Apart

Secrets

December 1st
Alice
"You there?" I asked.
"Always." Emma replied.
We were dming in Instagram, as always.
"What's up?" She asked.
"Schools up." I replied.
"What happened now?" Emma said.
"What didn't." I answered. I sighed. "My so called friend told you know who I liked him."
"Oh." She paused. "What a little... So what did he do?"
"He laughed at me. Then I cried and went to the councilor's office. When they called my parents they all went to voicemail. So I had to stay at school. Emma, I don't know what to do."
"Well, he's just lucky I'm not there in Paris. He'd be in the hospital right about now. <3" Emma said.
"Omg. Ilysm." I teared up, surprised I had any tears left in my eyes.
"I love you too." She sent another heart.
"But how will I go to school tomorrow?" I asked.
"Just pretend to be sick. I do it all the time."
"But I'm not as brave as you."
"That's what you like to think."
"Shut up." I smiled a little. "Hey, you made me smile."
"Well, happy new year!" Emma replied, and I giggled, but the giggles soon left as I looked back on my school day.
"Don't worry what other people think. Except me."
"How? Not everyone is heartless like you." I said sarcastically.
"Well then. You just have to tune them out. A few punches help, but you know, your not that aggressive." Emma said.
"I can't exactly tune them out." I complained. "It's not like I'm listening to music and there is a volume button."
"There could be. You could just keep earbuds in and turn the volume up."
"Stfu you know that wouldn't work. Hey, aren't you supposed to be at school?" I asked.
"Yeah. I told my mom I have a stomach ache -which isn't exactly a lie- and she's so stressed out that she just lets me."
"Oh. Well it's about nine here, so it's what, twelve, across the ocean?"
"Yeah." Emma said. "When it's day for you its night for me, when it's night for you it's day for me. You could say we talk day and night then."
I laughed slightly. "You have a weird mind."
"I prefer a great mind."
"You can think that."
"Rude much? Hey, your working on your sass. Good job!"
"Haha. One day I'll be able to out-roast you." I smiled.
"In your dreams." Emma said, and added, "And my nightmares."