So Much For My Happy Ending

Chapter 12

I woke up to my phone ringing and I propped myself up to grab it off of the bedside table. I looked at the caller ID that read “Melanie”. Why was she calling me this early? I still had awhile to sleep and she is usually sleeping at this time as well. I groaned and picked up my cell.

“What do you want Mel?! I’m tired and I still have like thirty minutes to sleep.”

“Oh no you don’t Xoe… Not today! Blaze went over to go drive Kenzlie and Kenzlie decided it would be a grand idea to break up with him then but somehow Blaze tried to go first and they kept trying to talk over each other until they both yelled at the same time why it wouldn’t work and that they liked someone else and apparently they were laughing after that but I suppose that’s not the point,” she said at a speed of 100mph.

It took me a moment to process that one big sentence.

“Wait… what? What’s your point then, Mel?”

“Well all of this happened like yesterday sometime I think it was pretty early- oh wait no, I was with you the entire morning and so was Kenz… well I think that Blaze was over somewhere at like Stripes’s place or something anyway it happened yesterday an-”

“MEL, WOULD YOU STOP RAMBLING FOR LIKE 5 SECONDS AND TELL ME WHAT WAS SO IMPORTANT THAT YOU HAD TO WAKE ME UP!” I shouted into my phone. I was getting slightly irritated with Mel for a few reasons. 1) She kept rambling on at 100mph 2) She wouldn’t get to the freakin’ point. 3) She woke me up.

“Oh right. Sorry!!! Apparently Blaze is coming over t-”

Ding Dong… Speak of the Devil…

“Gee, thanks for the warning,” I said, sarcasm lining my tone.

“You kids have fun! Bye!” she hung up.

She should have told me more instead of rambling on and on. Where were we going? Should I be wearing something nice or what?

I ran into my closet and pulled on the first decent articles of clothing I saw. I brushed through my hair while running down the stairs and threw my comb in a closet. I pulled on my wedges as I opened the door, and almost fell. Blaze helped steady me. My cheeks flushed bright pink. That’s not embarrassing… I always screw up.

“Oh, sorry did I wake you up?” Blaze asked, slightly worried.

“Um… Don’t worry about it- just um let’s- we could… I… So what are you doing here?” I stuttered. It was too damn early for me to organize my thoughts like a normal person. I was also pretty nervous, considering I didn’t really know what he was doing here. But, he’s no longer with Kenzlie, so who knows…

“Well, I brought my bike,” he gestured to the big behemoth of a motorcycle at the curb, “and I know you have one, too. I thought maybe we could ride together or you could take your bike? Maybe go somewhere?” Blaze said snapping me out of my thoughts.

“Oh sure. Just, l-let me grab my jacket you can come inside or something…” I said inviting him in. I told him to wait, and I ran upstairs to my room. I exchanged my denim shorts for jeans, and my wedges for leather boots. Then, I hurried back downstairs as quickly and carefully as I could. I don't want to fall again and make a fool out of myself again.

I didn’t know he had a bike… He’d probably look pretty bad-ass (and not to mention sexy) on it. I smiled to myself at my thoughts as I stepped outside in the freezing weather. I threw my jacket on, that matched my boots and next to Blaze.

“Gosh it’s cold out here!” I said, shivering.

“We could take the car if you want or-”