Denial

Chapter 2

She entered the restaurant, she was walking towards him, she thought.

‘‘Oh, he’s so damn handsome. Girls must me be after him, left and right.’’

She finally got to the booth where Brock was sitting in.

‘‘Hi, did you already ordered your food?’’ Crystal asked.

Brock said, ‘‘No, I haven’t. I was waiting for you.’’ Crystal said, ‘‘Well come on, lets order.’’ They went to order, they went to sit down after that.’’

Crystal ask, ‘‘Well what are you studying for?’’

Brock said, ‘‘It’s between, a bladesmith or an artist. I can’t decide yet.’’

Crystal said, ‘‘Well you better decide soon.’’ Brock asked, ‘‘Why make you say that?’’

Crystal replied, ‘‘I have seen students spend extra for their education, because they couldn’t decide what they want to study for.’’

Brock said, ‘‘Nah, I’m the type of person who could decide real quickly.’’

Crystal was trying her best not to seem attracted to him.

Brock ask, ‘‘So, what’s your deal?’’

She replied, ‘‘Excuse me.’’ with a strong tone of voice.

Brock said, ‘‘I mean, tell me about yourself.’’

Crystal said, ‘‘Oh, ok.’’ Brock asked, ‘‘What did you think I meant?’’ ‘

‘No, it’s just I take things wrong sometimes. Forget it.’’ Swinging her head to a side to remove her hair from her face.

She asked, ‘‘Out of curiosity, why didn’t report the teacher that was hitting on your girl?’’

He said, ‘‘I don’t know.’’

She said, ‘‘Maybe it was for the best, you wouldn’t have met my

friend if you’d stayed with your girlfriend.’’

He asked, ‘‘Where is she?’’ Crystal said, ‘‘I don’t know, let me text her.’’ Then Crystal got a text saying, ‘‘I see you eating with that handsome man again.’’ Then Crystal looked outside,

Brock asked, ‘‘What’s wrong?’’

Crystal said, ‘‘Oh, my co-worker text me, saying she’s here. I don’t see her.’’ Brock and Crystal looked around inside and outside. Then Crystal felt someone poked her, she jumped, saying a cuss word. Brock got bothered by the word. He just lifted his

eyebrows. Alyssa said, ‘‘How are you doing girl?’’ Sitting next to Crystal.

Crystal said, ‘‘I’m in importing meeting.’’ tighten her teeth. Alyssa said, ‘‘Hi, I’m Alyssa Bennet.’’ Brock said, ‘‘Brock Jude Sanchez.’’ They shook hands.

Brock said, ‘‘Call your friend, to see if she is going to come.’’

Alyssa asked Crystal, ‘‘Which friend? What is he talking about?’’ Crystal said, ‘‘Oh, nothing. Apartment stuff.’’ Brock had an idea that Crystal was lying, and she was interested in him.

Crystal said, ‘‘I’ll just tell her we’ll talk later.’’ Brock took a drink of beverage thinking, ‘‘Huuh sure, pretend you don’t like me.’’ Alyssa asked Brock, ‘‘I have a party next weekend, want to come?’’ Brock said, ‘‘Sure, what time?’’ Alyssa said, ‘‘Sunday at….’’ Brock said, ‘‘Ooooh, can’t. I go to church.’’

Alyssa said, ‘‘Oh, you’re one of those who believes in a Higher Power?’’ Brock said, ‘‘Yes, is there something wrong?’’

Alyssa said, ‘‘No. but I think that sometimes you guys are

being……………. Delusional. I think that’s word I’m looking for.’’ Crystal said, ‘‘Alyssa’’ through her teeth. Brock said, ‘‘No, no. it’s ok, huh Crystal. I’d like for her to challenge me, and my Faith. I could proof GOD’s existence. Ask me any question, so I could proof there’s a GOD.’’ Alyssa said, ‘‘When I was a little girl, my parents would leave me…. with my aunt and uncle.’’ By this time, tears began to flood and overflow her eyes. ‘‘My aunt would leave to work. My uncle would invite me to his bedroom. One day, he got me, threw me on his bed……….. and force himself

on me. I was kicking and crying. He said, ‘‘Stop moving you little’’

Then she use a proper word for a girl dog. ‘‘The less you move, the painful it is.’’ Forcibly, had his way with me. If ‘‘GOD’s so powerful’’ why didn’t HE stop my uncle?’’ There were silence between them three for a couple minutes. Brock was fuming when he heard that. He wanted to flip the table over and go on a rampage.

Brock said, ‘‘Well, since GOD knows the future. HE allows bad things to happen because HE will bring a good thing out bad stuff.’’ She asked, ‘‘Why did GOD allowed it to happen to me?’’

He said, ‘‘Well, none of us don’t know why. Why did GOD allow my first love to cheat on me with our teacher? I don’t know. Why did GOD allow there to be accidents? I don’t know. There’s something we can’t explain.’’

Alyssa said, ‘‘I’m still not convince there’s a GOD..’’ She got up and said, ‘‘I got to go.’’ She lean over Crystal, and said,

‘‘Bye woman.’’ she said bye to Brock. He said, by back. Brock and Crystal finished their food, threw their away, and walked outside. Brock walked Crystal to her car. On the way to her car, she asked, ‘‘So you’re a Christian?’’

He said, ‘‘Yes, from my youth.’’ Crystal said, ‘‘I do believe there’s a GOD, but I’m not in a denomination.’’ They got to Crystal’s car, she open the door. They starred at each, they knew that they liked each other. He extended his to give her a hand shake. Then he walked to his car, and she got into her car. She said, ‘‘I still need no man.’’ And drove off.

Brock went to his home, walked in, and went to his room. He got a box that was under his bed, and started look at the pictures.

As he went through the pictures, a voice started playing

inside his head, saying, ‘‘Together forever.’’ Then he put them back, and fell asleep.

Crystal arrived to her apartment, she walked inside of her apartment. She was alone in her apartment, she thought of what she could do in her downtime. So she logged on to her Facebook profile. She couldn’t help it but search up, Brock Sanchez.

About twenty profiles came up with that name. She scrolled until she found him. She clicked on his profile, she saw his pictures.

She thought, ‘‘He’s so handsome.’’ She was going to click ‘‘Add friend.’’ She changed her mind and she was going to message him. Hesitating, she just logged off and watched a movie.

Brock woke up to sound of someone knocking at the door. He got up, walked to his door, and opened it. It was Natalie, ‘‘Natalie?’’ Brock asked. He continued asking, ‘‘What are you doing here?’’

Natalie said, ‘‘I made a mistake, Brock. Take me back.’’ She jumped, wrapped her arms

around his neck, and kissed him. As they were kissing, a voice said, ‘‘Natalie.’’

Brad came into the apartment. They stopped and she went to hug Brad. Natalie turn to Brock, did an obscene gesture, and started to kiss Brad. In a fit of berserker rage, Brock was finally going to punch Brad. Brock woke up just before he landed the punch. He sat up, looked around the room, and said, ‘‘I guess I’ll never truly get over it.’’ Brock went to go to get something to drink, and went back to sleep.