Apart

Daisy

I took all of my books from the table and kept them inside my bag while my hand was all sweaty just thinking about it "Can you believe it is only one month away" Usher scrolling through his phone "I know but it's still a long way to go I mean we have a full month" looking at me like he wanted to rush somewhere but I was making him late somehow. Usher and I are really good friends and we live in the same building and we go to the same college, we study together because I'm weak in economics and he helps me a lot with it but he is a pain in the ass sometimes. I grabbed my bottle stood next to Usher and stared at him blankly like he wasn't the one who was rushing me, "You're an ass"
"Like to get into yours but"

I rolled my eyes all the way I swear I could see the inside of my brain, Usher is a good friend but he flirts with me from time to time, at first I used to ignore but now that we (he) are getting in our juicy part of tween years he is trying to get a bad reputation or may I say "casanova" reputation like his other friends. We walked to his car, usually, I study at his home but we decided to go to the public library which has a different view from our home which is great because Los Angeles Central Library is the biggest library I've ever seen, its interior is something else, just coming here makes my heart happy, being surrounded by books and the peacefulness makes my heart full. As we walked towards his car which was parked pretty far from the entrance "What are you doing at night?" Usher says while keeps texting someone on his phone If I wasn't there with him I am pretty damn sure he didn't know where he was going. "You know how it is with my family they don't let me out at night"
"Calm down princess I'm talking about playing badminton with me and my friends"
"ohh... yeah sure I can come and play with you guys"
"great I'll call you then come down and DO NOT MAKE ME WAIT"
I chuckled at that comment because I know I make him actually I make everyone late not because I'm a diva or something but because my mother doesn't allow me to go or do anything. I brushed my hand against his shoulder and said "What's the fun then"
"I mean it, Daisy"
"don't worry" I opened the door and sat, put my water bottle in my bag and tossed it behind me, put on the seatbelt, The Usher car wasn't all fancy car but it was enough for four to five people if they wanted to sit congestively. Usher on the other hand kept ogling every girl he saw on the street but that didn't bother me, I was always straight with how I felt about him but that didn't bother him either because he gave me a snarky comment now and then, the whole car ride was smooth usher did put on some drake music and we sang all the to our home. "Get off I have to park"
"You can park while I sit here"
"No, I can't get off now"
I didn't want to argue so I just did what he said and took my things from the backseat and took off, I didn't even wait for him I just straight up went home which wasn't rude because that's just how our friendship works, we didn't live in any fancy area but I was grateful that I had a roof over my head with (not so grateful) chaotic family, I lived in a one-bedroom apartment with my mom and sister. I opened the door with the keys and saw all the mess that my sister made and vanished at the end of the earth, I sighed and kept my bag on the side table, removed my scrunchie from my wrist and tied my hair because no matter what or no matter how many times I tell my sister not to make a mess she just wouldn't listen.
I tied my hair into a bun quite tightly more than I usually do but desperate time calls desperate pleasure, the first thing I did was kept her books on the shelf and her bag in place somehow half of the apartment got cleaned just by that next thing was dishes I hate doing dishes but I had to do something I just can't see unorganized things I guess I have some OCD or maybe keeping things at their appointed place makes me happy in this chaotic world its a moment of peace but it is my peace, after 30 mins of cleaning the dishes its finally done.

I had taken the clothes that were spread on the bed surprisingly (not so surprisingly) they were my clothes my sister loves to wear my clothes which I hate but she still wears them and I had to clean the mess so I did what I had to do (nothing too dramatic) I kept my clothes in my closet by the I was done with the cleaning spree it was 9 pm, my mom was home but she didn't help me clean not because she didn't want to but she knew better not to interrupt me when I was in the flow.

I was tired of all the things I did the whole evening and I completely forgot about the call from Usher. Speak of the devil, the moment I thought of him he called me "come down now" and hung up the phone, I didn't get the chance to say no but then I thought maybe it'll be good for me to go out maybe get fresh air, I told my mom and went downstairs. Badminton ground wasn't that far from my place I searched around where Usher was and I finally led my eyes on him, I was walking towards him then I saw HIM. 

Paul Williams.