Mister Night

Chapter 37 - Attack Of The Toothpaste



When I heard the front door opened and closed I knew that it must have been Harin.

"Who else would it be?" I thought as lathered my body with soap stepping under the shower for a rinse.

Would it have been like those movies where the naïve girl gets killed while in the shower because she kept asking who was there?

I immediately felt tense at the thought but shook them off a quick as they came "No, it can\'t be." I said as I shook my head laughing at my paranoia lathering my face with bar soap making sure to keep one eye open for you know, just incase.

Although the chances of being killed in the shower by a stranger that I had never met or offended was low I was still cautious and conscious for you know once again, just incase.

I hurriedly rinsed the soap off my face turning the shower off before wrapping my self in a bath towel.

I slowly turned the lock of the bathroom door grabbing the closest weapon that I could have find, which was a tube of toothpaste before slowly opening and exiting through the door of my room.

I scanned the area of the premise before stepping out of my place in the corner ensuring to hold the towel tight around my body

If I were to die naked I would naked being clean and fresh out the shower.

I took a few silent steps towards Harin\'s room about to check if it was indeed her but as soon as I was in front of her door ready to turn the lock the door had already opened and I came face to face with Harin.

We stayed there both looking at each other eyes never wavering or blinking.

It was like our eyes were saying everything that the words of our mouths could not.

I missed my best friend.

I had to refrain so hard from hugging her for I was not sure if she would have let me.

I saw small bruises on her face and I knew that I was the cause of them.

I had hit my best friend over some dumb boy, I would blame her if she hated me.

Heck I even hated me.

I sighed as my eyes fell to the ground my hands toying with the tube of toothpaste out of guilt and shame.

"I thought that was you." I said after a few moments of silence.

She sighed as she leaned on her door folding her arms, "what else would it be?"

I heard the annoyance in her voice and it was enough to tell that the night apart did not fix things in the slightest.

"Well it could have been a stranger." I said defending myself finally raising my head.

She scoffed and rolled her eyes, "and what would you have done if it were? Attack them with toothpaste?"

She grabbed the toothpaste from my hand holding it up and I grabbed it back from her, "as a matter of fact I was. I would have blinded the culprit with the toothpaste then proceed to attack. But it wasn\'t a stranger. Just a fake friend. "

She rolled eyes once more pushing past me as she exited her room.

I followed her to the kitchen folding my arms as she opened the fridge grabbing a bottle of water.

"Don\'t you have anything to say to me?" I asked getting impatient at her for ignoring me.

She finished her bottle of water getting every drop from the bottle then proceeded to dispose of it before looking at, "no. Pretty sure I did all of that last night. "

I rolled my eyes at her and she proceeded to give a fake smile.

"No I don\'t think that you said enough for if you did I wouldn\'t be stuck here in confusion." I said as I retrieved the plastic bottle from the trash placing it into the recycling bin.

She rolled her eyes as she leaned against the counter folding her arms, "what\'s the point of saying anything if you are just going to ignore me anyway?"

I raised both of my eyebrows at what she just said, "when have I ever ignored what you said?"

"Umm hello. Shiwoo. Does that ring any bells?" She said snapping her fingers in the air and it was my time to roll my eyes.

"Okay first of all you just said that he was player not all that stuff of being your finance or whatever. Second of all why are you only attacking me? It takes two to do what we did." I said suddenly feeling angry.

"It doesn\'t matter. I told you no so I didn\'t need to go any farther.  Don\'t you know the girl code!?" She said suddenly raising her voice.

"You had a boyfriend and you always called dibs on boys. I always let you have them for they were always only interested in you so why did I have to give up the only one that liked me back because you said so!?" I yelled as she did.

"That is a lie you just weren\'t interested in the guys that j introduced you to." She defended.

I rolled my eyes going to place both palms on the kitchen island, "you only introduced me to guys who you think I would like Harin, have you ever asked me who I liked?" I waited for her to answer telling me that I am lying which she didn\'t for she knew that it was the truth so I continued.

"No. You have never. I have spent 4 years listening to your relationship problems wiping your tears and giving you advice but now the time has come for you to reciprocate you aren\'t there. Just the other you promised to stick by my side but one inconvenience and you aren\'t there. It was always about Harin but what about Atalia?"

I choked on my last words tears fighting to roll my my cheeks.

I saw Harin\'s eyes softened but she didn\'t make an effort to comfort me and my heart fell.

"Well then that is about to change. You don\'t have to worry about hearing my problems anymore Atalia. It will no longer be about Harin." She said unfolding her arms and heading to the door

I watched her as she went, walking through the door and not so figuratively out of my life.

My eyes were filled with tears but I had refused to cry over another person that didn\'t give a damn about me.

I was not sure if she was coming back and I didn\'t care.

If she was going to hate me fine I\'ll hate her too.

I only had 2 and a half months with her anyways and we would have most likely parted ways.

Cheers to four years of friendship Harin.

It was fun while it lasted.