coffee shop

poems and superman

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chapter 2: poems and superman

Ding!

I was woken up from my slumber by the sound of my phone, indicating i'd received a text.

With my blurred vision and sleepy state, i checked my phone. It was a text from James.

Then i realized what time it is, 2 30 am.

Jay:
Heyyy i've got the most amazing idea for the english homework.  Yay for me

I sighed, James suffer from insomnia, but usually he falls asleep at around one in the morning.

Fighting my will to sleep, i text him back.

Elle:
Jay it's 2 30 in the morning. Can't you realize that idk maybe some of us may idk be asleep?

Not a minute later, i got a respond.

Jay:
hey sorry. Did i wake u up?

Elle:
not at all, i've been up studying chemistry

Jay:
I can feel the sarcasm all the way here

Elle:
Good

Jay:
Meet me at the coffee shop tommorow @ 11 am

Elle:
Tommorow? Are you kidding tommorow's tuesday

Jay:
....tommorow's sunday. You're losing your mind, get some sleep. Only cool kids don't sleep

Elle:
i am, until someone with this ridiculous hair woke me up. let me sleep you freak

Jay:
did i woke u up? or someone under your bed did?

Elle:
im blocking u

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The next day, or may i say the few hours after that, i took a shower and freshen up to meet James.

I was combing my hair when a little creature also known as my little brother, Tommy stood in front of me with this little scowl on his face.

My little brother is the most adoarable thing in the world, no kidding.

"What do you want, little one?" I asked him, pinching his cheeks.

"When is J coming over? It's been weeks, i wanna watch baseball with him," He sighed, his cheeks red.

"Oh don't be so dramatic, it's only been 4 days," I said, tying my hair up in a bun.

"Where are you going? You're going to see J, aren't you?" Tommy said, arms crossed.

"Ye, do ye want anything?"

"Tell him to come here," Tommy smiled.

"Sure thing, bye tommee," I said, grabbing my backpack and laptop.

As i walk down the stairs, i yell; "Mom, i'm going out to see Jay, will be back never. Kidding, i'll be back soon."

From the kitchen, i heard a faint voice of my mom; "Sure honey, say hi to him for me."

"Alright,"

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"So, what's your brilliant idea?" I asked, as James was sitting down.

He was late, as always. But it's only by 10 minutes so i guess that's an improvement.

"Relax people, i will tell when it's time,"

"You better tell me or i will stab you with a fork,"

"Okay, okay. It's superheroes and villians,"

"And?" I said, knowing there's more between the lines.

"Well sometimes it's hard to know the difference between both, unless it's a comic or movie but in real life, it's actually pretty hard."

I take it in for a moment, "True, i've had a hard time believing you're actually human and not some sort of a superhero."

James smiled, "Aw, i will always be your superman,"

"Riight," I said, then sighed heavily. "Help me then. I'm drowning. In liquid of unrealistic and unpoetic ideas."

"Elle, im superman and also your ally, not your knight. You can save yourself, you don't need me for that."

"Hm," I smiled, the words he said never failed to make my heart felt warm.  "I am undenieably strong, and also well-liked by my peers,"

"Of course you are, although i don't see how anything you just said have anything to do with the topic we are talking about,"

We brainstorm for a few more minutes, untill Jay said; "Hey there's this movie that i watched last night, it's amazingly good."

"New or old movie?" I askedm

"Don't know, i found the cd on my brother's room, he said he didn't remember having it, so he gave it to me." He said, rummaging through his bag.

"Yeah? On a scale of one to caspar lee, how good was it?"

He stopped and look at me dead in the eyes; "Caspar Lee,"

Then, he gave this dvd to me, the cover said; "Me and Earl and the dying girl."

"Oh wow, dying girl?" I said, curiousity got me.

"Yeah, it reminds of paper towns, but less romance and adventure. Now that i think about it, it doesn't really have anything incommon with paper towns but everything time I look at the movie, I've always imagined the main character as Nat Wolff, i don't know, maybe it's his voice of something,"

"I am going to watch it," I said, putting the dvd in my backpack.

James was scribbling furiously on his notepad, his eyebrows knitted in concentration.

"What are you doing?" I asked, trying to get a look.

He immediately closed his notepad; "It's a secret," he whispered.

"Right, so anyway when are you going to start making a poem? We have to hand in 3 weeks from now and it costs 30 percent of our grade, Jay,"

"I know, i paid attention in class," James said, rolling his eyes.

"Ha oh and Tommy and my mom said hi. Tommy asked when are you coming over?" I said, packing up my things, i have to at my house for lunch.

"Shoot, i was going to watch the last night's baseball game with him," James sighed, holding his head.

"Wanna come over for lunch?" I asked, James is like family, everyone would be happy if he'd come over.

He scatched the back of his neck, "Um nah it's alright, i'll drop by anytime."

"Alright, im going home, see ya when ya get home from saving the world," I said, tapping his forehead with my pen.

"Yeah, be a good sidekick and don't spill any secrets, Lois Lane." He smiled, then added; "Text me as soon as you get home, walk home safely."

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author's note

thank you for reading, next update will be posted real soon

sorry for the grammar mistakes