His absence

“That sly jerk”,I thought to myself. “I mean,why the hell did he do that? Moreover, he called me hun? HUN?!”,I shouted without realising I was in the hall with the family. “What's up with you?”,my mom asked. “Nothing”,I answered. “She's lying mom,she's probably thinking about this boy in her class that she totally has a crush on”,my brother said teasingly. “Oh my,is that true? What's his name?”,my mom asked. “You better keep your lips sealed,if you want to see the sunrise tomorrow ”,I said with a threatening smile to my brother. “Well,I'll die one day anyway. It really doesn't matter if I die now”,he retorted with his tongue sticking out. “He's Alex mum,he's a new student ”,he went on to say. “And you say she like him? Aww isn't that just cute. I need to meet my son in law ”,my son while laughing. “Mom!”,I said as I run into my room.

That whole weekend was a nightmare, on one side my family was teasing me and on the other hand I was confused as to what Alex meant by the signals he was sending. I just wanted the weekend to pass by quickly so that I could ask him personally.

And thankfully, the weekend was finally over and it was finally Monday again. I went to school all pumped up,ready to question him only to find out he was absent because he was ill. Apparently, Alex was suffering from a heart disease he was born with. And I was wondering to myself why he never mentioned it me. I was freaking out,“I hope he's getting better. What is he up to now. What at all happened? ”,I thought to myself. I couldn't seem to focus in class, my classmates realized it and the class too. They even went ahead and teased me about being worried about my husband's illness and absence. I didn't have the strength to pay them no heed since I was too worried about Alex to care about anyone. The long day finally came to an end and I was worried even more. And I was sad about the fact that I didn't have any means to contact him to check on him. I got home with a gloomy look all over my face ,totally lost in thoughts. “Please get well soon”,I secretly prayed to myself as I walked into my room.

The next day,I went to class in low spirits hoping to see him seated waiting for my arrival. But I was only met with disappointment since he was absent again. I could feel tears welling up in my eyes,I couldn't let my classmates see me cry so I hastily left the class and went to the washroom to cry my eyes out. I was feeling anxious and extremely scared. “Why was he still absent anyway? I hope he's not dead. Why am I even having such weird thoughts! Please stay safe!”, I thought to myself. I decided to push back all the bad thoughts and returned to class with a forced smile.

And just like that the day ended and a new day began. He was absent again! This continued for the whole week and it was weekend again. And I was even more worried than I was at the beginning of the week. I was freaking out over and over again. My mom told to calm down and reassured me that he was probably fine. I was curious as to how she had found out and she realising my confusion told me about how she had seen me worried throughout the week and about how my brother had told her about Alex's condition. She prayed with me for Alex and she told me not to worry. I finally calmed down and hoped for a better week ahead but more importantly, Alex's recovery.

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