Attached [Rewritten Version]

15. Staring Contest

Monday, October 10th, 2016

Sid had told most of his friends what Angie had shown the night before, on Saturday during a videocall. It stung that both Amara and Edward had denied the call, and Sid had eventually sent Edward another text, asking him why he was acting so weird. Amara wasn't really his friend. She was Annika's and Amber's friend. And according to them, Amara acted normal whenever Davy, Sid and Cory weren't around.

Sid was already getting sick of Edward's behaviour, though. They never had been the kind of friends who weren't able to tell what was bothering them. They had a healthy friendship in which they talked about their issues. So why not now?

Mostly, since Sid felt like he needed his friends. He was in big trouble, and only a ghost he just met was currently shielding him from it.

Apparently, opening up in real life, asking her to talk in his sleep, had strengthened their connection further, and when he woke up the next morning, he thought he was still dreaming when he found Angie curiously looking at the stuff on his bookshelves. She assured him he wasn't dreaming, and then did a little victory dance because he was the first to see her while being awake.

Sid eventually bought her a cupcake that same afternoon, to celebrate the fact she had finally succeeded; even though it was probably weird to celebrate it on her behalf. He didn't know why he felt the need to do so, but it seemed to make her happy. And keeping Angie happy was a good thing, because he really needed her around. When he had the house to himself on Sunday, he even played a videogame she picked, and explained her all about the Sims and what the goal was; re-enact life.

He built a tiny home, made himself, Annika, Cory, Davy and Angie as characters, and allowed Angie to decide what they would have as careers and such.

But bonding with Angie over the weekend, had caused him to forget about a Math quiz they would be having on Monday, which was why he cursed when Davy reminded him of it.

"Did you not study?" Annika asked with a worried frown, "is it because of everything that is going on?"

"I was just busy getting to know Angie," Sid mumbled, looking at his notes during their lunch break.

"I can help you again, if you want," Angie suggested, as she bopped up and down behind Edward, constantly causing his hair to stand up and his phone to go back into sleeping mode. It was entertaining, how she was frustrating him while he knew far from enough to realize what was going on.

"I need a new phone," Edward grumbled, throwing it on the table in frustration, "the screen keeps shutting off and it's glitchy as hell."

Sid tried to fight back a smirk, which in response caused Cory to snort, and Davy to elbow him between his ribs.

"Why are you looking at us? I don't care if you get a new phone. You're not using it to contact us anyway," Davy said while Edward sent an annoyed look at Sid and Cory, both barely able to keep themselves from laughing.

"Because I'm sick and tired of feeling left out! You two have your little fucked up bromance. You always pick each other's sides, and I could handle it because you two were at least aware of it and tried to meet me in the middle. But you just replaced me, you know? I'm sick of it," he spat, getting up from his seat while snatching the phone from the table. "Leave me alone."

"Boom," Sid mumbled.

"goes the dynamite," Davy muttered, trying to ignore the angry looks Amara was sending them.

But since Sid, Davy and Cory started laughing, she too got up from her seat to follow after her boyfriend, and Annika clicked her tongue, shaking her head to tell them she disapproved of their laughter.