Replace Your Heart // Michael Clifford fanfic

Day Three.

"Its almost 5,"Alyssa poked me and I sighed and turned over trying to sleep again.

"Michael, Michael, wake up," she patted my back, "You've been taking a nap for two hours now!"

"Sorry," I mumbled, "Those medicines made me tired,"

"That's really so stupid. She said it was lightest doze," she rested her hand on my shoulder.

"Uhh, I wanna sleep!" I groaned.

"You've been sleeping for so long, I even got back from hanging out with Melroy, wake up." she patted my shoulders again.

"I'm awake, stop patting my shoulder," I chuckled.

"You're so lazy...." she trailed off, "you have a tattoo?" she asked.

"Yeah," I turned over to her and looked up at her, "Its called To The Moon," I say as I stretch my arms for her to see it.

"That's so cool, wow" she wondered out loud.

"I love it," I said as I finally got up and stretched, "I'm up!" I grinned at her.

"Thank god, get yourself together and come down for tea," she replied.

"What do you mean by come down? Aren't you gonna wait?" I asked.

"No! Because my mom has to think that you're quite dwell on my family and house. So just come down," she explained.

"Gosh....All I wanna do is stay here till the time I'm unwell, why do I have to make an impression?" I groaned.

"I don't know, okay? Just do what I'm telling you," she retorted, tired of me being moody.

"You're so eager to want me to stay here," I joked.

"Dream on, Clifford," she laughed as she got out the bed.

"Listen," I call out for her, "can I have that thing to eat again....I mean, the thing we had for lunch.." I trailed off.

"Pav Bhaji?" she asked.

"Yeah....I liked it," I said awkwardly.

"I'll see if its there, but its tea time, there'll be something else for snack," she answered.

"Oh, no problem! I'll see you down in a bit," I say and step into the bathroom to wash my face and try my best to not look sleepy.

"I'm down, okay?" I heard Alyssa as she left the room.

I couldn't believe just three days back I was irritated and annoyed at the fact that I'm in India for a month and today I have two friends who are just making life better for me, in every way possible. First, they became my friends so I won't have to be alone, then they actually put up with my awkwardness and mood, then here I am, staying over at Alyssa's place because I have a stomach ache, I was so thankful to them, in every way possible.

But I then realized how I won't be able to skype the boys today, which dragged my mood down, but I guess they're just busy themselves too, I shrugged off the thought and went downstairs for tea, though I dislike tea.

"Hey guys," I say casually. I had been here quite a few times and almost all her cousins knew me, the ones who were here did anyway.

"Saucy," Nikhil mumbled and everyone else laughed as Alyssa's eyes widen, she playfully hit Nikhil asking him to shut up. I shrug that inside joke between them and walked up till the dining table and took a seat next to Akanksha, Alyssa's elder cousin. She was just a year old, though.

"Where is your mom?" I asked Alyssa.

"She'll be here in some time," she replied not paying much attention to me.