The Secret Life of Chloe Lyons #WATTYS2015

Chloe's house - Family Room - Tuesday August 12th - 6:00P.M.

"Hey mom! I'm home!" I yell, running to the family room excitedly.

My mom comes from out of the kitchen, smiling.

"Hey baby! How was your first day?"

I remember everything that happened today with Carter. Just thinking of his name makes me have a huge grin. And now that I think of it, our names even sound kind of cute.

Carter and Chloe. Chloe and Carter. It goes together like Bonnie and Clyde.

I smile again.

"Earth to Chloe?" my mom chuckles, her dark brown eyes gleaming.

"What? Oh. sorry!" I laugh. I must have zoned out thinking about Carter.

"How did your day go?!" My mom tries asking again.

"Um. Actually. It went, okay. No, it was great!" I smile, telling my mother about everything that happened. From me getting tired of my old friends, to me meeting Carter and making up a nickname for him, "Grey Eyes".

"Wow." My mom sighs. "I remember my first, real crush."

"Mom! It's not a crush!" I screech unable to hide my burning cheeks. "We're barely even friends!" I finish.

"Well I'm just saying. The way you talked about him and keep smiling makes it seem as if you have, well, a crush on the boy!" my mom says.

I think for a second. Maybe I do have a small crush on him. Nothing major. Besides, he probably doesn't even like me! I mean, who does?! There's nothing to like about me! I'm boring, I think way to much, and I can't even ask for a ketchup pack at McDonalds! And he probably has a girlfriend. I frown at the thought of that.

"Well I don't, mom." I sigh. " I'm going upstairs. I have tons of homework to do!" I lie as I race up the stairs. Who has homework on the first day of school?!

When I reach my bedroom, I shut my door and lie down in my bed. I take a long sigh. Everything that happened today is running through my head. I lay sideways and check my iPhone.

3 new text messages. It reads.

I decide to check out the first one. Its from Hannah.

Hey! What's up? You hangin out Friday night? :)

Of course that's all she asks. I check the next one. Its from Emma.

Hey gurl! Just wondering wht ur up 2 on Fri! Joe and I R goin 2 da roller skating rink and he's bringin some friends! It was his idea! Isn't he da sweetest? U in? Already invited Hannah! XD

I don't even know how to respond to that. I don't want to go, to be honest. But I can't just tell her that! She'd be so sad. Besides, I'm already going to the movies with Carter! I smile again, thinking about him.

I remember there's another text message.

That's odd. I think. I literally only have like 5 contacts in my phone...

I check the message.

Are you for sure going to the movies on Friday? Just checking to make sure! c:

Ohmygawd. I can't be!

My phone buzzed.

Your probably wondering how I got your number... c:

Actually... I'm wondering a lot of things! First, the way he texts is so cute! I look at the text again and smile. He types in actual words! Not texting language. I smile again. How did he get my number though? I think curiously.

Then my phone started buzzing again! It's a phone call! He's calling me!

I answer the phone.

"Hello?" I ask, nervous-in a happy way.

"Hey, Chloe Lyons." He says.

Ohmygawd! It really is him!

"Grey- I mean, um, Carter?" I caught myself.

"That's my name, don't wear it out." He laughs.

And that makes me laugh-Mostly because I almost called me Grey Eyes, but he doesn't need to know that.

After laughing so much, we start to have a full on conversation. We talk about basically everything! From school, to friends, to life, to people, to teachers, to family, and to finally how he got my number! Then we finally hang up at about 8:02 P.M.

Almost two hours...

So that's how he got my number! I think again, remembering what he said. Apparently he quote-end quote "has his connections" I don't know how he did, but he did.

I'm not going to miss my chance of my first guy friend. I look at my phone screen still looking at his number on my phone. I smile at his name just there. I change it to 'Grey Eyes' instead of 'Carter'.

I smile, remembering my decision for Friday. This is my life! Why not?

I look at his text still there.

Are you for sure going to the movies on Friday? Just checking to make sure! c:

Then with full confidence, I simply reply,

Your on.

Then without even replying to my old friends, I doze off to bed, thinking about him.