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The Mystery of Life
#WritcoStoryPrompt26
“Isn’t this exciting?” My best friend’s excited eyes flit around the dazzling stores on the main street.
“I suppose so.”
My unenthusiastic reply had her turning to me with a frown. “What’s the matter? Aren’t you happy to be out shopping after so many months?”
I shook my head feeling miserable. I could feel the panic rise up so I pretended to search my pockets for my sanitizer. When I found it I poured it liberally over my hands and rubbed them together. There was no room for error, the virus was still around...
I looked around the store, and saw nothing but long sad faces. "isn't it sad?" I bit my lip exchanging faces with my bestfriend.
"What do you mean by that?" she questions worriedly.
I stared blankly at the entrance and took a deep breath inside my mask that was literally suffocating me. "How the world changed so suddenly and how nothing feels so normal anymore."
"Hello, Can please speak in English" She jokes.
She snaps me off my thoughts yet again after a moment of silence. Still starring reluctantly at the long queue at the entrance, where people gathered waiting to register their names before making it inside. My face dropped and a feeling of sadness cringes at me and a warm wave of teardrops escaped through my eyes.
"Cindy are you okay?" My bestfriend showed sympathy.
"Gina, it really gets to me. How the virus has taken away all the fun and how we live so much in fear. I miss being a carefree, I miss going to my favorite restaurants and eat a really relaxed good meal without fear, I wish I could catch flights to the most beautiful island this summer. You know that has always been our dream. But you see, this is the only freedom we get. ha! shopping under warm a** Masks and feeding our hands with alcohol based each second of the minute. I mean is this the new normal?"
Gina sadly moved closer to me, in an intent to give me a tight warm hug but then thoughts of the consequences made her take a step back. "Cindy don't you think it doesn't bother me too? The more we obey the rules, the lesser it takes. I mean who would've ever thought this would be such a historical year? We are all affected by it but the more you think about it, the more scarier it gets. So cheer up, it will all be over soon " She chuckles.
"You're right" I lit up a smile slowly. She couldn't see it but I knew she felt it.
Gina is the bestfriend anybody could ever ask for. She always cheers me up when I'm in the bad mood and when nothing seems to go right. She's always there, especially in situations seemed out of my control, she's the bold one.
After such a long emotional moment, Gina and I gathered our outfits, which we're probably going to wear to bed anyway. Because that's the only time we get to be ourselves, the only time that we get to put on makeup and play dress up in the mirror.
"We should get icecream?" Gina jumps up in excitement after exiting the doorway.
"Sounds like a great idea"
Just living in that moment, I have learnt to let situations be and that living in the moment with the most important people in your life is all that matters. It didn't matter anymore whether we had to cover our red lipsticks with masks, or sanitize our hands every second or rather get a shower before touching anything else.
What mattered was that I got to spend so much time with my family although we lived in fear, fear that one of us might be next. We cherished every moment and learnt to place everything in God's hands.
After such a long day shopping with my favorite person, we air kissed each other goodbye and ran into the house with so much joy and happiness.
~°~
As I got home, I took a long warm shower. The weather was uncharacteristically mild for much more of November. After setting my bedding, I heard a beam on my door.
"Come in"
Ellen walked in with a cup of coffee and extended her hand out to me. "Coffee?"
"Sure thanks" Ellen is my big sister and she always enters my room when she couldn't sleep.
"Do you mind if I sat in here for a little while? Just to finish my Coffee?"
"Sure" I gave her a light smile and sipped on my coffee
Standing leaning on the wall near my window, I staired blankly at the evening stars and began to wonder. How everything is the way it is and how nature turns out to be so mysterious. I was brought back to reality when I heard Ellen's voice screaming at me.
"Cindy didn't you hear me call you?"
I snapped back from my thoughts and turned back to her. "Huh?"
"I came here to spend some time with you and have our girls talk but you seemed disturbed. So lost in your thoughts that you could even hardly notice me. What's eating you?"
"Nothing I'm just so curious about life." I shrugged my shoulders.
