Behind Stage Doors

Part 3

Today was Saturday and I wanted to explore the school grounds...the thing is... it's 3:26... in the morning! Mind you since when has the time ever stopped me? I remember I went to walk in the graveyard at 11 at night once and Travis said I should of dressed up as death!

I put my jacket on and my Converse and...

Wait, I've got sleeping beauty snoring over here ( Ha Ha Harriet snores! ) Right then... there's only one thing I can do... JUMP!

OK here goes nothing. 3, 2, 1...

HOW IS SHE STILL ASLEEP!?

I must have knocked over 3 cans of her frikin hairspray, 1 bottle of Mineral water and about 20 hair grips are now on the floor! OK so I think I've established you're as deaf as a post...

Old English saying by the way...

I slowly backed out of the room or so I thought...

Instead... I backed into Jerome... who saw the whole thing.

"Where are you going?" Jerome said smirking at how clumsy I had just been.

"Erm... the... toilet!".

OK not very creative but it was all I could think of!

"So you need your jacket and shoes to go to the toilet?" He said still smirking.

"OK so I'm not going to the toilet I'm going to go explore where I am since I don't know!".

"OK do you want me to come with you? I've been awake since about 2" he asked in a hopeful voice.

"Erm, yeah, if you really want to, I mean you don't have to but you can if you want ".

"OK I'll grab my shoes ".

As we walked down the stairs he kept looking back at me.

Then he looked back at me again...

And fell down the stairs!

"Are you OK?" I asked.

"Yeah I guess" Jerome said laughing at himself.

"I'm sorry but that was the funniest thing I've seen since my friend Autumn ran into a tree!".

OK so it was a bit mean laughing at him... but it was just too funny!

Anyway I'm allowed.

What!? If someone laughs at themselves you're allowed to laugh as well.

It's his own fault...

He should have been looking where he was going instead of looking at me!

In the end we decided it was too early to go exploring, so we sat in the living room. Jerome made me a hot chocolate as well!

"So Hayley, where you from?" Jerome asked whilst walking over to the sofa, then sat down next to me.

"I'm from Leeds".

"Really? I'm from Wakefield, hey not that far from each other!" He said sipping my hot chocolate.

Yeah I think he forgot it was mine!

"Damn sorry! This is yours! I'll make you another...".

"It's fine I'll make myself one!" I said to him.

"Are you sure?".

"Yeah it's fine".

We started to tell each other about ourselves.

And guess what?

HIS FAVOURITE BAND IS QUEEN AS WELL!

He's into all the same bands as me, he likes Harry Potter and he studies Egyptian Mythology!

He's perfect!

Hang on...

What am I saying...?

I've only just met him...

I can't like him...

Can I...?

Nah I'm just over reacting...

Or am I...?

He acts as if he likes me...

Doesn't he...

What do I know!? I'm a hopeless romantic! I've never had a boyfriend before. I don't know what love feels like. I don't even know what it's like to like someone!

See... hopeless romantic...

I'm just being stupid...

I think...

I barely know him, I can't like him!

Jerome walked over to the CD player and put Green Day - 'When I come Around' on.

"Why did you keep looking at me before you fell?" I asked him.

"I thought you..."

Harriet had to pick that moment to walk in didn't she!

"YOU!" She shouted at me.

"YOU HAVE THROWN ALL OF MY STUFF ON THE FLOOR AND NOW YOU EXPECT ME TO CLEAN IT UP!"

"Woah, two things. One I didn't mean to, and two I was going to clean it up!"

She walked out the room in fury.

"Anyway, you were saying?" I asked Jerome.

"Oh I thought you looked pretty"

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Did I just hear him right? He thought I looked PRETTY!? Really?! My hair is a mess and I'm in my pajamas...

If he thinks I look Pretty now, what will he think in the morning!?