The Middle

*Brian POV*

Sunday morning and it was a great day to get out the bed. Not only because my fiancé was making breakfast already. No I was more looking forward to my evening with Zacky Vengeance, one great friend from High School. Since we both had two different projects running we didn’t have plenty of time to hang out with each other anymore. It was a little bit sad so we started that little ritual to catch up every Sunday in the month. The only rule was that no one else was involved than ourselves. It was giving us the opportunity to spend some quality time with each other, talk or doing our favourite activity: get drunk. Zacky wasn’t only a good friend, he was some great drinking partner as well. Though I always won the competitions. My grandfather would probably say that I was raised with a beer bottle in my hand.

I really missed that crazy person that had a lot of wise words to say. He sadly passed away one year ago and the only one that stood by my side was Zacky. That’s why I felt honoured to have him in my life. Nothing in this world would torn us apart – I swore on that. That’s why I really got excited of what I had to tell him tonight.

Whistling I walked down the stairs when I just saw her standing in the kitchen and preparing the breakfast. I couldn’t remember that she did that in the past but I shouldn’t care too much about that. Past is past and I was definitely living in the future.

“There’s already a new song on your mind” Sarah chuckled.

“No, not I can remember” I shook my head “I’m just in a really good mood. That’s all” I sat down watching her from that position.

“That’s good because my parents just want to visit us tonight.”

Tonight?! Please God, tell me that she didn’t mentioned it before. It would be far too embarrassing – though she was already used to my short term memory.

“You really forgot that?” she seemed really surprised.

“Actually yes” I bit on my lower lip hiding my face behind my hands.

“Well, now you know it” she was relieved.

“There is a thing you should know” I said really quiet.

Sarah turned around, placing her hands on the hip and waiting for what I had to say. I really didn’t want to ruin her image of a perfect Sunday with me, but I really got other plans. Things that were really important for me.I loved to spend time with her – that was no question – but that Sunday belonged to Zacky and me.

“I’m waiting.”

“You know that I actually wanted to go out with Zacky. It is the only day we have. Just pure coincidence that your parents wants to come over today. What do you think when I all invite you to a nice restaurant next week?”

Silence. No one really said anything. Sarah looked at me with her devil green eyes and just punished me with saying nothing. I could imagine where this was going to but as much as she enjoyed to see me suffer I didn’t like to be between two chairs.

“Like we could reschedule our whole life, so that you can catch up with your high school friend? Grow up, Brian. You need to let things go. That’s all part of life actually. I’m not in touch with my old high school friends either. Life goes different ways sometimes and you need to finally learn that. I accepted him a lot of times but there comes a time when I really want you to make a decision. It has been enough, Brian and you better learn it the hard way now.”

She clearly overreacted in my eyes. How could she expect from me to make a decision between these two people I loved the most?! Zacky and I only had one day in the month. It wasn’t like that we hang out every weekend in bars. I might would understand then her point but in this scenario it was ridiculous.

All the happiness that I felt this morning was gone. I knew when I would leave the house in few hours then I would find my packed suitcase in the doorway the next morning. Decisions meant that someone would get hurt and I really didn’t want to hurt anyone right now.
If there is no way out, just ask your heart and it will make a decision for you. It did. No matter what I would lose I couldn’t just call Zacky to cancel ‘our Sunday’. Maybe it would give Sarah and me some space to think about a few things.

We both were a little bit nervous of our upcoming wedding that would finally take place in 3 weeks. It might would have been a better idea to find someone who plans everything than doing everything by yourself. There were still plenty things to do. Before facing Sarah again in her really bitchy mood I choose to put on some clothes to make my way to Zacky’s house.

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