Christmas Lights

Ice cold

"Bye." I holler to Sara as I walk down the block to my street from the bus stop. Sara, Emily, and I are best friends. We never get in fights and never have any issues. We hate all the same fake ass people. Especially this bitch named Riley. We all have had huge drama with her. An ice cold sensation runs down my body from the winter breeze. It is surprisingly colder than usual in Florida. I pull out my white Apple headphones and plugged them into my phone. I go to music and press shuffle. Walking up to my front door i can hear the little shells crunch under my shoes. Stepping onto the patio I can hear my dad snoring yet again.

     I can almost hear my stomach grumbling from eating rarely anything all day. opening the front door i started to gradually walk faster. i set down my bag and walked upstairs. turning the conner i can see a pink glow coming from the doorway. i forgot to turn off my christmas lights. i slip off my pants and fit into sweatpants.

     My phone started vibrating in my pocket. it was Justin.

     "hey babe." i hear a brisk voice that fills me with warmth.

     "hey whats up." i respond with a huge grin. i could feel my dimples now.

     "wanna come over. I'm bored as crap." just like usual i respond with a yes. we talked about our days and hung up. i loved going over to his. his mom is awfully nice but the brother is really sarcastic. i go downstairs to ask my dad about going to Justin's. he just groaned a yes and continued sleeping. i wasn't surprised that he was drunk yet again.

      Justin's mom comes by my house to pick me up. she explains to me how she's dropping us off at their house so she can go do chores in downtown orlando. Justin looks over at me and winks. i know he is just joking around. i bust up little chuckle.

     the handle on their front door was a very cold gray metal. warm stuffy air washes over me as he opens the door. i breathed in the smell of the crisp morning air candle from yankee candle. i remember my mom lighting this on a christmas morning.

     i feel Justin's arm on my waist. i turn around smiling. he pressed his lips against mine. i kissed back. his lips were warm and moist. its been a while since we have contacted like this. i missed it. we pulled apart and made our way to the couch and sat down and flipped to a channel. stand up comedy. He laughed at a few jokes. his deep laugh makes me happy.

     "your so cute oh my god!" he turned to me and pecked my lips again. He just looked at he admiring my face. i turned to him and told him to stop. i laughed again and he leaned over and kissed my neck. chills ran down my body like icicles. I leaned on his shoulder and started to doze off the last thing I remember is the comedian telling a joke about childhood.