C.A.L.M

Broken Line

When I got back to the dorm-it was 10:40 and I was pleased I wouldnt get in trouble my first night out. I dropped Ashton off at his place and would return his car at work tomorrow. Luckily work was only 15 minutes away from my dorm by foot. 

For the life in me I couldnt sleep. Nicole had won again, I couldnt shake what she said out of my head. 'Was I really like that? I bet the guys think I am. Theyve known her longer and will obviously side with her.' The demons were having a ball again. I eventually  sat up  and started watching random videos when I got a text at 12:45 from a number I didnt have saved,it read:

"Hey Sally, Im really sorry 4 what happened tonight,we all had too much 2 drink and I really hope u dont judge us for how Nicole is. we r nothing like that. after u left me and michael felt like shit (haha not just bcuz of the alcohol :p) but becuz we really think ur cool and dont want u to think we're douchebags . see u soon :)

-luke"

I was too tired to think of how my number ended up with him but his gesture was appreciated. Luke was a real friend-like a legit one everyone wants. So far he hadnt let me down once. I texted back:

"hey luke, please dont apologize i would never judge u guys for anything. whatever happened was just the alcohols work. thank u for being a good friend luke and haha i think u guys r pretty epic. u should get some rest.bye for now"

Two bells and I read his reply:

" 'night sal :)"

I was about to try and get some sleep when I got another text from a number I didnt recgonize I took a wild guess thinking it would be Michael (for some reason my heart was praying it would be Calum). The text read:

"saaaaaaallllllllyyyyy. i am sooooooooooooooo sorrrrrrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyy 4 toooonighhhhhttt and i am sooooooo drunk soo please xcuse theeee horriblee spelllllinggg. we shalllllllll meat 2morrow 

micfjsdffjdslklllllll"

Without seeing the first 3 letters of his alcohol spelled name I knew it was Mikey.

"dont be sorry mikey! get some rest dude. see u tomorrow!"

At first I lost sleep because of Nicole stupidness but then it was the anticipation of Calum's text followed by the let down of not getting one. 'There you go again Sally. Stop expeccting so much you dumbfuck.'

I got up to pee and when I got back my alarm went off. 'Time for work, yipee.' I quickly showered and put a button down shirt with a black shrug on top. I followed the GPS on my phone and got there at 8. To my advantage I had a face that didn't change with lack of sleep. 

My boss showed me around and assigned me to the children's section to help people find what they needed. I had a slow first day but a nice boss. His name was Josh Reynolds and was in his late 40s. About 5'11 with bronwish/whitish hair he had a kind face. Small eyes a barely there beard, your everyday dad mustache and small brown eyes. His son Kyle was the cashier and didn't look much like his dad. Blonde hair, blue eyes. You could say he had a catalog boy kinda face.

At 2 I had a lunch  break but chose to stay at the store instead. I was looking around for something to take home when someone grabbed me by the shoulders. I was shit scared and turned around slowly to see it was none other than Ashton Irwin. 

"Jesus Christ! You scared me Ashton! I'm starting to think God brought you into my life too see how long I could avoid a heart attack from being scared shitless."

"Hahaha Sally my child I shall not let you die that easily", he said as we hugged.

"Hows the first day going?"