Victory Boulevard

13.

Katrina

alright so i woke up and decided i was gonna text Jc. i typed the message and i deleted it because i wasn't gonna. i should wait for him to text me.
but i did retyped the message and sent it anyways. after i sent it i wish i didnt. what if this starts an argument or he doesnt answer.

my phone dinged , it was Crystal.

Crystal:

hey, I just got home from my grandparents house, yea lets chill . hit me back

i get up, get in the shower, i shave my legs because i was gonna wear ripped jeans. i get out then plop myself down into my bed only in my towel. I check my phone to see the weather, it is gonna be cloudy. i miss Cali because it was usually sunny and warm. most of my friends live there too. the only reason why i am really back here is because i need to be home and my parents are here. oh and Crystal.

i finally get up and do my hair and makeup.

my hair is in a ponytail. my makeup is just my eyebrows, i don't like to wear makeup like that.. i put on a white shirt that says "Crybaby" in the middle with lightwashed jeans and white vans.

i tell my mom that I'm going over Crystal's house. i walk out the house i open my car door and get in. i forgot to text Crystal back

"hey I'm coming over now, is that cool?" i type and send without hesitating. instantly my phone dings back.

Crystal:

Okay, come through the back door :)

i start to drive, ill forever know how to get to her house. these roads bring back so many memories.

Flashback to me and Crystal's 12 year old selves

"do you think this is a good idea Crystal" i ask.

"yes I'm sure" she answers.

"where are we going again?"

"some really creepy house" she laughs.

"no this is cre-"

"stop being a pussy" she says.

"hi kids, where you going"

an older man says getting closer to us. he looked like he was gonna kidnap us. Crystal starts running, i was frozen in my tracks . I was so scared. Crystal grabs my hand and we start running away.

i laugh at our memories, thinking about all these memories make me miss her so much. i cant wait to see her. once i get towards her house i smile seeing the familiar neighborhood. her house was medium sized, really beautiful actually. this whole neighborhood was beautiful. i park the car in the driveway, and lock the car with my keys as i walk towards the back door. i walk into the house as if it was mine. this was where most of our sleepovers were, so her house was my house. i walk towards the stairs to go up Crystal's room.
"BOO" , Crystal jumps out and scares me. i immediately jump.
"bitch you scared me" i scream while laughing.
"look, i recorded it" she shows me the video.
we laugh as we watch it more and more.
"lets go upstairs, we got a lot of catching up to do girll" as i start walking up the stairs.
we sit on the bed and talk for hours. telling stories from when i was living in LA, to how Jc and i ended. Crystal told me about her boyfriend situation.
"i miss Jc so much Crystal, but it just didn't feel right being there I had to leave and come home"
"Katrina, i completely understand. you cant help the way you feel, don't blame yourself on the way you feel."
"i texted hi-"
"YOU WHAT" she screams.
"yea this morning, was i not supposed too?" i ask quietly.
"no, you should've waited" she laughs.
we continue to talk for hours and i look at the time on my phone and see its 9:45 pm, and also a text back.
Jc:
yea, when are you coming back?
i decide not to answer it til i get home.
"Crystal its mad late, i might go home."
"noo sleepover, its the first time i seen you in a while."
"i don't know, mom probably wants me ho-"
"PLEASE , nobody's home. you're gonna leave your best friend home all alone by herself"
"bitch your 20, you'll be fine" i laugh at her ridiculous excuse
"you're sleeping over, you cant go home. you just cant."
"ugh fine" i finally give in.
"YAY" she was smiling ode.
"im gonna use the bathroom real quick, brb"
i walk out of the room and into the bathroom. i pull out my phone and look at the text from Jc. i was debating whether if i should answer. he texted me 2 hours ago. i finally answer
me to Jc:
i dont think ill be coming back tbh. i feel like you're just using me, i know it was selfish to just up and leave but it was best for me not to get hurt.
i leave the bathroom and go back into Crystal's room. she was watching tv. i decide to go onto snapchat. i was looking through stories. i really did miss Kian and Franny, they are my best friends. we were all in a group chat together. none of us left it was all of house members. i sent a snap of myself and told them i missed them. they answered almost immediately. telling me to come back soon and how they miss me, it made me wanna come back. my phone dings.
Jc:
i know, i wasn't using you. i would never do that to you, you are something special Katrina. i don't wanna lose you even tho a part of me feels like i did. please come back so we can talk this out together. you don't have to come unless you want to, i wont force you to. but just know the house aint the same without you. :( goodnight.
i look at the text, ill just pretend i didn't see it or i was sleeping. this is so hard, i can either go back to my friends and leave Crystal or stay here. i lock my phone and lay down, i need to rest. i look over and Crystal is already sleeping. i don't know why she wanted me to stay over if she was gonna fall asleep early as hell. i close my eyes and finally fall asleep.

authors note:
well its been like a year since i updated sorryy, ill definitely update more now that i realized i miss writing :)