Two days have passed since my meeting with Joshua. He didn't call me and didn't text me, so one morning I invited him to breakfast in the restaurant. When I called him I heard a note of joy in Joshua's voice. He rejoiced that I called him and it made me happy. It means, he needed me.
In the restaurant host seated us at the table outside . While I looked at the menu Joshua texted someone with a smile on his face.
In the restaurant host seated us at the table outside . While I looked at the menu Joshua texted someone with a smile on his face.
"What would you like to eat?" I asked Joshua.
"The same what you'll order for yourself", he answered.
Soon a waiter came to our table and I ordered the breakfast for us.
"All is fine, Joshua?" I asked when a waiter went out.
He didn't answer me at once, but seeing that I'm still looking at him and waiting for his answer, he said:
"Well... You can't help me, Lucien..."
"Why? Just try.. Maybe I can..." I said.
Joshua shook his head.
"I don't think so..."
"I care about you..."
Joshua lowered his eyes. Sure, he doubted in me. And then suddenly I felt a big wish to show him that I really care about him and I am not indifferent to him... I showed him my thoughts and feelings.
"The same what you'll order for yourself", he answered.
Soon a waiter came to our table and I ordered the breakfast for us.
"All is fine, Joshua?" I asked when a waiter went out.
He didn't answer me at once, but seeing that I'm still looking at him and waiting for his answer, he said:
"Well... You can't help me, Lucien..."
"Why? Just try.. Maybe I can..." I said.
Joshua shook his head.
"I don't think so..."
"I care about you..."
Joshua lowered his eyes. Sure, he doubted in me. And then suddenly I felt a big wish to show him that I really care about him and I am not indifferent to him... I showed him my thoughts and feelings.
"Oh my... What was that, Lucien? How do you do that?" Joshua asked.
"What I do?" I asked frowning in pain. I gave too much energy.
"What I do?" I asked frowning in pain. I gave too much energy.
"Are you OK?" He asked me.
"Yes... It's just a headache. I'll eat and everything will be OK again" I said trying to straighten my body. The spasms were so strong that I even couldn't open my eyes.
"Then you have to eat! I'll call a waiter..."
"No... It's not necessary, Joshua... I'm already better..."
"Yes... It's just a headache. I'll eat and everything will be OK again" I said trying to straighten my body. The spasms were so strong that I even couldn't open my eyes.
"Then you have to eat! I'll call a waiter..."
"No... It's not necessary, Joshua... I'm already better..."
Finally the spasms have passed and I could sit again like before. Joshua watched me carefully. There no doubt I scared him a bit. I silently blamed myself why I did that, but I was too weak to fight against my feelings.
"As you see I'm fine!" I smiled widely. "Now let's talk about you, OK? How are you doing? How's your beautiful village?"
"Well..." Joshua grinned. "The village is still beautiful as it was, but..."
"But what?" I asked.
"Well..."
Then waiter come with our ordered breakfast.
"Here's your breakfast, gentlemen," a man politely bowed to us. "Good appetite!"
"Thank you, mister!"
"Thank you!"
Joshua rubbed his hands looking at his plate.
"Now I'm really hungry," he chuckled.
"You didn't answer to my question," I said looking at Joshua.
"OK..." He looked at me back. "Do you want to hear the truth?"
"Yes..." I nodded.
"I have to move from the apartment tomorrow, Lucien..." He said looking at my eyes. "And I don't know where... As I don't have money to pay for the rent."
"Shit..." I mumbled.
"Well..."
Then waiter come with our ordered breakfast.
"Here's your breakfast, gentlemen," a man politely bowed to us. "Good appetite!"
"Thank you, mister!"
"Thank you!"
Joshua rubbed his hands looking at his plate.
"Now I'm really hungry," he chuckled.
"You didn't answer to my question," I said looking at Joshua.
"OK..." He looked at me back. "Do you want to hear the truth?"
"Yes..." I nodded.
"I have to move from the apartment tomorrow, Lucien..." He said looking at my eyes. "And I don't know where... As I don't have money to pay for the rent."
"Shit..." I mumbled.
"And what are you gonna to do, Joshua?" I asked.
'No idea. To live on the street like homeless, to sleep in the parks and alleys... I already experienced that, so I'm not scared of the street life!" Joshua chuckled carefully.
"No way! What are you talking about?!"
"Well... I don't have another choice, man..."
"It's not true... You always have it, Josh!" I contradicted.
Josh? I just called him Josh? But it seems, he liked that and even smiled warmly at me.
"Then what I should to do, Mister Wisdom?"
"You can move to me" I said. "There's enough of space for us both in my home."
"Are you serious"
"I'm always serious", I answered.
"Oh my... Lucien! You made my day and saved me!" He almost bounced in happiness.
I smiled happily watching him.
"It's my pleasure, Joshua..."
'No idea. To live on the street like homeless, to sleep in the parks and alleys... I already experienced that, so I'm not scared of the street life!" Joshua chuckled carefully.
"No way! What are you talking about?!"
"Well... I don't have another choice, man..."
"It's not true... You always have it, Josh!" I contradicted.
Josh? I just called him Josh? But it seems, he liked that and even smiled warmly at me.
"Then what I should to do, Mister Wisdom?"
"You can move to me" I said. "There's enough of space for us both in my home."
"Are you serious"
"I'm always serious", I answered.
"Oh my... Lucien! You made my day and saved me!" He almost bounced in happiness.
I smiled happily watching him.
"It's my pleasure, Joshua..."
"You are the best, Lucien!"
"Come on, Josh! I just do what any person would do!" I laughed.
"Come on, Josh! I just do what any person would do!" I laughed.
"So... When I can move to you?"
"After our breakfast I guess..." I smiled.
"After our breakfast I guess..." I smiled.