I Can't Believe I Like You

Eighteen

"Sara"

"Boop"

"If"

"Boop"

"You"

"Boop"

"Don't"

"Boop"

"Stop"

"Boop"

"POKING"

"Boop"

"MEE"

"Boop" I poke her cheek again, waiting for her to say something. She groans in defeat, and rolls on her stomach.

"What do you want to do?" She asks me lazily, tossing her phone in the air out of boredom.

"Umm" I try to think of fun things to do in the small city. "Well we have to go to the coffee shop at four" I say checking the time. "It's two o'clock right now"

"So we have two hours to kill"

"Um do you just wanna walk around or go to the mall?"

Haley sits up, her eyebrows furrowing in thought.

"Walking around sounds good" Haley says at last, pushing herself off the bed and into the bathroom.

"Why do you always use my bathroom" I complain, walking after her.

"Cause I can"

"No you can't"

"Do you want a repeat of last time?"

"Ugh! NO" I shudder, the scene still scarring my memory.

"Oh please, you liked it"

"You wish"

"Whatever you saaayyy"

I roll my eyes and go through my drawers until I find a plain grey shirt, black skinny jeans and of course my vans. Haley walks out five minutes later dressed in a blue shirt, jeans, and her converse.

"Haley you are being so inapropro" I scold, crossing my arms. Haley rolls her eyes and strolls over to the door.

"How?"

"Your chest is sticking out"

"My boobs are always sticking out"

"Yeah we'll stick them back in"

"I can't just put my boobs back inside of me"

"You could try"

"Is that what happens to yours?" Haley comebacks, firing a smug look.

"No you took all of them" I say, a smirk across my face.

"There was none to take" Haley shots back, walking out the door. I huff, and follow Haley out of my apartment. Double checking to make sure it's locked, I quicken my pace to catch Haley at the elevator.

"You're so rude"

"I know" Haley says, flipping her hair dramatically. I roll my eyes and we walk into the elevator. I rush to push the button and beat Haley by a millisecond.

"I was gonna push the button" Haley pouts, glaring at me.

"Oh well" I shrug, trying to contain the smugness in my voice. Haley scoffs and walks out of the elevator.

"EDITH SARAS BEING A MEANIE" Haley whines, walking over to Edith's desk.

"Is she really?" Edith says, amusement in her voice.

"Yes"

"Sara go to time out" Edith demands jokingly, pointing to a random corner in the lobby.

"HA YOU HAVE TO GO TO TIMEOUT"

"YOU'LL NEVER CATCH ME ALIVE COPPERS" I yell and run out the door and down the street.

"NOT SO FAST YOU HOOLIGAN" Haley yells behind me and I pick up my pace.

Sounds of surprise and anger come out of people's mouths as we shove them out of the way. I stop at a pay phone and Haley comes slamming into me. We fall onto the ground with Haley on top of me.

"Ouch" I groan, pushing Haley off me.

"You a-hole why did you stop" Haley groans beside me, propping herself up on her elbows. I scowl at her and rub my head.

"Sara are you okay?" A concern voice says, reaching a hand out to me. I look up through dazed eyes and wait for the image of the person to clear.

"Andrew?"

"Yeah, are you okay?" He asks me again, taking my hand and pulling me up.

"Yeah I'm fine" I say breathless, but not because of the fall.

"Don't worry about me, I'm fine it's not like I'm bleeding or anything" Haley grumbles, standing up wearily.

"All we did was fall" I complain, rubbing my head again.

"It looked like a pretty bad fall" Andrew says calmly, looking me over for injuries. "You seem fine to me, how's your head"

"It's fine, just sore"

"Haley how about you?" Andrew questions, turning towards Haley.

"Do I look okay?" Haley snaps, gesturing towards her bleeding elbow.

"Yup" Andrew replies smoothly, not taken back by Haley's tone.

"Alright smart mouth" Haley grumbles again, pulling out her phone and inspecting it for damages. I do the same and sigh in relief when I see no scratches.

"It's 3:58" Haley says, putting her phone back in her pocket.

"Oh crap, we have to go" I say to Andrew, starting to walk quickly towards the cafe.

"See you at two" He calls, and I flash him a quick smile. He smiles back and we both stand there, smiling at each other.

Haley makes fake gagging noises, snapping us out of our trance. I blush and turn and glare at Haley. She rolls her eyes and heads to the entrance of the cafe.

"Bye" I call over my shoulder, only to realize he's not even there. 'Weird' I think but shake my head and follow Haley inside.

"Charley" I call behind the counter and Charley's head pops out of the kitchen.

"Just in time" He says, walking over to us. "You must be the girl"

"Charley" He says, sticking his hand out in front of him.

"Haley" She replies, taking Charley hand in hers and giving it a few shakes.

"Follow me and we'll talk about the job, Sara you can stay here"

...

"I GOT THE JOB" Haley comes out yelling, jumping up and down.

"YAY" I yell, jumping up and down with her.

"LETS GO CELEBRATE ICE CREAM ON YOU"

"YEAH-WAIT-WHAT?!"