Crushed

Chapter 5

As soon as I got home, I needed to process what had happened before, during and after math. So I did what I always do to relax, I made lemon tea with honey and went to my room. I opened the door to my room, and put my mug on my desk. I picked up my journal, my favourite blue pen, and my tea, and immediately sank into my beanbag chair. I started scribbling down what had happened on a fresh page of my journal.

Alex talked to me, he actually talked to me! He put his hand on my shoulder, and said, "talk to you later"! I can't believe this! It might really be me he was talking about, there really is hope!!!

I put down my pen, pulled out my phone and texted Julie.

Hey Jules, I gotta tell you something, call me!

I closed my journal, and put it away along with the pen. I sank back down into my bean bag, and closed my eyes. I could hear birds chirping outside my window, I could smell the sweet scent of may flowers, and I felt the rough texture of my bean bag under my fingers. Peace at last. I laid there until my phone started to ring. I answered it, "Hello?" "Heyyy..." It was Jules, of course. I filled her in on everything that had happened. I was surprised that she didn't already know everything, because really, we are basically joined at the hip. Although, she does have the observation skills of a goldfish, and the eyesight of a star-nosed mole. However, she does have the hearing skills of an owl, which is fairly impressive, and useful.

After about twenty minutes of talking on the phone, our conversation finally came to an end. I put my phone back in my pocket and pulled out my favourite book, Wonder. I read It in an hour and a half, a new record. I put it back on my desk in it's usual place, and wandered downstairs. Dinner was almost ready, we were having chicken, wild rice, and kale soup, my favourite. My mom called my brother down for dinner, and my dad had just arrived. We all sat down and ate in complete silence. For some families, dinner is a time for catching up, for others, a religious time, but for us, it's simply a time to eat. My family is pretty close, well, as close as you can get without driving each other insane.