chapter 8

Craziness

Kuki’s POV

I’m sitting here at Abby’s living room, with the girls, Fanny and Rachel, they are my best friends, unluckily for me, they became distant when I started dating Wally.

-So Kuki we heard that Wally killed himself right in front of you- said Fanny

-No, he didn’t - I said I was feeling uncomfortable I really didn’t want to talk about this - he was protecting me from a mugger

-Come on Kuki, there was no mugger; there was no one at the ally but you to - said Rachel

-There was, it was a tall man with reddish eyes, and a deep voice

-Kuki, there was no one, on that ally are cameras; there is the bank and the jewelry and the cameras just captured you and Wally, how he collapsed and a pole fell down, but Wally was already dead, and there was no time for the autopsy they buried him almost immediately. Sunday was his burial, and he died Friday you veiled him Saturday. - Abby said, she is right, there were cameras, but there was no video.

-I don’t care it was dark, and the cameras are broken, besides I’m the only eyewitness - I said triumphally

-Look - said Rachel - you tried to kill yourself, then, your argument is not valid, even if they trap the guy, if he really exist, he’ll get free, you have nothing against him, and they got your cordure.

-Are you saying that I’m crazy?

-No, she is not - said Fanny

I sat down and stared at the ceiling they kept chatting about Wally and why he could have and couldn’t have committed suicide, as if they knew him well enough.

They know nothing about him, he was tough at the beginning, but once you got to know who he really was, you could see that he was all innocence, pure love, that he was kind, loving, caring, he was just perfect.

-That’s why - I heard Abby - everyone hated him, he made you lose your mind, and you just kept ignoring us, it was as if we were ghosts.

-Abby, you were always interrupting us when we were on a special moment. -I said- besides; when I wanted to be with you, you were to busy ignoring me, and when we got together it was always to talk about school, and the parties and all that irrelevant stuff we used to talk about.

-Girls shut up, we are not here to remember that boy - Fanny said, - we are hear to have a sleep over and talk about irrelevant stuff.

-Right, we shouldn’t be talking like that - said Rachel - he has been death for about a month and Kuki here, is still down about that.

I just kept silent as they kept saying nasty things about him, well Abby and Fanny, Rachel kept asking them to stop but I didn’t mind anymore, I vaguely heard them talking about hw mean he was, and that he kept bullying them, about how harsh he was, and his hooligan attitude, about how he broke my heart more than once. About how he asked me out, and about how I wouldn’t stop talking about him since our first day at elementary, yes, the very first day I laid eyes on him, he stole my heart.

They finally quit talking about him and the party started, I know it's just a sleep over but my 3 friends are really crazy, so we started with the truth or dare classic game.

- So Fanny - Rachel said - truth or dare

-Truth - Fanny said

-Ok Fanny - said Rachel - how long have you loved Patton

-I do not love him - Fanny said a bit to quickly - he is my best friend

-Oh come on - I said - we know you do answer we won't tell

-Yeah sure, just as Rachel doesn't love Nigel - said Abby

-And Abby doesn't love Hoagie -I said

Rachel, Abby and Fanny were red of embarrassment.

-Ok ok, - Fanny said - I like like him since we entered high school ... 4 years ago

-Wow - said Rachel - that's a long time.

-Yeah, my turn, - so Abby - how was exactly your first date with Hoagie?

-Our first date? - Abby said - girl that was a long time ago ... we were 7th graders, he had already slimmed out, and well we went to the movies, then to a really fancy restaurant, "Chez Paris" and well we had a great time, of course we kept that a secret, we let u guys know until we were 10th

-Wow- I said- that's a really great love story

-Now - Abby said - Rachel - tell me, where has the first time you and Nigel got to a date, I know you as leaders of your organizations had a lot of appointments, but when was the real date?

-Well - she said - actually ... our first date was when we were 11 but we kept that a secret too, and we kept breaking up so we were 1 week as a couple and the next 7 weeks fighting so that really doesn't count, does it?

-Uhm, - Fanny said - Yes it does now it's Kuki's turn

-Yeah Kuki - Rachel said - tell us, did Wally and you ... you know ... and how was it, step by step

-What? why are you asking me that - I said embarrassed - you asked innocent questions to each other!

-Oh just answer - Abby said

-Ok .. well, yes we did, and well we were walking, by the lake you know, the one behind my house, and we were 17, anyway, we sat on the lake's shore, and we started kissing, well, huh ... - I said while blushing, I kept my eyes on the snack's bowl we took - huh .. he asked if I wanted to swim with him, but I said "Or cloths would get wet"... "Well, we can take them off, so they wouldn't right?" ... well after I while I accepted his request, and we dove on the lake, and start swimming and well it was at midnight or so, the sky was really nice, a lot of stars could be seen, and the moon was our only source of light, and then we hugged each other, and well, we ... - I said still not looking at them

-Wow, that's quite romantic, - Fanny said

-Incredible and you remember every detail! - said Abby

-How did it concluded? - said Rachel

-Well ... - I said - while we were starting to ... my brother Ryoichi was with his girl of the moment, on a boat, and he passed by, and said "What the hell are you doing here! DON'T MESS WITH MY SISTER YOU PUNK" and well I dove hiding my body and face in the lake and Wally jumped about 3 feet away from me, I started swimming back to the shore, so did Wally, then we got dressed my brother was watching our every move so we couldn't do anything, then, Ryoichi pulled me inside his car and drove us back home, leaving Wally there at the lake.

-Oh that's awful, but besides that time you never tried again did you? - they asked at the same time

-Oh well, no we didn't we said we would wait a bit more. - I said

Long after that the same night

- Well why don't we play "The Red Book" - Said Fanny

-What's that? - I asked innocently

-It's a "game" where you ask questions to a red book- said Abby

-But, isn't it dangerous? - I asked again

-Well, it is if you disrespect the , spirits and that. - Rachel said

-Well i don't wanna play, I'm sure we are fine this way.

-Don't you want to know why Wally was being so secret full with you? - said Fanny

-Well yeah.- I said - but ... I'm sure there is another way to ask that.