Wishing Wish

Friends

“Aunt Marry I’ll be hanging out with some friends tonight. Is it okay if I get back late?!” I asked Aunt Marry over the counter as she prepared our lunch. I totally forgot about The Dark’s party tonight. If Matt didn’t remind me earlier, I would’ve just slept through it.

I still can’t believe it. Matt and I have been exchanging text messages since that afternoon at Patty’s. When he first asked for my number I was like, ‘Hell, no! Are you crazy?! It’s not because you treated me to Patty’s Brownies and saved my ass, you can act all friendly with me!’ Which is really stupid since I did consider giving his friendship a chance, and all those things he did did earn him the right to act friendly with me; and then he said that he won’t show his face to me until before the party if I concede. That I considered and agreed.

After all, that’ll be a few Matt-free days. Plus, at least he considered to personally ask for my number and not just ask Aunt Marry and really be all-stalkerish on me. And he’s actually not that bad. He’s surprisingly sweet, which made me doubt at first if he’s really the one I’m exchanging with; his texts would always make me smile or laugh. Although there are also times when he just annoys the hell out of me, but bantering with him is actually fun too. In short I enjoyed them. Which is really bad.

I’m already being nice to him for crying out loud! What if one day I wake up and realize that I’m in love with him all-over again?! I can’t afford to let that happen!

And considering my luck with parties, I’m actually still not sure if I should be going to the party tonight. I just have the feeling that something bad will happen, I bet I’ll make a fool myself; especially now that I have mixed emotions towards him. Argh! He’s messing me up again!

“You’re asking me that, but you looked like you don’t want to go.” Smiled Aunt Marry in amusement. I just made a face and she chuckled. “So, who are you hanging out with?! Mina?!”

“Um…actually, no. Not with Mina.”

“Oh?! Then with who?!” She asked curiously. “Some new friends?! Do I know them?!”

“Uh…you can say that...” Okay. This is really not good. Aunt Marry will really jump into conclusions when she finds out who I’m hanging out with tonight. Not to mention all the ones I know in it are guys!

“Dear, I can’t let you stay out late if I won’t know who you’re out with.” She told me firmly.

“Aunt Marry, I’m twenty!” I whined. Seriously?! I’m not a fucking teenager anymore! Not that I ask her to let me to go to parties when I was still one.

“You’re still living under my roof, young lady.” She added, although this time amusement is dancing in her eyes.

               I pouted. Yeah, fine. Whatever. She’ll still know anyway when Matt gets here later. If that happens, it’ll be more awkward.

“I’m going to a party with Matt and his friends.” I sighed in defeat.

“I knew it!” She squealed.

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“Maybe I should really just stay at home tonight.” I said, the second his car took off in front of our house.

“Too late. Just suck it up, you can’t do anything now.” He smirked. The hell! Where’d the sweet Mathew Roose I’ve been texting just a couple of hours ago go?! Maybe he really is not the one I’m exchanging messages with.

               I glared at him and tried to open the car door to get out. Crazy I know.

“I wouldn't do that, if I were you,” he said, without even looking at me though he was smirking, “we're currently in 80 kmph.” I stopped, crossed my arms and glared outside. Is he even allowed to drive that fast in this small town?!