolo. He was heart-broken, and alone; What a combination?. After a few minutes everyone logged off and went their way.
It was 7:30 pm, Christine had basically nothing to do, except of thinking of Apolo and how was he doing. That was when the sound of a ring interrupted her daydreaming. “Hello?.. Apolo?... What’s up?...Sure no prob... See ya then bye-bye.” she said as she hanged the phone. She got dressed and took her keys.
She arrived to Infinite, a coffee place, there she met Apolo. “Hey what’s up?”, “Thank you for coming, I needed to talk to someone” Apolo said gracefully. “What is going on?”, she asked; “Well I don’t know is just that I needed to talk to someone, and well I meant to call Mike but he was with Meg, I didn’t wanted to impose. And I didn’t want to bother my dad”. “I understand” Christine said agreeing. “Is just that I want to take l...”, “The girl you were going out...” she interrupted; “Yes, out of my mind, but it seems impossible.”. “I don’t blame you, I mean you loved her, is pretty common.” “ Yeah I guess it is...”, he said with a thoughtful look.
“ You see the problem is that to me, she meant the world, she was my everything, or so I thought...” he said with teary eyes. At the background of the coffee place you could hear the most lovable song “SOMETHING LIKE YOU”; Perfect timing huh?!?!! “That song” he said, “it explains in some sort of way, what I felt with her.” “I’m sorry you are feeling the way you are, really, but you have to move on, you are a great guy, any girl would like to go out with you, you are just too much for her, that’s all.” Looking at her, he said: “You really think so?”, looking at him, she said: “Oh. Yeah”. “You are a great friend, Christine”, he said as he hugged her; while he hugged her she thought: ‘yeah, a great friend, I wish I was more than that’. “Well that’s what friends are for”, she said as the hug ended.
It was like 10:00 p.m. I arrived home to find solitude once again, Oh, how I wished to be in Apolo arms for more than just a second. Well I had work to do tomorrow, so I went to sleep.
Chapter 9
Ok, December 5, what a day!. Definitely that day was a Christmas awakening. Once I got to work I saw all the little decorative X-Mas trees around, light-bulbs around and most importantly the Christmas Spirit. The thing I hate of that day the most would be the fact that I was getting once again, like every other year, my usual Christmas Blues. Who would know that this year Christmas wasn’t going to be the same for Christine, she didn’t knew what was in store this year, that’s for sure.
I remember that 20 minutes before heading home I left a message to my compatible profile, just in case I didn’t heard from him again:
Hello profiler:
Maybe you are pretty busy, but I just wanted to wish you Merry Christmas and that you enjoy this holidays with the people you love. If you ever want to talk, just send me a message, ok?. Well see ya’ then.
Bye-bye, Your Profiler
Short but meaningful message, Don’t you think?, no?; Who asked you?
It was 5:00p.m, yes!, time to finally go home. I was in some sort of way happy I was going to buy my little x-mas tree and I was going to have my pre-x-mas slumber party. For what I knew the only ones that could make it was Mike, Megan and Apolo.
Chapter 10
Well it was December 7th, Friday night and of course I was going to decorate the Christmas tree with my friends. It was about 6:00p.m. I remember Megan arrived with Mike and then a half hour later, Apolo arrived. We had the spirits on, the guys put up the tree while we watched. After struggling for a while, we finally started to put the ornaments. Of course, we put ones that had our names on so Santa would no forget our presents (it was sort of like 'our childhood' tradition). The most sweetest thing I saw was when Mike put Megan’s and she put his, that was sweet.
Well it was time for what have always been a tradition on every pre-x-mas slumber party, the wishing of a dream to be gave to you by Christmas. As time would have determined I wished, silently for Apolo’s heart. Thank God no one has to know the wish. Megan wished to be together forever with Mike and Mike wished to be always with Megan. For some strange reason Apolo looked very thoughtful, yet no ones knows what he wished for.
