A Thousand Nights

Chapter 5: "The Third Day"

I'm not a morning person. I mean mostly, because I usually sleep through them, but either way they suck. I could barely sleep over the sound of Damian and Alexa boning and today morning, I woke up on the floor and not because I move in my sleep, but because I was pushed...by Alexa. She then made pancakes for Damian and I, but charged me 10 bucks for them and I don't currently have money, so I am in debt. It's all worth it though. I don't believe in following your dreams, but a dream like Virgil Girl makes it hard not to chase after. My class today is later in the afternoon, so I figured I could probably make it back home to fetch my clothes and stuff. I'm on my way to the train station when the same god damn dog that stole my chicken comes up to me. I start petting him, thinking we're cool, but he growls and I think he wants dessert, except I don't have dessert, so I start running and my left shoe becomes dessert. There are no seats left on the train, so I have to stand and now I hate Tuesdays.
1. Isabella
2. Abomination
3. Alexa
4. Saturdays
5. Tuesdays

I missed home. I'm walking through the neighborhood on my way to my house and I spot Hell-Mart where Virgil Girl and I met. I walk through the park and there's children playing in the sand pit and I wish I could build sandcastles with her. Funny enough, this park is where I met Bel the Devil. I take a seat at the top of the slide and make a quick trap beat for Damian, but when I jump off, my exposed foot lands on a shard of glass and now I hate dogs.
1. Isabella
2. Abomination
3. Alexa
4. Saturdays
5. Tuesdays
6. Dogs
Okay wait, I could never hate all dogs. Just that one bastard that took my KFC and my shoe. I'll call him... Judas.
1. Isabella
2. Abomination
3. Alexa
4. Saturdays
5. Tuesdays
6. Judas

I limp home holding back tears and there's a red Ford in my driveway. I recognise the car and the devil is a liar, because it's Isabella's car. My heart's racing and I don't know why I'm still in love with this girl. I peak through the living room window and she's sleeping on the couch just like we used to end up doing together after a movie marathon. The Sun's illuminating her autumn hair and I miss her so much and- NO! No more sulking over her like a lost puppy! This dog found its home and that home is Virgil Girl! I use the back entrance and make my way quietly to my room upstairs. It's hard walking up stairs whilst tiptoe-ing with an injured foot. My wound is reopening just like the one in my heart and shouldn't this witch be arrested for breaking and entering? I get to the top of the stairs and remember I gave her a key just like I did for my heart. I question why she's here and find my first aid kit along with a bunch of clothes and my toothbrush. Her toothbrush is here too and J. Cole was wrong. I turn on my PC, but I forgot I was playing Billie Eilish on repeat and now "Bury a Friend" is blasting throughout the house.
"Hello?" Isabella shouts and shit, shit, shit, shit, she's the type of horror movie main character to come and find out what's making the noise.
"Dathan? Are you home??" She's coming up the stairs and why hast tho forsaken me, Universe? I turn off the music and I blame Billie Eilish.
1. Isabella
2. Abomination
3. Alexa
4. Saturdays
5. Tuesdays
6. Judas
7. Billie Eilish
I can't hear her footsteps over the sound of my heartbeat, so I can't gauge how close she is. It's a long shot, but I grab my phone and call hers to distract her and bada-bing-bada-boom, it doesn't work, because this isn't "A Quiet Place". I assume she's walking up the corridor and I'm not ready for this, so I take my bag and exit out the window and onto the roof. She opens my bedroom door and I forgot to close the window. I look down and consider Assassin's Creed-ing down the side of the house, but I'm not even a little bit athletic and this isn't a video game, except fall damage is a very real thing. She closes the door, but when I attempt to climb back in... I fall. It's not so high up that I could be seriously hurt, but for some reason the fall is a long one. While falling, I try to think about Virgil Girl, but I kept picturing Isabella's face. I land in a bush, but it's nothing like the movies, I am in excruciating pain. I loathe the idea of taking a train to school like this, so I leave a note on the ground disguised as Damian and take Isabella's car. I'll return it tomorrow.

I make it to campus and limp as fast as I can to class. I'm already late, plus I had to wait in line for a "new" student card, so by the time I get to class, Mr Shaws is glaring at me and the class is staring and I'm only wearing one shoe and that ice-cream stain is still on my shirt.
"You know instead of being ahead of it, why don't you be ON time for once, Mr James?" He dismisses the class and I still hate school.
1. Isabella
2. Abomination
3. Alexa
4. School
5. Saturdays
6. Tuesdays
7. Judas
8. Billie Eilish
I'm walking through the corridor and that Rick-and-morty-dude and Manga-girl are making out by the stupid board. I walk out the entrance doors when Virgil Girl pulls my hand and rushes outside.
"It's pronounced 'Aa-ruh-vee, Chawd-ree' by the way." She says while pulling me through the city and this is heaven on Earth.
"Oh, I was way off." I say
"Why're you pulling me?"
"Because last time, instead of following me, you ran away." She answers and I swear I can smell the love songs.
She takes me to an empty theatre building. She leads me to the rooftop. We sit down and the Sun is setting again and I hope it never comes back up. We sit and watch the painted sky for a moment and I knew it would all be worth it. She makes it worth it.

1. Isabella
2. Abomination
3. Alexa
4. Saturdays