Story of faith

Chapter 2

I was sitting in bed watching Gilmore girls, until a notification popped up on my phone

My body jumped as i grabbed my phone to check if its real , how did he get my number?

You busy? The text read
No i replied,

I texted Alanna to tell her, because i felt bad if she found out somehow, plus I didn't wanna go behind her back.

Mind going on a cycle with me? He said,

I sat in confusion for a while wondering why does he want to go with me, i agreed to go, curious to know why he asked me,

I got ready and headed out the door, our houses are pretty close so I didn't have wait to long for him to meet me at the shop near my house,

"Hey" he says cycling up towards me,
I get on my bike and we start cycling towards the park

"So why did you wanna go on a cycle with me?" I asked, i was scared for the answer,

"Am i not allowed to go on a cycle with you?" He asks, knowing what hes doing,

"You can, just weird thats all" i say keeping my eyes on the path infront of me as we cycle close to each other, swerving a bit as people pass,

"Why is it weird" he questions,

"Cause we've barely talked before and your alannas brother" i say taking a turn to the lake where we can sit for a while,

"I'm alannas brother?" He says as if thats not a participant to this being weird,

"Yes" i say

"Well i like your presence and i wanted to be with you without Alanna" he says sighing happily,

"My presence?" I question "we've barely been around each other" i laugh

"Whatever were already here" he says sitting down, annoyed that i needed a reason to be with him,

I still wanna know why he asked me, but I'm not gonna pester him anymore,
I sit down next to him with a water in hand,

"Do you think you would live in Ireland your whole life?" He asks, and sounds like he does care whether i do or not,

"No defiantly not, i dont think its the country for me" i answer looking at him, and see thats hes looking at me, he deep blue eyes staring at me, again, his hoop nose piercing suits his facial features so much as if nose piercings where made for him

"How so?" He asks

"Just the people are rude, you know, and i wanna be in a big city, i know Dublin is a big city, but i dont like the vibe there if you get what i mean" i dont really get what i mean myself, but i dont know how to describe it,

"Ya i wouldn't wanna live here either, same reason as you" he says

We stare at the water and the view ahead in silence for a few minutes,

"What age are you" he breaks the silence,

"16 you?"

"17"

"Only a year" i say

"Yes" he replies
"Right lets go" he says bored of the view

I follow behind him, we get on our bikes again and start cycling, we talk about our hobbies, what shows we watch, and if we believe in god,
I learned he plays the electric guitar, reads and doesnt watch shows expect modern family, which made me laugh.

We cycled up to the shop
"This was fun" i said, as a way of saying goodbye, i really did enjoy my time, i expected it to be dry and awkward, but it was the opposite,

"Me too" he smiles at me,
"Ill see you later V" he turns away and cycles,
Hm V never had a nickname like that before, it was kinda cute.

I got home, and dreaded that we were only toghter for an hour and a half i already missed him , a million thoughts went through my head thinking that it was a bet for him to ask me to hangout, and that he doesn't care about me or my feelings,

I tried to ignore my thoughts by going for a bath, i filled it up with water, and dropped a bath bomb in and got myself a book to read and lit some candles,
Submerged in the water i hear a notification, i hope for it to be cian, i pick up my phone and it is,

Already missing you the text says, and a smile forms on my face, and i think about him being in this bath me,

Same. I send, hoping its not to dry

What are you doing now? He asks

In a bath reading

Texting me while your naked?wowwww he says, i get embarrassed not realizing about that, i scramble through my head what to say and if hes being serious,
Joking he sends another text, i relax a bit,

Bahaha i reply, it is dry but i dont know what else to reply with, i put my phone down and pick my book back up.