Today is the new year, and I still do not know what I will do, and how I will meet, and most importantly with whom I will meet. In childhood, before the new year, there was always a sense of celebration, expectation of something unusual, magic or miracle, I believed in Father Frost. And not only did the New Year give such a feeling, but every holiday carried some kind of its atmosphere. And now, all the holidays bear only oppression and heaviness, maybe it's all due to the fact that I'm alone. I'm already 24 years old, and I'm still single. There were, of course, relations, but all of them ended in failure. And I despaired, and stopped looking. If fate is such that I should be alone, I will be alone.
I sat on the armchair, wrapped in a blanket, and drank hot chocolate. Outside the window, snow was falling with large flakes. This winter was warm, at home in the corner was a small Christmas tree. One friend brought her to me the day before yesterday, if not for him, I would not have a Christmas tree. On TV, they showed all the nonsense that is shown from year to year for the new year. Yeah, here's the fun new year holiday , I thought, and then the phone rang.
- Happy New Year, baby! Lily shouted into the phone, she was my best friend. We met her at the university, studied for 5 years together, and for 5 whole years were inseparable, as now. Since graduation, 2 years have passed, and we were still together, even though she married recently, and was already waiting for the child. - In an hour I wait for you at home! She also shouted into the phone.
"Lil, I do not want to interfere with Dima." It's your first new year, I mumbled into the phone.
"First, but not the last!" Let's run to meet me! You still have to prepare salads here, "she laughed. "I can not turn around with a belly in the kitchen, and we will not be alone." Dima called his friends, and I call my own. So let's clean up and run!
- So I have nothing to wear, and I did not buy presents, and in general I have no mood - I still wanted to otmazatsya. - In general, I will feel uncomfortable among his friends, and I'm alone, I do not even have a boyfriend! And there all will be with couples. I'll be like durren without a couple!
"Not all will be with the girls, a friend from England has come to see him, he will be alone, Sasha alone, remember him?" You still liked him. He parted with his kikimora.
- I do remember.
- And if you want to find a guy, then you need to walk. And do not sit at home! He will not come and knock on your window.
- Lil, what a window, I live on the 7th floor. Yes, I do not expect anyone.
- Well, so, will you come? I hope you will not leave me in the kitchen alone with your stomach !?
She pressed the most painful. Of course, I could not leave her alone. How many times she saved me and helped me. And you need to disperse. And Sasha will be there. He was at the wedding. He immediately struck me in the eye. Such a handsome, dark-haired, powerful, green-eyed kid.
- You say, Sasha will be ????
- It will be, it will be!
"Will it be exactly?"
- I promise!
"In two hours, wait." Something to buy?
- No, we already yesterday all bought. Only bring yourself a beautiful one.
And I hung up. And immediately the thought of that came to my mind. That absolutely nothing to wear. She ran to the closet, and began to rummage. My efforts were rewarded, I found the jacket, which I was looking for the day before yesterday, and found a dress. I was wearing it only once, at the prom. I forgot that I had it. Black dress, with an open back, with a deep neckline, just above the knees. I also found shoes with stiletto heels, which I bought quite recently.
After I decided on the outfit, I ran to the store. After all, it was necessary to buy gifts for Dima and Lila. Thank God, I did not spend all my money on clothes. Dima I bought slippers with a massage effect, Lily a large terry dressing gown of her favorite bright yellow color, ran to the liquor store and bought wine. For more I did not have enough imagination. It is poorly developed.
And after an hour and a half, I was standing in the kitchen with Lily with hair curlers on her head and crumbling vegetables for olivier. She told me who would be, and I still wanted to see Sasha, I really liked it then. And then I thought in my head that maybe it's fate that I will be alone, and he will come alone. Probably, he is my destiny.
After two hours digging in the kitchen, we finally got out tired and smeared with mayonnaise. But the table was magnificent. On the table there is a white tablecloth, in the middle of the table there was a white bouquet of flowers in a small vase, fruits, decorated in unusual shapes. The table was set for 7 people.
- Well, what would I do without you ah? - Embraced and kissed asked a pot-bellied girl, whom I loved so much.
- Covered alone! Without me! - I quickly answered. - And when will the guests come? We will have time to put ourselves in order, eh?
"Guests must come in an hour." Dima went just behind Alex.
"Alex?" And who is it?
"This is his friend from England."
"Does he even know in Russian?"
- He is from Russia. I do not know him, but Dima said. that he knows when I asked him the same thing.
"All right, let's get ready." It is impossible that Sasha would see me in this form. And then he will be frightened. - At that time I really looked terrible. Not made up, in curlers, and in Lily's dressing gown, which I was big in 2 sizes, if not more.
When I came out of the bathroom, Lily looked at me with wide eyes. And for a long time I could not say a word. A million thoughts skipped through my head, the dress does not sit well, the shoes are not the same, my hair is terrible, I made up my hair, and so on. What could have been wrong? I began to worry. Or maybe her tummy fell ill? I started to worry even more!
- Klaaass! - Only and could stretch Lily. And I have fallen like a stone from the heart and I laughed loudly. She also looked great. Pregnancy was her, from a skinny girl, she turned into a woman, with magnificent forms.
