When I'm gone

Chapter 3

When Ally got home for the second time she opened up her sketch book and out came a little slip of paper. There was a phone number on it:

Charles' #: (315) 828-9541

Sorry bout' bumping into you today.

Ally rolled her eyes and threw the paper into her garbage can. Then she picked up her phone and turned on her music.

After a while Charles walked back to his house, he was waiting for a text from Ally. It had been almost 2 hours since they departed and still no text. Maybe she wasn't going to text him. Since Charles was really popular his phone went off a lot. Every time he would look down quickly but it never was Ally.

It was 5:00 when Charles finally gave up hope that she would text back. He had football practice but he could quite get his head in the game. All he could think about was Ally and whether she would text him or not.

Ally was sitting on her bed bored, when all of a sudden she remembered the note that she had thrown in the garbage. She walked to her garbage and grabbed the note. She opened the folded slip of paper and began typing the numbers into her phone.

To: Charles
From: Ally

Hi. This is the girl from the park.

She hesitated before sending the message but then quickly tapped the send button. Then she waited.

Charles got out of practice at 7. He grabbed his phone and turned it on. To his surprise he had gotten a text from a new number, Ally.

To: Ally
From: Charles

I was beginning to think you weren't gonna text.

To: Charles
From: Ally

I wasn't going to. I was bored.

To: Ally
From: Charles

I'm gonna let that go. So do you have a name?

To: Charles
From: Ally

I do... but why would I tell you.

To: Ally
From: Charles

Well, you know my name.

To: Charles
From: Ally

True.

To: Ally
From: Charles

So...

To: Charles
From: Ally

So I'll think about it.

To: Ally
From: Charles

Fine. Until you tell me your name I will call you.... hmmm

To: Charles
From: Ally

You really don't need to make up a name for me.

To: Ally
From: Charles

I got it! Biker, sketch girl!

To: Charles
From: Ally

Umm...

To: Ally
From: Charles

What!? You don't like it!?

To: Charles
From: Ally

Do you really need to even ask that!?😂

To: Ally
From: Charles

Yes! I was sure you would like it!!!

To: Charles
From: Ally

Ok, daydreamer!

To: Ally
From: Charles

Ok now that's just a terrible nickname.

To: Charles
From:Ally

Well sorry! Im not as imaginative as you!

To: Ally
From: Charles

Whatever, biker, sketch girl.

Ally and Charles continued talking until 10:30. Each of them made jokes and they both laughed. Ally couldn't help but smile whenever Charles said something stupid. Charles couldn't help but grin when Ally tried to be funny.

To: Ally
From: Charles

Well I've got to go to bed now, goodnight biker, sketch girl.

To: Charles
From: Ally

Goodnight, Charles. Btw my name is Ally.