"You worry too much Cindy, get some rest. We'll talk tomorrow" She prepped my shoulders and lashes off my room.
~°~
Early in the morning I was awoken by the most painful news. Something that I never expected would ever happen nor did I have the courage to go against.
"Gina has shown some symptoms honey. They have taken her for testing" Mom said.
"Wha-at?" I was taken aback by the memories of yesterday. How she roamed around the city with so much energy and how she danced along the hallways. How could that even be possible? I wondered.
"There has to be some sort of misunderstanding Mom. Gina can't have the virus." I screamed.
"Well we'll find out in 72 hours sweetie. For now she's being quarantined alone. You can't see her"
I stopped right at my doorway when the word "quarantined alone" ringed in my ears.
"I'll leave you alone for now. If you ever need anything call me" She stoods up as I nodded in agreeson.
She turns back around before she could disappear and said, "And Cindy, All you can do now is pray for your friend to be alright. It might just be a normal flu." She smiled lightly and closed the door behind her.
~°~
It was quota to five in the evening when Mom entered my room again with the excessive news about Gina's results. My heart raced on my chest and fear drops down to my guard.
"She just caught a Cold. nothing serious" She mumbles.
"Can I see her?" I jumped up in excitement.
"Of course, just not today"
"Mom really? Why?"
"Just to be safe. Wait for one more week and then we can invite her over for dinner"
"Sounds great! Thanks Mom"
After Mom left my room, I took my phone and slid a call to my Besfriend.
"So you thought you could just die on me huh?" I teasingly lectured.
"You have no idea. Hod is good"
"Where you scared?" I asked.
"I thought I was gonna die" She jokes.
"Don't you dare Miss!" We laughed in unison.
"I miss You"
"Miss you too. Take care".
After such a therapeutic talk with my bestfriend. I wondered about all the weird things in life but eventually I dozed off.
Life went on. We all lived in accordance to life's circumstances and the more we loved, cherished and worked together, the more we lived happily ever after.
© Foibe N Paavo
“Isn’t this exciting?” My best friend’s excited eyes flit around the dazzling stores on the main street.
“I suppose so.”
My unenthusiastic reply had her turning to me with a frown. “What’s the matter? Aren’t you happy to be out shopping after so many months?”
I shook my head feeling miserable. I could feel the panic rise up so I pretended to search my pockets for my sanitizer. When I found it I poured it liberally over my hands and rubbed them together. There was no room for error, the virus was still around...
I looked around the store, and saw nothing but long sad faces. "isn't it sad?" I bit my lip exchanging faces with my bestfriend.
"What do you mean by that?" she questions worriedly.
I stared blankly at the entrance and took a deep breath inside my mask that was literally suffocating me. "How the world changed so suddenly and how nothing feels so normal anymore."
"Hello, Can please speak in English" She jokes.
She snaps me off my thoughts yet again after a moment of silence. Still starring reluctantly at the long queue at the entrance, where people gathered waiting to register their names before making it inside. My face dropped and a feeling of sadness cringes at me and a warm wave of teardrops escaped through my eyes.
"Cindy are you okay?" My bestfriend showed sympathy.
"Gina, it really gets to me. How the virus has taken away all the fun and how we live so much in fear. I miss being a carefree, I miss going to my favorite restaurants and eat a really relaxed good meal without fear, I wish I could catch flights to the most beautiful island this summer. You know that has always been our dream. But you see, this is the only freedom we get. ha! shopping under warm a** Masks and feeding our hands with alcohol based each second of the minute. I mean is this the new normal?"
Gina sadly moved closer to me, in an intent to give me a tight warm hug but then thoughts of the consequences made her take a step back. "Cindy don't you think it doesn't bother me too? The more we obey the rules, the lesser it takes. I mean who would've ever thought this would be such a historical year? We are all affected by it but the more you think about it, the more scarier it gets. So cheer up, it will all be over soon " She chuckles.
"You're right" I lit up a smile slowly. She couldn't see it but I knew she felt it.
