Chapter 29. Tyler

My breathing was agitated, I could not control it, I felt that I would burst with happiness at any moment, I needed to do it.

any moment, I needed to do it. I didn't want to contain everything I felt at that moment,

I wanted to shout it to the four winds. But the video call was still in progress and she was still there behind the screen, with her soft pink cheeks and with that smile she was about to show from ear to ear.

from ear to ear. She was nervous and excited at the same time, just like me. We only dared

We just dared to look at each other, that little moment was perfect, until someone came bursting into Beth's room and Beth's room and Beth instinctively closed the computer, cutting off our video call.

That's when I was able to release everything I had inside without having to go through grief in front of her. I left my

cell phone on the bed and walked over to the window, which was open. I stuck my head out

through it and started screaming.

-Ohhhhhhhh, -I didn't believe what I was doing -she said yeees...-

I shouted until I almost ran out of voice to pronounce another word.

-Good for you," shouted a voice from outside, "now shut your mouth and let us sleep," said the same voice from some window of the building I was in.

said the same voice from some window of the building in front of me.

All the excitement I was feeling at that moment was changed to a feeling of shame for what I had just done and I turned back

I had just done and I went back into the room, closing the window and the cream-colored curtain that went with it.

the cream-colored curtain that went with it.

But I would do it again, that and more.

-I said as soon as he opened the door to his house, running the risk that his mother would open it, but to my luck, he opened the door.

I said as soon as he opened the door to his house, running the risk that his mother would open it, but luckily for me, he opened the door.

-Hey, what happened?" he said a bit confused.

-We were supposed to meet last night, did you forget," I asked him.

He put his hand to his forehead and gave himself a little smack for not remembering.

-I'm sorry, I forgot," he apologized making a sorry dog face.

-Yeah, no problem... something happened last night.

He was looking at me attentively, he was holding his bowl of cereal in his hand.

-Officially, you could say I already have a girlfriend..." My smile didn't disappear from my face for any reason.

for any reason.

A deep and uncomfortable silence took over the room for a couple of seconds.

-Really? -I couldn't believe it, I was in shock, just like me- how did this happen?

-The truth is that I don't even know, it just happened and I'm very happy about it.

-You're the first one I've told.

-Really? That means Carla doesn't know anything yet.

-Yes, I haven't told her yet.

-Yeah, I knew it would happen," he said with cereal in his mouth, "but I didn't think it would happen so fast.

-I didn't think it would happen either, but there it is.

-How long have you two known each other," his attempt at a Spanish accent slipped out.

-It's been a couple of months now, I met her just after New Year's Day.

-And when do I get to meet her, huh?" he said more as a demand than a question.

-Hey, if you had gone to my house last night you would have already met her," he got nervous and didn't say anything more about it.

Carla already met her last night- I mentioned almost without giving him importance.

-Let's go then," said the boy, leaving the bowl of cereal on the table and taking his car keys.

car keys.

-Where to? I wanted to know.

-With Carla, I want to see her reaction when she finds out, she was the most excited about this happening.

-Then let's go..." We left her apartment and went to Carla's house, which didn't live too far from Carla's house.

Carla lived not too far from Johan's house.

-Carla, come on," said my dear friend while sitting behind the wheel, "we are at your door.

A couple of minutes passed and our friend appeared through the front door of that small building there.

-Hey, guys," she shouted as she approached us. It looked like she had had a good

Sport all the energy she was transmitting.

-I'll sit in the back," I mentioned to Johan and seconds later I moved to the back of the van.

It was a small space back there.

-What's up," said Carla as soon as she got into the van.

-You'll never guess what happened last night," Johan stepped forward to say.

-No, what happened?" the look on her face changed completely, now she seemed a bit terrified.

-Our dear friend will tell you.

They both turned to look at me at the same time, that kind of thing made me nervous.

-Well, he already knows, so tell me," I was beginning to lose my patience,

That red-haired girl was never one to wait for something very calmly.

-What you wanted so much came true," I said looking at my two friends, "I proposed to Beth," I said.

Well, she did it when I was getting ready to do it, but at the end of the day it's almost the same. almost the same thing.

Oh, I don't believe you, ahhhh- she gave a scream of emotion and moved from her place to give me a hug- I didn't expect anything less from her.

I expected nothing less from her.

-Actually, she was the one who proposed first- I shrugged my shoulder.

-No shit... you see, I knew she was still dying for you.

-Hahaha, don't make up Carla," said Johan looking at her.

-And after she did it, I proposed too.

-So now you could say that you are already boyfriend and girlfriend, right?

-Of course we are," answered Carla for me.

-I guess so," I looked down.

-I need to capture this moment," Carla took out her cell phone and took a picture with it.

-You don't need to...

-Of course it is, she's the first girlfriend I've met since we've been best friends, I'll upload it to instagram #firstlove

-Hey, don't do it... And she's not my first love.

-Well, she is to me.

-This is why I don't introduce them to anyone- I said almost in mockery.

He finished uploading the photo to the app and put his cell phone in his wallet, now the world would know that one of his best friends was already starting to date someone. As if his world (followers) would be interested in knowing about me.