As luck would have it, Jun moved away three days before Chewy met Sunny. What would it have been like if he'd met her before he left? All those years ago?
Jun kept tossing and turning in the firm bed. It was way too nice. It looked like a place for a mother-in-law, not a roommate at Sunny and Chewy's.
Not that he could complain. He couldn't. He just needed to keep his wits about him and get that job at the coffee shop.
Yes, he was sure he'd had more than most kids growing up with two parents and no siblings. Still, a lot of that time, he felt he was pushed away to do stuff he didn't like. Couldn't he have just stayed home in his room and watched TV, or better yet, played a video game?
Deep down, he'd always wanted to be a video game developer. Well, he was the creative sort. So many stories, roaming around in his head. Of course, he didn't write any of them down. Recently, he has been trying to join an RP group. However, it was all the wrong site, and the fact was that he didn't want to play with any real players. Instead, he had to tease Rennie. Oh, sure, he wanted to be her writing partner, but then he let her do all the writing. He just couldn't think of anything to come back with.
Damn, she was good. No, he didn't know her. She was in the States. He didn't even know how old she was, but it didn't seem to matter. He needed her in her life. Although it was just the site they met on. And of course, he was going awall at the moment.
God, he missed her. She was the sound of reasoning. Of course, she'd asked why he hadn't gone to his grandmother's first thing. He didn't want to respond, but she sent him cat videos that made him laugh. And of course, he took the bait. They had been conversing every day since he arrived.
Other than that, there was Daisy. Which scared him badly in the beginning. He'd never been around a baby, but she was so funny. If only he could meet a group of girls like her. If only.
But the worst thing was getting used to Chewy having a boyfriend. That was shocking. He couldn't help it. It was. And he knew he needed to get over it. Of course, there were those thoughts wondering if Chewy ever found him attractive. Why hadn't he? What did he even see in Chai?
Of course, it was best to leave well enough alone. Still, it felt like everybody had somebody. Louie had Sunny. When was he going to get that lucky?
His mix of self-doubt and daydreams feels so relatable, and the little touches like cat videos and baby giggles give it warmth amid the loneliness.
ReplyDeleteThat ache of feeling left out while everyone else seems paired up.
Not to worry Jun. -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteA frequent feeling one has in a rrelationship
ReplyDeleteO..poor Chai..I love cat videos :-)
ReplyDeleteI feel for him. Often we can be grateful for having a family but still want for some time on our own.
ReplyDeleteAs for the stories, he should write them down.
It's not good for us to keep stories in our head!
Thank you for saying that! Yes, we need to be creative! 💗
DeleteHow sad! Great chapter. Nice weekend my pretty dear
ReplyDeleteWhen indeed?
ReplyDeleteYou have such a beautiful way of writing and I'm so invested in Jun's story now.
ReplyDeleteWhat is he going to do about Rennie Is there any chance he will meet up with her in the future.