廢死人生

  
THAT was definitely, the worst and the best day ever in my entire life. 

Me and my friend Elizabeth, Liz for short, was just run out of the gas in the middle of nowhere, some desert that's probably near south San Barbara, I think. 
 

The battery of the only cell phone we've got was just dead about 10 minutes ago. 
 

We were in a desert, no car, no cell, not even got enough cash to buy a good meal- I didn't think people opening restaurant in a nature place like this would appreciate credit cards too much. 
 

"Ok, I think we need to take a walk." 
 

After four be hitch-hiked volunteers that sat in trucks, all looked so not kind enough that would promise not to rob you, kill you, or dump you on the road when they had "finished" with you- I stated that out. 
 

"Funny how you put that in the situation." said the blonde, looking slightly amused. Or annoying, I could figure not. 

Liz is your typical American-girl-next-the-door, pretty blue eyes and long blond hair, taller than me about two inchs. She's a south belle with good manners, which I so admire. I know I act like I don't give a damn about women spit curses, and I really don't, but I still find a girl whose gentle behavior is quite attractive. She can charm the hell out of old men in the blink of an eye. 
 

And I like blondes.

That's gonna make the points run up like 80 to 95. 
 

"It's safer, Liz, you don't want to get into another trouble when we are already quite full-hand, right?" 
 

"Riiiight." She spelled the word out using that oh-so-chaming south accent of hers. 
 

But with the 95 degrees and the situation we were in then, it's only getting on my nerves. "You are a shit, Liz." I started walking in my Nike shoes, hoping they could make the money worth it. 
 

"What? I am not the one that suggested we have to walk, you know."

"As if there's an other option." 

"There's none. That's why I am only bitching about it and can't really do a shit to change it. " 

"Such language, Miss. I wonder if you kiss your mom with that mouth?" 

"Oh, you do. Do you?"

I wanted to rip that sluty grin out of her face, but just too tired to even do anything. "Would you stop being a pain in the ass and just start following me? I don't want us to waste any energy in the trip of desert."

She nodded silently, probably detected that I was not in the mood for jokes anymore. That, or she's just worn out herself by babbling all the nonsense. We kept hiking about 2 hours non-stop, then the infamous event took place.

"Faith, I gotta pie." declaimed the Lady, and I rolled my eyes for the not-so-polite burst. Liz used to be such a sweeter and well-mannered, but I guess being in a desert of nowhere and walking in sweat would do that to a girl.

"Aren't you the lucky woman today." I smiled in sarcasm. I couldn't help it. "There's no one here, well, no one except your best friend. And before you ask, that friend would be me. Anyway, find a bush and just get over it."

"Jesus Christ, Faith!" She sceamed, made me have an urge to rup my ears painfuly.

I hate it when people put my name into a sentence where Lord, God, Jesus are concerned. Makes me wonder if I have to learn how to play the Chinese Mah-Jong in order to join the party in Heaven above. 

"You can NOT ask a woman to get over it IN A BUSH!" She was, quite practically, yelling at me now. I admited I was a bit worried that she couldn't restrain her kidney. The woman looked like she's gonna explode right on the spot.

And that'd be a sight to see. Too bad I am not into this sort of stuff.

If she had been a cartoon character, steam would have shot out of her ears and her head would have exploded - with her kidney, no doubt. As it was, her face turned a shade of pink I've ever seen on human system before.

Time to call the retreat.

"Okay, honey, baby, cutie, just calm down." She immediately shut the mouth up after my supposed-to-be endearing words. She is always like this. Me being a sweet talker had always managed to set he off the hook. She would turn all pale like people just saw a ghost dancing in the shadow and making funny face at you.

Yeah, what a sweetheart she is.

"Look, I know you are unconfortable with the concept of...releasing yourself in a bush, but it's the only way and you know it. So why don't you save us some time and just..." I made a strange sight with my hands. "...go?"

She sure was going to kill me.

About 15 minutes or so, she showed up finally. With all her glory. Good god, have I mentioned that I really love this woman? She's been my idol for so long, I want to be like her when I grow up, Mom!

