[[*Endless Road_______Endless Journey]]*

Thursday, March 03, 2005

[[The Last Chapter XIV]]

There are some moments in life when one wished he had the speed of an Olympian sprinter. At that very moment, Jaime wanted so much to run as fast as Maurice Greene. Obviously, he could never manage to reach that kind of calibre, but still, he gave everything he had. Like he had neverran for the whole of his life before.

He soon approached a metal chain suspended by two poles at a height around his knees. Anytime he would clear that barrier with consummate ease, but not this time.

As he leapt over the barricade, his right foot caught the metal chain and sent him crashing onto the road. His fall attracted some concerned looks from by-standers, but Jaime picked himself up almost instantly and resumed his sprint towards her house. Little did he know that his right elbow and knee had started to bleed profusely.

Just as he passed the coffeeshop, he saw Celine waiting on the pavement beside the road.

"You silly guy. You could have waited till Monday..."

Jaime, still oblivious to the pain of his wounds, was trying to catch his breath.

"I'll walk you home first? Let me catch some breath..."

Celine noticed Jaime was bleeding badly from his right elbow.

"Oh dear! What happened? Did you fall?"

An embarrassed Jaime could hardly find a reply for Celine.

"Why are you so careless? See what you had gotten yourself into..."

Celine got Jaime to wash his wounds. She was worried about infections. Jaime then walked her to the lift at her apartment. Still, he found it hard to force the words out of his mouth.

"I have to go up now. My dad would be wondering what took me so long to reach home. I guess, in the end, you'll probably would have to wait till Monday again..."

Celine entered the lift, and held the door open for a guy to board the lift. Just as the doors were about to start closing, Jaime finally commanded enough courage to say what he wanted to say.

"I like you!"

The words managed to get through to Celine before the doors closed. It left her quite lost and speechless. Unfortunately for Jaime, those words got through to the guy in the lift as well. He couldn't help but gave a wry smile at Jaime just as the lift doors closed.

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*why do I love you? don't even want to*

[[Walking Alone On This Endless Road]]*|9:02 pm|