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It was Thursday afternoon, a few hours after school had ended. Miles sat in his room, playing online matches solo. Normally, he'd be gaming with Ganke, but his friend was out with his family.
As he played, he found himself distracted, his mind drifting to the one person he hadn't been able to stop thinking about since she transferred.
Skylar.
For the rest of the week, he barely spoke to her since Monday. As promised, she was busy, and in their brief exchanges—whether in class or passing in the hall—he learned that Skylar was involved in several school clubs.
He remembered her telling him it was a way for her to get more involved since she came so late into the senior year.
Looking back, he realized he needed more than just their brief school encounters with the hot pink haired girl—he wanted more time with her outsides of class.
Taking a break from his game, his finger hovered over Skylar's contact, as he had just lost the match he was playing.
He was debating whether he should actually call her, unsure if she'd even answer.
'Fuck it.'
He tapped the FaceTime button and rested his phone on his leg, watching as it rang once, twice, before being answered on the third ring.
He was first greeted by the view of her ceiling, followed by the sound of a drill or something similar. Then came her pretty voice: "Give me a second, Miles!"
"'Ight, mami." Miles propped up his phone to give her a clear view of himself, and when she appeared on the screen, he smiled.
"Hey, pretty girl."
"Hey, Miles."
"Whatchu been up to, ma?" He noticed her seated comfortably in a pink gaming chair, a drill in one hand, and a bright ring light illuminating her form.
"Nothing much, just doing my nails."
Miles raised a brow.
"You do nails?"
"Mhm, yeah! I finally have the time to give myself a very much needed new set!"
He grinned, fingers tapping against his controller.
"That's cool, ma. Lemme see what you have so far?"
Skylar smiled as she dusted off her hand and grabbed her phone to give him a closer look at her nails. "It's just the base color." She explained, "but I just finished filing and shaping them."
"'Ight, mami. What are ya gonna do to 'em?"
Skylar returned her phone to its original spot, pursing her lips. "I dunno." She said, shrugging and sighing as she leaned back in her chair. "Normally I'd go with pink, but this time I wanna try something different. I just can't decide what color to choose."
