America

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My eyes flutter open I stare at the ceiling and I can hear the annoying dinging of the car when the keys are in but the door is open and the Whispering of people. Suddenly someone shouts "holy fuck she is awake!" "Thank fucking everything" I slowly get into the sitting position and rub my head." I feel like I have a hangover" I stutter. "Thank the stars you're ok! Fuck we were scared" Mitch says as he slides into the car to hug me. " I feel fine, honestly" I say knowing its a lie as the words fall out of my mouth. I smile and get out of the car. It is like a 1970 hippie love fest,everyone is hugging each other and thanking anything and everything. These people genuinely care about me! "We better get home"a random guy states "it's almost midnight". "Yeah your right"another one says. Then just like that people started leaving. They realized I was ok and then decided to ditch. "Now it's down to three..." Mitch says as he waved goodbye to everyone else.
"Hey buds I better get home" brain says walking away
"BRAIN!"I yell
he turns around "what?"
"Ummm can you slow down don't you remember you brought me here..."
"Oh yeah" he says and we all laugh
" well I can take America home because I know you have a lot of work to do"
"All right America is that ok" he say
"Yeah that sounds good"I say
Brain turns back around and half runs half jogs back to his car.
Mitch turns to me and says "I don't really feel like going home"
"Ok I'll get in trouble of I go home right now anyways"
"Ok good let's sit down over there" he says pointing at a willow tree. We walk over to the tree and sit near it's trunk. The park would look empty to a random just walking around.
"So"
"So"
"You scared us back there"
"Well sorry I didn't think y'all were going to throw me in the lake" I laugh. He didn't say anything. I just sit watching the stars through the willow leaves thinking of their beauty. We can hear the crickets and the owls. It is peaceful here and I am glad I'm here with Mitch. I turn to look at him. He turns his head away like a dog when they see a squirrel. Was that little slut staring at me and pretending that he wasn't!
I don't know if I should be flattered or awkward. I'm mean come on look at him he looks like he belongs on mount Olympus and I am just me. I blush and look away.
"What time is it" I ask staring at the water dance in the moonlight.
"Umm it's just about to be 3"
"Oh umm ok"
"Do you need to go home"
"Yeah it's pretty late"
"Ok well I tired of being at my house do you mind if I stay over"
"Oh" I whisper "umm no that's fine" .
We walk to his car and I realize I'm not wearing my clothes I am wearing an oversized jacket and some random shorts
"Do you know where my clothes are" I ask blushing
"They're in the backseat of my car" he says winking
"Oh shut up" I laugh
"He smiles and opens the car I slide into the back seat to get my clothes
"Your going to sit in the back" he says confused
"Yes I have to change... No looking"
He just laughs and starts the car.

we pulled into his drive way. I thank him and we walk to my house. I know I should be nervous about what my mom is going to do to me when she finds out I had a guy stay over but honestly I haven't had this much fun since sophomore year when my friends and I would drive down to the sunflower field and we playin the flowers... Well for a while anyways before I had to stand watch with Chris as the other two went to fuck.
We quietly sneak up to my room and close the door.
"You can get comfortable I am going to shower really quickly" I state as pick out a pair of shorts and a shirt.
It's a good thing my mom sleeps on the other side of the house and Ike is a heavy sleeper because I swear to Buddha that the shower was louder than an air horn. As I finish my shower I change and then walk back to my room Mitch was already laying on my bed with the covers right at his waist and his phone in his hand. I quickly comb my hair and put in a bun then I get in bed next to him.
"You smell good" he says not looking up from his phone
"Umm thanks" I giggle.
I feel him scoot closer to me and I put my head on his shoulder. Here we we are in the most romantic situation I've ever been in and I can't even keep my eyes open. So I drift to sleep with every breath he takes.