Gina is the bestfriend anybody could ever ask for. She always cheers me up when I'm in the bad mood and when nothing seems to go right. She's always there, especially in situations seemed out of my control, she's the bold one.
After such a long emotional moment, Gina and I gathered our outfits, which we're probably going to wear to bed anyway. Because that's the only time we get to be ourselves, the only time that we get to put on makeup and play dress up in the mirror.
"We should get icecream?" Gina jumps up in excitement after exiting the doorway.
"Sounds like a great idea"
Just living in that moment, I have learnt to let situations be and that living in the moment with the most important people in your life is all that matters. It didn't matter anymore whether we had to cover our red lipsticks with masks, or sanitize our hands every second or rather get a shower before touching anything else.
What mattered was that I got to spend so much time with my family although we lived in fear, fear that one of us might be next. We cherished every moment and learnt to place everything in God's hands.
After such a long day shopping with my favorite person, we air kissed each other goodbye and ran into the house with so much joy and happiness.
~°~
As I got home, I took a long warm shower. The weather was uncharacteristically mild for much more of November. After setting my bedding, I heard a beam on my door.
"Come in"
Ellen walked in with a cup of coffee and extended her hand out to me. "Coffee?"
"Sure thanks" Ellen is my big sister and she always enters my room when she couldn't sleep.
"Do you mind if I sat in here for a little while? Just to finish my Coffee?"
"Sure" I gave her a light smile and sipped on my coffee
Standing leaning on the wall near my window, I staired blankly at the evening stars and began to wonder. How everything is the way it is and how nature turns out to be so mysterious. I was brought back to reality when I heard Ellen's voice screaming at me.
"Cindy didn't you hear me call you?"
I snapped back from my thoughts and turned back to her. "Huh?"
"I came here to spend some time with you and have our girls talk but you seemed disturbed. So lost in your thoughts that you could even hardly notice me. What's eating you?"
"Nothing I'm just so curious about life." I shrugged my shoulders.
"You worry too much Cindy, get some rest. We'll talk tomorrow" She prepped my shoulders and lashes off my room.
~°~
Early in the morning I was awoken by the most painful news. Something that I never expected would ever happen nor did I have the courage to go against.
"Gina has shown some symptoms honey. They have taken her for testing" Mom said.
"Wha-at?" I was taken aback by the memories of yesterday. How she roamed around the city with so much energy and how she danced along the hallways. How could that even be possible? I wondered.
"There has to be some sort of misunderstanding Mom. Gina can't have the virus." I screamed.
"Well we'll find out in 72 hours sweetie. For now she's being quarantined alone. You can't see her"
I stopped right at my doorway when the word "quarantined alone" ringed in my ears.
"I'll leave you alone for now. If you ever need anything call me" She stoods up as I nodded in agreeson.
She turns back around before she could disappear and said, "And Cindy, All you can do now is pray for your friend to be alright. It might just be a normal flu." She smiled lightly and closed the door behind her.
~°~
It was quota to five in the evening when Mom entered my room again with the excessive news about Gina's results. My heart raced on my chest and fear drops down to my guard.
"She just caught a Cold. nothing serious" She mumbles.
"Can I see her?" I jumped up in excitement.
"Of course, just not today"
"Mom really? Why?"
"Just to be safe. Wait for one more week and then we can invite her over for dinner"
"Sounds great! Thanks Mom"
After Mom left my room, I took my phone and slid a call to my Besfriend.
"So you thought you could just die on me huh?" I teasingly lectured.
"You have no idea. Hod is good"
"Where you scared?" I asked.
"I thought I was gonna die" She jokes.
"Don't you dare Miss!" We laughed in unison.
"I miss You"
"Miss you too. Take care".
After such a therapeutic talk with my bestfriend. I wondered about all the weird things in life but eventually I dozed off.
Life went on. We all lived in accordance to life's circumstances and the more we loved, cherished and worked together, the more we lived happily ever after.
© Foibe N Paavo
