Authors note - please vote and comment that's pretty much it otherwise I probably won't keep posting... ah I better write some generic story with a slight twist and a really long name so everyone gets sucked in by that and actually reads the stuff I care about... even though I feel like a sell out...
Ah well enjoy another will most likely get posted tomorrow.
Cat-eyes
2
Obsession
When I woke up the next day, I instantly checked the street outside. It was about half ten and there were quite a few people walking along outside or in cars, but none of them were James. Not even close.
I stayed perfectly still with one eye staring out the slats in the blinds for about ten minutes but no one came along, not anyone special. Then my door opened and I turned round to see my mum walk in. 'Good morning' she said brightly.
'Yeah' I said, not turning round. Keeping my eye fixed on the street outside.
'Honey' I dropped the blind and looked at her 'spying on the neighbours?' one of her eyebrows raised, blonde not like mine at all. My mum looked nothing like me.
'Not really' I said.
'Are you waiting for someone?' she asked 'a boy by any chance?' she was grinning.
'No' I said 'you know me mum, when have I ever had a secret boyfriend. And why would I invite him to the house if he was secret?'
'I thought maybe you were waiting for Michael' she suggested.
'Michael's not my boyfriend' I reminded her, starting to get tired 'remember I've been telling your that for three years?'
Mum shrugged, completely unfazed and unembarrassed 'maybe he's not your boyfriend now, but you want him to be your boyfriend right?'
I groaned 'no... mum. I don't. Just friends, get it.'
'Fair enough sweetie, I made breakfast if you want some.'
'No, it's fine I'll just hang out here' I said, as my stomach rumbled right in time.
'I'll bring some in for you. And make your bed and open the blinds properly, I think people will be more suspicious if you're watching them like that.'
She left and I opened the blinds fully, squinting as the bright light hit my eyes. The morning was crisp, not too cold and the sun was out, but not warm by a long shot. Mum came back in with a plate of breakfast. 'Michael's on the phone' she said.
'Thanks' I put my breakfast on the desk and ran downstairs into the living room to pick up the phone. 'Hi Michael' I said distractedly.
'Oh, hi Amy' he said.
'Isn't it a bit early to be calling?' I asked.
'You said call at ten thirty yesterday' he reminded me 'don't you remember.'
'Oh, yeah' I said, the chaos of yesterday had pretty much wiped my brain blank 'what was it supposed to be about.'
'Doing something today.'
'Oh... right' I said.
'I thought we could go to the cinema or something, you know I think there's this really dorky sci fi thing that we could laugh at' he suggested.
I suppressed a grin down the phone 'get dorkier Michael' I said.
'Your mean' he said, pretending to sound hurt.
'Seriously, do it's hardly going to hurt with the ladies.'
'What can I say, I'm a one trick pony' he said 'love me or leave me, that's my motto.'
