Behind the Camera

Chapter Eight

"Hey are you okay?" Erana asks as she cleans the dishes, this week she was on dish duty because last week I was.

"Yeah why wouldn't I be?" I question and look up from my phone.

I take a hit of my vape and exhale.

"I don't know you just seem on edge today," She says, looking up from the dishes every few seconds.

"Nope I'm fine," I insist and stand up. "Actually I'm real tired and I promised Glen I'd call him so.." I say and then clear my throat with a fake smile. "Night," I add. "Oh uh yeah of course, night," She says smiling weakly at me and I straighten my lips into a line and broaden my shoulders in a shrug before walking out.

Is she not even a tad bit jealous?

God I feel so crazy!

I climb into bed and plug my phone in.

I never even planned to call Glen in the first place.

"Hey you need anything?" Erana says from my doorway and I open up my eyes. I'm not sure how long since I've climbed into bed but long enough for me to nearly fall asleep.

"No," I reply and tiredly turn onto my side cuddling into my stuffed pig looking to Erana at the door. "Thank you though," I add and she nods.

"Oh and tell Glen I said hi," She says and I crease my eyebrows but then remembered I told her I was going to be on the phone with him.

"Oh right yeah," I mumble and she smiles knowingly before walking out, shutting my door behind me.

Sometimes I just want to strangle her, in a none abusive nor harmful way that is of course.

I fall asleep but was woken up only ten minutes later.. Or so it felt like it. I turn to look at the time and sure enough it was 5:30 am, time to get up.

"Goood morning sunshine!" Erana says and pulls open my blinds and I moan annoyed at her actions.

"Get out!" I demand and cover my head with my pillow.

"Or what?" she says jumping onto my bed pulling at my pillow.

Eventually I let go causing her to fall back but sadly, she remained on the bed and I didn't get that satisfaction of winning.

"Or you'll be late... again," She says and I give her a dirty look before throwing my stuffed pig at her only for her to throw it right back.

"Wake up wake up wake up!" She says jumping up and down from her knees and shoving me.

"Will you quit!" I say and attempt to shove her off of me but in reality I had no chance. I lay on my back and she pushes at my sides.

God usually I'm the morning person not her. She hates mornings way more than I ever have.

I go to hit her but she grabs a hold of my wrist and quickly gets into defense mode, aka straddling me holding down both of my hands at my wrists.

I look up to her and my eyes go wide, am I dreaming.

"Rise and shine," She says out of breath.

She smiles at me but then it fades when I look down at her lips, I look up but this time I catch her staring at mine.

At this point she was ideally supposed to lean in but instead she climbed off of me and threw a pillow at me one last time as she walked out of the room.

I scream into my pillow before forcing myself to wake up.

I throw myself together and go to set, I was feeling a bit better today, definitely better than I was yesterday.