The Middle

*Brian P.O.V*

I followed Sarah as fast as I could and catched her on the halfway back to her car. Her behaviour just have been really ridiculous and make a scene in front of Zacky was really embarrassing. I wished he wouldn’t have watched us fighting over such a stupid thing. I didn’t understand what had just happened in that short time. Since yesterday she was a sweet cupcake but today she made me choose between her and him?! Sarah’s childish actions were going a little bit too far. She might could do this to someone that joined her little game but I was mature enough to draw a line now. I’ve had no idea if this has been only the stress that had caused this or if she really was jealous at my friendship with Zacky.

“Could you maybe explain to me why you did this” I yelled at her and noticed that she finally stopped running to her car.

“I could ask you completely the same” she turned around and crossed her arms “You knew exactly about the dinner with my parents but you had nothing better to do than going to your stupid friend Zacky” she said snotty.

“Is there a possibility that I maybe have forgotten it? But since we have had that argument this morning I really didn’t want to join this fake dinner with your parents. I can’t pretend to be happy and smile the whole evening just to look good. But you also know that I never would make a decision between you two.”

“So if you don’t want to make one I will take that part for you. My parents have told me from the beginning that you are just a selfish prick that is only is interested about his own needs. You don’t care about me at all. Otherwise you would have known how important this would have been for me.”

“Alright. Just to your information. Zacky and I have a rule. ‘Bros before hoes’.”

I have had no idea why I just have said that but before I could think about it I felt her fist hitting my face really bad. Sarah had a lot of faces but I never figured out that she had a violent one as well. It was the first time in our relationship that she slapped me. I felt a warm substance running out of my nose and when I touched carefully that place I saw blood on my fingertips.
There was no way how I could respond to that without stooping to the same level as her. I went back to my car and looked for a tissue. After I found one single tissue in the drawer I ripped it in single pieces to stick in my nose before blood was everywhere in my new car.

So I finally sat here at this early Sunday evening all alone. I really had looked forward to that day, spending it with my best friend Zacky but it ended up only in chaos. I must have really disappointed him with my slightly rude behaviour. He was probably feeling the same way as I did this morning but I couldn’t be only a grumpy old man. It wasn’t what we called fun really.
We haven’t seen each other for so long and now that Sunday was over actually. Thanks to my bloody fiancé that ruined everything for me, little selfish whore.

I picked up my phone that probably fall out of my pocket when I was looking for a tissue and dialled Zacky’s number. I didn’t had to wait long until he finally answered with his deep sad voice.

“Is everything ok over there?” he was concerned.

“Of course. Everything is great again” I lied for the first time in my life.

I never had lied to my best friend anytime but I couldn’t find any excuse that would sound that good that he would believe me. Should I really say that Sarah just hit me?! That would make me only look more like a pussy fiancé.

“Ok” he sighed and probably knew that this wasn’t the truth.

“Zack, I think we just should cancel this evening. I see that I will have time for you tomorrow night, ok? Then we go in some bar or something and have our final drinks. Promise.”

“No problem Bri. But you should know that you can reach me anytime. No matter what time it is ok?”

“Of course I know that. Sorry about my behaviour anyway. I have been rude and shouldn’t have bothered you with my problems.”

“Forgiven and forgotten” I heard him smiling a little.

I said goodbye before I hung up. There was only one place to go to right now – Huntington Central. The place where all the good bars have been. Even it was far too early for hard drinks I knew there was a place on this earth where it was already night. You just had to turn things until they finally fit. That was my motto right now.

I’ve had no certain bar in my mind. I only was driving down the street until I stopped at a little bar. I have been here a lot of times with Zacky to play pool with him or just had our drinking competitions that I used to won. He has been better at other games, like playing basketball or baseball. The most important thing was that we have had fun anyway.
I went into the small bar that reminded me of some old saloon. There were a few people sitting there, drinking their beer and enjoying a good company with their friends. At least I wasn’t the only one with the same idea, with the only difference that I was alone.

An attractive blonde waitress was standing behind the counter giving me one of her sweetest smiles. I sat down at the bar and without ordering something I got my first shot already.

“It’s on the house” she whispered to me and I could smell her perfume.

It was tickling a little bit in my nose. She had a really strong, but sweet note.

“Cheers” I raised the glass.

This hasn’t been the only shot I was drinking that night. I really got the feeling that I was drinking all their liquor they had to offer. It has been almost everything. There was nothing that I excluded that night while the blonde girl with no name was my company. She saved me from asking stupid questions about the bloody tissue that still stick in my nose. That girl had the magic to distract my mind so much that I really forgot Sarah for the rest of this evening. Since our debate in front of Zacky’s house she didn’t try to call or message me anymore. Surprising but not something I really missed.

I’ve had no idea what time it was when the blonde girl told me to leave this bar because they would close it soon. I really lost track of time since I came here. But now I really had to go home. Time for round two which I hoped it will happen when I got back to my senses. My mind was dizzy and I couldn’t think straight anymore. So starting now a discussion would only end deadly, not literally of course. Driving back home wouldn’t be a good idea either so I choose to walk all the way to my house. It wasn’t far away anyway. Plus it was giving me some time to think about something when Sarah bombed me with question where I have been, if I was with Zacky or why I was just so drink. That girl was full of doubts and endless questions. She just couldn’t stop with it. Everyone had its tick and she clearly could annoy the people around her with stupid questions. At least something she was good at.

I followed the street a few miles until I turn right. After a few minutes of choosing the right house I only had to find the keys somewhere in my pocket. While looking for them I heard dogs barking close to the place where I was standing. That couldn’t be really Pinkly that was barking there, neither could have been a dog of my neighbours.

I pushed that thought away and focused again on finding my keys while swearing out loud. I didn’t care if there were people around me that tried to sleep.

“Finally I got you fucking key” I was relieved until I wondered why the keys didn’t fit into that damn lock.

But before I gave it another try I heard someone coming downstairs. Great. Sarah got up and I had to face soon her bitchy behaviour. It was not the best solution to hide right now but better before to start another argument with the devil itself. But when I tried to walk away quietly I saw already someone opening the door.

Notes