A Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Chapter 2

I didn't know what to say at the dinner table that night.

But mum could tell there was something different about me.

~x~

Joy kept swiping through the thoughts that Riley was thinking, seeing image after image of Bradley.

Wonderful images of him smiling, and laughing, and the little spark in his eyes.

"Joy..."

The yellow emotion froze up almost instantly as Love approached her and stopped her from skimming so quickly through the memories and thoughts.

"Let her simmer in a thought for a second..." He told her, smiling softly but then Anxiety stepped up and added.

"Yes! But also, LET'S BE PREPARED!"

"Yeah!" Everyone else chimed in agreement and just seemed infatuated with the image of that young teenage boy.

~x~

I sighed heavily, thinking of him. I could do nothing else but think of Bradley and just how perfect he was... he was AMAZING.

"Riley?"

I tensed up at my mother's voice.

~x~

"WHAT DOES SHE WANT?!" Disgust yelled in dire need to get back to Riley's daydreaming. It was however Embarrassment that slammed down a button this time.

~x~

"What?!" I squeaked, my cheeks blasting red and Mum only looked at me inquisitively.

"What are you thinking about...?" She asked me slowly with a smirk on her mouth. She then nodded to Dad and his eyes flashed open just then, like he had been busy in his own head.

"Something wrong?" He asked Mum and she grinned, nudging me gently on my upper arm as she asked.

"Is there something wrong... Riley...?"

My heart was pounding now.

~x~

"Whatever you do!" Disgust demanded then for all the emotions to hear, "Don't tell her a boy is coming over tonight!"

~x~

I gulped.

"Well, Riley..?" Mum asked in that motherly way like she already knew my answer.

"I'm having a friend come over TONIGHT!"

Mum's eyes glanced back at Dad and he only smiled coyly, asking me the next question.

"And is this friend of the opposite gender?"

~x~

"They know!" Disgust screamed, Sadness rolling around on the floor in despair and Anxiety trying to find a way out of this awkward conversation.

Finally Love pressed a big button that made the whole emotion room start flashing red to stop everyone in their actions. He then looked back through Riley's eyes and slid his finger down a long lever.

~x~

"Yeah... he is..." I said calmly as the thought of Bradley soothed my inner soul. I watched as Mum smiled at Dad and he smiled back, "I actually..." I began to say nervously, but I wasn't afraid anymore to say it now, "I really like him..."

~x~

The Island of Love lit up in a deep warm glow.

A maroon emotion ball with shining yellow slid out and joined the many other emotion memories for that day.