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BFF's Brother
Stepping onto the slippery surface, I almost fall face first. The ice rink is completely white and some people glide on the ice effortlessly. My body tingled with excitement but also the fear of falling. I cling on the edge and slowly shift, trying to get used to the ice. People flow past me as the freezing air makes me shiver.
Time passes by, and now I somewhat skate across the ice at a slow-ish pace, still with the fear of falling inside me but also thrilled about ice skating. Feeling confident I decide to quicken my pace, forgetting that I'm on ice, I lose my balance and fall on my knees. My hand scrapes the ice and it starts to sting. Attempting to stand back up, the ice makes it difficult. “Do you need some help?”. A voice says in front of me. Their hand is held out and as I have no other choice but to grab onto it. I place my freezing hand into their warm one and they pull me up.
Standing up, I look up to see a guy. “Thanks”, I say in a nervous smile. “No worries”, he says, his fluffy, brown hair almost covering his eyes. I shift back to the exit and get off the ice. Sitting down, I check my phone. I stare annoyed at the text. ‘Sorry I can't come, I have work, I'll text you later babe’. He’s always at work, I say beneath my breath. An announcement is made, concluding that the hour is over. I go to the counter to return the skates.
Laying on the sofa, I get a message from Zoe (my best friend). ‘Hey wanna come over on Thursday?’. The message lifts my mood as I haven't been to her house in ages. ‘Okay,’ I reply. The door opens as he walks inside. I put my phone down and go over to him. “How was work?” I ask, holding onto his arm. “Alright”, he says, shaking my arm off and walking to the bathroom. I sigh and go back to the sofa. He seems less interested in me nowadays, we’ve been dating for a year.
The sun rises and I head to work. Putting on my apron, I head over to the counter to prepare food and drinks, as usual. Making drinks, serving the customers and taking orders, I notice Zoe sitting at a table and quickly rush over to her. “Hey, what are you doing here?” I ask. “Oh, just wanted to get a drink and see you,”she says. I smile at her and she does so back. “How is it with you and Matt?”, she says. “He is starting to lose interest in me”, I say disheartened. “Really, you’ve been dating for a year”, she asks confused. “Yea, I don’t know why he doesn't like me anymore”, I say, sighing. “Maybe, you can give him a gift, it’s almost Valentine's day”, Zoe states. “Maybe..”, I reply and head back to the counter.
The day passes and the morning occurs again. Getting dressed, I hear a ding coming from my phone and go to check it. ‘Hey, you can come over now’, Zoe says. ‘Ok, i'm on my way’ I answer. I hurriedly get changed and rush over to Zoe’s house, excited to spend time with her. Ringing the doorbell, I wait outside her door, the door cranks open and Zoe greets me. “How are you doing?”, she says happily. “Good, you?”, I ask. “Good too, I’ve found a movie we can watch and I've bought some snacks”, she says, closing the door.
I race to her room, place my bag on the floor and sit on her bed. “I'll go get the snacks”, she says. I nod. A minute later, she comes back and places a big bag of snacks on her bed. “That's a lot”, I say surprised by the amount of food. “Yea, I got a bit carried away when buying them”, she says smiling. She turns off the light, puts the movie on and we sit on her bed gazing at the screen.
An hour later, I was waiting for Zoe to come back from the bathroom when I hear the doorbell ring. Still waiting for her, she finally comes back. “My brother has just came in, by the way”, she says. “Oh I didn't know you had a brother”, I say. “Yea, he just came back from being in Wales for 2 months”, she says and unpauses the movie. Cleaning the rubbish away as the movie has finished, the door creaks open and someone steps inside. “What are you doing?”, a voice says....
Time passes by, and now I somewhat skate across the ice at a slow-ish pace, still with the fear of falling inside me but also thrilled about ice skating. Feeling confident I decide to quicken my pace, forgetting that I'm on ice, I lose my balance and fall on my knees. My hand scrapes the ice and it starts to sting. Attempting to stand back up, the ice makes it difficult. “Do you need some help?”. A voice says in front of me. Their hand is held out and as I have no other choice but to grab onto it. I place my freezing hand into their warm one and they pull me up.
Standing up, I look up to see a guy. “Thanks”, I say in a nervous smile. “No worries”, he says, his fluffy, brown hair almost covering his eyes. I shift back to the exit and get off the ice. Sitting down, I check my phone. I stare annoyed at the text. ‘Sorry I can't come, I have work, I'll text you later babe’. He’s always at work, I say beneath my breath. An announcement is made, concluding that the hour is over. I go to the counter to return the skates.
Laying on the sofa, I get a message from Zoe (my best friend). ‘Hey wanna come over on Thursday?’. The message lifts my mood as I haven't been to her house in ages. ‘Okay,’ I reply. The door opens as he walks inside. I put my phone down and go over to him. “How was work?” I ask, holding onto his arm. “Alright”, he says, shaking my arm off and walking to the bathroom. I sigh and go back to the sofa. He seems less interested in me nowadays, we’ve been dating for a year.
The sun rises and I head to work. Putting on my apron, I head over to the counter to prepare food and drinks, as usual. Making drinks, serving the customers and taking orders, I notice Zoe sitting at a table and quickly rush over to her. “Hey, what are you doing here?” I ask. “Oh, just wanted to get a drink and see you,”she says. I smile at her and she does so back. “How is it with you and Matt?”, she says. “He is starting to lose interest in me”, I say disheartened. “Really, you’ve been dating for a year”, she asks confused. “Yea, I don’t know why he doesn't like me anymore”, I say, sighing. “Maybe, you can give him a gift, it’s almost Valentine's day”, Zoe states. “Maybe..”, I reply and head back to the counter.
The day passes and the morning occurs again. Getting dressed, I hear a ding coming from my phone and go to check it. ‘Hey, you can come over now’, Zoe says. ‘Ok, i'm on my way’ I answer. I hurriedly get changed and rush over to Zoe’s house, excited to spend time with her. Ringing the doorbell, I wait outside her door, the door cranks open and Zoe greets me. “How are you doing?”, she says happily. “Good, you?”, I ask. “Good too, I’ve found a movie we can watch and I've bought some snacks”, she says, closing the door.
I race to her room, place my bag on the floor and sit on her bed. “I'll go get the snacks”, she says. I nod. A minute later, she comes back and places a big bag of snacks on her bed. “That's a lot”, I say surprised by the amount of food. “Yea, I got a bit carried away when buying them”, she says smiling. She turns off the light, puts the movie on and we sit on her bed gazing at the screen.
An hour later, I was waiting for Zoe to come back from the bathroom when I hear the doorbell ring. Still waiting for her, she finally comes back. “My brother has just came in, by the way”, she says. “Oh I didn't know you had a brother”, I say. “Yea, he just came back from being in Wales for 2 months”, she says and unpauses the movie. Cleaning the rubbish away as the movie has finished, the door creaks open and someone steps inside. “What are you doing?”, a voice says....
