Space Between

First

The Best Friend.

I gave a look at my friend, as she gawks at the guy singing at the stage in front of us. Her eyes were sparkling. She's like a child who just saw her favorite Disney princess kissing her Prince Charming! Yep, it's kinda obvious now. She has a crush on him. I laughed to myself when I thought of the times she tried to act cool whenever he's around. And may I repeat, she tried.

"Oh my god, Mel. Why does he have to be such a good singer? It's making me fall for him even harder!" she said, not tearing her eyes away from him. I laughed once again and shook my head. When I focused my attention to the guy in front of us, I smiled. Yeah, he is a good singer. The way he closed his eyes whenever he became one with the song makes him look so at ease and happy. Before the song ended, he opened his eyes and looked at the audience ahead of him. The crowd started shouting and clapping for him. I'm one of them.

He flashed his signature smile whenever he finishes his songs, then came down off the stage. He jogged towards us, while high-fiving the people that greeted and cheered for him. I rolled my eyes when he looked at me with that cocky smirk.

"Look what have you done, Mel. Now everybody likes me now." he said while scrunching his face up in uneasiness. Ass. For all I know he loved the attention.

I slightly punched his arm, causing him to wince. "Yeah right, Davids" he laughed at my retort. Then answered. "Oh, so now we're on last name basis huh? Ok, Jonnes. What d'ya think? I was pretty good up there wasn't I?" He wiggled his brows for more emphasis. It's like telling me that he knew I liked it. And I certainly did.

I smirked,"Hmm...Not bad Davids, but I still do think that--"

"Nice performance up there, Zander" Audrey interrupted. She's making that dreamy voice again! For goodness sake Dee! You don't want him to know about your silly crush for him right?! Stop making it obvious, woman! But on second thought, even if she's not obvious with her feelings for him, it didn't matter. Cause he knew. He knew that she likes her. He's just acting like as if he didn't have a clue. And that's better than to tell her that the feeling wasn't mutual(That's what he said)

Zander smiled sweetly,"Thanks, Dee. At least you find it good"

And that is how he gets back at me. He thought I didn't like it. Duh? I loved it! He was great up there! But there is no way in hell am I saying that to him. No hecking way.

I smirked,"It wasn't bad...it was worse." I saw Audrey's eyes widens as her jaw dropped open. It was like as if she just saw a ghost. Or a person who just insulted her crush. I wonder.

But Zander's expression was the opposite of that. He mirrored my smirk then said cockily, "Just wait until it's your time to go up on the stage," And that's certainly not happening. He once forced me to, but it ended up with me kicking him there. I know it was a little too much but, then again, I have stage fright! What did you expect?! 

"Oh so you want part two?"

"I want to have kids, so no."

******

"Hey Mel?" Zander called out. I was so deep in thought when he did. Thinking about my problems got me thinking...Am I really a teenager? But nonetheless, I answered him with a Hmm. 

"Can you help me turn down Audrey?" That caught my attention. I was thinking about that too. I didn't want her to keep having these feelings for him any longer. Cause the longer those feelings stayed, the harder for her to bare the pain when she'll know the truth. I love her as a sister, and I don't want her to get through that. 

"What do you mean?" I asked, as I turned to face him. He was sitting on the counter, while having his phone in his hand. 

"I think..." he started

"You think?" 

"Just..Nevermind. I'll tell you later." He said as I gave him the dirty look. Something's bothering him. I know that. I can see it in his face. I felt uneasy because he was cutting off the topic, but I let it go. When he says I'll tell you later, he'll tell me later.

When the microwave dinged. I quickly opened it and grabbed the pack full of cooked popcorn. We headed out of the kitchen and headed to the living room. 

"So what're we watching?" He asked.

"Avengers" I replied as I grabbed for the remote. He always thought that the reason why I liked watching this movie was cause I love action films. But no. Captain America got me hooked.

While the movie was playing, I noticed that Zander was reading something in his phone. I couldn't see what but I'm pretty sure it was a text. When I looked closer, I saw the name of the person who he was texting for the past three hours. Audrey. 

My eyes widened. I thought he wanted to turn her down. But why is he doing this? He's just putting her hopes up higher than 100%! But something else felt strange. My heart dropped. 

Then I choked on a popcorn

I coughed as I turned my hand to a fist and started pouching my chest harder that necessary. I felt him turn his head towards me, and I also felt that he was going to ask me if something was wrong. I quickly silenced him up by putting my hand up, like saying I'm alright. I stood up and headed towards the kitchen to get a glass of water. 

What the hell's happening?   

I grabbed a glass out of the drawer and quickly walked my way to the fridge. I grabbed the pitch full of water then placed it on the counter along with the glass. I poured the water in and began downing the whole glass down. I coughed once more and then I felt myself calm.

What the hell?

Why am I acting so weird? Am I having a fever or something?

"Hey you alright?" 

I jumped slightly when I heard a voice. I didn't notice that Zander was standing in front of me until he spoke. Wow, I must've let my mind shut. 

"Yeah yeah. Just a stupid popcorn."

He chuckled softly and then walked towards me. I felt my heart pound. 

Again. What the hell?

"About earlier," he started, I just stared at him. I didn't know what to do. I didn't know what to say. I just stood there. 

"I think.... I like Audrey"

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Tadaaa!!