On My Screen

2

“You hungry?”  I asked, raising an eyebrow,

“Nah- you?”

I nodded, pouting and clutching my stomach,

“Need-food!”

Maz shook his head and poked my tummy,

“Girlfriend, you are going to get so fat!” I frowned; I wasn’t fat, was I? Whatever that was Maz, and who could listen to him?

“Mazza bear? I’m not your girlfriend.”

“Yeah, I’m lucky right? Come on let’s order in and watch a movie!”

“Yeah, ok mazz bear, use that fat head. You’re in Tokyo because of this awards thing; not because you can speak amazing Japanese, and watch all of their movies in that language. I am.”

Maz shook his and threw his head back, laughing,

“So you came here to learn? Ok Maddie, ok. Let’s order pizza, no movies- no nothing.”

Maz pulled his face back into a horrible grin that showed off all his gross lip piercings.

I don’t really blame my mum and dad for not loving him as I would have liked them to like one of my best friends. He looked like a thug.

“MAZ! We are in Japan! NO, no! We are going out- not staying here, and eating sushi, you know that food they eat here. Why do you think it’s ok to eat what you normally eat in a completely different country?”

“Culture nerd.”

“What?”

He just pulled out his phone and dialled a number,

“Hey, Alfie! Yeah, yeah I’m with Maddie, yeah the journey was good mate, and yeah when did you land? Wow mate! Yeah, yeah! Sure ‘cos Maddie wants to eat sushi...”

He walked out the room and I walked into the bathroom, to check my hair.

Purple highlights, didn’t even show up on my hair because it was so dark, like my eyes.

Then there’s the skin, mixed, and my attire that suited my colour. I tugged the laces of my purple converse and fixed on my beanie. I stared self consciously at myself, was my makeup Ok? I know all my friends had gone on diets but I didn’t have time, I’m only 18 not 28.

I smiled at myself I was wearing my favourite jumper and jeans so I guess my fashion sense was ok today.

“Hey you!” Maz stuttered as I walked into his suite.

“Maz, I’m not a complete idiot, when you say ‘hey you’ it’s obvious something’s wrong.”

I squinted at him,

“MAZ!”

“Jesus, MADDIE! Fine I’ll tell you, but don’t get mad at me.”

I squinted again.

“Shoot.”

“You know how we’re going out for dinner, yeah, we’re having sushi! Yeah, should I play a good song before we go, or do we even have to go? We don’t have to go!”

He grabbed his iphone and grinned at me and put on Blue Jeans by Lana Del Rey.

“Maz! Come on! You hate this song!”

He turned the song off and muttered,

“Ok, ok I invited Alfie, Joe, jack and Marcus.”

“Ok.”

“You’re not mad?”

“Why the hell why would I be mad?

“Um, well you’re going to hate me for this but it’s always been awkward for you and jack for some reason, no?”

“Ok, well time has passed and maybe we can be friends’ ok, mazz bear?”

“Epic.” He grinned again, making me wince

“Epic.”  I smiled, shaking my head