metanoia - 5SOS

trente et un

michael

If someone handed out an award for getting in the most awkward situations, I would win it. Hands down. As if my day couldn't have gotten worse, "I missed you." Even the words left her lips awkwardly. I simply nodded as if agreeing with the phrase, but I honestly didn't know what else to say. I hadn't seen her in a while, let alone talk to her. So it was weird for her to be in my presence, and just have such a different vibe, "How did you find yourself here? With a bunch of drunk hippies." I whisper not trying to anger them, but a couple snapped at me anyway.

"There not as flashy as my old group, it's refreshing." It took me a minute to remember who she was even friends with. Probably a couple of cheerleaders or something like that. As a couple we never really hanged out with her friends. I looked up at Ashton noticing he seemed to really stick out from everyone else, "And somehow Ashton is your ring leader?" Kylie laughed but simply nodded. So this is why we barley hear or see of ashton, he's the cult leader for these freaks. Kylie awkwardly took a sip of drink before speaking, "So are you seeing anybody new?" She asked with a half smile. I shook my head but I thought about lying for a second, "I had a date right before this, but it went south pretty quick." I got another laugh out of her.

"I actually came here to beat up Ashton, but what about you?" I joked, but I probably shouldn't joke about violence with all these hippies around. Kylie nodded her head for a second as if she was thinking of a proper response, "I was dating a friend of Carson's for a while, but that kind of faded away." She explained, and I didn't know if that was good information to keep. So I simply nodded again, before readjusting my jacket, "Well I better be going. I'll see you at your next uh gathering." I coughed as if the cringy-ness of this conversation had been choking me. Then Kylie pulled me into a hug, and I honestly didn't know how to feel about it. I did the polite thing of hugging her back, "Bye now." She smiled before going to join some of her eco friendly friends.

As I was walking out of Ashton's house, I decided to call Luke and beat the shit out of him through words, "Why'd you leave me behind?" I whined. All I could hear on the other line was what sounded like Luke munching down on a sandwich of some kind, "I got shit to do." He bluntly replied, today he was in one of those moods. I bit down on my lip, "You left me with a cult. They could have tried to convert me!" I yelled into the phone but I still didn't think Luke was getting the severity. He started laughing before taking another bit out whatever he was eating, "Kylie was there, and you've been wanting to get some." Luke explained, and it just grossed me out.

"I'm not interested in Kylie. She sent her brother at me like a Rottweiler!" I exclaimed and became quite flustered. Just thinking about Carson made me want to throw up, "He was such a dick, but that's no reason not to hook up with Kylie." Luke tried to justify his answer, but made him just sound sorta like a dick, "Wow, why aren't Carson and you friends?" I joked but not very lightly. When Luke didn't talk I thought maybe he had gotten fed up, and just hanged up. It turned out he was just thinking, "I had someone in mind for you, but I think I'll just keep them for myself." How petty of him.

"Who is it?" I asked this question even though I had a feeling he wouldn't be telling me. Of course I was correct, "I can't tell you that now." Seems like Tiffany really gave him an ego boost for the day. Which didn't bother me as much as someone would think, like come on she had an android. Is anyone worth anything if they have a fucking android, "I'll just call Calum." I laughed, but instantly remember he was with Brynn; of course. Luke took another bite out of his sandwich, or it sorta sounded like peanut better and jelly sandwich now, "Good luck with that. He's probably doing what you can't." I tried to take that lightly, but it bugged me.

"Look at me." I examined my own face with one of the car's mirrors. I felt like Spongebob when he thought he was ugly, but he just had bad breath. Maybe I only had bad breath, but metaphorically. Something had to be wrong with me but what? "I could always join a cult." I had to say the idea to hear how ridiculous it sounded, and it was sure up there. Almost as ridiculous to going back to Kylie, I could never. That's low even for me. We did have some good times, right? I can barley remember a thing. Hell; I couldn't even recognize that back of her head.