Vitals

Chapter 3

That night, Ora felt really confused. Something was different. She just couldn't get her mind off of Klaus. She'd always had feelings for Klaus but now they were stronger. She felt obsessive. She couldn't stop thinking about the way his eyes would stare intently into hers, or the way he spoke, she always knew he would say something very humorous. He was the funniest person she knew. After a while she just couldn't take it anymore; she picked her phone and messaged him.
'Hey'
She waited but there was no answer. Ora turned to her digital clock sitting on her night stand to notice how late it actually was. So she swiftly walk into her bathroom to change into a tight camisole and a blue pair of panties. It was totally unlike her style but it was what she was comfortable sleeping in.
Just as Ora lied down in bed she saw her phone in the distance light up. She didn't have her glasses on, so she struggled to get back out of bed and walk across her room. As she picked up her phone, Ora saw that Klaus had replied to her message.
'Whatsup'
A smile crawled across Ora's face. So she ran back over to her bed a jumped in with excitement. This was weird: the blushing, the excitement, and the faint, girly squealing noises she was making. But then she realised, she only really texted Klaus when she needed something. What was she supposed to say? After about 6-7 minutes of thinking she typed:
' Do you wanna hang with me tomorrow?'
His immediate response surprised her.
'Sure. When and where?'
Another couple minutes of hesitation flustered Ora. There wasn't much to do where she could act casual. Something changed that night and now everything would be different. Were her feelings for Klaus more serious than she had thought? So without much thought she sent him this:
'How about the beach? And could you pick me up at 5?'
Again, Klaus answered immediately.
'Sounds like a plan :)'
This brought a smile across Ora's face once again and she turned her phone off.

Ora lay there thinking that night. She thought about her feelings for Klaus and thought about how she could take action to gain his love. She thought about his eyes and his smile and... the fact that she once again was not caught up on homework. Uh oh. A feeling of anxiety and nervousness flushed through her stomach. She couldn't relax her legs and she was starting to sweat. The thought of Klaus kept her up, excited her, made her feel things that she was unfamiliar to. She looked over at her digital clock and it showed in bright red lettering through the darkness, 1:30 am. There was no way she was getting to bed early that night. So she turned her phone back on and pulled up some pictures she had taken with Klaus.
Her favorite picture was the one from their trip to Six Flags. They were posing in front of the giant ferris wheel with ice cream cones and sunglasses. He wasn't really smiling, more like a silly kissy-face. This made Ora giggle. They had so many good memories. And she was sure that she wanted to change what they had.