It was the year 2020 - Herophine short story

Quarantine days

*Josephine's pov*

Hero and I were supposed to meet again two weeks ago to go on promo tour for After We Collided. Unfortunately the pandemic is getting worse and some countries are going into lockdown. That means I'm going to be stuck here, on my own, in LA for an unlimited amount of time. I wish I were in Perth with my whole family. I can't even take a plane to go back there and that makes me really sad. The days will be long, I will have to find a way to entertain myself but for now I just don't want to do anything. My phone suddenly vibrates as I'm lying on the couch while watching Avengers on Netflix. "Who's trying to reach me again? I'm sad right now, I don't want to talk" I mumble to myself as I open the text message I just received.

« From: Hero

Hey Jo! I just heard that the quarantine has started in LA, are you ok? Please tell me your sister is with you and you're not going through this alone. »

If only I was with my sister... I sigh. I wish someone was here with me. But I'm happy to see that Hero is worrying about me.

« To : Hero

Hey, yeah the world is in a crazy situation right now and I have to go through all of this on my own. My sister is stuck NYC so I have no one here. Hopefully I'll find a way to not turn into a psycho lol » I text him back then leave my phone on the couch armrest and close my eyes to take a nap.

I'm suddenly woken up by a FaceTime call. I jump when I hear the ringtone and growl because I hate waking up that way. I rub my eyes to see who's calling me. When I see Hero's name on my phone, I quickly sit on my bed and run my fingers through my hair to tame it before answering the call. I don't want to look like a sleepy lion in front of Hero.

« Hello! hmm... why are you showing me your backyard Mr Fiennes? » I ask confused when I see a shaky image of Hero's garden on my phone.

« Wait I have to reach what I want to show you » he starts running « there it is »

« Wow a ground full of seeds, I've never seen anything more beautiful in my life. » I say with sarcasm, why in the world is he showing me his garden?

« You're stupid! It's my vegetable garden Jo, I'm trying to grow tomatoes! It's going to keep me busy during quarantine, and I was thinking about something... »

« I know what you're thinking about and there is no way I'm doing this... »

« You can't escape it, I know you've got a small backyard in LA and I was thinking about making a competition. Let's see who's the best gardener. »

I can't help but let a laugh escape my mouth but I actually consider his offer.

« I never thought you would say something like this to me someday Hero... but ok I'm in. I hope you wont be too jealous of my gardening skills! » I say with a smirk on my face

« Yes! » he finally shows his face on camera and he has the biggest smile on his face. I missed his perfect face and his cute dimples. I think he spent some time in the sun because his cheeks and nose are red and it's adorable. I also notice that his hair grew longer since the last time I saw him. I hope he won't cut it anytime soon. He looks so good with this little hair strand falling down on his forehead.

« Jo? Jo, I think you froze. »

He takes me out of my thought « oh sorry I was just thinking about the spring onions I'm about to plant »

« Don't think about it too much you know that you won't win this competition. »

I flip him off and we both laugh out loud.

« Sorry Hero, I gotta go my bed is calling me for a nap, see ya »

« Jo, wait! »

« What? »

« I was just thinking... you know since you're stuck at home alone, you can call me anytime. I know we're in different time zones but I will keep my phone on ring mode so I can hear it when you try to reach me. » he says nervously scratching his eyebrow.

« Yeah thank you, we'll see if I ever want to call you again » I smirk « Bye. Talk to you real soon... I missed seeing your handsome face. » Those last word escaped my mouth before hanging up the phone. Why in the world did I say that last sentence? What was I thinking about?

I lay back on the sofa, put my phone on my stomach and stare at the ceiling with the biggest smile on my face. Maybe quarantine won't be as bad as I thought it would be...

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Here it is, the first chapter of my first Herophine short story! What did you think about it?

The next chapter will probably be about them texting during interviews... I can't wait to write it.

Until next chapter.... with love, Clem xx