That one exception

Part 1

I checked my phone for what felt like the hundredth time, still no message that he'd arrived, or from anyone saying that their flight had landed, the only person here other than me was Nogla and he was passed out in his room after traveling for nearly 20 hours. I dropped my phone on the bed and tried to focus back on editing again.

Damn it why!...why the fuck does it bother me so much? It's not like we're fucking dating!

I threw my laptop onto the bed unable to concentrate on what I was doing, I decide to go get a shower rather than sit on the bed and stare at the wall driving myself mad. After showering, shaving and getting dressed again I head down to the hotel restaurant.  Texting Nogla to see if he's going to join me, needless to say I didn't get an answer as he had only been asleep a couple of hours.

I'd just walked into the dining room when my phone told me I had a text, thinking it was Nogla I stepped back out into the hallway and pulled my phone out, The text was from Mini Ladd.

M – missed my fight, I got the next one, will be landing around midnight.

W – Okay wtf...since when are you late for anything?

M – since now

W – What's going on?

M – Nothing

W – Don't lie to me bitch

Someone tapped me on the shoulder and I turned to see Lui, Evan and Cartoonz standing behind me with confused expressions.

"Dude we've been stood here trying to get your attention for like five minutes" Lui half complained.

"Sorry guys...Somethings up with Mini I'm trying to find out what" I looked back at my phone, still no reply. Looking back at the guys I see them checking their phones "uh...shall we eat?"  We all moved into the dining room and found a table that allowed us to see the door in case Nogla came to join us.

"So come on Tyler what did you mean somethings up with mini?" Cartoonz was looking at me with a concerned brotherly expression.

"I dunno...just lots of little things he's said...now he texts to say he's had to get the next flight because he missed the first one and he's not told me to fuck off once" I realised I was picking at the corner of the menu and stopped before I tore a hole in it.

"So you think somethings wrong because he hasn't told you to fuck off?" Lui half laughed

M – I'm not

I frown at the text turning the phone so the others can see the conversation.

"That's normal?"

"Are you sure that's Mini?" Evan frowned at the screen obviously as concerned as I was

"Yes...see what I mean?"

W – Whatever just get your ass here safe

"I think you guys might be reading into it a little too much, but saying that I think we should keep an eye on him" Lui folded his menu and put it in the centre of the table,

We ordered our food and picked at it until it went cold,  we discussed a lot of things over the next four of hours eventually tiring ourselves out. Lui and Cartoonz headed to their rooms to try and get some rest for tomorrow's meetings.  Evan and I moved into the lobby and sat waiting for Mini,  we knew he couldn't be too much longer.

"What do you think Evan?...Did we miss something?" I wasn't really expecting an answer, maybe a shoulder shrug.

"I don't know...I know he's been distracted with that new roommate but I don't know if that would be it."