Chapter 6

Marvin: hey jake ! are you taking that or what ?

Jake: oh hey, um right, i guess this would do.

Marvin: something's in your mind ?

Jake: it's nothing i'm just choosing between this flavors.

Marvin: come on i know you, if you are lying you always have a serious face and your eyes never blink even once when you talk, you can always talk to me you know ?

Jake: of course i know that, shall we pay for this ?

Marvin: alright.

~Parking lot~

Jake: hey let me drive.

Marvin: you sure ? because last time you drive we almost crash.

Jake: trust me i've been practicing, look.

Marvin: you got a driver's license ? eyy took you a while but congrats.

Jake: yeah took me 5 times hahaha.

*Jake's phone ringing*

Jake: wait a sec someone's calling.

Marvin: alright, i'll just put this bags at the back.

Jake: *answers the phone* hello ? who's this ?

Lily: hello is this Jake's number ?

Jake: yes, who is this ?

Lily: um.. this is Lily.

Jake: oh i see, did you take the medicine ?

Lily: oh right, my head feels a lot better now thanks to you. how did you know that my head hurts ?

Jake: you were complaining about it earlier, so i thought maybe i should buy some.

Lily: right.. well i just called because of that, anyway do you have plans this week ?

Jake: not really, oh ! wait about the handcuffs.

Lily: (oh crap) well i do, byeee!!

Jake: my friend remove it, i'd like to return it to you but i forgot where you are staying right now, well i know the building but i forgot your room number, i easily forget, you see.

Lily: thank goodness.

Jake: what ?

Lily: it's nothing, i said umm.. are you free today ?

Jake: no i'm with my friend right now.

Marvin: dude the game can wait, go.

Lily: i see.. well anytime can do.

Jake: actually, i'm free today, today will do yeah.

Lily: okay great, i'll wait for you in this building. *hangs up*

Jake: she hang up already..

Marvin: who is thaaat~?

Jake: no one.

Marvin: hmm~

Jake: look it's nothing, i just met her at the rooftop, no big deal.

Marvin: and she is a girl.

Jake: WHY ARE MAKING THAT FACE ?

Marvin: *enters the car* it's been a while since you talk to a girl, even more having a relationship with a girl, sometimes i'm having my suspicions that you are a gay and sometimes i feel unsafe because who knows when you will attack me at my sleep.

Jake: dude stop, i can't focus, i'm driving here.

Marvin: i'm also scared that one day i'll be tied up and--

Jake: man wtf, i'm getting goosebumps, maybe you are the one who is gay here.

Marvin: i think this is why you are spacing out earlier, is it ? you don't how would you say it to your bestfriend, and that girl would be your fake girlfriend and you'll pay her to act. i saw this happen before and now i predicted it.

Jake: yeah you saw this happen before in kdrama, i told you to stop watching.

Marvin: waeyo ? (why)

Jake: see korean wannabe. hey can i borrow your car later ?

Marvin: yeah sure, just take care of this baby. wait why are you changing the subject, omo you really are a gay, aren't you ?

Jake: oh shut up.

~back to Marvin's house~

Marvin: hey help me up before you go.

Jake: what's with this box, why is it so heavy ? and i thought we are just buying some chips and noodles.

Marvin: well we are already at the store so i thought maybe i should buy some groceries as well so i won't go back for a while again and stop asking questions and just help me out.

Jake: so this is why you bring a cart instead of just a basket earlier.

Marvin: yeah hahaha.

Marvin: this should do it, i'll organize this myself you could go now, thanks for the help.

Jake: it's for letting me borrow your car, i can help you organize if you want.

Marvin: i'm good you should go, besides she is waiting for you.

Jake: let me change real quick, i'm sweating. oh the cuffs.

Marvin: is that from ? no no no. or maybe.. just what level is their relationship to be able to use that kind of cuff. are they doing some sort of bondage ? what the f and Jake is coming for more, is this his fetish ?

Jake: what are you whispering about ?

Marvin: nothing hehe.

Jake: i'm heading out now.

Marvin: take care !

~in the car~

Jake: in life there is this path you can't see but it is endless, there is a lot of path to walk on to and it is your choice where to go, whether it is right, left or in the middle. sometimes it's maze, it is complicated and sometimes you just don't know where would you go but you kept on moving forward and searching for that exit, you always have this fate saying "i will make it out", you believe in that word and you believe in yourself, finally you made it.

But do you know what happens when you lost fate or you lose your hope on making out. well it's hard, wanting to go out of that maze but getting drag by your own self, there is this word in your mind saying "maybe it's better to give up, maybe i'm right here where i am suppose to be" you want to remove that words in your mind but it kept on repeating itself over and over no matter what you do. you just found yourself there, sitting in that corner where the sun never put it's shine on, alone in the dark, thinking "where have i gone wrong, i did my best, haven't i ?, maybe i deserve this"

The only hope we have is that for someone that would make a path towards us and convince us, doesn't matter if we run or walk through the maze but the important part is so search for a way out. that someone could be anyone, our love ones, our elders, our family or our own selves.