Half Way Happy | E.D

8.

"OH MY GOSH" iridessa screamed.

"girls is everything okay up there?" my mom yelled from downstairs.

"yeah, we're fine" i yell back.

"why didn't you tell me during seventh or eighth period?" she whines.

"i didn't wanna have to whisper it. and, i wanted to say the full story, so i just waited"

"that makes since" she laughs at herself and her previous actions.

"yeah" i sigh. not really knowing what to say next.

"but he didn't ask you out? and he's acting like you're back together.." she acts all suspicious.

she thinks she's always in a spy movie or something, i swear.

i just shrug.

ding ding

i look over at my phone.

"it's him" i stop breathing.

"what did he say?" iridessa runs over to my phone.

ethan🤤: heyy

me: hey

ethan🤤: uh, so today was the last day of school

me: haha yeah?

ethan🤤: so i won't be seeing you for a while unless we hang out

my breath hitches

"oh my gosh, he wants to hang out with you!! probably to ask you out.. say yes" she grabs my phone.

"give it back" i gasp. who knows what she might send him.

"bex i promise i won't say anything bad." she calmly puts her hand up.

then again she is the reason him and i were ever together in the first place.

"okay fine"

me: yeah that's true.
but we can totally
hang out sometime.

ethan🤤: phew i was hoping. how does tonight sound?

me: yeah sounds
good

ethan🤤: okay. pick you up at 8?

me: see you then :)

"so is that a date?" i check with iridessa.

"dunno. you guys used the term 'hang out' so i'm not sure. but. he'll probably ask you to be his girlfriend tonight." she explains.

i look back at my phone and see it's 7:30

"i have a half hour to get ready" i freeze in place.

"i got this. just sit back and lemme do mah stuff" iridessa gets up from the bed and walks to my closet. i chuckle.

she comes back out holding an outfit "what about this?"

i don't even say anything, i just take it from her hands and start getting dressed.

"good call" i smile at her and do a 360 turn.

"you're welcome." she laughs and plops down on my bed.

i look down at my feet, walking over and sitting on the edge of my bed.

"what's wrong?" she noticed my sudden change in attitude.

"i-i don't know." i say honestly.

"well isn't this what you wanted?"

"yes. it still is" i say defensively.

"i'm sorry, i was just-"

"i know iridessa. it's just.. i've dreamt of this day for so long. what if it's not everything i've hoped?"

"it will be" she reassured me.

"it will be."