"Thanks! I totally owe you!" And with that I was gone. I ran to Maria's house faster than I had ever ran before. I basically flew up the trellis and into her window. But when I got inside, she was flying in bed, fast asleep. She still had her headphones in and her iPod was still playing something.
I walked over and sat down carefully on the bed so as not to wake her. Fuck she looked so beautiful. Why had I never realized how beautiful she was? I gently tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. She didn't even stir and I decided I wasn't going to wake her. She looked too peaceful. But I was going to leave her a note. I found a piece of paper and scribbled the message down and then placed it on her bedside table. I wasn't sure if I should, but....
I bent down on the floor until our faces were just cm's away and I leant forward. My lips touched her forehead, and I wanted to kiss her so badly. More than I'd ever wanted to kiss anyone before. More that the mint kisser even. I planted the softest kiss on her forehead and wondered if I should risk moving down to her lips. I didn't, instead I pulled her sheet back up and climbed back out the window. I walked home with the biggest smile on my face. The picture in my head was crystal clear now. All the fog and the mist had cleared and for the first time, I was seeing clearly.
And tomorrow... everything was going to change.
Maria
"You, me, a MOFO of a pepperoni pizza tonight at you know where! I have something I want to say to you. X"
I blinked a few times and stared at the note. My eyes were still sticky from sleep and I wasn't fully focusing yet either. Clearly it was from Mike, but when had he been here? And what did he want to say to me?
My heart quickened. What if it was bad? What if he was going to tell me he was actually in love with the mystery mint kisser aka ME! What if he was going to tell me something worse, he's moving tomorrow to another state? I didn't like the sound of this at all, and why did he leave me a note and not wake me?
My phone beeped and I imaged an early morning message from Jarrod asking me if I had decided to go to the dance with him or not.
Mike: Morning. :) :) :)
I glanced out my window and realized that Mike was sitting with his feet hanging out of it. He waved and smiled at me. I waved back in my sleepy state.
Mike: Cute top. ;)
Huh? I looked down and realized I was wearing my dads massive pajama top that had somehow found it's way into my cupboard. It had looked comfortable. It was.
Mike: @--)-------
What the hell was that? I looked at it a few times. What was with all these revolting emoticons. My sister used emoticons for Christ sake. Why the hell was Mike.... He was acting weird.
Maria: What the hell is that?
Mike: A rose.
Maria: What you sending me weird emoticon roses?
Mike: Cos I don't have a real one right now
WHAT?! I stared at his message and blinked several times. What the fuck was up.
Maria: Have you taken drugs?
Mike: It certainly feels like it.
Maria: What?
I rushed to my window and pushed it open to get a better look at him. God, he did look like he had taken drugs, he looked all geeky, and strange and had a stupid smile plastered across his face.
Maria: Seriously, are you okay?
Mike: Never felt better in my entire life.
Crap! I felt awful and not to mention beating- heart- stamped- into- fucking- floor. It was his tournament today and his mystery kisser had promised to be there. And he was probably hoping to get a glance of her.
I forced a smile and a wave, not really sure what else to do. I hope Brett was right and this thing could just stay dead, that he never needed to know about it. I had lied to him, but I was still lying by not telling him. And just as I was thinking about him another message popped onto my screen.
Brett: Remember, she's dead and buried! And she's not a vampire. Keep her dead and forget about her.
Huh? What was going on this morning? Why was everyone acting like they had smoked pot?
Mike: So tonight? ;)
Semi-colon bracket?
Maria: Seriously, are you okay? <_()*&<: whatever.
Mike: Hahaha. That's what I love about you. You're so funny. :^* See you at school.
Mike climbed back into the window and gave one last wave. Frankly I was confused. Perhaps even slightly concerned. I decide to message Brett.
Maria: Why are you and Mike acting weird this morning?
Brett: Mmmm, you'll just have to wait and see ;)
What the fuck was with these semi-colon-bracket things!?! And what the hell was going on. I was vaguely irritated by the time I got down to breakfast. More irritated when breakfast was served, and even more so when I realized it was my death-wish sisters turn to drive. My death wish sister seemed to be very dark and twisty this morning, from the second I came downstairs.
"So... you and Jarrod are just the cutest." She said to me at the breakfast table.
My mom looked up at me over her veganlicious latte, "Are you and Jarrod dating again. How lovely. He's such a nice boy. Good family. His father is the CEO of an investment company. Very respectable."
"No. And NO, Jarrod and I have never dated. We were study buddies-"
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