Earphones

Chapter 5 : Texts

"Wakie wakie Alex." I hear Leo say as he sits on my bed stealing my pillow.

"No." I groan getting under the covers.

"Come on." He takes the sheets off my body sending me cold shivers.

"It's the weekend." I curl up to keep me warm.

"I made you breakfast, your favorite."

"Alright, just give me 5 minutes."

"Okay." He leaves my room.

I sit up, enjoying the brightness and allowing my body to wake up. I then slip on an oversized hoodie.

♡

As I walk in the kitchen, the smell of freshly cooked pancakes invades my nose.

"That smells good."

"Thank you." He gives me a plate of pancakes and fruits as I sit down. "And here some fresh orange juice."

"Thanks." I sip on the juice. "Why were you up early?"

"I had some things on my mind, and I couldn't sleep."

"You worry about me? That's cute." I tease him.

"Yeah I'm worried about you, Alex." He states seriously.

"Why?"

"We need to talk about yesterday."

"Okay... "

"You know I care about you and that you can talk to me about anything, right?" I nod. "Then why didn't you tell me that your panic attacks were back?"

"It just happened yesterday and... I don't know. It took me by surprise so I didn't think about calling you. I'm sorry."

"It's okay. You had one after the call?"

"Yeah, I couldn't put my earphones in, it was awful."

"Why didn't you tell me about it yesterday?"

"Because I just wanted to forget."

"Okay but remember that as your best friend you can call me anytime and I'll be there for you."

"Yeah I know. That's why I love you." I share and go hug him.

"Anyway, now more serious matter. Why didn't you tell me about Elizabeth?"

"Honestly, I totally forgot about it until I saw her yesterday."

"Yeah, yeah sure."

"But it's true! All I could think about was the meeting, so it slipped off my mind."

"Okay I believe you."

I finished my plate so I put it in the dishwasher. "I'm gonna shower."

"Okay, I'll be in the living room watching TV."

♡

I go to my room and grab my phone to put some music on. I notice I received a message from an unknown number so I open it.

Unknown number
i'm sorry for bringin it up i should ve known
i hope u feel better
it's lizzie by the way :)

When I finished reading it, I go straight to the living room. "Did you really give my number to Elizabeth?"

"Yeah, what's the problem? She asked for it."

"No nothing."

"No tell me. You were all weird around her yesterday, what was that about?"