Lost & Found

It's Been Thirteen Years

It's Been Thirteen Years: unedited

"Lately I been, I been losing sleep

Dreaming about the things that we could be

But baby, I been, I been prayin' hard

Said no more counting dollars

We'll be counting stars

Yeah, we'll be counting stars"

Groaning awake as my phone rings loudly in my right ear from my bedside table. I reach over with my hand keeping my face in the pillow as I scramble to turn off Counting Stars by One Republic.

Successfully doing so, I then relax back into my slumber when it once again goes off. Growling I prop myself up and grab the phone and look to see whose calling. Nikki's contact picture glows on the screen, sighing I press the green button to answer.

"What the hell. I was asleep." I grumble at her as I snuggle back in my bed.

"Oh shut up, it's already noon." She shoots back.

"So, I didn't get a good nights sleep." I say just now looking at the face clock on my wall and noticing it was already noon.

"Girl, you needa go to like a doc or somethin, cause you gonna go crazy if you don't start sleeping right." She says with concern.

"Yes I know, but the dreams are getting worse." I say yawning into the phone.

"I don't know what to tell you babe other than asking you what they're about. Which you won't anyway." Nikki says back.

"Well why did you call? " I ask changing the subject.

"Well I was wondering if you wanted to go to lunch, cause I'm starved and I don't wanna go alone and look like a lonely anti-social freak." She says, nonchalantly.

"Well you wanna pick me up in 30?" I reply, yawning again.

"Yea! See you in a bit babe" she says chirpy before we say our goodbyes. I hang up the phone setting it back down on my nightstand and get out of bed to start the shower.

I just wanted to enjoy the hot water cascade down my back forever because honestly it's the best feeling ever, but then I remember agreeing to go to lunch with Nikki and reluctantly got out of the steamy waterfall.

I grab a towel and dry off, then put the underwear that I brought in earlier, on. Once I towel dried my hair I walk out of the bathroom and into my medium size closet. I pick out some skinny jeans and a t-shirt with some socks and black velvety boots and walk back out towards the table with my makeup, hair necessities and jewelry.

Lightly putting on eyeliner and some Chapstick, I grab a few bracelets and slide them on my left wrist. I then finger comb my very wavy hair a few times letting it cascade down past my shoulders before fixing the precious locket my mother gave me so very long ago.

Satisfied with my appearance, I turn to grab my phone, wallet and keys before heading down stairs to meet an arriving Nikki. I lock the door knowing that Steve was at work. Turning around and giving Nikki a bear hug. I sigh.

"Hey chica." She greets me simply.

"Hey." I reply back, then adding, "so where to?" I ask curiously.

"How about Panera." She says knowing I would go willingly.

"You know me so well." I say while we head to her car. Ellie Goulding plays in the background speakers in the car and it smells of oranges and a tint of earth. I can smell that Nikki is a Lycian because of the earth tint, all lycians have it; however she doesn't know that I am one as well.