Friend Zoned [Dolan Twins Fanfic]

Chapter 3 - The prank

Yesterday I just chilled with Sam and Jake. We watched mean girls and Sam wasn't happy about it but Jake looked like he was glad I chose it - but today I'm just going to be home. Sam left for school like an hour ago and I'm just texting Aiden, Aiden apparently doesn't like English. I get him, it's boring as hell, but it's okay on online school, the only thing I do is read books and write an essay about them, easy? Hell yes!
I guess I need to get out of bed... I really don't want to, cause I feel so much more safe under my duvet - but sometimes you need to do stuff you don't really want to do instead of things you want.
I have told myself I should get out, cause I'm getting really depressed when I stay inside all day - so I asked Sam where there was a park in the area. Sam said there wasn't anyone near, you need to take the bus or something, so he said the best thing to do would be to go down town and find a café. I guess that's what I'm gonna do today then.
I carefully take my duvet away, and I feel the safeness go away, now the day has completely started.

***

I find my bag, where my notebook is. I got my notebook from my dads old girlfriend before the break up. I use it all the time, or as often as possible.
It's purple with a small text saying "Something better". I use it to my drawings, cause I really enjoy drawing. I do it when I feel stressed, sad, angry, happy or just when I'm full of ideas of what to draw.

I walk down the stairs and find my dad sleeping on the couch. I know he was up all night, cause I could hear him. I'm not sure what he did, but I know he didn't cry - and that's all that matters.
I walk out in the kitchen where I thought Emily was, but she isn't. I make a little note saying:
"I'm going around town, didn't want to wake you up. I'm not going to be out late.
See you soon xoxo Maddie"
I put it on my dads computer, so I know he'll find it. I go out to the hallway and take my shoes on - and then I'm out of the door.

The road is really quite, and I kinda like it like that. I guess people are at job or school, cause there are almost no cars.
I go to left when I see the big sign that doesn't even say anything, but Sam told me to go left there so I just did.
The road changed completely the second I turn. It's filled with cars, and they are everywhere. I stop up and wait a second. I'm not the biggest fan of things that happen quickly.
I laugh at myself and start walking again. When I was a little girl I sometimes got panic attacks, but I haven't got one in 6 years.
I walk past the big road and reach a smaller one that only has walking people on. I stop up, and look back - I realize that I needed to walk over to the other side of the road and there is the road the café is on. This town confuses me more than anything!

***

I finally got inside the café and there's actually not a lot of people. I really enjoy small cafés like this one. A little smile finds the way to my lips.
I'm not that hungry so I just order a coffee. I lay my bag up on the chair beside me and take my notebook out of it. I find my pencils too, and lay them on the table. I want to draw my coffee, is that weird? I don't know if it is. I start drawing and I slowly fly into my own little world.

When I'm half way through, someone taps me on my shoulder.
"Hey sorry, can I sit here?" A shy boy asks. I see he is really nerves so I kinda feel bad for him.
"Sure sit down" I say and smile gently.
"Are you sure? Like I know I'm not as cute as other boys, but you look really hot so I wanted to talk to you" he says, and I laugh. Not as cute as other boys? At least he's not a fuckboy as the guy from yesterday.
"I don't mind you sitting down"
"Thanks" he says and takes a seat next to me. I close my notebook and look at him with a look that says "so something special you want to talk about?" But I don't know if he gets it.
"So you draw?" He asks smiling.
"Yeah, just for fun" I reply.
"But It was good, can I see it again?"
"Sure" I say finding the drawing again.
"Waow it's amazing" he says.
"Thanks" I say.
"So.. Can I maybe.. You know.. Get your number, or something?" He asks, and looks down. Aww he's really nerves.
"Yeah sure, why not?" I say.
"Like really? Are there some kind of camera here? You really want to give me your number?" He says and looks shocked at me.
"Yeah, I'm new in LA I wouldn't mind to get new friends" I say and smile at him.
He takes his phone out of his pocket and gives it to me.
I write my number down and call myself Maddie😋.
I give him his phone back and smile.
"So this is actually a prank, I'm not really looking like this. Do you see the dude over there with the camera?" He asks, and I froze. It's a prank? He didn't actually want to talk with me?
I just nod and try to find the guy he is talking about.
"It's my brother, wait a second" he says and walks away from me, and over to the guy he was talking about.
They walk over to me again and smile. The guy with the camera looks really hot, I'm not even kidding.
"You were honestly the nicest person out of all the people we talked with, because I don't look that hot so they reject me completely" the guy I talked with before says.
"Is it okay if we upload this on our YouTube channel?" The guy with the camera asks.
"Yeah sure, just tell me where I can find it" I say.
"Our channel is called Dolan Twins" the guy with the camera says.
"Okay, I'll look that up" I say and smile.
"By the way, I'm Ethan and this is Grayson" the guy I talked with says.
"Oh okay, I'm Maddie" I say.
"It was nice talking with you" Ethan says and waves at me as they walk away.
"Bye!" Grayson yells.
I wave back to them, and start drawing again. This might be the weirdest thing I have ever tried. I shake my head and try to focus on my drawing. But Ethan and Grayson keep coming up in my head, did he tell me I looked hot for fun? I'm sure on one thing, I'm going home soon to find their YouTube channel.