Everyday's a Life Time Without You.

Kate's Point of View

Okay I am so lost... Lost between my dream with Cara and my dream with Hunter.
I don't know what to do first... Or what to worry about first, or how to cope with either one of them. Ughhhh! Love is so hard. Dang it why do I keep saying love? I'm not in love...
                         I'm not hopelessly in love, I'm not worried about him every five minutes.
Oh that face.
His hair.
His eyes.
His smile... Oh that smile.
"Kate?" Crap. My mom just walked in.
I hope she didn't see me looking at his picture.
"Yes mom?"
"Are you okay? You've been acting strange lately..." She explains as I can feel the hairs on the back of my neck stand up, when she sits on my bed.
"Yeah I'm fine mom." I say."I just got a lot on my mind." Well it's half true. Literally.
"Honey... Look at me."
Ugh.
"Tell me what's on your mind." She tells me while rubbing my back.
Ugh....
"It's kinda hard to explain." I tell her.
"Try me."
First I have to think of how to say it. Honestly, I don't even know what to say. Like I know what's on my mind... but I just can't put my finger on it, you know?
"Well um." And....
My phone just starts ringing. Thank God.
"Hello?"
"Hey it's Hunter." Hm wonder what he wants?
"Mom I kinda need privacy?..." I whisper as I cover my hand over the sound button.
"Okay dearie... We'll talk later."
"Thanks love you" I call as I shut my door.

THE CONVERSATION.
  "Is this a bad time?" Hunter asks in a nervous tone, making me instantly blush. Lol. Oh how delightful.
"No! What's up?"
"Well I was uh... Just uh wondering if Um... Uh... I'm sorry. I just uh." He stutters.
"Go on spit it out." I tell him. Just blushing away.
"Do you wanna come over to my house?" He actually spits out like lightening.
Wait... What'd he say?
He... He..
"What?"
"If you want too... I'm not saying you have too."
"No what did you say?" I pop out. Trying to hide the excitement im feeling.
"I asked if you wanted to come over."
"Oh sure!" I tell him.
"Like now?"
"Yeah... I guess..." Well duh! Yes I want to come over now just hang up so I can come come over!
"Okay well my address is 18226-."
"Yeah I know what it is bye." I hang up. What? He talked to much. Ohh I can't wait to see him.

When I get there, his mom answers the door and let's me in.
"You must be Kate. Please come in... Hunter should be down in a minute. Just make yourself at home." She says.
"Thanks."
"Just yell if you need anything..."
"Yes ma'am." I giggle.
                 Then, after about two minutes. The lights go out. Huh that's weird?
Well I mean it's still daylight so I can see still but still... It's weird.
"Um Mrs. Hayes?"
No answer.
Okay now I'm scared.
"Mrs. Hayes!?"
All of a sudden my heart beats faster and I start sweating. What the heck is going on?!
Then I hear footsteps...
"Katie? Is that you?" Is that him? No it can't be... The voice is deeper and more ducky sounded. Yes like a quacky duck.
But I give in.
"Hunter?"
"Yeah... Hold on ill be right down." What is wrong with his voice? Is he sick or something, why did he call me over? Why did his voice sound okay over the phone but not now?
"Hey." He says, blowing his nose into a tissue. Now, I would laugh or something, but he looks awful. Like sickly awful not ugh whatever.
"What's the matter?" I ask...fighting the urge to get close to him;hence kind of a germaphobe.
"Ugh... I have a cold..."
Okay that made me laugh.
His voice always has that cute Louisiana twang/cute duck sounding, but now it sounds like a dead duck. Lol.
"What?" He quacks.
I have to literally cover my mouth at this.
"Nothing... So why'd u call me over?" I ask as I nervously scratch my arm.
"I just wanted to see your face again..."
"I thought you were a germaphobe?"
"Ah it's not catchy... But if it makes you more comfortable, I can take a few steps away?" He snorts as he moves.
☹️ Man I wish he wasn't sick. 😞.

I need to change the subject....
"Uh so, have you talked with Cara yet?"
I ask.
"What?"
"I said have you talked with Cara yet?"
He quickly snaps his head in response...
"Oh uh no actually. I'm kind of scared too."
Oh yeah Hunter and I have discussed the whole ... "Situation," and I told him to text her, but obviously he hasn't yet.
I just give him a look, making his weary, puffy eyes look down,  as he frowns.
"Do you think I have to now?"
I nod.
I can clearly tell that he's nervous, but he needs to talk to her... First.