Coffee Stains - A novel based on The Fooo Conspiracy

4. the phone call

Oscar and I walk side by side through the Hamburg Central Station. We are going to lunch somewhere in this huge building. We walk past MacDonald's, Burger King and several other fast-food stores. We come through some kids on a school trip, a group of old people and a lot of tourists mostly Japanese and American. Oscar gives a beggar in front of an Thai restaurant some coins and enters the shop. It's one of those fancy expensive things. We sit down on a table and look at the menu. I get worried. I can't afford any food here! "So!" Oscar suddenly says and rips me out of my thoughts like he has been doing it a few times already. "Noodles or sushi?" He asks and somehow his mood has gotten way better than it was at the train. I take out my wallet and look inside. It's almost empty. "Oh don't worry it's on me." He smiles and I return it unsure what to say. "Really? Are you sure?" I finally say and he nods.
Where is that Asshole from six hours ago? "Fine!" I grin now more sure and order my absolute favorite: noodles with crispy chicken and sweet chilly sauce. Yum! ❤ Until the food comes we start having a nice conversation about what we like to do in our free time. I find out that we both watch the same TV shows. (Yes I watch TV shows in my free time! Got a problem with that?) We also like the same Music. Like me he adores Ed Sheeran, Beyonce, Michael Jackson, 5sos and many more. As after 15 minutes the food still hasn't come, I start showing him German musicians from my phone and he shows me Swedish. To my surprise, we are actually bonding. Even my brain starts to give in and begins to like him like my body. Not that desperate though. When the food finally comes, I stop thinking how to act in his presence and instead start being myself. I rub my hands together in excitement for the food. It looks incredible. "Ok hurry a little! In 30 minutes we gotta be at the train." Oscar says amused. I have already started eating passionately. Whenever I eat Thai food I use rods and I'm really good at it. I pause. "What?" I ask with a full mouth and look at him. "Does food relax you?" He grins and I swallow the food and put down the rods. "Why?" I reply as soon as my mouth is empty. I am confused about why he is laughing at me. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to upset you... it's just. I've noticed you being a little tense and since the food is here you are more relaxed." Oscar tells me with honesty in his voice. Now I smile as well. "You got me. Food does indeed relax me." We both laugh and then keep eating. He has ordered some kind of sushi and I steal a salmon roll to try it. It is delicious. We keep talking about things we like and find a lot of similarities. For example: he likes dogs probably even more then I do. He even has four(!!!) Himself. I only have one but that's enough. But there are also a lot of things that we are different in. Like he loves to do sports all the time and I love to pain and draw. Mostly I love to just lay in my bed and do nothing. He on the other hand tells me that he is always busy. He tells me he likes to dance and do flips and plays basketball. And while we talk we totally forget about the time and the food.
Suddenly Oscars Phone rings. "But then she just shook her whole body so everyone got wet." He says while taking out his phone. He was just telling a story about one of his dogs. We both laugh but his laugh freezes in his face when he looks at the display of his phone. "What is it? Your mom?" I ask sarcastically. He slowly moved his head to a no and answered with his finger in his mouth showing me to be quiet.
"Hey älskling!" He says and if I didn't see him right now, I would think he is smiling. But he isn't. His face is like stone and he says something more in Swedish. I don't know what it is but it sounds like it is maybe actually his mom. I look at the time. Crap its already time to get to the train. "Oscar we have to go!" I whisper and he nods. He takes out some money and leaves it on the table. I can't help but notice that it's way too much tips. But ok if he has the money I won't say anything. Oscar is still on the phone. "Nej! Det är inte nogra flicka! Det var en servitris. Oroa dig inte! Alltid är brå! ... Ja jag ackså." Oscar says angry and hangs up. We start running through the train station back to the platform. "Well either that was your angry girlfriend or Swedish just always sounds angry." I joke while running. "Whatever." He replies still with and angry face. "Oh sorry if I offended you mister 'I can switch my mood really quick'!" I snap and we arrive at the platform. He doesn't say a word until we have both taken out our tickets. This one is a sleeping train and we both have a bed reserved. I turn around to ask Oscar where his is but he is gone. Somehow, whoever was on that phone, must have told him something that made him ditch me. I am sad not to have him by my side anymore and also I a confused. I even look through my bags if he maybe stole something but its all there. I get on the train, lay down in my bed and think about what I did to make him take off. I lay awake until the train arrives in Copenhagen and there I wait on the platform to see Oscar. But he doesn't come. So I get on the next train and 3 hours later I arrive in Stockholm. As I step out of the train and see my aunt who takes me in her arms, I see Oscar passing by. He tries to hide his face from me and is gone as quickly as he showed up and I let my aunt drag me to the car and drive me to her place. She wondered why I am so quiet but we don't talk much. I am tired from the journey anyways so I just drop dorm on the couch.

This all happened a week ago. By now I have explored the city and started to love it. I have 4 more weeks to stay and I am starting to think I should get a job. Maybe tomorrow I will look for someone to take me in. Until then, dear diary, farewell!