Delilah

5-FaceTime and Chris Evans

Getting back to the dorm my mood did not improve. 

Nope, I was still bummed out after my session. 

Boo.

Bailey was two hours behind me since she lived in California. Which meant I had to wait until later to FaceTime her. 

I really needed my best friend right now. 

The thing is if I texted her right now she would drop whatever she was doing to talk to me. I couldn't ask her to do that. 

But dang it did I want to. 

Deciding to kill time I change into some comfy clothes before grabbing my laptop. 

I do the only responsible thing and binge Chris Evan movies. 

I guess I lose track of time probably somewhere in between 'What's your number?' and 'Knives Out'.

My phone starts to ring and I pick up the FaceTime from Bailey. 

The moment her face pops up on the screen I smile.

"Heyyy Dee." Bailey says plopping down on a bed. It doesn't look like her dorm.

"Hey Bee." I say closing my laptop. 

She shifts slightly and I notice a kitchen in the back. She definitely isn't in her dorm. 

"Where are you?" I ask and she looks behind her before looking back at the screen. 

"Oh Noah's did you know he has a full kitchen?" She asks and I shake my head. 

"Well he does and it sucks because well I don't. Luckily for me though he lets me use it in exchange for other things." She wiggles her brows and I gag. 

Her and Noah like I said are disgustingly in love. 

"Gross Bee, I don't need to hear that." She rolls her eyes flipping her brown hair over her shoulder.

"You want to tell me who he is?" She asks and I feign confused, "Who?"

I know exactly who she is referring to.

She frowns, "Don't play dumb bitch, the hottie lead singer that follows you." She smiles, "And you follow him."

I sigh leaning my head against the headboard, "He's just friend ok don't go over analyzing it."

"A friend? How? When did you meet him?" So reluctantly I tell her. 

By the end she has a wide smile on her face, "Girl you so like him." I shake my head, "No just because he is a guy and we text doesn't mean I like him."

She blows out a breath, "Whatever floats your boat." I know she's trying to get me to admit what she believes. 

Bailey is wrong by the way. 

I so do not like him.

Well in that kind of way. 

"How's Noah?" I ask changing the subject, she shrugs. "He's ok I guess."

Laughing I pull the covers over my legs, "Just ok?" She nods, "Yep just ok nothing special."

Her phone falls and I hear muffled laughing, "Nothing special?" It's Noah's voice. 

Oh great. 

"S-Stop Noah." Bailey squeals. The phone moves and I see Noah's face. 

He smiles at me, "Oh hey there Delilah." He says laying his head on Bailey's stomach. 

From the back I see her run her hands through his hair. 

"Hey Noah." 

"Go away loser." Bailey says at the same time I greet him. 

He rolls his eyes and hands the phone back to her. 

She smiles in victory, "Why so glum today Dee?" 

Bailey has always known me so well. 

I shrug, "I had a therapy session today." She gives me a sympathetic smile, "Wanna talk about it?"

Shaking my head I hear the door open and close. Jasmine walks in placing her things on the table. 

"Well if you ever do remember I'm here for you, always." I nod, "I know babe."

We talk for a little while longer before we end the call. 

I lay there after in my own thoughts. Consumed by my past.

I think back to Bailey saying I like Cole. 

Then I think about how I haven't wanted to even explore dating since senior year. I was gullible, I let my heart over rule everything. That put me in a situation I never want to be in again. 

I never want to experience that kind of pain again. 

"Let's watch a movie." Jasmine says from across from me. 

I didn't even realize she came to sit on my bed. 

Sitting up I criss cross my legs. "What movie?"

She shrugs, "Anyone you want, just nothing gory."

I laugh, Jasmine hates horror movies. She refuses to watch any even Scream which I felt is pretty tame. 

"We could watch a really bad Netflix original and make fun of it." I say and she nods, "I like the way you think."

Making room she sits beside me and I pull out my laptop. 

We go through the long list of Netflix original movies until we find what we think is the worst one. 

Grabbing some chips and chocolate covered gummy bears we start the movie. 

Let me just tell you it was awful. 

It wasn't just the acting either. The dialogue was horrible and the editing. It was the most fun I have had in a while. 

Making fun of a movie. 

What has my life come to?

After the movie Jasmine heads over to her bed to go to sleep.

I lay under my covers scrolling through social media. 

The thoughts of him fill my head once again and I find my self hovering my finger over my archives in instagram. 

I almost click it unleashing a world of pain when a text appears at the top of my screen. 

The text is from Cole. Clicking on it I exit instagram.

Kidnapper: what are you doing next weekend?

Me: nothing why?

Kidnapper: my bands playing in town that weekend and I was wondering if you wanted to go?

He's asking me to go to his concert?

Me: yeah sure how much are tickets?

Him: on me you can invite a friend too if you want. 

I smile texting back.

Me: Cool thanks, I'll be there. 

I am going to his concert next weekend. Eek. 

Even though I have heard his music I have never seen him and his band play live. 

In the excitement over the invitation I forgot all about going through my archives. 

Cole didn't know it but he just saved me from making a huge mistake.