When you wish upon a star

Chapter 9

Kelly's POV~

I think i must have fallen asleep on the couch because i woke up when my ipod went off in my pocket. Shame, the bit i remember from my dream had been lovely. there was a boy and... i shook my head trying to clear it. stuff like that didn't happen in real life. i needn't get my hopes up. rubbing the my eyes so i could see clearly, i reached into the pocket of my pajama pants and pulled my ipod out. on the third try i got my own lockscreen password right. wow, i must have been really tired because for a moment i thought i finally got a new follower, a spam of likes and a direct message. i blinked a few times to make it go away then realized it was real. first i clicked on the user, 'Aden Richards' was the name it displayed but he barely had any photos and wasn't following any other fanpages, so why me? I clicked the follow button anyway before going to read my new message. also from this mysterious Aden character. The message was a blank picture and the caption read; "hey, sorry if this seems weird but i just started following you and i really like your account. maybe we could ya know... be friends?" That took me by surprise a lot. i'd never gotten a message like that before. not that i minded, it was just strange. someone approaching me first to be friends. "Hi i'm Kelly, the owner of this account. don't worry about seeming weird. once you get into fandoms more you'll see that right now, you're quite normal compared to the rest of us. and as for wanting to be friends, i'd like that a lot! i don't have very many." was the reply i sent. it took me nearly fifteen minutes to type because i wasn't quite sure what to say to this boy who followed me out of the literal nowhere and asked to be my friend. "Weird but i wont object." i muttered and slowly stood up. throwing my empty iced tea can out on the way to my room. 'Shower time Kelly, you look like shit.' i thought when i saw a glimpse of myself in the glass of the window above my bed. I grabbed a pair of black jeans and my minecraft t-shirt to change into. ignoring my ipod beeping again to alert me of a direct message as i stepped into the shower. Long showers were how i escaped life for a bit. nobody would bother me in there. Really i didn't take much longer than ten minutes to get clean but if i let things drag on it gave me time to think and avoid people. Weird, i know. but i'm not normal. you know that. When i finished i got my clothes on and skipped makeup since i had nowhere to go today that anyone who mattered would see my face. My ipod beeped again practically the second i picked it up. "What could he possibly want?!" i muttered as i walked out of my room to toss my dirty laundry in the hamper. "He?" i jumped when i heard my mom's voice from the couch. "nobody." i said quickly and shook my head, running back into my room before she had time to say anything creepy. Finally i got to my direct messages again. This so called Aden had messaged me twice. The first one read; "Oh thank God! i was a little worried you thought i was creepy and decided not to reply 😅." he used emojis, i don't know why but i found that kind of sweet. Anyway, the second message read; "i don't really know how to go about making friends since i don't have very many either..." that made me smile too. a little. He seemed nice enough. "Seriously don't worry about a thing. i've had way creepier shit happen than boys asking to be my friend out of nowhere. and as for not knowing how to make friends, maybe this will help: My name is Kelly but most people i'm close to (aka family and like one friend at school) call me 'K'. I'm 15. My favorite food is pizza. my favorite color is black. my top five bands are; Bring Me The Horizon, All Time Low, My Chemical Romance, Black Veil Brides and Fall Out Boy. i live in Delaware USA and i have one brother." was the somewhat lengthy response that, after some consideration and re-typing i sent to the boy. for a minute or two i sat their staring at the screen, waiting for a reply. i even refreshed it a few times. nothing. without realizing it i may have become desperate for a response. maybe because i was attracted to boys and some faint part of me saw a fairy tale romance ideal in this, maybe because i was desperate for a friend. but after ten minutes passed i decided to give up waiting and shut my ipod into sleep mode. laying face down on my pillow. I either did not harbor a collective thought for ten more minutes or i took a power nap. because i was soon awoken by my ipod buzzing again. "Aden i swear to God..." i muttered then cringed internally. realizing how fucking weird i sounded or would have sounded to someone if they had been watching me. The next message from him read; "Thank you, Kelly. knowing a few things about you does make it easier. so i can only assume it would be proper for me to do the same." I paused reading for a moment to contain my laughter. 'he really is as bad as me at making friends.' i thought before continuing on. "my name is Aden Richards. i'm 14. my favorite food is also pizza and my favorite color is blue. My favorite band is probably Panic! At the disco. I live in Maryland (also USA). and i am an only child." I nodded slowly. 'he has great music taste.' I thought and began typing up my reply...