11 || Distractions

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The apartment feels so empty.

I kind of feel empty.

The boys have only been gone for several hours, and it's already been so hard... I can't even text them right now because they're on a plane. For twenty-three hours. With each other. And I am here. Alone.

Dear god, I am a pathetic waste of space.

Michael is letting me "watch" his apartment for me, and I say letting because I know that he's left it without a housesitter numerous times. Mali and our roommate are in Perth, or at least, that's what Calum told me. It's kind of weird how I've been living with her for over a month now and we've barely spoken. But it's not like we ignore each other; she's literally always out of town to do something music related. Our other roommate, Sarah, is Mali's best friend and she basically goes with Mali everywhere. I think she might even be her assistant, but who knows.

I have basically made my world revolve around 5SOS which, honestly, is nothing new. I should have known better than to not branch out and make friends at work or the gym. Now I'm stuck here bored and alone, and on the verge of going insane. I've been lying on the couch all morning.

I'm definitely glad that Mikey let me stay at his place because it's started to feel like home. I'm here during most of my free time, and I've already made so many memories here with the boys. I laugh as I think of all of the shit that's happened in this apartment. I can picture Calum pinning down Luke and screaming "say you love Lohanthony" while Michael, Ashton, and I sat on the couch laughing. And the time Ashton insisted that he knew how to make pasta from scratch even though we all knew he didn't, and he ended up ordering dinner from an Italian restaurant down the street but pretended to pull the ziti out of Mikey's oven, as if he'd made it. And how could I possibly forget about when we played Band Hero and Luke broke the drums because he tripped over them.

My lips curve into a small smile as I think of the boys who have simultaneously destroyed my life while also making it incredible. I've become so dependent on them for my ability to function, and I should probably work on that soon, but they have turned everything into a positive. I used to sit in my room back home and think about all of the negatives in my life because there wasn't much else. I've learned to smile and have fun again, and I couldn't be better. Or at least, I was that elated when they were here with me. I just need a distraction. Or a dozen.

Bing

I look over at my phone to find a text notification from my boss, Beth. I pick up the golden iPhone from its place next to me on the couch and unlock the screen.

Really busy today. If you could come in would be much appreciated. Overtime AND weekend pay (-:

As much as I'd usually appreciate a day off, I need to get my mind off of the idiots that left me for ten days. It's time to become independent and stop moping around. I send a quick reply then head to the bathroom to get ready.

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"So basically, he ran out of the house in the nuddy and we had to chase him down the street. My sister nearly had a heart attack," my co-worker Charlotte says while laughing hysterically. We're on our very late lunch break with some of the other girls that work at the store and it's been a really nice afternoon.

I was working at the cash register when Charlotte came over and started talking to me then invited me to lunch. She has turned out to be hilarious and I envy her. She's told so many funny stories already and I can't believe that one person has had so many interesting things happen to her. All of the girls that work in the boutique with us are really nice, but she's the only one I'd consider getting together with outside of work. I really hope she feels the same because I need a friend that isn't in a band and doesn't have to leave me to do promo in England. Cough cough.

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