The Note ↠ Daniel Seavey

Chapter 13

September 5, 2017

"Get your lazy asses off of my couch!"
Jonah and Zach jumped, causing them to fall off of the couch.
Last night, we had all watched movies together. Jonah and Zach had fell asleep, so the other boys just went back to their house and left them here.
"Where is everybody else?" Jonah asked, rubbing his eyes and stretching.
"They all left last night," I said, grabbing the blankets and folding them. I looked over and Jonah and Zach and saw that they were picking up some pillows. "I'm about to go over to the library, I need to get some books for an assignment. Do either of you guys want to come?"
"No, can you just drop me off on the way though?" Zach asked.
"Yeah, I guess. What about you Jonah?" I put the blankets into the hall closet, along with some of the pillows.
"Yeah, I'll go. I need to get the Harry Potter books anyways."
"Really? Again? You've read those books so many times you can probably recite them word for word."
"But they are soooo good," Jonah said, spinning around.
"Alright, you can come. We'll just drop Zach off on the way." I went upstairs to my room and changed into some jean shorts, along with a white crop top and some brown sandals.
"You guys ready?"
"Yeah, let's go."
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"Okay, Jonah. You go find your Harry Potter book and I'm going to go find my books for this assignment."
Jonah went towards the fiction books while I went towards the biographies.
I had finally found the books I needed when Jonah came around the corner.
"Hey, I just got a text, there's an emergency meeting for the band," Jonah said. "Something about our new EP, I'm not sure."
"Alright, do you need me to take you?"
"No, I already got an Uber. Thanks though."
Jonah went outside and got into a car before they drove off. I looked a little to the left and saw that familiar face. I hurried and checked out my books, running outside to catch up with him.
"West!"
He turned and looked around for a second before his eyes landed on me. "Hey, Kourtney."
"What's up?" I asked, slowing down and catching my breath.
"Just walking around. Oh, and my mom need something from the store."
"Oh."
"What about you?"
"Needed to get some books for an assignment."
"What's it about?" He asked, looking at the books in my hands.
"If I knew, I wouldn't have got the books."
"So, about that number."
"Yeah, that was smooth."
"Would you, I don't know, maybe want to get coffee?"
"I would love to get coffee with you. My car is over here, we can take it if you don't have one."
"Yeah, I usually just walk here, since my house isn't too far."
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"What's your favorite color?" West asked, setting my coffee down in front of me. He sat down in the seat in front of me.
"Blue. What's yours?"
"Red."
"Favorite movie?"
"Star Wars."
"Nerd."
"I'm the nerd? Let's hear yours."
"Hunger Games."
"Okay, I got nothing for a comeback."
"Exactly."
After talking for a little while I found out his mom is wheelchair bound because of a car accident in January. His dad is the owner of some big company, so they live in a nice part of L.A., which just so happens to be about five minutes away from my house. He also takes online courses, but is a year ahead of me so he is in his freshman year of college.
"I had a lot of fun, but I have to go," I said, checking the time on my phone. "I have to help some of my friends record songs."
West gave me a confused look until I explained more.
"They're in a band called Why Don't We. They are working on an EP they are releasing on their one-year anniversary, and I usually help them when they record songs."
"Oh, that makes a little bit more sense."
"Yeah. Thanks for today, I'll see you later?"
"Yeah, I'll text you."
I walked outside and got into my car. I sat there for a minute before deciding to DM that 'theauthor' account.

kourtneyofficial_: So, who are you exactly?
theauthor: That I will tell you when I'm ready.
kourtneyofficial_: so right now, you are basically just a creepy stalker dude.
theauthor: did you just assume my gender?
theauthor: jk, jk. but no. I've seen you around school, and I can't talk to you in person. so, for now, I am just an anonymous person that you can tell anything too.
kourtneyofficial_: So, I'm just going to spill my deepest darkest secrets to someone I don't even know?
theauthor: You do know me. you just don't know who I am
kourtneyofficial_: that made no sense
theauthor: yeah yeah, I know. at least I tried.
kourtneyofficial_: A+ for effort. I have to go. talk to you later, I guess

I shut my phone off and pulled away from the cafe. I had a good feeling about this.