Alex & Sam - Jeniffer M (graded readers TXT) 📗

The same day I went to try some other places to find a job. I was supposed to wait for Katy at the train station but I received a last minute call for another interview and was on my way. I call Katy to let her know that I wasn’t going to make it. She didn’t take it very well but whatever!

The place was a Bar – Restaurant and they need a waiter to fill the schedule between 4pm and 9pm. I accepted and started to work the next day. That night I was staring at the cell phone screen thinking about Alex when a text message alerts sound.


<<Hi Sam! Everything good here too. I’ll help my cousin with the children’s summer camp in his neighbourhood. Yami and Alice send Hello to you. Take care! XOXO Alex >>

I didn’t know what I was expecting... she only write back the same thing I wrote to her, but then I realise that the message continued. I keep clicking the down arrow and find what I was expecting from the beginning.

<<I miss you a lot.>>

I was so happy to see that she felt the same way I felt. I was about to write back to her and tell her how I felt but the phone started to ring and the message was save in the draft file. It was Katy calling.

“Hey” < I don’t use sweet words for her anymore, I need to make it clear that thing weren’t working!”>

“where are you?” < ohh... she is mad>

“Home”

“Since when? Why didn’t you tell me sooner? Can I pass by?”

“Katy, I‘ll start working tomorrow morning and really need to sleep.”

“So, I’ll see you tomorrow after school then.”

“I don’t think so Katy. Umm .. Maybe on Sunday.”

“MAYBE ON SUNDAY!! Are you kidding me?”

“No, I will work at the LM sport center from 8am until lunch time, and then I’ll work in Luscious’ bar-restaurant from 4pm to 9pm. Sunday is my free day for both jobs”

“Samuel... aahhrrrr! Why do you this to me!!! I’m going to be in the school the whole afternoon! We won’t have time to see each other.” <And that’s exactly the plan.>

“Can’t help it Katy, that was what I found, and my mom made it clear, if I want the free one year I have to work, the sooner, the better.”

“I know what you are doing, and it’s not going to work!”

“What are you talking about Katy!”

“Don’t do this to me Samuel... please... please... don’t leave me.” < She was crying, but I was so tired of this. Over and over she was pleading, didn’t she have some self respect?>

“Katy. I already explained it to you. We are no more in high school. We need to move on! I have 18 years and I need to start to take care of myself. You are too demanding, I’m getting tire of this.”

“Samuel please... can I go now to your house to talk about it?”

“No Katy. My mom is here and is preparing something for her work. And I told you, I need to sleep, I have to work tomorrow morning.”

“Can ... Can I pass by tomorrow to Luscious’ bar-restaurant to see you?” <She still was crying>

“You can pass by, you can see me, but I will be working Katy. Working! I can’t sit down and chat with you at work!” < Why didn’t she understand?>

“FINE SAMUEL!”

She cut the call. Aahhh... She drains my energy so fast. She was like an energy-vampire. And she was never satisfied. When did it go wrong? The first six months were so nice next to her... When did it go wrong?

I worked nonstop, sleeping a little in de morning and the whole afternoon. Katy was making a great effort to stay calm during the week, but in exchange, every Sunday I had to take her out and spend the whole day with her, doing whatever she wanted to do. She will fight with me because I looked sleepy or too tire, I just went with the flow.

On September my Mom and Barry finish with the wedding’s arrangements. That was the month when I receive the first mail from Alex. She wrote about the funny stories of the summer camp, the new school year and how Alice and Georges Broke up but still were friends. She also informs me about a little present she will send me with Georges. She didn’t write about her feelings, but that was OK. My life with Katy was a tormented one, and I couldn’t afford to involve my Alex... She was mine in my mind. I was always remembering, always looking at her pictures in my laptop or in Facebook, reading over and over the text message and the mail. Was I the same as Katy? Obsess with somebody... who knows...

Fortunate, The wedding of Scarlet Vannoy (Mom) and Barry Schultz was on Sunday! And I was the one giving away Mon since my grandpa died 10 years ago. Of course Katy was there too, but I was busy. I really wanted to enjoy the ceremony and the reception. It was going to be a very private ceremony and reception. Only for family members and close friends. We were no more than 35 people there, and everything went as Planned. Katy was wearing a nice beige dress. She was beautiful to be honest. She was tall and thin, her hair and eyes were black and her skin fear. She had that something in her eyes that could capture any man, and she has a nice body with good curves... but her personality didn’t match at all. She was very shy, and something like depressive and emotional dependent. A single mortal like me couldn’t handle that much.

