Afterlife (A7X)

Chapter 12: Phone Troubles

~~~~CHAPTER 12~~~~

Phone Troubles~~~~

"So why's Jimmy all up for this...talking to Jessie thing for help?" Matt asked as he put my things next to the sofa as I sat down.

I gave a shrug as he wandered past me and to the kitchen, clearly hungry.

"I dunno," I said in response as I felt my phone buzz. "I think it's partially 'cause he thinks I like her."

"Well do you?" Matt called back as I checked my message.

Jimmy: Hey, saw Jessie after school; she mentioned you ;)

I just glared at my phone as I typed a bit of an annoyed response.

Zacky: So what? If she wants to mention me, let her; what'd she say?

"Zacky?" Matt called upon my silence. "Still alive in there?"

"Huh?" was my attempt at a response.

Matt appeared in the doorway and looked at me, seeing the blank look on my face. He frowned as he came over, sitting down next to me.

"You alright?" he asked, clearly concerned. "Bit vacant today man; somethin' happen?"

I looked at him as I hesitated.

"Like what?" was all I managed to say in the end.

Matt gave a shrug and shifted his position.

"I dunno," he said, his tone clearly implying something. "Y'know..."

I frowned. "I don't think I do..."

Matt sighed and looked away briefly; I saw him thinking. After a few seconds, he looked back to me.

"Look, we're both guys, right?" I frowned again and gave a nod, making Matt nod back. "Alright, well y'know you can tell me if you like her, right?"

I just looked at him as my phone buzzed again, seeing that Matt was feeling a bit awkward trying to tell me this.

"I won't judge; she seems nice," he rushed, clearly thinking he'd offended me. "Look, I get it, it's awkward liking someone; I've been there. Just go tell her; the worst thing she can say is no."

"Matt, I don't like her," I said, seeing he was still feeling a bit awkward. "She's probably a nice girl, but she's not my type, ok?"

"Jimmy said you were stalking her online."

"I wasn't!" I exclaimed, really annoyed that Jimmy would go and tell Matt something like that. "Jimmy's been insisting I hook up with her and so he decided to look at her online profile to try and help me out when I don't need help; I can always just go up to her and ask her if I really wanted to."

Matt frowned. "So Jimmy was the one looking at her online profile so he could help you out but also so he could find out if she'd be able to help 'cause she said she wanted to."

"Something like that," I said with a sigh as I checked the message I'd received a few minutes ago.

Jimmy: Curious about what she said are we?

Zacky: I just wanna know; was it something bad? Did she say something bad about me?

I put my phone down and looked to Matt who was just watching me. Feeling a bit awkward now, I tried to continue the conversation.

"So anyway; figured out how we're gonna test this theory?" I asked, sliding my phone away from me and seeing as Matt glanced at it.

"Who's texting you?" he asked, his focus back on me as I tried to keep a straight face.