Sweet, yet bitter

Chapter 9

~~~~Bubba's POV~~~~

It was the morning and I got woken up by a loud ''slam''. It came from the bathroom. I looked at Marshall's bed. It was all messy and empty. He must've gotten up to take a shower. I looked at the clock which showed 7:30 AM. If I woke up by this time back at home, then it would mean I'm late. But now, since I'm living in a dorm and it doesn't matter when I have breakfast, I can sleep longer. I never really do sleep longer because I'm used to waking up early. This time I slept more because I was worn out from yesterday. Yesterday was fun. I never really had a friend like Marshall. He's annoying but funny. The comments he makes about some things either make me roll my eyes or laugh.

I finally decided to get out of my bed and start dressing up. I took clothes which I'm gonna wear after I take a shower. I can't really do anything about it since Marshall is in there. I heard him switching off the shower. I waited for him to get out of the bathroom so I can go take a shower. Then out of the blue, I heard a ''thud'' on the bathroom floor. I ran to the bathroom door and knocked.

''Hey, Marshall, you ok? I heard you falling.'' I said. I didn't open the door because it would be rude and invading someone else's privacy.

''Y-you're awake? O-oh... and yeah... I'm fine...'' said Marshall in a surprised voice. Even if I met him yesterday, this is the first time I had heard him in such a startled voice. I could hear him stand up and walk to the door. He unlocked the bathroom door and opened it. ''Sorry to make you worry. I just accidentally slipped.'' he laughed nervously. ''It has happened a few times and I'm still living!''

I let out a heavy sigh. I still can't believe I'm friends with this guy.

''I'm going to take a shower and then let's go eat breakfast.'' I said as I walked in the bathroom.

~~~~Marshall Lee's POV~~~~

I sat on my bed. I was still thinking about the dream. At first, I was embarrassed about it but for some reason it made me happy. I have felt this way before. It was in my hometown. Right before I broke up with my girlfriend. And it was the same reason why I broke up with her. I brushed off these thoughts because I don't like recalling it.

I stood up to make my bed. This was one of the few times when I woke up early. I usually wake up at 9 AM. My mom literally dragged me out of the bed so I'm not late for school. I was glad that I left my hometown. But it feels like someone else is gonna drag me out of the bed early so I'm not late for my lessons.

Bubba opened the bathroom door. He put away his PJ's and tidied his bed.

''Let's go?'' he looked at me and said. I looked in his eyes. They looked the same as in my dream, so mesmerizing. How can someone not get lost in them?

''Huh? Yeah, let's go.'' I bounced back to reality. I hope he didn't notice me spacing out. That would be really embarrassing if he did. All the questioning about it would make me very uneasy. His eyes are just too pretty, like candy. Now I felt like eating something sweet. I guess I should just buy chocolate and maybe a salad for a change.

We walked out of the dorms and headed to the grocery store because food is way cheaper there. It's actually nice that our dorms have kitchens.

''By the way, let's buy something to make a salad or something. I haven't eaten something like that in a while.'' I suggested. We went in the grocery store to pick out vegetables for the salad. I don't know how to make a salad so I let Bubba pick them out. I got bored while he was picking out the ingredients. I went to the candy section to get chocolate.

When I was younger, my best friend taught me how to make brownies. It was a disaster when I tried it the first time but I got the hang of it. I picked out the stuff I need for the brownies.

When I found everything I needed, I went to look for Bubba. I found him figuring out which lettuce he should take. I remembered I haven't scared anyone in a while so I why not do it now. I sneaked up on him quietly.

''Hey, Gumwad!'' I said creepily while touching his sides. He squealed and shivered. The look on his face was hilarious. He got so scared he almost dropped the lettuce. I was still laughing about it.

''Marshall!'' he got a really angry and annoyed look on his face. I don't know which was funnier, the face when he was terrified or this one.

''Sorry, sorry, I couldn't resist.'' I laughed evilly. ''Anyways, I wanted to make brownies, you don't mind?''

''Ok, fine.'' he sighed and picked up the lettuce ''Let's just go before you break something.''