“Hey bro, it’s a nice party! I thought it will be boring you know!”

“Why would you think that Georges? This in Mom we’re talking about. She planned this very carefully and I think everything is just great.”

“Yea well... I don’t know her very mucho so...”

“Yea, I know. Hey, I heard that Alice broke up with you. What did you do to her?” <Because for sure, you did something!>

“What did I do!? I did nothing! Actually, I was thinking on keeping her for a long time because she really is a nice girl. But she didn’t want to be “distracted”. She was beginning medicine school and wanted to stay focus on her studies. She told me that she knew I will be still going to parties and having fun and she didn’t want blow off the party so... She broke up with me.”

“Oh Georges... did you really try to keep her or you just agree and let her go?

“I agree... Why? I wasn’t going to beg her to stay with me!”

“ahh! You just don’t deserve her Georges.” < He just didn’t... if Alex would have said that to me, I for sure will have begged her to not break up.>

“Ha ha, don’t talk to me like that, what about you and Alex?”

“Who is Alex?” <Katy came to us without me noticing her, and when she asked who Alex was Georges and I froze. Georges met Katy a few days ago and immediately told me what I already know, that she was nuts!>

“Alex is the “Brother” of Georges’ ex-girlfriend.” < I had to lie... She was about to make a scene I will not allow that in my mother’s wedding.>

“mmm... so, what about you and him? < Katy asked again, obviously not buying the “brother” lie.>

“He wanted to come to visit England and told me that he will contact me but in the end, he didn’t.” <Now I was a skilful liar... God, forgive me please... no, better yet, help me God, save me from Katy!>

“Well, if you excuse me.” < Coward, Georges was running away from Katy and living me with the problem.>

Georges excuse himself and went to the other girls in the party. He really didn’t get along with Katy, but well... Nobody did for the last 8 months. The only other person in her life besides me, were her parents. The rest of the night went normal, and everything ended as planned. Later that night, finally alone in my room, I took the picture that Alex sent with Georges. It was a picture with its frame. I didn’t have that picture from the trip to California. In the picture were Johnny, Yami, Alex and me. We all were smiling and the friendship’s feeling was written in our faces. Everybody wrote a little note for me in the picture. Alex only wrote “Remember us”. I knew that with the “US” she means her and me, not everybody in the picture. She really knew how to send messages without exposing her true feeling. I miss her so badly. She was always on my mind, just like the song.

October was another madly month. After the wedding Mon and her husband were leaving to Australia. My mom was getting nuts with so many bags; Barry was very busy with papers and visas, permits and their living arrangements in Australia. Mom also was getting depress with the date of leaving because she was going to be away from me for a very long time for the first time. She was already missing me. I made arrangements for visiting her after a week they were there. I was determined to see how Barry was treating my Mon, but didn’t let her know until the last day.

Katy was Mad at me because I didn’t let her know either about my trip to Australia. I told her one day before and she couldn’t make arrangements to go with me. She was in school and couldn’t lose two weeks of classes either. Even when I wasn’t working in the public pool anymore, I manage to work for Luscious’ Bar-Restaurant full time from 3pm to 12pm. Katy was upset about the schedule, but accepted anyway. The distant was working, at least for me.

The day I was going to Australia, After Katy wave her tearful good bye, I passed security and started to look the gate #34. After I found it I went to buy a coffee when I saw a public phone and instantly remember the time I called Alex from the California airport. I decide then and there to call her.

“Hello?” <Listening her sweet voice made my body ached for her.>

“Hey Alex, is me, Sam!”

“Sam? Sam!!! How are you! It’s ... wow... it’s so nice to hear you!” < She said the last sentence a little shy.>

“Ha Ha Ha, it’s nice to hear you too. I’m fine, how about you?” < She was happy to hear me, and that made my day! I was grinning from ear to ear.>

“I’m fine. Studding a lot and also applying for college, and, now that Alice in not at home, I have to do all the chores to help mom, so it has been very busy! What about you?”

“Well, I’m not working in the public pool anymore but as a bartender full time in some bar-restaurant. The rest of the