Real Friends (An IM5 FanFiction)

Chapter 17.

Alex's POV:

*Tuesday, January 13, 2014, 6:10 a.m.*

I picked up my phone from my bedside table when I heard it ring, waking me up.

"Hello?" I answered.

"Hey, babe!" I heard Gabe's voice.

"It's so early, what do you want?" I sat up in bed and rubbed my eyes.

"Wow, rude!" he said, making me laugh.

"Okay, okay. Let me try again: Good morning, babe! How can I help you?"

"Much better," I could basically hear his smile through the phone. "Get dressed, we're going to the mall.

"What? You mean ditch school?"

Gabe laughed, "Yes I mean ditch school."

"Okay, just let me check if my parents left for work already," I laughed.

I got out of bed and made my way over to my door. I slowly opened it to check and see if my parents were in their room or anywhere in the house.

After I concluded that they weren't home, I put my phone back to my ear and said, "Yeah, they're gone. When are you going to be here?"

Gabe thought for a few seconds and said, "I'll come over now and we'll sleep for a little before hitting the mall?"

"Sounds good," I smiled even though he couldn't see.

"Okay, I'll see you soon. Love you."

"Love you, too, Batman."

We both hung up and I was still dead tired. My eyes were barely open and, when I looked in the mirror, I looked like crap.

I picked up my hair brush and ran it through my hair, removing all the tangles and returning it to its natural, straight, and soft state. I didn't bother trying to put on makeup because I was just going to go back to sleep anyways and Gabe's seen me when I've looked my worst.

I went to the bathroom to brush my teeth and wash my face before Gabe came over.

It wasn't until ten minutes after our phone call that I heard the doorbell. I made my way down the stairs and opened the door to let Gabe in.

He greeted me with a kiss and I locked the door behind him before grabbing his hand and pulling him up the stairs, into my room.

He lied down on my bed while I went to go sit at my desk. I opened up my laptop and logged into my mom's email. I quickly sent an email to my school saying that I wasn't going to be at school because I wasn't feeling well. I pressed the send button and waited for it to send. I went to the "Sent" box and deleted the message that I had just sent before logging out of my mother's email.

After that I crawled back into bed and cuddled with Gabe. He softly pressed his lips to my temple before we drifted off into sleep.

Dalton's POV:

*Tuesday, January 13, 2014, 3:12 p.m.*

I looked down at my phone and checked the time.

Where was she? Em said she would meet me at our usual spot.

I sighed and sat down on the grass, leaning my back against the tree. I decided to stop looking. The more I looked, the longer it would feel like. I set my guitar down and let it lay next to me.

I looked back down at my phone and scrolled through Instagram, seeing a bunch of pictures of food, selfies, Outfit Of The Day, and Transformation Tuesday pictures.