"You're knocked out!" - embarrassed, I said.
And all the guests gathered, except for Dima and the English guest. All persons were familiar, and I freely sat and communicated with everyone. I was very happy and happy. It was already the twelfth hour, but there were still no men. Lily did not stop ringing Dima while I entertained the guests. Sasha was very cheerful, despite the recent parting with the girl. He kept turning around me, and he showed signs of attention. I was very happy. Finally, my expectations were justified, and I pay attention to the guy I almost fell in love with.
"They'll probably be late." - said Lily, - so let's sit down, it's already twenty to twelve!
Lily, hoping that Dima will have time, took and for them glasses for champagne, she really did not want to meet one of their first joint new year as spouses, and quietly hoped for a miracle.
And then they began to beat the chimes, everyone started shouting with a new year, and clink glasses, and then the doors opened, and Lily jumped up as scalded and ran to meet her husband.
"I was so afraid you would not have time!" - hugging her husband, she whispered. - I'm Lily, and you, probably, Alex! Nice to meet you! - At the same instant Lily switched her attention to the guest. And I began to acquaint him with all the guests. When I reached my turn, I was shivered, I recognized those eyes. His eyes did not change!
We studied at the same school, he was 2 years older than me, and we even met in high school. But, alas, nothing happened, he abandoned me and began to be friends with an older girl than me, and my heart was left broken. Over time, everything was forgotten, and now, he stitched my hand, and I again caught fire. At the same moment, I forgot about Sasha. I remembered it!
"Ochen is nice!" - he said with a slight accent, and kissed my hand.
- And now all at the table! - Lily shouted, in her sonorous voice. And I thought. He did not recognize me. How does a foreign country change people, displacing the past of a person from his memory.
From that moment everything swam like in a dream, I smiled, laughed. I danced with Sasha, and all this was like a dream. I was glad that Lily did not notice anything. I did not need to upset her now. She hugged Dima, then me, and she was having a good time.
The evening ended at 5 am, everyone left except me and Alex, and I got ready to go home. I collected my things, my gifts, changed my clothes, helped Lila clean everything up. In the kitchen, my dishes, Lily asked:
"Maybe you'll stay and sleep with us?" Why do you now get in the driver's seat?
"I'll call a taxi," I said.
- Something is wrong? She asked suspiciously.
- No, what are you! Everything was great. I'm just tired and I want to go home.
"She wants to go home!" Just like a little girl!
I still decided to go by car. All the same, the roads were empty. Saying goodbye, I went to the entrance. Lily only managed to scream:
"Call me when you're home!"
- Good! I shouted back.
It was still dark outside. But in the snow, a multicolored tinsel was seen, and in some places there was smoke from unliquidated firecrackers. Approaching the car, I heard footsteps approaching me quickly. The man even fled. I was frightened, I did not have enough only to be raped by some drunken Santa Claus. It seems that I even stopped breathing with fright. And suddenly someone put his hand on my shoulder. My God! My God! I prayed to the Lord God that everything would be all right. I do not remember how I was in the snow, I cried, and someone kissed me.
"I dreamed about it for the whole evening!" Said a voice.
Having built a logical chain, since he dreamed the whole evening, it means that we spent the evening together, that means he is a guest of Lily and Dima, and this accent ... I realized that it was Alex. I do not remember how much we lay on the snow and kissed in the dark.
"You forgot your purse!" He said to me.
Quickly got up, helped me up, shook the snow off me, handed the bag and ... ran back. I did not expect this turn of events.
The next day, I was awakened by a phone call, having picked up the receiver, I heard the sonorous voice of my Lilechka.
- Happy New Year. Baby!
- Hi. And how much time?
- 6pm
- Evening or what? - I somehow did not expect to sleep through the evening.
- She just woke up, herself in shock, - she giggled into the phone. "Yesterday's evening had so exhausted me."
- What are you doing? I asked, flopping back into bed.
- And what can a pregnant woman do? - She giggled, - I eat, of course! I'm bored. My Dimochka went to see his friend off to the airport. Is not he cool?
- Yeah ... Dima you have very good ... - I said absentmindedly.
- No, not Dima! I'm talking about Alex! And Dima is better! She boasted.
- Yeah ... Alex is nothing ... - I said, after thinking, «that's all? One kiss?"
- What's wrong with you ??? Your voice is strange ... - My friend was indignant.
"My dear, you just woke me!" What is my voice?
- Here! Now I recognize my girlfriend! Okay, sleep on, and I went to eat - and she hung up. And I stayed with my thoughts.
"It would be better to continue to pretend that he does not remember me, than this is how I acted, I mentally resented. And then I remembered about fate, after her I remembered Sasha, who got drunk, started to pester me, dismissing his hands, and then Dima sent him home in a taxi. Apparently, Sasha is still worried about the break with the girl, if so she behaved at the celebration of her best friend. And yet, the merry holiday is the new year . And I again remembered the fate that still did not meet me with my second half. So fate is like this, I thought, and went to the bathroom, wash off the New Year's adventures.
About Alex, I did not hear anything else, as about Sasha. Unlike Alex, Sasha called and said something about apologies. Apparently, he tried to apologize. I forgave him, and I forgot, and I began to forget Alex.