“7am, waking up in the morning; gotta be fresh, gotta go downstairs.”
I woke up to hear the song Friday by Rebecca Black blasting out from Andrew's room. That song is so annoying. I put the pillow to my head, trying to block out the noise and it was muffled a bit, but it didn't block out much. I groaned as I knew that I wasn't going to get anymore sleep today. I rolled over and caught sight of the time. It was 7:15 already, I was going to be late! I rushed to the bathroom and shut the door.
“It’s Friday, Friday. Gotta get down on Friday. Everybody’s lookin’ forward...”
I groaned, hearing Andrew sing along to the annoying song. I finished getting ready and ran downstairs, just in time to see him oh-so-happily skipping to the kitchen still singing quietly under his breath. I rolled my eyes and acknowledged Anthony's existence by saying a quick 'hello' to him. I ate quickly knowing I would be late if I didn't leave soon and rushed out the door, just in time to see Tyler walking past my house. He didn’t stop by?? I ran up to him, seeing a frown on his face.
“What’s wrong Tyler?”
“….nothing.”
“I know something is wrong. What is it?”
He stopped walking and looked straight at me. His eyes began to water, but no tears fell down. He put his hands on my shoulders and said,
“My dad is going for a job interview in California and we’re leaving next week for a month. If he does get the job, then, I will be moving there.”
“But…but…”
He wrapped his arms around me. Everything has been going wrong with my life lately. Tears filled my eyes and without hesitation, I pulled Tyler closer to me, hugging him tightly. He wiped the tears away from my eyes, then smiled.
“It’s okay Amanda; I will still love you, even if it means not seeing you every day. And besides, you never know what can happen right?”
I smiled slightly.
“I guess.”
He held my hand and we walked to school. We arrived just in time to hear the first bell ring. I headed off to my first block which was math, and he headed off to science. During that block, I felt lonely. Only thinking about Tyler. What would happen if his dad does get the job? Would he really still love me?
*bzzz bzz bzz*
I looked down at my phone to see a text from Alyssa.
“Remember to get homework from the teacher’s k? And btw, the doctor’s say I’m not going to be going home for at least 3 weeks..”
I replied back saying,
“okie dokie…and you never know. Anything could happen right? And I’m having a bad day. I’ll tell you about it when I go visit you tonight. Byebye~ luv ya”
She didn’t reply back after that, but it wasn’t that surprising to me. She must’ve been really tired. She had been eating nothing for a while now because of a surgery that would be happening soon. Sometimes I think of why these things always happen on the people I love and not someone else.
I stared blankly at the whiteboard till the end of class. I walked out of the class light footed. I felt sick. Tyler saw me and ran up to me.
“Wohh! Amanda! You look sick. What happened?”
“What?” not knowing what to say.
“Let’s get you to the office. You don’t look so well.”
I walked beside him, with his right arm around me. When we got to the office, Tyler said to the secretary,
“Umm..Hello Mrs.Brown. Amanda is kinda…sick?”
“Why hello there Tyler, bring her into the room and I will be right there.”
“He sat me down on the bed and then left. Through the window, I could see his friends running up to him, saying,
“Yo dude. What happened to your girlfriend?”
“She sick.” He replied
“Awe. That sucks bro.”
“Yah…”
That was all I heard, when the secretary came in.
“Are you alright?”
“I don’t feel so well. Can I go home?”
“Sure hun. Let’s go call you parents.”
I called my dad, then after about 15 minutes he arrived and took me home. I saw Tyler standing by the front doors of the school waving to me. I looked out the window and smiled.
“What are you looking at?” Dad said with a curious voice.
“Oh. Tyler was just waving to me.”
“You really like this boy don’t you?”
“mhmm..yah.”
“You know Amanda, if you need someone to talk to, you know I’m always here for you.”
“Thanks dad.”
I told him what Tyler told me about his dad going to California. I kept talking, he kept listening, but then he stopped the car on the side of the road.
“Why’d we stop dad?”
“Let’s talk.”
“What should I do? What if his dad does get the job?”
“You know, things change, anything could happen. If that boy really liked you, then he would love you even if he didn’t see you every day. But moving to California isn’t his choice.”
“I know..but do you think his dad will get the job?”
“Well that depends…”
“Whatever.”
My dad looked at me confused, but then started the car and drove back home. I unlocked the front door to see Anthony sitting on the couch. He looked over at me and said,
“Why you home so early?”
“Didn’t feel well..”
“Oh. I see. Want anything to eat?”
“No. I’m good.”
“You sure? Cuz you look hungry.”
“I’m sure.”
I walked upstairs to my room and lay on my bed, staring up at the ceiling. I closed my eyes, and then fell into a deep sleep. After about 1 hour, I woke up to my phone buzzing. I had gotten a text from Tyler.
“Hey bud, how you feeling? Today’s hasn’t been the same without you=( can I stop by after school?”
“Hiya..I’m doing better..I guess. I miss you. I can’t stop thinking about the stuff you told me this morning…yah. Sure. Stop by if you want.”
“That’s great!:) Just forget about it Ams. You know you’re the only thing I think about.”
“But…”
“No “Buts”. You know I love you, so don’t deny it.’’
I didn’t know what to say after that, so I just didn’t reply. Before I could close my eyes, Anthony opens the door. He sits down on the side of my bed and says,
“Hey. I’m dropping some stuff at the hospital for Alyssa. Wanna come?”
“Okay.”
“Then get up. Alyssa’s going in for surgery soon.”
“Aww..Why do no one tell me about these things? ARGG”
I sat up, and Anthony leaned in and gave me a hug.
“Because none of us wants you to be worried, silly billy” He looked at me and smiled.
