My body hit the ground with a thump. I groaned and rubbed the back of my head tiredly. I kept my eyes closed and tried to get comfy and grasp onto whatever tiredness I had left in my system. But it was no use. I stood up slowly and stretched my arms and legs then cracked my back. My eyes hurt from the sunshine shining in from the large bay windows. I sat back down on the couch and rubbed my eyes.Suddenly my eyes bulged and I began a frantic search for my phone. It wasn't behind the cusion, it wasn't on the table or the floor. I began to panic and I ran towards the kitchen then I stopped in my tracks. The smell of bacon and eggs filled my nose as I stood outside the room. It was obvious someone had been cooking from the smell and the dirty pans in the sink. Had an escaped convict came and had his breakfast here then ran away again? I slowly inched into the room, constandly looking around. I was not prepared for the fright that I then recieved. ''Boo!~'' Someone shouted,jumping out from behind the door. I grabbed my chest and bit down on my tounge to contain the scream. I becan to breathe madly before running to the otherside of the room and grabbing a frying pan, ready to attack. Then laughter filled the room and my face turned into a tomato. I was standing,armed and red-faced, in front of my older sister who was clutching her stomach in laughter.
''Iris?'' I asked,lowering my weapon. She just laughed even more
''Who else comes to your house uninvited and eats all your bacon?'' I blew out a long breathe and placed the pan back into the sink. ''Did you think there was an escapped convict or something?'' We think the same so much.
''Actually I did,and I thought he stole my bacon.'' this caused her to go into another laughing fit. I made us tea and coffee and we sat at the kitchen island and talked.
''So how's you and Essie?'' she asked,taking a sip before burning her tongue and putting the cup back down. That's when I remembered I was on the hunt for my phone.
''What time is it?'' I hurriedly asked her, standing up and searching the kitchen.
''It's half 10. Dude, what're you doing?'' Iris just watched me from her stool as I checked the counter before finding the black iPhone.I closed my eyes and thought then sighed deeply.She'd definetly be asleep. I opened my look screen to 5 texts and 3 missed calls. I mentaly slapped myself for falling asleep. I decided not to text her incase I woke her.I closed the phone and popped it into my sweatpant pockets. Iris was still looking as confused as ever before I explained. ''Tough luck,bro. Just call her later when she's up, I'm sure she understands that you feel asleep probably.I mean,you two barely are awake at the same times.'' She smiled softly and I smiled back,playing along. But actually hearing that stung.
We finished our drinks and talked until Iris's phone went off. She answered it before mouthing to me ''it's dad.'' I stared at her for a minute as she listened to our dad talking before I mimicked to her that I wasn't there. She nodded and continued talking. ''I'm just with Emily,we're eating at this cafe, I dunno what it's called. Yeah yeah I'll be over for lunch.No no I won't tell Olly we're having lunch together.'' she smiled sadly at me, mouthing another ''sorry.'' I nodded and ignored the rest of their conversation.You see, my dad and I weren't exactly on 'good terms' if you could call it that. He kinda kicked me out the house when I was 16. Basically told me to get a job and fuck off. Iris took me in until I got a job.And I love my job. Dad certainly doesn't. When I told him I'd gotten a job, I was so happy because I thought he'd let me back into his life and things could go back to normal,but he just sniggered and told me he was disappointed in me and it wasn't what he'd expected of me. And told me I was no son of his. ''Bye dad!'' Iris chirped,hanging up. ''I've gotta go bro,sorry for eating all the bacon.'' She grabbed her purse and left and I decided to go take a quick shower and change out of the clothes I'd slept in. After the shower I checked my phone and it read 1 o'clock. I still had an hour before Essie woke up to go her morning jog. I decided to vaccum the house and then sat and watched some TV drama. My phone went off on it's usual Saturday alarm that Essie had set. 'Call me noww and make sure I'm up!:3 xxxxx' I laughed rembering the first time it had went off. I went to contacts and tapped on 'Princessie<3' and waited for her to answer. I heard a yawn,causing me to smile before she spoke.
''Morning Molly,'' Essie slurred.I rolled my eyes,smirking as I heard her get up. ''You're on speaker.''
''Hey Essie's cat!'' I called,making her giggle.
''She says hi too,'' I heard her opening cupboards and drawers like she did every Saturday,well, Sunday. ''So what's new,Scooby Doo?''
''Nothing much,Iris came over and scared the crap out of me this morning!'' We both laughed as she talked about a dream she had.
''And like, the gorilla wouldn't give me back my egg mayo sandwich so I kicked him and then my leg like turned into a giraffe's neck and my foot was like it's head and then the gorilla died. It was weird.''
''I'm sure it was,Princess,'' I shook my head,laughing ''You eating before you go jogging or after?''
''or not at all?'' she scoffed,laughing slightly.
''Essie...'' I warned. She just laughed and ignored me,telling me she was taking me to feed the cat with her. She poured the biscuits as we talked. ''So have you got tickets booked for next coming over?''
''Yup, and I've bought like these really cute sandals too!'' she giggled before muttering ''Crap.''
''What?'' I asked worriedly.
''It's almost half past,I've gotta get to the park to meet Gi! Bye baby,talk later!''
''Goodbye, I love you.''
''I love you more, '' she made a kissy noise before hanging up. It'd only been like 5 seconds and I was suddenly missing her again. I made my self a sandwich before turning on the Xbox and playing whatever was in. My phone buzzed in my pocket and I paused the game in the middle of a car chase.
''This running is so much work,pheww;c wish I was lounging with you in Florida!!<3xxxx'' I closed my eyes,letting the sparkles fill my stomach. I typed my reply
''I wish you were too,babe:* Have fun running while I sit and play GTA;)xxxxx''. I fiddled with the apps for a few minutes, clicking on and off them before she replied.
''You lucky bum!;( we're sitting down now,run's done.haha what a rhyme,'' I smiled brightly, biting my lip and shaking my head at her silliness, ''anyhoo now i can go home and spend my day doing nothing,yay !xxxx;) ''.
''Well now you'll spend your day Skyping the best person in the world!;)<3<3xxx"
"Morgan Freeman's gonna skype me?;o <3;)xxxxx"
"you are such a geek. Call me when you get in <3love you lots;*xxxx"
"like jellypots <3!! byeee;*xxxxxxxxx"
I noticed I had another text,it was from Iris.
"Family dinner, tonight! Be there and bring your laptop!x" I creased my eyebrows confused. Bring my laptop? I guess I'd just have to wait and see what was instore for me.
YOU ARE READING
Strawberry-swirrled Distance
Teen Fiction''I'd have to wait another 3 weeks to have her back in my arms. To smell her strawberry-swirled curls and count the faded freckles that made her look ever-so childish.'' ♥
