My sunshine // Layne Staley

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I go home, silently so as not to wake up dad who is sleeping. I go straight to the bathroom and change. I put on my pajamas, brush my teeth and go straight to bed.I'm dead tired, between the trip and acting like a crazy girl in the pub with my brother's band, the tiredness is really making itself felt!Like I told Jerry, his friends seem good. But Layne I don't know what to say. Maybe he's just shy? I hope it didn't make a bad impression on him. Little by little my eyes are getting heavier and heavier and I try to fall asleep.

Layne Staley POV

"Come on guys, it's fucking late! Let's go home" I say, hoping that they listen this time.
"Oh okay! Let's bring the princess home because she's tired" Mike says and I pay and we hurry to leave the place. "Wait a second, But didn't we come in Jerry's car? Sean asks "Fuck, that motherfucker is now home and surely he must be sleeping like a baby" Sean says "Or He went for a drink with some woman next to him" Mike says and we all laugh. "I don't think so, I suppose that he is sleeping" I say. "And how we go home when we're half drunk and then it bothers me to walk" Sean says "Come on guys it's only 10 minutes walk!" I yell. "Alright let's walk, but I swear tomorrow I'm gonna kill that motherfucker" Sean says and we start walking. There is a dead silence, as if everything is dead
"But am I the only one thinking that it's strange that there's silence?" Sean asks. "Man it's fucking 4.00am of the morning! Who can go out at this time?" Mike says "three idiots like us" I say. After 10 minutes, we arrived home and there's a lot of silence. "I told you he'd be sleeping" I say. "Let's see how the baby sleeps"

Mike says giggling. When we go to his bed we see Jerry sleeping and snoring like a pig. Uhh what a beautiful baby. But I didn't know they snored so loudly." Sean says and he's about to burst out laughing when I quickly cover his mouth. "You don't want to wake the baby, do you?" I say and I'm about to laugh too but I hold back. I go to the bathroom and change into my pajamas and brush my teeth. I was very tired, And as soon as I touch the bed my body relaxes. Lily immediately comes to mind. I was an idiot for not speaking up. Let's hope she didn't think I didn't like her. But I didn't want to disturb her while she was telling her story. Maybe if we meet again another time. I'll try to be more talkative. "Good Sean" I whisper Seeing him pass by my room "Good night" Sean says
"Mike's already asleep." "How the fuck does he fall asleep so quickly? I would like to know his trick" I whisper to Sean "Me too Layne" and he go to his room which he shares with Mike. I'm so tired that I don't seem to hear Jerry's snoring. I close my eyes and try to fall asleep.

The next morning

I open my eyes and look around the room a bit. It doesn't really seem true that I've returned to my home. I stretch a little and see the alarm clock. It's 10.30. I go to the bathroom to take a nice hot shower. I put on leggings with a sweatshirt because here, even if it's May, it's brutally cold. I leave the bathroom and head to the kitchen. "Good morning sweetie" my dad says looking up from the newspaper "Good morning daddy" I say and I go kissing his cheek. "How did you sleep?" My dad asks me "like a baby, dad" "very well, would you like some coffee? There should still be some in the machine. "I'll take some" And I head to the machine, take a cup and pour some coffee.

DIN DON The bell rings. "I'll go dad!" when I open the door, I see Jerry. "Good morning princess"
"Good morning Jerry, enter" and I close the door "Good morning Jerry" my dad says "Good morning dad" and we sit together at the the table. "Here, look what I brought you" It gives me a bag and a smell that I will always recognize reaches my nostrils. "No way Jerry! You bought me savory tarts from my favorite bakery" I I exclaim happily "I thought I'd bring them to you because you haven't had them in a while" he says smiling "AWWWW Jerry, you're the best brother in the world I love you so much!" And I go kissing all his face "Imagine everything for my little sister" and I start eating my tarts. "Lily, would like to come over my place this evening? We can eat some pizzas with the guys" Jerry asks me. "If your friends don't mind, yes" I say "They wouldn't mind, Lily" Jerry tells me. "Then I can prepare my chocolate cake for dessert" I Say "Yes! I was hoping you'd say that. I love your chocolate cake. I'm sure the guys will love it too"
"Alright All set then. What time can I come?"