Roommates

4

Fletcher

"So, where are you dude?" My friend, Flynn, asks through the phone. I stop at a red light and stare at Dakota. It killed me to see her like that. Sure I just met her, but I felt the need to protect her almost instantly. "About four blocks away from the store." I say, answering his question. "Alright. So how is she?" Flynn asks. I called him as soon as she passed out. I didn't tell him what she said, only that it was personal and that she had been crying. "She's passed out still. I was worried though." I whisper. "You like her don't you?" He asks. I can hear the smile in his voice and roll my eyes. "I'm definitely falling for her, that's for sure." I smile at her and turn into the parking lot of the store she wanted to go to. "Ask her out!" I hear my other friend, Hunter, yell out. "I'll ask her out when I see her at dinner tonight." I park the car and unbuckle my seat belt. "Chicken!" They both yell. "Yeah, yeah. Whatever. I'll see y'all tonight." After we say our goodbyes, I hang up. Dakota groans and I pray that she didn't hear our conversation. "Morning you." She smiles and I know right then and there that she didn't hear a thing just by the look on her face.

Dakota

Who is he asking out? After I hear him say that, I feel deflated. I didn't expect him to tell me he loved me, but I was hoping he liked me as much as I liked him. He smiles at me and I return the smile before getting out. "This is for you!" He holds out a Styrofoam cup from sonic. "Whats this?" I ask, opening the lid. It's a sweet tea. "How'd you know?" I ask. "You have thousands of pictures in your instagram of you and some girl at sonic. Every time you go, you get a sweet tea." I smile and sip my tea. "What?" He asks. "You insta-stalk me?" I ask with a smile. He groans. "You're making me sound like a stalker!" He says. I put my hands up in surrender and grab my phone from the console. "Come on, Fletch. We only have an hour to shop if we are gonna make it to dinner in time." I walk towards the store and realize that Fletcher isn't following me. I turn around and watch as he walks towards the Dollar General. "Coming?" He asks, holding the door open. I open my mouth to ask why when he sighs. "I'm hungry, ok?" He looks at the ground, pretending to be ashamed. "It's ok. I'm a little hungry too. Let's grab a snack."