Chapter 4: Chapter 4
"Don't remember that girl?" She suddenly asked.
"No..." I gave an awkward response as I looked at the traffic ahead of us.
"Is that so... she grew up as a fine lady"
I didn't know how to reply to my mother, no matter how I tried. The memories from my high school days have been extremely blurry especially when I started having that dream. No matter how hard I try, the person in my dreams never once revealed her face, and for the reason why I have no idea.
About 30 minutes had passed before we could return home. I brought in the groceries since no one was home to help my mother. She and I then segregated my belongings and the item she bought for her and my father. Everything happened so fast that the last thing I needed to do was to return to my condo, or that's how it should go. The event place is close to my parent's house about a 40 minute drive to be exact and the event starts at 8 pm so I have about 7 hours to waste.
"Are you going to eat lunch?" She asked.
"I bought some snacks so I'll probably be in my room"
"Is that so... then be safe to wherever your going"
I looked at her as she was placing the items on the cabinet thinking deeply if she had been snooping on my accounts or phones. I sighed before leaving for my room, opened my laptop and went to YouTube to start watching drumming tutorials since it's been years since I last played the drums.
Hours passed as I continued to watch while playing an invisible drum set inside my bedroom. The sky was now engulfed by the darkness of the night, stars were twinkling as they watched us from above. It's already 6:30 in the evening, only 1 and a half more hours till the event starts, I guess I better dress in something nice. I stood in front of my closet and stared at the clothes I could possibly wear, except for my work clothes I usually wear stuff that you wear inside your house.
"Err... there's nothing much to wear..."
I bit the tip of my finger as I stared at the hoodies and sweatpants inside the closet. Have I only been wearing this kind of clothes... there were shorts and t-shirts but most stuff looked like something you'd only wear at home. Given the situation, I think my brother would be a big help, but asking him would give away the fact that I'm going to an event. I guess asking a friend wouldn't be that bad, I think...
RING!! RING!!! RING!!!
The person I'm currently calling is a school mate of mine in college. He was known for being super well-dressed wherever he would go and would be praised with his ability to make cheap clothes into a fashion trend.
"Yo! If it isn't mister only comfortable with his friends, how could I help you on this beautiful evening?"
I swear to God this guy is the same as my brother, they both get on my nerves no matter how much I try to be patient with them. But it seems like he's surrounded by numerous people as I could hear all their chattering, is he at a party?
"Hey, Caleb... as much as I wanna irritate you I'm kinda busy... I'm currently at a shoot and my break is about to end in a few mins, so could you like ya'know wrap things up already?"
The way he speaks seems to be in a bit of a hurry, trying to take too much of his time would be bad for his job I guess.
"Well to be straight to the point... I need an outfit that would fit me. I'm going to this event and like, remember how I was part of a band before? Well me and those guys are going to perform again.."
It took a while before he could respond, I thought that I lost connection when he suddenly bursted into laughter.
"You? asking me what to wear? Is this the real Caleb I met in college?? Well whatever... you should wear something that would suit a drummer. Hmm... how about a white polo just fold it's end up to your wrist, then jeans would be fine ripped or not, then end it with a pair of white shoes. Oh, and by the way you'd look way cooler if you used a loose necktie. That's the best I could think of, but it's your choice on what to wear. Ciao"
After giving advice on what to wear he ends the call and disappears like thin air. I wonder how I got a guy like him as a friend. I looked at my drawer and found a polo that is still a little bit loose. The sleeves were kind of short but since I'm about to fold it I just took it out. He said that jeans that are not ripped would work, I have one so I'll just use it, then the shoes... I think my brother has a pair of gray vans or probably white. Since our foot size is the same I'll just take it.
I followed my friend's advice and walked downstairs where I found my mother once again watching television but this time it was a drama film.
"Ah, are you leaving already?" she asked me, her eyes were a little bit teary but that probably came from the show she was watching.
"Yea, I'll be returning to my condo so I'm not coming home here. And tell my brother I took his shoes since he barely wears it anymore"
She smiled at me and shooed me off using her hands. I smiled back at her as I walked towards the door but before I could leave I looked back at my mother. She looked at me too and spoke.
[Chapter End]
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