"Feel better?" Shit, told ya I just couldn't help it.

"Yeah, but I know when I kick the shit out of you then that would be the greatest moment in my life." Her blue eyes shot those daggers, and I smiled.

As we kept moving, I started to feel very exhausted. I glanced at Liz's profile, wondering if she's truly as good as she looked. Finally, I asked. "Do you need to take some rest? 'Cause I definitely need one myself."

"Well, there IS A BUSH!" Happily she answered. I rolled my eyes again.

I loved Liz with all my heart, but sometimes she really was a royal bitch came from hell with the attitude that would drive a dead man jump from his grave. 

"It's not that, I am just tired."

"But Faith..."

She's about to whine, I knew that when she whined out my name. "If I stop, I'd never make it before sunset."  

I chewed my lips, knowing best that what she said was true. We couldn't take the risk of two young girls wandering in a place like this at night. 

And so, we just walked through half of a desert. Finally, a lady in red - practically, since she was wearing that hot dog store uniform - poped up in front of a truck-like restaurant, and magically put us out of our miseries. 

God, now I am a faithful following of hot dog. And Liz, I wonder if she's doing ok in Boston. Gotta make a call to her sometime.  

Anyway, while we took a plane back to Boston, I had watched her slept soundly beside my seat. I couldn't help but to smile, she had been cooperated with me all the way through the desert, pretty cool about the trouble that we had maneged gotten ourselves into.

Of course there were times that she was being such a royal pain in the ass that I just wanted to dump her cute little blond butt on the hot road and never be looking back.

But who says I was a gentle woman to her? Hell, if anyone had been in our shoes, they'd pretty much just kill each other in the first place anyway.

"Liz," I touched her knee, and she actually squeaked. "Sorry, didn't mean to scare you." I smirked, why couldn't I help it?

"Jesus Christ! Faith, you little bitch you!" She was holding on her chest like there's no tomorrow.

"Now now, Lady, I will not have you spell Lord's name in such manner!"

"Holy Lord in Heaven screw you!"

"Oh my, what an honor."

She was gigleing so hard that I started to think that woman just snapped or something. "God Faith, you are shameless and priceless. So why did you wake me up for? That's gotta be good."

"That is good, well, at least I hope so. I want to thank you for today, Liz, you are a wonderful friend." I smiled. "For what's worth, I am glad it's you that I got stuck with but not just anyone else."

Then she smiled back at me shyly, her blue eyes all lit up with undisguesd joy. I had always thought that people look different when they smile.

They look quite beautiful when they smile.

"I wish we had more time spent with your mom, though."

"No, you don't. If so, you'd wish that wish was never granted anyway." Despite what I had said before, I am still not so fond of my mother. I'd say the feeling is mutual.

"Faith," She frowned disapproval."Stop acting like a 17-year-old teenager who thinks she has already known everything in the world. We all know your mom is trying to rebuild the relationship with you as a Mother and her Kid."

All of sudden, I felt so tired. I must had worn out my strength the moment she brought this unpleasant topic up. I love my mother, in a way that will never change despite all the years apart. But I just can not see her as a woman who would always stand beside me, back me up and hold me tie.

She was unable to do all those things so many years ago, really can't expect her to accomplish the same mission now, can I?

"Liz, please, just drop it."

"Faith, you know," She sat up a little, looking directly into my eyes. "I love you." I smiled weakly, knew that there's a but coming alone the line. Why do people have to put but into the sentence, I never could figure it out. 

"But you are being unfair to your mom, and you know that as well, do you not?"

"Yes, for some reasons that I can't remember now, I do." I sighed. This conversation's really getting old.

"She's got the issues, yes, but she's trying. I think it's safe to bring your hope up." She paused, then continued. "And don't you forget that I love you, mate."







No, Liz, I won't forget that. For this day, the moment we welcomed you into the world, you have brought joy to all the friends around you. 

The very first step of you, Elizabeth Connie Karrson, had been in this precious date of birth.

This, I also will not forget.


Happy birthday to you, Liz.