The Time At It's Slowest

" Your face looks pale , You alright"? Alice asks me from my side . The scene in front of me was so baffling that I lost my composure there .

" Ah yeah .. It's nothing , I was just looking at the cafe. I have never been to a fancy cafe so you could say I'm kind of nervous" . Its true that I have never visited fancy restaurants or cafes . The only places I went was fast food joints or regular restaurants , but me being nervous is a total lie . I'm not that anti - social you know.

" Hehe, you're a bit strange you know . Most people would be excited to visit a new place. Anyway come let's go take a seat". Alice goes to the corner table of the cafe near a window and takes her seat and I follow her and take the opposite seat . During this entire time my eyes were glued on two tables of the cafe.

Okay so why the 2 tables ? Let me explain..

When I entered the cafe I saw Darren and Karen in a table chatting with beverages ( this definitely looks like a date here ) . Well this is just unexpected that they would actually meet up in Levitate nothing surprising or baffling that would make me lose my composure .

But the second table is bad news . It's Mary ( Awww my head's hurting) . She is alone in that table taking glances at Darren and Karen repeatedly with a conflicted expression (Darren you idiot , you're in for a HELL here and I mean it)

" Hey Kelvin , you're complexion is not looking so good you alright"?.

"Ah... no it's nothing , I didnt get much sleep yesterday so I'm feeling a bit drowsy".

" Ohh my is it true , I'm sorry for calling you out then , let's meet another day , byee " . saying that she got up the table and walked away.

You're really strange Alice . What's with that behaviour , you're really suspicious and whimsical. Damn it!. I sigh and shelve the thoughts about Alice for now .

I sit alone in the Cafe , ordering an ice coffee ( Hey man , this is really good ) while looking at the tables. I don't think they have spotted me yet since they are so engrossed in their own world .

I roughly observe them for another 15 minutes . Darren and Karen talking and laughing sometimes , Mary giving a sad look from time to time ( her jealousy is really off the charts) . Darren and Karen pay their bill and exit the cafe . I too think leaving Mary alone would be a wise choice so I also walk towards the exit and go out . Just so you know I paid for my ice coffee. I think I should warn Darren for better or worse ,so I take out my phone to send him a text about her while walking in a slow pace

" Hey ... Kelvin wait up ... " . I turn around to see the person I wanted to avoid the most ( Aww I'm so screwed now ). She is taking deep breaths to calm herself . I think she chased me after she saw me . (Shit , I should've waited until she departed from cafe . So dumb, I'm so dumb)

" Oh .. Hello Mary , what are you doi-ing here and you're breathing is hea-avy , are you alright"? While talking to Alice I think I boosted my speaking skills a bit ( respect to Alice) so my stuttering rate has gone down a bit ( but still I'm unable to speak fluently).

" No , don't mind me... , I'm alright " . She is still breathing heavily . So I wait for her to calm down for a while .

" Who was that girl"? Oh Mary so you're not gonna pull any punches here now huh. Damn it

" Excuse me , but I don't think I'm understanding you here-e , could you elaborate"? . (Me playing the innocent here . hahah I've gotta future in acting don't I)

" Don't play dumb , you were in that cafe right? , you saw Darren with a girl didn't you? I'm asking who was that girl"? . She is really angry now . I could see small tears forming in her eyes . Damn it !. Why I'm I getting into these stuff. These drama is the one thing I've hated all my life and here I am in the centre of all these events , stepping on landmines one after another . Awww I want to end this quickly .

" Well... Shall we find a place to sit " I ask her scratching my cheek. She just nods and we find a nearby bench in the bus station and sit down side by side.

" To be honest even I don't know that girl ( Such an act . Wow me). I have seen her around college and that's it . Even I was surprised seeing Darren with her" ( Sorry Darren I have lie here to save your ass for the future,don't hold it against me ) .

" Oh I see... " . She smiles but her eyes says otherwise . She is heartbroken now ( probably , I don't want to jump to conclusions here)

" I don't know what to do anymore , I came here to be together with him and make wonderful memories but that idiot going out with someone else ". Her voice quivers and she is about to cry . Oh Lord, do something about this .

" In my opinion , I think you're overthinking about the situation , just because I'm with a girl doesn't mean I'm dating her or something . They might be just friends or acquaintances". I'm just saying whatever comes to my mind . I don't think I can convince her easily , but you know trying doesn't hurt.

" You wouldn't get it , I have been with Darren all my childhood and I had never seen him smile *hic * hic* like he did today in front of her , not even * hic * once * hic hic hic* " . Oh man , she is crying now. I don't know why but now I'm feeling guilty of lying to her.

She was just sitting sobbing while covering her face . I didn't even know what to tell her . I felt the time started to run slow , I couldn't find the right words to speak to her . So I just sit there silently while she lets out her emotions , feelings and frustrations through her tears .

* Bzzzz , Bzzzz*

I just received a text from Darren .I had previously sent him a text telling him about me being in the cafe and also Mary who was watching them . So I assume the text would be something about solving the impeding crisis , so I open and read it .

" Huh..., are you kidding me , WHAT THE HELLL" . Oops I shouted that loud . I turn to see Mary , she probably didn't hear me or doesn't care ( I don't know which ) but she had stopped crying and was looking at the sky in a daze with still some tears in her eyes.

Now the matter at hand ( the text to be precise) which made me shout was from Darren of course (ahhh my head hurts. You sleazeball Darren you went and did it now didn't you) .

Apparently it seems that Darren confessed to Karen and now they are dating ( You're timing couldn't be worse you dumbass) , so Darren plans to tell Mary everything and will work it out somehow ( You make sound so easy) .

" You alright"? I ask Mary .

" Yeah... thanks for staying here , you can go home now . Sorry for wasting your time like this". Oh so she has a pretty straightforward personality , that's a relief ( My past self apologizes to you for assuming your personality to be twisted and difficult to handle ).

" No , it's okay . By the way I'll walk with you till your home ,it's already late you know". I don't know why I'm doing this ( I'm a busybody aren't I) but she looks so fragile now I can't help but feel some sympathy and considering what will happen to her when Darren tells her everything , I just feel I can't leave this girl alone .

It's not like I like her or something , in fact that thought never occurred to me . This will cause me more trouble than anything and I'm surely certain that my average life is now drifting away each day , but I seeing this situation up close , If I don't do anything here I'll probably regret it for the rest of my life.