SAVE ME

Morgan Smith

“I will like to make a toast,” Ann said when she stood to her feet with the help of Elvis putting the chair out for her. He is such a sweet guy and I love that she is with him because I am so sure that he will take good care of her which he is actually doing.

Last week was celebration galore for us all as we hosted dinner parties, lunch hangouts, brunch get-togethers, and all those, and all I could say is that the past week has been a joyous one for every one of us which I pray it stays as such and I am so grateful to GOD for everything.

We even held a thanksgiving service in church to celebrate our success or like Ann would say ‘To celebrate the success brought to us all through our hard work and consistency’ and I could help but agree with her.

Everyone was seated in our dining room with different food displayed around the table awaiting us to devour.

George and Amelia were sitting beside each other as they looked at Ann and I could see the hand George placed on Amelia’s hand which she didn’t brush off like she always does and I am guessing that they are sorting things out with each other. That’s good if that’s the case.

Mr. Roberto was sitting at the head of the table with Brianna and her boyfriend Felix by his right side while Richard sat by his left side, right next to me and Ricardo.

Elvis and Ann were sitting opposite George and Amelia.

“GOD is great,” Ann said and we all agreed with a cheer.

“GOD has been so good to us all, these past days were amazing… every day is amazing but you know, with the staff party we hosted” she gestured to Mr. Roberto who lofts his glass to her with a smile and then she looks at me, Ricardo, Amelia, and George

“And these wonderful recent college graduates, everything went smooth and it was all joy for us all… I am happy and grateful” she grinned. We all had smiles on our faces.

It was so great how things could turn around to be so great and how awesome GOD proved to be all the time.

I think I should talk to Him more now… He is good all the time and now I could be able to have the courage to embrace who I am now and what he made me b… greater and bigger than any problems. He is good and I am glad that I can tell of that.

“It has been an awesome journey” she continued and we cheered.

Then her gaze settled on me, I offered her a smile she gladly returned with teary eyes.

“I remember the day I met my amazing friend, companion, sister, daughter, and bestie… I bless GOD every single day for letting me come across you and for giving you an open heart to accept change and hope” she chuckled, and I could feel the tears pricking my eyes.

I am more grateful that she took me in and cared for me.

She spoke some really emotional things and I couldn’t help but let the tears flow freely. Ricardo gave my back gentle pats, she walked over to where I sat so I stood up and we share a hug.

“You are the best that ever happened to me and I am glad that GOD gave you to me” she whispered in my ear, I shook my head as I cleaned my face.

“I am the one who is more grateful to GOD for letting me have someone like you in my life, thank you Ann” I whispered back then we leaned away from the hug.

We sat back in our respective seats and took turns to give thanks to GOD for his faithfulness, then we made a toast to our achievements and future endeavors.

The night went on with cheerful noise and great tidings accompanied by awesome food and great entertainment. Soon, everyone retired for the night. First, Mr. Roberto, Brianna, and Felix left then some minutes later, Ricardo, Richard, and George followed saying that they would stay at Ricardo’s place.

George had wanted to wait till Amelia was ready to leave but she told him that she was spending the night, and that was why he tagged along with the White brothers. Soon, Elvis left which left me, Ann, and Amelia cleaning up.

It was a really long day and we needed to rest after we are done cleaning.

Ann went up to her room when we were done while Amelia stayed in mine. While we got ready to sleep, I decided to ask what has been on my mind for a really long time now. I am just curious and want to be sure at least.

“So…” I began to grab her attention and she looks up at me from reading a book she borrowed from Ann earlier.

“So?” she asked when I didn’t say anything.

“You and George… you seem closer tonight” I pointed out with an eyebrow raised. I sat on the bed with a book in my hand “I am not saying anything but I just wanted to know if you guys are now together” I said but she just kept looking at me, not saying a word.

Strange girl. She isn’t saying anything but just looking at me like I am speaking in a foreign language.

“Look, you don’t have to ans-”

“Kind of though… it’s complicated” she answered and I nod my head.

“I do hope you guys sort it out soon” I wished, she smiles and nodded her head then went back to reading when another question popped into my head “Another question, do you like him?” I asked, she raised her head to look at me and then thought for a while.

“Yeah, I do” she responded after a moment “I do like him” she confirms.

I smile when I heard that. They are on the same page then.

“There is no need for me to ask if he likes you or not since he looks at you differently,” I said and she chuckled.

“I know because he tells me that all the time” she shrugged, and I grinned at that.

Our guys are hopeless romantics who can express themselves and what they want comfortably. Cute.

“I really do hope that you guys sort out what’s between you and just so you know, I am so rooting for you both” she grinned and then offered me her hand.

Confused, I placed my hand on hers and she shook it then released my hand and went back to reading.

“Goodnight” I shook my head then place the book I was holding on the bedside table since I was heavily feeling sleepy.

“Goodnight” she responded.

…

The next morning, we had an early breakfast and soon Ann went to work… Amelia and I decided to go shopping, so we left the house a couple of minutes ago and are on our way to the nearby store.

I decided on paying since I have more than enough to get us whatever we needed to buy.

When we entered the store, Amelia went to the undergarment section while I went to grab some shirts, socks, and trousers.

There was a full-length mirror by the side of the shelf I was selecting the shirts from and when my eye grabbed the sight of a purple top, I took it and placed it on my body to assess if it would suit me or not.

Just as I turned to stand in front of the mirror, my back collided with someone from behind and I immediately stepped forward then turned around to apologize to the person I bumped into.

“I am so sorry ma’am, I didn’t notice you coming from behind me” I apologized to the familiar-looking woman and she just shook her head and then smiled at me kindly.

“It’s fine dear, it was a mistake”

“Yeah, but still I would have been careful when I was stepping back. I hope I didn’t hurt you?” I looked at the woman to be sure it didn’t cause any harm to her.

She wasn’t that elderly looking but looked to be in her forties or so… she had brown hair, familiar-looking blue eyes, and a contagious smile.

“It’s no problem, dear and that shirt looks good on you” she pointed to the purple shirt I held which made me smile.

“Thank you” I thanked then frowned a bit “I am sorry but you look familiar, have we met before?” I asked because not only does she look familiar, she feels familiar.

The smile on her face vanished when I asked and she shook her head then took a step back and tried to move away but she tripped and almost fell, I was able to hold her so that she was steady on her feet.

“Is everything okay ma’am? Did I say somet-” she cuts me off by putting her hand up and then releasing my hold on her arms before she turned the other way and walked quickly away from me.

I wanted to go after her to ask if she was fine but I couldn’t, mainly because we are total strangers and she might freak out if I do so and I really don’t want people thinking I tried to do something sinister to her. The question that I asked was totally harmless and I wondered how she suddenly changed from her kid smile as she told me the shirt, I picked was good to a scared look when I asked that question.

Maybe I shouldn’t think about this too much, it could happen to just anybody on a regular day like this. I let the event slide and just continued with shopping but I do hope that she is fine.

We were done in no time so we went to the cashier to pay, after our goods have been packed, we headed out for lunch. I hadn’t realized that we spent almost all day just shopping not till I looked at the time as we ate.

After lunch, we began to head home. I received a call from Ricardo and as always, Amelia rolled her eyes when we talked on the phone. I told him that I will text him later in the day and hung up the call when we were home.

I got some things for Ann so I placed them in her room while I went to sit downstairs with Amelia who wanted to stay in for a while.Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

As we watched a favorite TV show of ours, the woman I met at the store ran through my mind and even though I didn’t want to think about what happened, I couldn’t help it but I shook my head and just said a little prayer for her and concentrated on the show we are watching.