𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞 {𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐘𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐈𝐓}

𝐕𝐈

(10 DAYS TILL PROM)

You bounced a little as you walked, your eyes trailing across the sky. Leaves crunched under your feet as you walked. Your hands were stuffed into your pockets to avoid the small bite of the slight morning breeze. The morning was always pretty cold since it was only Spring, the world recovering from winter.

You sometimes trailed off of the path, stepping into the wet grass still moist from the rain over night. Your shoulder brushed against one of the tall bushes in your neighborhood. Your sleeve darkened as it got damp. You sighed.

It was the third time you had nearly ran into something on your walk. You were spacing out the whole time. Your mind was on Jacob. You couldn't let go of the fact that he hadn't texted you yet. You hugged your arms as you walked. You couldn't help but feel a little obsessed. You were spending the good part of your day worrying over some boy and a prom kiss.

You closed your eyes and sighed, shaking your head. You tried to clear your mind and focus on something else. You weren't exactly paying attention to your surroundings as you ran right into someone in front of you. You tripped over, nearly falling to the ground. Someone grabbed your arm and pulled you up.

"Woah! You okay?" The person asked. You felt your body tense and your face heat up. You turned to the familiar voice.

Sure enough, there stood Jacob. What a coincidence? He had only one earbud in, his other one draped down his chest. He was clearly on some sort of jog or walk like you. He was holding your arm, making sure you didn't fall. You brought yourself to your feet and took a few steps back awkwardly.

"T-Thanks...I'm fine." You said. He took his other earbud out and shoved his phone into his pocket.

"Y/N, right?" He asked. You looked up to him and smiled a little.

"Yeah. That's me."

"I knew I recognized you. Sorry, I totally wasn't paying attention to where I was going." He chuckled. You giggled awkwardly and nodded a bit. Your eyes found their way to the ground.

"By the way..." he started, pulling his phone right back out as if he just remembered something. You looked up to him.

"Yeah?"

"Your number. I think you messed it up." He said. You raised your eyebrow, a little confused.

"Messed it up?"

He showed you his screen. It showed a text conversation between Jacob and some stranger. It was clear through the conversation that Jacob had thought it was you at first. You checked the number. You had switched up the last two digits of your phone number. Your face turned bright red.

"O-Oh! I'm so sorry. I have you the wrong number." You squeaked. He chuckled, smiling gently.

"Oh it's fine. I was looking for you around school to figure out why you gave me the wrong number. I had a feeling it was a mistake since you were the one who approached me." He said, crossing his arms. You fixed the number and handed him back his phone.

"Yeah! I was wondering about it, too. I thought you just forgot." You decided it would be best jot to tell him that you thought he just didn't want to talk to you. Jacob simply chuckled and he stuffed his hands into his pockets.

"No. I would never. That would just be rude." He said. You scratched the back of your neck awkwardly. You felt a bit dumb in that moment.

"That's...really nice of you. Sorry."

"You have nothing to apologize for. It's totally fine. Hey, at least I have the right number now." He said. You smiled and nodded.

"Yeah!"

"You know, maybe you should get my number, too. Just in case." He said, reaching his hand out for your phone. You unlocked it and gave it to him with no hesitation. He put his number into your contacts and handed you your phone back.

"T-Thanks..."

"Of course. Anyways, I better continue on my way home. It was great running into you." He turned and waved to you as he walked away. You watched him leave, clutching your phone to your chest as you smiled like a total lovesick dork. You turned and continued along the path. You turned your phone on and began to text Tommy.

Y/N
TOMTOM

BESTIE TOM
wtf

Y/N
GUESS WHAT JUST HAPPENED

BESTIE TOM
i think your caps lock is stuck

Y/N
Nope it's in all caps on purpose
THIS IS SERIIUS

BESTIE TOM
ok what happened???

Y/N
I PASSED BY HACOB
*Jacob

BESTIE TOM
Did you bitch slap him for ghosting you

Y/N
Tommy stfu
Also NO
turns out I gave him the wrong number 0//0

BESTIE TOM
wow
ur dumb

Y/N
bruh

BESTIE TOM
so does this mean you'll stop being an ass to me 👉👈

Y/N
maybe

BESTIE TOM
🖕

Y/N
luv you too

You smiled and giggled to yourself as you tucked your phone back into your pocket. You hummed softly as you continued to walk. You felt a little calmer. It was odd.

A little

Something was still bothering you and you didn't know what.