hard times ⇒ jyatt

four.

- jaeden -

i didn't want to do this. i didn't want to go out for lunch with sophia. as friends, for sure i would. but it wasn't like that. i wasn't going to lie, i was thinking about ditching. maybe i should.

i put on black slacks and matching sneakers along with a white t-shirt. the same shirt i stole from wyatt's trailer on set. it smelled like cheap cologne. of course, i found myself thinking about him.

no, jaeden. you're straight.

there was a half an hour left before i needed to meet sophia. since i couldn't drive, we planned on biking. i sneezed, then got an idea. i could pretend to be sick. i haven't talked to anyone today, so it would be perfect.

i practiced my sick voice for ten minutes before calling her. "hey jae!" sophia answered ecstatically.

i coughed two times before groaning "hey."

"everything alright?"

my heart was pounding, i hated doing this. not because i liked sophia, but i was scared she would find out. find out that i wasn't sick and she would hate me forever.

"i-i think i need a raincheck. i don't feel-" i cut off my sentence by coughing then hung up.

she called back in no time. the act was terribly unconvincing, even though that's what i did for my career. now i'm going to have to pretend like i'm sick all day. i knew wyatt would check on me every half hour, being the mom friend he is. and that would mean i would have to lie to this amazing human as well.

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written and edited by haley.