First Love (David & Liza)

Chapter 7

October 11th, 2015 / Sunday

It's frustrating how a person I've known for literally a week can fully occupy my thoughts. It took me the whole weekend to edit the video I made before the party. I had trouble concentrating because of David. I just couldn't get him out of my mind. And don't even get me started with the feelings. Oh, the feelings! Right now they are just one giant sloppy mess of embaressment, curiosity, attraction and probably a dozen more.

It's Sunday evening when I finally manage to finish editing. I lay on my bed, stretching my almost numb legs, a sigh of relief escaping my mouth. I thought weekends are invented for relaxing, doing fun stuff or just being lazy. I guess those things don't apply for me, because I'm definitely not feeling even a bit relaxed right now. I just want to crawl under the covers and sleep for at least a decade. But apparently the Universe has other plans, which are starting with a ringing phone. Seriously?! Why is it so hard for this Universe chick to comprehend once and forever that sometimes, just sometimes, people need to shut their minds down and to not be disturbed for fifteen to thirty minutes. It's not like I'm asking her to do all my homeworks. No, I'm simply asking for a little peaceful and quiet "me" time. Utterly annoyed, I roll over to grab the ringing devilish device with a groan, but when I see the caller's ID my face brightens up with a huge smile.

"I was just thinking about calling you. Hi, mom!" My voice cracks a little at the end. Suck it up, Liza!

"Hello, sweetie! I have a few free minutes, so I decided to call you. You sound sleepy. Did I wake you up?" My mom's voice on the other end of the line makes my eyes tear up immediately.. 

"No, I just..." I make a sad attempt to swallow the lump in my throat and to somehow stop the tears from escaping my eyes, but I fail miserably.

"Oh, Liza! Please don't cry. We miss you too!" She stays quiet for a moment. "I wanted to talk to you about something, sweetie." I let out a quiet sob, already knowing what she's going to say. The thought of it just makes the tears run down my cheeks faster. "You know that the convention ends in a week, but right after that we have to go to a seminar in New York for another 2 weeks. I'm so sorry, but we can't turn it down. The business is going so well and..." 

"It's ok, mom. You have work to do, I understand that and I fully support you and dad." I interrupt her. "But in that case you have to bring me a present from New York. Deal?" When she laughs a little, I also smile, wiping a few tears. Well, it's more of a weird grimase than a smile, but it still counts.

"It's a deal, sweetie!I love you very, very much. Don't you ever forget that. I got to go now, but I'll call you again, ok?"

"Ok. Bye, mom! I love you too!" I roll over, tossing the phone somewhere on the bed and let the tears wet my bed covers. 

After a solid time of crying my eyes out, I take a deep breath and force my body to stand up. After washing my face multiple times, I take a look in the mirror. My mascara has formed two big dark circles around my blood-red eyes. As always my hair has its own opinion and is all over the place. I haven't seen my parents for a week and I look like a panda after just one call from them. I wonder what animal am I going to look like after 3 weeks from now? Godzilla? The Alien? Or maybe the Predator? That dude has a similar hairstyle as me right now with all those braids and stuff, so why not?! I shake my head and wipe my face with a towel, leaving the black circles all over the soft fabric. As I enter back the room, my phone rings again. The thought of my parents quickly vanishes, as I pick it up.

"Did you miss me?" I shiver a little when I hear David's smug voice. That boy has a weird effect on me and that fact is starting to scare me a bit. If he is in my mind all the time how can I think of something else?