You Make Me Laugh

He Knew Me Best

Everything hurt. It was as if my limbs had been replaced by bricks, each weighed ten times what it should and my heart felt the heaviest of all. I could have sworn I was making a human imprint onto my bed, that if I could get up I'd be able to see a big dent. The problem was that I couldn't stop thinking, I felt so betrayed and angry, but really... I just felt alone. Incredibly alone.

No one at school would listen to me anymore, my history with a boy was just old news, and something everyone else had put into the past. Not for me. It was overwhelming how much I missed him. I missed talking to him, I missed his laugh, and I missed his warm arms around me. Even if the thought just leads to more pain.

It wasn't that he was completely gone either, my entire week was spent watching him flirt with every other girl in sight that he possibly could, avoiding me completely and feeling my heart sink to rock bottom. I would have rather he just leave, better than nights like this waiting for pure exhaustion to take over just so I couldn't think of my pain anymore. It wasn't long before my overworked brain decided to quit there in bed after hours of figuratively banging it against the wall. I loved going to sleep more than anything else in life right now. Sleep felt like it was my only friend, and dreams were a beautiful break from reality. But It felt like only moments before I was awoken by my door opening. Thinking it was my sister getting back in bed, I rolled over and closed my eyes again. I felt a hand on my shoulder.

"Bay, wake up, we're here to kidnap you." Whispered Percy cheerfully. I was surprised. I wasn't expecting him here at all, and Percy was so busy I rarely got to see him at all anyways. I tried to recall the last time I had seen him but I couldn't remember. I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes and turned to face him, but to my double surprise, there were two silhouettes by my bedside.

"Surprise! Wakey wakey eggs and bakey!" Jack whispered. I could faintly see him smiling in the darkened room. I did see Jack more on occasion, but not enough that they weren't both a sight for sore eyes. A sudden doubt hit me, that this couldn't be happening, why would they be here so late?

"I'm awake, I think. I'm a pretty light sleeper... What are you guys doing here? Am I dreaming?"

Jack chuckled. "No you're not dreaming, although this would be a pretty amazing dream am I right?"

Then he turned to Percy and nudged his arm, "How much you wanna bet that she's dreamed about us before?"

I rolled my eyes and rolled back over. I wasn't about to tell them that they had indeed been in my dreams before, "Yup. Definitely dreaming. Go back to riding narwhals or something."

"Yeah right, I didn't come all this way for you to roll over and go back to sleep." Percy laughed, "And why would we be riding narwhals? Come here, princess." He tucked the blankets around me and tried to scoop me up, but I clung onto the edge of the bed. I knew I couldn't be sleeping now, but I was still really tired, and no one wants to be yanked out of bed. Jack just laughed as he untangled my hands away, and I tried not to giggle as I pouted at both of them. Percy lifted me up and carefully carried me outside, as we hit the cool air of the night I shivered and bundled up tighter. I was glad they were here but I wanted to go back to sleep. I still felt so heavy with thought, and sleep was the only thing that could help that. And I was honestly a little frustrated with these two, they had been too busy when I needed them, so why should I have to deal with them in the middle of the night?

We got in the car, me and Jack sat in the back, and Percy drove. Percy was just a little older than me and Jack, he just turned 17, Jack and I were 16. It made this group so fun to be with because we went on dates just for fun and Percy would be able to drive and take us wherever. By this time I was more fully awake, "Where are we going?"