ghost - halsey

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I spent the rest of the day staring at the window of the car, my body may have physically been in the car, but my mind was somewhere far beyond. The only thought on my mind was her. Halsey. I may not have gotten to talk to her much, but I had to know her. I was determined to know her. I needed to know her. It was like my mind, body, and soul were craving her presence.

I looked at the palm of my hand and read her cute girly handwriting: 'hey cutie! Text me 972-666-5432 (-;' the winky face at the end made my heart flutter. For a moment, I debated wether or not to text her. But as my heart took over my mind, I pulled out my phone and sent her a message:

'hello beautiful 🍙🍐💌🌟🍼'

and waited anxiously for her to reply. I began to get antsy, and felt as if the blue-haired Angel had given me the wrong number or maybe was only kidding when she told me to give her a call. But the sudden chime of my phone minutes master satisfied my thoughts. Looking down at my phone I read

'Halsey 💫: Hello!! Is this the smoking hot (get it? Smoking? Hehehe) beauty from the gas station in Dallas?'

I bit my lip and replied, 'why yes,, yes it is. and I got your pun mermaid hair'

'So my nicknames mermaid hair now? Well I'll call you cancer. Because that's what you'll get from smoking you glass of ass :p'

'I may be a glass of ass, but you have to admit that you want me ;)'

As soon as I hit send on the last text, my mind was completely filled with regret. Maybe it was too soon to start being flirty, and I was assured it was far too soon when I saw she had read my text but not respond.

The bubbles indicating that she was typing would pop up only to disappear seconds later. This constant action began to annoy me and I was getting irritated waiting for a response. The irritation I was feeling immediately vanished as a sharp 'ding' came from my phone speakers.

Looking down at the small glass screen, I read ' Hey, so um I hope this doesn't sound to forward but would you maybe be interested in going to a party tonight? You're friend can come to its just, I kind of really like you and I wanted to get to know you more. I don't know I'm really awkward 🙈🙈 but what do you say?' I read her text over and over again, making sure I wasn't just seeing things. And sure enough, I wasn't.

She had just asked me out. The thought seemed to spiral around in my head 'she just asked me out.' The thought was so foreign to my brain that anyone could actually like me, it made my thoughts hard to process. My phone dinged again, snapping me out of my thoughts.

'Hello¿¿'

Knowledge struck me that I had my read on and as quickly as my fingers could move, I typed out 'OMG YES' in all capitals so she would notice my excitement.

'Okay cutie. I'll see you at eight and don't worry about giving me your address. You're nice friend gave it to me on the way out. Don't worry about finding something cute, you're already looking pretty fine (;'
Did she just-
Did I just witness-
What even. I felt like I was putty in the front seat. Her words were affecting me in a way that I had never felt before. I mean sure, the only ever time I felt this way was with my first date. Then they dumped me at prom and all the butterflies I had felt seemed to swallow my whole. Could it be possible to fall so hard in such little time?

Maybe I was defying the laws of love, but then again, Love defies all laws. My mind was invaded with the thought that maybe...she didn't feel the same. Maybe she only wants to take me to the party because she feels sorry for me, and I don't blame her. I'm not the type who would get the girl, I'm the type who would be her footstool.

My mind swam with the worst of circumstances as I slowly sank down in my seat. Worry seeped into my skin like acid. Why do I always overthink things?

Why can't I just accept the fact that she asked me out and it's probably not a joke? I let out a frustrated groan, which caught Charlie's attention. "Are you alright?" She asked, her voice seeping with concern. I didn't need her to worry about me, I'd just be a burden if I bothered her with my problems. So instead, I simply brushed it off with a smile and a nod. For a minute, it was dead silence.

Her eyes were fixed on the road as mine were fixed on my hands, as I fiddled with my fingers in my lap and scraped off the nail polish that stained the edges of my thumb. Charlie was the first to break the silence, "so that girl I saw you talking to, she was pretty cute wasn't she?" A light rosy blush spread across my face and I chewed on my bottom lip out of embarrassment.

"Why yes, yes she was. In fact we were texting earlier and she asked me out to a party later. You're invited as well." Charlie slammed down on the break, making my body jerk forward.

"ARE YOU SERIOUS?? SHE ASKED YOU OUT OMG THIS IS BIG NEWS HOLY-"

"Charlie calm down! It's just a party, but we do need to go shopping because there's no way in hell in going like this.."

"Of course this is big news Anna! You haven't went out with anyone since-"

I felt my hear shatter, she didn't just bring her up. "Charlie, we don't speak of her anymore, and I was 14. Yes I miss her and I wish she was still here...but I can't change the past."

"Anna, I forgot I'm sorry for brining it up. I knew how much she meant and I knew how hard you took it when she-never mind. But this is still a big deal. I mean, she could be the one. I'm so glad I have her your address because to be honest, I could tell she was checking you out when you bent over. Now come on let's go to the mall. We're going to doll you up Hun."
I chuckled, "whatever you say friend."
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