Romeo and Julian

Nine

Julian Pov

"Thanks." I mutter as I quickly unbuckle my seatbelt and make my escape from the awkwardness of Milo's car. I walked into the lobby of the apartment building and decided to take the stairs instead of the elevator. Worst decision of the night besides having shots when I'm supposed to stay away from alcohol. I'm being too reckless, and sooner or later, it's going to catch up with me.

I dig in my pocket to grab my keys and feel nothing but the fabric of my pants. Since I didn't have my keys, which I think I left in Milo's car, I called Lila. Usually, I would knock on the door, but she may be sleep. I call her one time and she doesn't answer, then I call her again and it's the same thing. I start banging on the door for 5 minutes. After that, I lean my head against the cold white door. That's when I hear the locks twist, and I hurriedly lift my head up and see a messy head Lila with dried spit on one side of her mouth.

"Where's your key?" She asks, blocking the doorway and smacking her mouth.

"I-" Suddenly, the world starts spinning. Am I drunk? No, I can't be. I barely had two shots. " In Milo's car."

"Next time, I'll leave you out here." She moved her tiny frame from the doorway, and I rushed inside, feeling eager to change my clothes and lay in my bed. "It's nearly 2am. Where have you been?"

I ignore her and head for my room and immediately shut and lock my door. Once my clothes from earlier are off and my night clothes are on, I put my phone in the charger and crash out.

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'Am I crazy or falling in love? Is it real or just another crush.'

I hear my ringtone playing through my sleep, but I honestly thought it was part of my dream. Until I heard it again and again and again. After the fourth time, I heard banging on my room door along with my name being shouted by Lila.

"You got 10 seconds to open this door, or else there won't be one."

"Okay, okay, I'm getting up." I slowly drag myself to unlock the door. After that, I flopped back down on my bed.

"Final-fuckin-ly" A man voice that I recognize said, but I had no energy to care or to even finish my thoughts. "Are you still sleeping?" I hear I think that is Romeos voice, as I hear his footsteps fade away and start to come back in louder after a few more minutes. "JULIAN" Romeo shouts my name, and I instantly hop up from my bed and start looking for clothes to put on.

"I'm up, mom." I look and realize I'm not late for school. " Oh, it's just you."

"We have to get going...like now." I wonder if people with an accent know that they speak with an accent. It just makes this relationship more bearable and him more sexier.

"Shit." I rushed and walked into my walk-in closet and grabbed my suit case and stuff the first serval outfits on the hangers in it. I had already had shoes packed from the last trip still in it. I dragged the suitcase to my bathroom and opened my mirror to get my small medical travel bag. Romeo is watching me and making me feel anxious. I throw my antidepressant in the bag along with some allergy medicine. After that, I open my cabinet and get my travel size necessities and throw it all in my suitcase and brush pass Romeo on my way to the kitchen.

Lila is there making kimichi, and I hope I'll be back when it's fermented and ready to eat. She hands me my cup with the quote ' I say fuck it when I feel it' and gives me a hug.

" Wait right here" I give her a confuse look as she's runs through the hallway and comes back with a small duffle bag. " I knew you wouldn't remember to pack, like always, so I packed your laptop, work stuff, extra things, condoms-"

" Okay," I look at Romeo and let out a nervous chuckle " Well, we got to get going. Love you."

" I love you too, piece of shit." I hug hug her and laugh, but not at my fullest since I'm missing my other friend. " Milo dropped your keys off." I take them and look at the 'M' Keychain on my keys. I pick my head up and walk out the door.

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