You gave me wings

Chapter six

At around eleven that night, just as I was about to go to sleep, Indigo sent me a text, which surprised the hell out of me. 

"Hey, Call, you still awake?"
"Yup, you almost missed me."
"Oh! I don't mean to keep you up. We can talk tomorrow."
"Nonsense! What's up?"
"You sure?"
"Definitely sure. Please?" 

Did that make me appear needy? Did I need to worry about that kind of thing?

"Bowling?! I mean, I love bowling, but are there any places actually open on Sunday? This is a heavily religious place, after all." 

We lived in Hanesville, Pennsylvania. 

"Oh, I may just happen to know an owner of one that will let us go bowling." 

Well, hell, I was intrigued...

"You know what, you got me curious as hell. Yes, that sounds like a lot of fun. What time?"
"I'll pick you up around noon, sounds good?"
"It's a plan."

The urge to say 'date' had been far too strong. It was a miracle I had resisted. 

":D fantastic! NOW, GO TO BED."

I laughed. I don't know why it just struck me as humorous.

"LOL! Same to you, girl."
"*groan* Ugh. Fine, MOM, xD Good night, Call."
"Goodnight, daughter, er, I mean, Indigo ;)
"Smartass lol."

I turned off my phone, unable to stop smiling, unable to believe she wanted to hang out with me some more. Whoo!!

Bowling on a Sunday meant we'd be alone. At least, I hoped. I couldn't wait.

I was ready by ten-thirty and waiting impatiently for the next hour and a half to slide by. It was already taking too long. Micah was amused that I was ready so soon.

"Well," I told her, "she may get here early and I don't want to be caught off guard." She rolled her eyes, said something about how I truly was far too anxious, and something about being hooked before disappearing back to her room, carrying a tray that contained her breakfast.

I decided to get some coffee and watch reruns, on a streaming site, of a show I loved.

At eleven-thirty, a knock sounded at my door. I got up, my stomach twisting with nerves, which only got worse when I opened the door and revealed Indigo standing before me. She'd dressed up a little bit, making me feel massively underdressed. She wore a tee-shirt under a jacket, high-waisted skinny jeans, and... were those cowboy boots? 

All I had on were loose-fitting jeans, a tee-shirt, and sneakers. 

"I need to go change," I told her. 

She reached out and grabbed my arm just as I was about to head towards my room. "No, it's okay. These are my church clothes. I'm going to change when we get to our destination." 

I became curious. "You go to church?" She hadn't struck me as the religious kind. 

Indigo made a face of disgust. "I only go because my parents make me go."

Oh, okay.

I gestured to her to lead the way out. She did so, surprising me when she trailed her hand down my arm as she turned back towards the door. Had that been intentional? There was no way...

In about half an hour, we arrived at a bowling alley located just outside the town limits. For a split second, I feared this was an attempt to hang out where nobody could catch us, though given that I didn't want to be outed, it made sense, at the same time was she hiding me?