Well wishing time passed, everyone was happy with it, now it was time for some movies. As we were sitting on the living room floor, we watched movies like: Rockstar , Armageddon , Runaway Bride and some more. As you can see we were a bit blue, but at the same time wishing our dreams could actually come true. It finally reached 3:30 a.m., Mike and Megan were sleeping in one of the empty rooms, while Apolo was at a couch-bed in the living room and I was at my room. To tell you the truth I wasn’t sleeping at all, I couldn’t sleep thinking that I have him right there, just steps away yet I couldn’t reach to him the way I wanted to. I decided to go to the kitchen to get some water, once I step out I see a shadow on the window-slide that leads to the balcony with a view of the city. The shadow belonged to Apolo, it looks like he couldn’t sleep at all. Christine stepped out side and whispered: “Hey Apolo, is everything ok?”; “Yeah, is just that I couldn’t sleep...Did I woke you up?”, “No you didn’t. Um, can I ask something?”, “Sure”; “is this about you know your ex?”. “I guess, is just that when I love someone I want it to be for a long-term you know what I mean?, I want someone I know I can rely to always be there no matter what.”, “I understand, but you have to come out of that, I know is hard but as I told you, you’ve got to come out and face the world, give your love to someone who actually appreciates it.”
Looking at the city, Apolo says: “How come a nice, beautiful, smart girl like you is alone, I’m sorry, what I meant was...”, “I know what you meant, why am I alone?, well I guess I’m saving my heart to someone that would care for it, you see I don’t want it broken like you are right now, that’s why I’m telling you I understand what you are going thru, and I also know you will overcome this.” Christine said. “You will find that one person, I know you will...” said Apolo looking deep in her eyes with his sparkling brown eyes.
We both kept talking for a while and watching the lights of the city, at the same time we decided to look at the star-studded sky and in a fraction of seconds we saw a shooting star. “ Wow! Did you saw that?,” said Apolo, “Yeah I did, make a wish...”. “Ok, there, now what?” he asked, “ I don’t know maybe just wait for it to become reality, I guess...”, “Yeah I hope it works.”. “So”, Christine started changing the subject, “since we aren’t doing anything, do you wanna hear some music?, you know to kill time at least till we fall asleep?”, “Sure, sounds good.”
As they were looking for some CDs, Apolo hit play to the one already on the CD-Radio, immediately a Boyz II Men song started playing “DOIN’ JUST FINE”, “ I’m sorry I’ll take that off if you’d like”, she said, “No leave it, I’m doing just fine without her, I mean she was the one that broke my heart, not me to her, I bet she’s with someone right now.”. Christine looking at teary eyed Apolo said, “Apolo I know that I’m your best friend and well I was wondering if this best friend could help you heal your heart; What do you say?”she said as she looked at him right on his eyes with a concern tone. “Sure that would be great, How about if we start now?.” “Sure...”. They kept listening to the music. By the time the song ended they were talking, when the other song started they stopped talking to listen to the lyrics:
In this world today / love is scarce and far away / and your heart gets so afraid / to trust someone / all the times he let you down / there was no love to be found / well is not the end / there’ll be time to mend / and you’ll love again // Never let a broken heart / take a change for love away / don’t let it make you fall / fall apart .
“That’s true I’m not going to let her memory bring me down, I won’t”, he said “That’s good, really good”...
The last song that played was also Boyz II Men’s, “I’LL MAKE LOVE TO YOU”. “Christine I know is late, but Do you wanna dance?”, he said while extending his hand, “Yeah I love to.” As the started dancing they let themselves go with the music, following along with melody. Their feet looked as if they didn’t barely touch the floor, he held her tight towards her, with his hands on her waist, she had her arms around his neck, playing with his hair. Once the bridge started she felt Apolo cry, “Hey are you ok?, Apolo?.” “Sorry, I’m sorry” he said as he wiped his tears away. “Thank you” he said to her, “Why?”, she asked “ For being here, for me, for being the one I can trust on this moments.” “I’m always here for you...always”.
