A Boy Named Rae

Summer Life

The next few days, well they didn't consist of much, laying in bed all day watching Netflix.
This morning my dad came into my room before work.
Dad: "Hey, Justin."
Me: "Oh, hey"
Dad: "So what are your plans for today?"
Me: "Your looking at it"
Dad: "Well this has been your day for the last couple days."
Me: "Yep."
Dad: "What happened to Raegan, I haven't seen him in a while. Are you guys not together anymore?"
Me: "Oh no we are.. He and his family are staying in Florida with his grandma for month."
Dad: "Oh, dang, I'm sorry to hear that"
Me: "Yeah"
Dad: "Well have you talked to him at all, since he left."
Me: "Yeah a little, he doesn't get very good reception where he's staying."
Dad: "Oh.. Well. I have to get going, try to do something today, besides lay in bed."
Me: "I can't make any promises."
Dad: "Okay"
My dad walks out of the room, and I go back to watching this movie on Netflix.
A couple hours later, I hear my phone ring.
[Incoming Call: Babe💕]
I quickly answer the call.
Raegan: "Justin?"
Me: "Raegan."
Raegan: "Hey, how are you?"
Me: "I'm, well I'm just, great, yeah"
Raegan: "You don't sound to sure about that"
Me: "Yeah.."
Raegan: "So what have you been up to? Find someone to replace me?"
Me: "Well I haven't been doing much, unless watching Netflix in bed all day is something."
Raegan: "Oh, I see"
Me: "And no one can ever replace you"
Raegan: "Aw, that's sweet, but really you should go meet some new people."
Me: "Are you trying to get me to replace you?"
Raegan: "No I just think while I'm gone, you should find some friends, when I get back there will only be a couple weeks left of summer and then back to school."
Me: "Okay?"
Raegan: "What I'm going to be your only friend in school?"
Me: "I mean I wouldn't mind it"
Raegan: "I mean I wouldn't mind having you all to myself. But you should Meet knew people."
Me: "How exactly do I do that?"
Raegan: "Our school website."
Me: "Our school has a website?"
Raegan: "Yeah, it has events that the student council plans over the summer, they can be pretty fun sometimes."
Me: "No offense but that sounds lame."
Reagan: "Just promise me you'll check it out."
Me: "Fine"
Raegan: "Okay.. Well I have to go to this lunch thing, I'll call you after, or FaceTime, something."
Me: "Oh yeah, okay."
Raegan: "I miss you."
Me: "Yeah I miss you too"
Raegan: "Okay, bye."
Me: "yeah, bye"
Raegan hangs up the phone, and I put my phone down.
I look over to my dresser, where my laptop was, but then I pressed play, going back to watching my show.
*click* *click* *click*
I sat in the living room on my laptop when my dad came through the door.
Dad: "Oh hey,"
Me: "Hey"
Dad: "How was your day"
Me: "It was alright"
Dad: "I see your out of your room."
Me: "Yep"
Dad: "Whatcha doing?"
Me: "I'm trying to find a job"
Dad: "A job? Really?"
Me: "Well I figured, with Raegan gone, I could put the time towards earning money, and I could meet people still, which is what he wants me to do."
Dad: "Be wants you to do? Did you walk to him today."
Me: "Yeah, he told me to get out, meet people, make friends."
Dad: "Well that's a good idea"
Me: "Yeah"
Dad: "So what kind of Job?"
Me: "Well I called the guy that owns the ice cream place down the street, and apparently it worked out perfect and they are low staff"
Dad: "Okay.."
Me: "And he said come in today for a interview."
Dad: "Oh wow, that's great Justin."
Me: "Yeah I should get going, it starts in 15."
Dad: "Okay, well good luck!"
Me: "Thanks"
I shut my laptop, grab my keys and start driving over to the ice cream place. I'm still surprised that I called and got an interview in the same day. I pulled into the ice cream shops parking lot.
I get out of the car and walk inside, I see a girl cleaning windows as soon as I'm inside.
Girl: "Hi, can I get you something."
Me: "Oh no, I'm here for an interview, I'm looking for Reed, Reed Charleston, the owner?"
Girl: "Oh that's me, well I'm not Reed, I'm the one giving you the interview."
Me: "Oh cool"
The girl walks over to me holding out her hand.
Girl: " I'm April"
Me: "I'm Justin."