When you wish upon a star

Chapter 13

Kelly's POV~

I think I must have dozed off for a few seconds because I jolted awake when my ipod went off again. I clicked it on and read Aden's latest reply. "Sorry i keep asking weird random questions but, if given the power to make that one wish of yours come true how would you want it to play out?" This was beginning to weird me out a little. Why did a boy I'd only begun talking to a few hours ago, want to know this? But I didn't want to lose a new friend so I would go along with it. "Well, honestly I've never given it much thought. Nobody has ever really been interested in me that way so I guess if somebody I liked, actually liked me back I wouldn't care how it began or anything, as long as we ended up together." I replied and then regretted the fact that I was opening myself up so much to this stranger. "sorry that was cheesy." I sent a second reply then clicked my ipod into sleep mode. "Why on earth does he want to know this shit?" i muttered to myself. Trying to get my mind off of the last long reply I'd sent, reminding myself of how alone I felt. "Honestly, same. Any relationship I've ever been in hasn't lasted more than a few days and I haven't ever had a crush on someone so much for so long that i could call it love. (At least i don't remember ever having one.) So i guess we're in the same boat." Aden replied. That kind of made me sad, he seemed like such a nice guy. "Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. It's a terrible boat to be in. Lucky for you, you've got a great personality from what i can tell so it should be pretty easy for you to find somebody." i replied as fast as i could. 'Am i flirting with this boy?' i thought and frowned, feeling a little frustrated with myself. 'Maybe I am. i doubt i'll get anywhere though. he's not even from the same state.' i thought with a sigh. I'd become a master at killing my own dreams. My ipod went off again, snapping me back to reality. "Thank you. it means a lot to hear that but honestly, pretty much everyone hates me." Aden had replied again. I felt sorry for him. the kind of sorry were you just want to go to somebody and hug them for about five minutes straight. Even if you can't. "Come on now, why such a low opinion of yourself? Good God! i'm such a hypocrite. Here i sit feeling the same way about myself as you do about yourself and yet i'm telling you to give yourself more credit when i can't even help myself." i replied and resisted the temptation to throw my ipod at the window. I was such a terrible flirt.
"Am I flirting with him?" i thought out loud and covered my mouth. 'Why not?' i thought with a shrug. 'It's worth a try. Right?' I sighed and sat up from my pile of pillows and moved to leaning against the window. "well, thank you again. How about we help each other? You seem like a really great person so, i think you should give yourself some more credit as well." was Aden's reply. I couldn't help smiling like an idiot. i was probably blushing too. Why? "Hey um, why? I am literally the most boring person ever. Why out of nowhere did you decide to be my friend?" My reply was full of self conscious, anxious questions. Which i regretted as soon as i sent it. And maybe Aden did too. Two minutes. Why was I already anxious? the boy probably had a normal life. Five minutes. Okay maybe it was a little closer to normal for me to be worried now. Ten minutes. "Come on Aden where are you?" i sighed and chucked my ipod across my bed before getting up. Twelve minutes. it was normal to be pacing around next to my bed right? Fifteen minutes. Maybe he was typing some long as message. Seventeen minutes. Whatever i wasn't going to get a reply by now. I stopped pacing and went out to the kitchen to grab a can of tea from the fridge. "How's your friend?" my mom asked from where we stood washing the dishes. "Good." i shrugged, trying to be vague. "What's he up to?" she asked. I shrugged again. "I don't know." my mom tilted her head back and sighed. "you've been in there for almost an hour talking to him..." I walked back into my room before she finished her sentence. I checked the clock on my ipod. Twenty minutes. Still no reply. i popped down on my bed against the window again and cracked open my can of tea. Finally, Twenty Five minutes later, my ipod buzzed letting me know that Aden had messaged me back. "Okay well, this is going to seem really weird and you'll probably want nothing to do with me afterwards, you'll also need to promise me you can keep a secret..." That was probably the strangest reply i'd ever gotten to asking why someone wanted to be my friend. I leaned my head back against the cold glass of the window. how was i supposed to reply to that? Yes of course i could keep a secret. That's why nobody knew i was depressed. That's why nobody knew i self harmed. "First of all, i'm pretty sure i'll have heard weirder somehow so i'll still be your friend. And second, i can keep a secret. I like to think secret keeping is the only thing i am skilled at." I typed up reply and sent it. Hoping i didn't seem too weird.