A New Friend

(36) The Calm Before the Storm

EVERYONE, SHUT UP!! THE QUEEN HAS SOMETHING TO SAY!!!!

If you haven't listened to Driver's License at least 10 million times by now, what are you doing with your life??

There will be a whole Nonsense chapter dedicated to this song, so be on the look out for that (speaking of which, a new Nonsense book is out now!). I will be promoting this song from now until forever

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Ricky
What the hell is she doing here?!

"Now's not a good time," I hear my dad say.

"Why not? I want to make sure he's ok," Jessica says. Bullshit.

"Well, there's the whole memory thing," my dad tries to reason.

"Yeah, but can't I help him try to remember everything?" No, no you can not.

"How about you just come back tomorrow?"

I can practically hear her eyes roll from downstairs. "Fine, tell him I hope he gets better." The front door shuts, and I could not be more grateful.

"That could've been worse," Nini says.

"Yeah. You want to watch the movie now?" I ask, hoping we could forget what just happened.

"Sure." I hit play, and she puts her head on my shoulder.

*One Hour Later*
The sound of Nini's steady breathing pulls my eyes away from the screen. I look down, and she's fast asleep. I dim the brightness, turn down the volume, and close my eyes as well.

*The Next Day*
My eyes slowly open, and my clock says 7 am. I internally groan at how early it is. I try to sit up but fail. I look down, and Nini's head and arm are on top of me. I start to remember the events of yesterday and smile.

"Why are you staring at me?" she mumbles. I almost had a heart attack.

"Oh my god," I whisper, breathing a little heavier. "My heart flew out of my chest. How long have you been awake? And how did you know I was looking at you?"

"Not long, and I could feel your eyes on me," she says with her eyes closed.

"That's kinda creepy that you just know when someone's looking at you."

"Yeah, and watching me while I sleep isn't creepy at all."

"You look adorable while you sleep."

She just hums something in response and pulls me closer. "I'm going back to sleep. Stop staring and stop moving."

I laugh lightly and kiss her forehead. "Ok, whatever you say." I rest my head on top of hers and try to go back to sleep.

3rd POV
*Four Hours Later*
"Shh, you're gonna wake them up!"

"No, you are with your loud ass voice!"

"If you guys don't turn off your flash, they're definitely gonna wake up!"

"Oh my god, just zip it! All of you!"

There were multiple voices whisper yelling at each other all around the couple. To think the theater group knows what quiet means is the dumbest assumption ever.