“Tomorrow's the day, Hayley.” I reminded her.
She tilted her her back and kissed me.
“Our one mwaka anniversary.” She alisema as she pulled back.
“Hayles I kind of brought wewe here so we could be alone and tell wewe something.”
“Yeah?”
“I upendo wewe Hayley.”
To my relief a smile spread across her face. “I upendo you, too.”
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The memory replayed my mind over and over.
That was the siku before our anniversary. The siku I first told Hayley I loved her. The siku she first told me she loved me. That was the siku before Hayley's death. That was almost a mwaka ago.
“Josh.” My moms voice came from outside my door breaking through my thoughts. “It's time for school. If wewe don't wake up now wewe won't make it on time.”
“Just leave me alone.” Leave me in peace with thoughts of my angel.
“But school –”
“Mom I just don't feel up to going today ok?” I replied annoyed.
She sighed. “Fine honey. Just come on out and get some breakfast.”
I reluctantly dragged myself to the table. I sat in front of one.the three plates of chakula my mom had set down.
My mom and dad both sat down and began eating their food. I grabbed my fork and started to chop my eggs into pieces.
“Josh this has to stop!” My mom screamed breaking the silence.
I looked up at her in complete shock. “What?”
“You've been like a zombie ever since Hayley died. I feel like wewe died with her.”
“I don't know what wewe mean mom. I'm fine. Same Josh I've always been.”
She shook her head, “No! We both know that's not true. wewe keep skipping school, I have to litterly drag wewe out of that room of yours, and even then wewe don't say a word to your father and I, and wewe barely eat anymore. I just feel like you've changed. It's like I don't even know wewe anymore.”
“Hayley was my girlfriend mom. I was in upendo with her. I still am.”
“I know, but it's been a year.”
“Actually it won't be a mwaka until Friday.” I corrected her.
“Do wewe see what I mean?”
“Could wewe just get to the point?” I asked annoyed.
“I think it's about time wewe moved on. Hayley is dead, and she's not coming back. There's a girl who moved in down the street. I think wewe two would really hit it off.”
“No mom. It's just too soon.”
“One date. That's all I'm asking for. If wewe don't want to see her again after that then ok, but please just give Jenna a chance.”
“One tarehe and that's it.”
She tilted her her back and kissed me.
“Our one mwaka anniversary.” She alisema as she pulled back.
“Hayles I kind of brought wewe here so we could be alone and tell wewe something.”
“Yeah?”
“I upendo wewe Hayley.”
To my relief a smile spread across her face. “I upendo you, too.”
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The memory replayed my mind over and over.
That was the siku before our anniversary. The siku I first told Hayley I loved her. The siku she first told me she loved me. That was the siku before Hayley's death. That was almost a mwaka ago.
“Josh.” My moms voice came from outside my door breaking through my thoughts. “It's time for school. If wewe don't wake up now wewe won't make it on time.”
“Just leave me alone.” Leave me in peace with thoughts of my angel.
“But school –”
“Mom I just don't feel up to going today ok?” I replied annoyed.
She sighed. “Fine honey. Just come on out and get some breakfast.”
I reluctantly dragged myself to the table. I sat in front of one.the three plates of chakula my mom had set down.
My mom and dad both sat down and began eating their food. I grabbed my fork and started to chop my eggs into pieces.
“Josh this has to stop!” My mom screamed breaking the silence.
I looked up at her in complete shock. “What?”
“You've been like a zombie ever since Hayley died. I feel like wewe died with her.”
“I don't know what wewe mean mom. I'm fine. Same Josh I've always been.”
She shook her head, “No! We both know that's not true. wewe keep skipping school, I have to litterly drag wewe out of that room of yours, and even then wewe don't say a word to your father and I, and wewe barely eat anymore. I just feel like you've changed. It's like I don't even know wewe anymore.”
“Hayley was my girlfriend mom. I was in upendo with her. I still am.”
“I know, but it's been a year.”
“Actually it won't be a mwaka until Friday.” I corrected her.
“Do wewe see what I mean?”
“Could wewe just get to the point?” I asked annoyed.
“I think it's about time wewe moved on. Hayley is dead, and she's not coming back. There's a girl who moved in down the street. I think wewe two would really hit it off.”
“No mom. It's just too soon.”
“One date. That's all I'm asking for. If wewe don't want to see her again after that then ok, but please just give Jenna a chance.”
“One tarehe and that's it.”
