Insomniac

Michael

☽m.7☾

I slip on my sweatpants quietly hoping not to wake up my roomate. Swiping the keys off of my desk, I shove my feet into a pair of mocasins and ducked out of the door. Now all I had to do was somehow get off campus without getting caught.

Last night I snuck out around 1am and was caught making it the third time in the past two weeks. Problem? Two strikes you're out. I honest to God didn't even know how I was still here. Okay-- I knew why. I knew it was only because my dad was stationed in some foreign country for some buisness matter or another feeding a large sum of money to my college.

How embarrassing. I shook my head, only being here-- and knowing that I was only here because my family had money. But really I had no right being embarrassed. I would take any hand out I could get. Yeah I didn't want to be a charity case, but what else could I do with my Insomnia plauging me every night, and slowly but surely ruining my life? Nothing. I could do nothing, but humbly and greedily take up on every offer and opportunity I had and hope that I could overcome my whole crappy situation.

And in the meantime I would waste my nights away on a long dark road with a good long playlist-- just me and my thoughts.

Thoughts. I had... so many. Too many-- too man concerns, far too many things to worry about. And some of these things honestly didn't even really concern me. Like, what did I care if the other night Sam looked upset? What did I care if Sam didn't talk to me last time I was there? Or if my roomate just lost his job? As if my own problems weren't enough, here I was taking the weight of the world on my shoulders.

I drove slowly with no destination in mind but I guess deep down I knew exactly where I wanted to be, and the was at the diner, nestled into booth seven, coffee in one hand and a pencil in another and talking to Sam.

It was late when I pulled up to the diner, around midnight-- which was honestly early for me-- that's why I was surprised to see all the lights on. However upon closer inspection I saw that the sign on the door was flipped to 'closed' and one lone figure was dancing around the restaurant. A lone figure with dark hair and bronzed skin.

Without giving it much thought I pulled into the parkinglot, parked and killed the engine. Shutting my door behind me I could hear the loud break-up music before I got up the steps and to the door. When I tried the door it opened easily and all the sound came rushing at me. Sam stood in the middle of the diner hands gripping a mop as she belted and crooned along to the song, "We belong together! And you knooowww that I'm right, why do you play with my heart, why do you play with my mind?"

I stood in the doorway with my arms crossed and a small smile forming on my lips. I probably should've felt bad that something obviously went wrong with Jeff or whatever, but I couldn't. Sure I felt bad that she was upset, but with him gone... Not to mention he way she was yelling along to the song was extremely humorous.

"Pain in my head oh I'd rather be dead! Spinin' around and around!" she tok this moment to spin violently. Her dark hair whisping around her face-- a tear streaked face I observed as she stoped dead in her tracks eyes widening and mop clattering to the floor.

"I-- uh heard there was a party," I spoke up over the loud music.

"of the road. No I can't let go. It's unatural, I belong to you, you belong to me..."

She blinked her mouth opening and closing around words she couldn't say. Ok try again.

"Are you ok?" I ventured.

She sniffled a little at this and I couldn't help but step closer to her.

"That's fine," I spoke in the voice I always used to comfort my sister when we were younger, "we don't have to talk it's ok."

I sidestepped her and made my way to the radio that was still playing 'End if the Road' intending to turn it off. Laying next to the radio was a mixtape case. A break up mixtape the track list on the back.

Someone Like You

Cry Me a River

Irreplaceable

I smiled and skipped to the Beyoncé song that I always heard blasting from my sisters room after a nasty fight with her boyfriend. Or one of them.

Turning to Sam I smiled, "You don't have to tell me what's wrong but you do have to stop mopping over this nerd. I won't be able to enjoy my coffee with you crying."

Despite herself she gave me a wobbly smile, "Who says I'm gonna get you any coffee? Stalking is illegal in all fifty states you know. And you just showing up was a little creepy."

But she didn't look creeped in the least.

I raised my eyebrows at her.

Her watery eyes shone with mischief.

"You must not know 'bout me

You must not know 'bout me"

"I don't think he knows about you Sam..." I grinned at her.

"Yeah, I guess you're right."

"I could have another you in a minute

Matter fact he'll be here in a minute, baby"

I pointed to myself as these lyrics "another you" played and gave her a wink dancing stupidly to the song.

Before I knew it she was laughing and dancing along sappy tears forgotten for the moment.

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I have another snow day (literally have had like five in the past two weeks) so here you are short and cute hope you like (; vote and comment "Mikantha" if you are in love with the two of them

-Sarah ❤️