What Are We? // Noah Schnapp

Uno

I woke up late on Saturday morning, with the sun shining in my eyes. I walked down the stairs, rubbing my eyes and went to the kitchen to get something to eat. I realized I was home alone. I opened a cabinet, got out a bowl, and sat it on the kitchen counter. I went into the pantry and got out some cinnamon toast crunch. I poured it into the bowl, walked into the pantry, and put it back. I got the milk out of the fridge and poured it into my cereal. I put it back, and went to the table to eat. As I was eating breakfast, I heard my phone go off. I opened my phone and saw that I got a bunch of texts I slept through. Most of them were from my family, telling me where they were and when they'd get home. I got a few from Noah too.

Today at 8:30

Noah
are u awake?
i need ur help

9:00

Noah
hello?
i really need ur help

10:00

Noah
pls answer

11:00

Noah
r u alive?

11:30

Noah
hello?
read at 12:15

y/n
hi
i just woke up

Noah
it's afternoon

y/n
i know
i'm eating breakfast rn
i woke up 10 minutes ago
what do you need help with?

Noah
my dad's at work
and my mom and Chloe
wanted me to go shopping with
them and i needed an excuse to stay
home so i told them u were
coming over to tutor me

y/n
so you want me to come over?

Noah
yeah
please
u don't even have to tutor me

y/n
ok
i'll be there in a few minutes

Noah
thank u

I let Lily outside and as I was waiting for her to come back in, I put my dishes in the sink. I let her back in, and walked upstairs to get ready. I brushed my teeth and hair and put on some jeans and a t-shirt. I started to walk out of my room, then I went back in and put on some perfume and grabbed my phone. I decided to bring my backpack so it'd look like I was tutoring him. I texted my parents I was going over there as I was walking to his house. I knocked on the door and Noah opened it for me. He was dressed up again. "Why'd you bring your backpack?" He asked me as I was walking in. "So it'll look like I was tutoring you." "Smart."

We went up to his room, and I put my backpack by his desk. I noticed it smelled like cologne again. "What do you wanna do?" "Do you have any board games?" I asked, sitting on his bed. "Yeah, we have uno, monopoly, trouble, clue, sorry, twister, operation, and cards against humanity." "Can we play uno?" I asked. "Yeah, let me go get it." He went downstairs and came back with uno. "Do you want anything to drink?" He asks me as he handed me the cards and walked over to his mini fridge. "Do you have sprite?" I asked. He nodded his head and went and got two cans.

"This is my favorite game." I said, sitting on the floor and opening the box of cards. "Mine too." He replied, handing me a can of sprite and opening the other. "Thanks." I opened it, took a sip, and set it beside me.

We played for a while, and I haven't lost yet. "Seriously?! You've won for the 27th time!" He said, making me laugh. We heard the door open and Noah's mom and Chloe come in the house. "Quick, let's make it look like we were studying!" He whispered to me. He put the cards back in the box and placed them under his bed, and I got all of my notes out of my backpack and we sat at his desk. His mom opened the door and came in and asked us how we were doing, and we told her we were doing okay.

It was about 4:00 and I got a text saying my parents were home, so I told Noah and started getting my stuff. "Bye." he said looking down and opening his door. "Bye, I'll see you at school." I said I walked downstairs. I said goodbye to his mom and Chloe, as I opened the door and went back home.