Penguin (Tom Delonge / Christina Perri)

Chapter 6

(Christina's POV)
Sitting in my bed early in the morning on the day of my date I lift my phone to my ear and make the call I know I've been waiting for

Tom: Hello?
Me: Hey Tom.. It's Christina and uh, I was wondering.. If you want to go with me somewhere today. Like hang out.
Tom:....Uh yeah.. Yes okay yeah, want me to go over now?
Me: sure

He hung up, he is on his way and I'm still in bed, what the fuck am I thinking. I force myself to throw my feet off the side of the bed and slowly start to stand. It's incredibly painful, like knives are sliding up and down my legs. But I manage to stand.. Sort of. My left foot takes a step and it works, that didn't really hurt. I start walking as a big smile spreads across my face. I open my dresser and pick out some cute clothes. I ended up wearing a long sleeve blue sweater thing with buttons up the middle and some denim jeans. Nerdy, but whatever because I have to be ready! I'm gonna stay hungry, because I'm pretty sure Tom would like to go to IHOP. My phone vibrates.

Ally: HE'S WALKING UP THE STAIRS!!! Hddhycfehv

HOW!? I DONT EVEN HAVE ANY MAKEUP ON YET UGH! There's a knock on the door.. I quickly comb the small amount of hair that I have, brush my teeth, do a small amount of concealer, other little touches and put on my single sock almost all in a minute. Seconds later, there's another knock.

"I'm coming!"

The ice last night did really help my eye though, it's not even swollen anymore, just a bit purple.
My hand gently pulls on the door and there stands Tom.. This person I barely know, yet I'm about to go out wit- I'm about to hang out with. Anyways..
He's wearing black pants, a black shirt that says Rancid on it and has a black lip ring instead of a silver one.. And has a cute beanie that shows his gauges and the bottom halves of his ears.

"Hi Christina, how'd you sleep." He stands there curiously.

"Very good Tom thank you.. How about you?" Tom looked a bit tired, like he'd been up all night.

"I slept good.. But I am hungry, I didn't want to eat breakfast because you said you had something in mind this morning.. Why do you have one sock?"

"Be right back." I ran into my room more embarrassed than a 5th grader that just pissed himself.. Now he will think I'm unorganized and messy.
I grabbed my wallet and looked at myself in the mirror.. My boobs don't look that small today, I undo one of my sweater buttons, just cause. I walk out of my room with another sock in hand.

"Hey Tom would you like IHOP?"
His eyes glow at the sound of it.

"Oh fuck yeah.. That sounds rad."

I giggle, slide my right sock on and pull his wrist.
"Let's go then.."

...

We're walking up towards the local IHOP and Tom decides to start the conversation.

"I'm sorry we met on such weird terms by the way. Like I was just randomly in your house."

I grin and look at him.
"You took care of me.. There wasn't anything random about that Tom."
The expression on his nervous face lightens up and he smiles.

"Yeah huh, well thank YOU for the pop tarts because those are really good." Tom pats his belly.

"No problem, you gonna thank me for letting you use the playstation too?"
I'm giggling hard, he bites his lip ring and thinks of something to say.

"How'd you know I played it?!"
He was nervous again.

"Tom, you died over 100 times in only an hour of playing battlefield."
His face was so pink and I was getting a kick out of this.