All Things Bright and Beautiful (Owl City fanfic)

Cloe

*Groan*

Charlie had just made another horrific joke that had something to do with science.

I took a long sip of my caramel latte with foam. I seriously needed the caffeine.

"So..." Charlie smiled his nerdy smile at me. "Have you picked up any new bobbies lately,"

This was an ongoing joke from back when we were in college together. I had said I hated hobbies (I had no time for them) and he had asked me about it every time we met since.

"Cloe?" He asked, breaking my flashback.

"Oh! Uh...." I fought to remember what his question had been.

"Uh...no,"

He groaned "I thought maybe...well I heard you went to an Owl City concert. How'd it go?" He pushed his glasses farther up the bridge of his nose.

"It was great!" I said, truly smiling for the first time that day. "And guess what? I got to meet Adam!"

"Wow!" He said.

I frowned "you have no idea who he is do you?"

"No," he said, laughing.

"He's, in my opinion, the best artist in the world!!" I felt childish saying this, but it was really how I felt.

I looked at my watch. It read 4:23.

"Wow Charlie," I looked into his eyes." I should get home to start making dinner. I'd invite you over but I'll probably just be having frozen pizza,"

"Oh," he said standing up and pulling on his jacket. "Well, bye. It was great talking to you after this long,"

"Yeah," I gave him a wave and then departed to my car.

After sitting down I started the engine and cranked the radio. Katy Perry "Ghost" came on, and I couldn't help singing along to it.

"And now you're just a ghost (when I look back, never woula' know that) you could be so cold (like a stranger, vanished like a vapour)"

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I flopped onto my bed and took a deep breath.

Then I climbed under my covers and waited for sleep to come.