Imperfectionists

Sydney

2 / 4 / 2021

I had just woke up in my bright pink room. I groaned and got up grabbing my iPhone , theres no messages from Eli. Wow what a surprise. I bound out my door and immediately smell the sweet syrup covering buttery pancakes downstairs. I slide down the railing and walk into the kitchen "Hey dad!" Expecting mom were you? Yea no my dad is the cook in my house.

I eat my food bored. Its different without my sister around just as often, i mean she just went to college. I sigh and leave the kitchen table thanking my parents and telling them where I'm going.

I walk outside and jump in my convertible , blasting the radio i back out of the driveway. I soon arrive at kat's house. Standing at the front door i sigh it hurts but i'm breaking up with my douchebag of a boyfriend...I thought things would get better.

He used to be so nice texting me every morning , calling me beautiful and so on , but soon the texts vanquished and we stopped hanging out he was always 'busy'. I just don't know what happened...

I sigh Opening the door , soon smiling seeing sams and kat sitting on the couch together. "hey!" Yes finally they're cuddling! I almost squeal! Yes! Look shes in his flannel!!! Ahhhhh! Ok ok ok hh...

They look up at me, Kat doesn't seem to happy at all nor does sams , my smile disappears "umm... Have you guys seen eli I've got some things i need to take care of"

Sams looked at me more intently now ,as if I'd brought back a bad memory. He glanced at Kat and finally spoke. "Syd,can I talk to you in the hallway for a minute" I nodded slowly following him suddenly worried.

"Samuel, what's going on, why can't we just talk in there?" I said as soon as we'd gotten to the hall "Because I don't want to upset katelyn." He said. Now I was seriously worried.

"upset her, what could you say that could possibly upse.." I was cut of by sams "look, your boyfriend was here last night and from what I know, he tried to hook up with Kat." He said this quickly,lowly so Katelyn couldn't hear probably.

"Wh-what?" I stutter hurt understanding what he meant right away. I sat on the stairs to my left and held back hot,angry and sad tears. It all made sense now, he no longer wanted me, but my best friend.

I looked up to see Samuel crouching down looking at me. He talked "you okay" he asked. I stood up, a couple tears trickling down my face I'm such an idiot , such angry and sad emotions why would anyone want me anyways? ."Where is he?" Sams stayed silent. I was whisper-shouting now. "Where is HE?!"

Samuel spoke again,this time caution ran through his voice. " well, I know he's upstairs, don't know if he's awake yet." "Awake? What's do you mean he's sleeping?" I was getting angrier, my voice rising.

"No, well,I don't know. I may or may not have knocked him out with a curtain rod."

"Of course you did." I said as he made his way back downstairs. I sigh looking at all the pictures on the wall i see one of sams, kat, me.... And eli.

I pull it down and whip it across the room out of pure anger. I burst into her room "you asshole!" I yell at the top of my lungs. I open the window and slowly squeeze him out of it. God he's like two hundred pounds and two times my size.

"Adios bitch" i smile and wave sarcastically before rolling my eyes and walking out.

I walk downstairs "hey by the way eli is on your roof" i say taking out my phone from my black fall ball sweatshirt. checking my messages and Instagram before shoving it back into place still angered. You can't really tell iv'e always been good with hiding my emotions.

I walk towards her wondering where sams is. Probably in the kitchen eating or something. "Hey" i smile comfortingly as i hug her. She's a complete mess from my view , traumatized , broken. "You ok?"

"No." She answers, I grimace as sams walks back in with hot cocoa. He gives me a glass i nod "thanks" and stand up looking at the two.

He sits next to her and whispers something in her ear she smiles slightly. I smile too happy for her as he kisses her cheek. I turn away suddenly lonely and start walking.

Walking into the kitchen i put my glass down and grab a donut. My phone rings i pull it out with my right the donut in my left hand. It's eli great. Ugh can't i have one day. I answer it. "Enjoying the roof?"

I take another bite completely pissed "you bitch" he says. I stand there chewing for a second completely bored with him. "Thanks" i hang up and walk upstairs to meet him myself.

I push her chiffon curtains out of the way to see eli. I rest my head in my hand and wave to him as he continues to bang on the window. I smirk and walk down to the kitchen with a perfect way to break up with him. Though it is kinda stupid too.

I grab an almost empty can of Pringles. Eating the few left in the can i walk back upstairs and search Katelyn's drawers for a piece of paper and a pencil. It took me a minute but i found a piece and even better a black smelly marker.

I run up to the attic and to the small balcony. Writing 'Enjoy some Pringles because your single :^) - Your Ex' on the piece of paper . I shove the note in the in the Pringles jar and open the tiny balcony doors.

"Hey! Eli!" I yell down at him he's right below me. "Get me down from here!" He yells overly pissed "wait i have something for you!" I say throwing the jar with only the note in it at him.

walking inside the small attic again i realize that her parents took a lot with them when they left for their trip. They're on a cruise around the world. They left like literally nothing.

I walk around. I find an old photo. I smile i gave it to her for her twelfth birthday. The photo has the two of us laughing.. I grasp it tightly and continue to look around. Something catches my eye. Walking towards it i realize its her iPod. I pick it up and take its case off. I find a note. I open it and read it. I can't really remember what its about...

I walk downstairs anxious to give it to Kat but i decide not to seeing her asleep in sams arms... She probably hadn't gotten much sleep. I smile and wave to sams "cya" i say and walk out shoving the note in my pocket.