Chapter 5 Reunion

What are you doing? Get back home if you wish to sleep," Miranda heard a long lost hoarse voice from her side. She smiled and opened her eyes.

"Tristen," she took a deep breath. "So long, my first love," they both laughed. Wearing a tank top and ripped jean Tristen kept the ax down and walked towards her. They hadn't seen each other for years now except in photos. Miranda and Tristen spend their childhood together but ended everything once Miranda joined college because of a funny thing that happened between them.

"Tristen, hey," she called him. "well," she hesitated. Miranda wanted to ask Tristen out for her senior prom.

"Ah about that, I have already asked Naomi out for prom I totally forgot to tell you," he said.

"What? Naomi? That girl? For prom? With you? Really?" Miranda was shocked shooting him with questions.

"Yeah, why?"

"I wanted to ask you put for prom?" she said angrily.

"I know but we always spend time together besides Naomi is so great, I want to know more about her,"

"She is great, huh,"

"What?"

"Dude I came to say I like you, and you asked that cow girl out on a date, wow,"

"I know but you are leaving to the city any day after graduation for college, so why should we date, besides Naomi understands lands and cows better, you hate that,"

"Lands and cows? Really? But we decided to go together," she shouted at him.

"But I have zero interest going to college, so stop it,"

"Are you rejecting me?"

"Yes," he said straight.

"Well, goodbye Tristen I hope you and that cowgirl live a long happy life with calves and," she paused searching for words, "pigs, and all the animals."

That's how it ended between Miranda and Tristen.

"You look great," Tristen complimented her.

"Thank you," she thanked him. "How is everyone? Mom, dad, Naomi?"

"All good but I don't know about how Naomi is doing,"

"I thought you guys were together,"

"Yeah like for few months then we broke up and she with her siblings moved to the city,"

"Oh my god," she was surprised.

"Did you never talk to me because of that girl?" he asked her his doubt finally.

"Of course yes. It was so embarrassing to look at your face,"

"Seriously?" he asked her and she nodded laughing aloud. "Seriously" you took all my words to your heart? Did you think I wanted a girl who understand cows or who understands me? "

"Cows!" she mocked him laughing along with him. She realized she was laughing this hard after months. She liked it.

Miranda and Tristen spend the whole evening together, and her parents asked him to stay for dinner and invite his family for dinner the next day.

"Thank you for staying," she said. She was feeling relaxed after a long time. Not anxious about the next day, not anxious about how she looks, not anxious about how people are gonna judge her, and importantly, not anxious anymore about having to keep secrets. She was at ease that she never realized she could.

"Am glad," he said and hugged her. "So long partner,"

"So long Tris," he always hated being called that and she teased him after years. He laughed aloud.

"I know you would never forget to call me that," he slowly walked out the door and left. He lived in the corner of the road. Miranda watched him leave and walked back into her house, smiling. She felt happy all of a sudden.