Gone and fucked things up again, yeah. Why must I feel this way? Just make this go away.
The words echoed through my head as I walked through the rain, despondent from what had occurred a few hours earlier. I stood at the edge of the bridge and closed my eyes and let the rain completely surround me.
(four years earlier)
"Ren! Wake up! We're here!" A voice woke me from my slumber. "Huh?" I answered sleepily, slowly opening my eyes.
"We're in New York City! Woohoo! Carson Daly here I come." Kelli said as I fully actualized myself to my surroundings. "I am so glad you convinced me to come here on spring break. We woulda been stuck in boring old Palm Beach Gardens for yet another spring break. Thank god for your brain Ren!"
"Thank myself for my brain, interesting concept there."
"You're strange."
"And you're just realizing this? Tsk, you should know me by now, being my best friend and all. I am one strange cookie."
"Obviously. Now let's get off this plane before I break it in two." Kelli stood from her seat and ran to the front of the cabin before anyone else got up. I shook my head slowly and stood up to get my bags from the overhead compartment. A few moments later I was on the floor with my bag falling on top of me.
"Ow."
"Are you ok miss?" A voice laced heavily with a British dialect said.
I rubbed my eyes, regaining my composure. I sat up and took a quick look at myself. "No bleeding, internal or otherwise. Um, yeah I'll be fine. Just got the wind knocked out of me." I commented as I took the outreached hand he offered me. "Thank you for your concern Misterβ¦" I trailed off, waiting for him to tell me his name
"Osan. David Osan." He said as he helped me off.
"Nice to meet yah. I'm Ren. I'll be the resident klutz for today." I said, straightening my clothes and picking up my bag.
"We best carry this conversation off the plane because I believe we are holding up traffic and I fear they will feed us to the wolves if they don't get out soon." I nodded in agreement and we proceeded to exit the plane.
Once we entered the terminal we stopped at the first available seats. I scanned the crowd looking for Kelli, but she was nowhere to be seen. "Aw hell I think my friend went searching for stars in the airport. I hope this time she doesn't break any laws.
David chuckled. "Interesting pair you lot. Not too many times you see friends as strange and yet similar in your strangeness."
"Heh that's us, Ren and Stimpy. Don't leave home without us." I smiled. "Anyways, let me properly introduce myself. I'm Ren Jakuc, klutz extradonaire."