"hey!" Maddie exclaimed, hugging me. i hugged her back and then hugged Emma after.
"how are you feeling now?" Emma asked. i was smiling and i'm pretty sure they both noticed.
"ohhh something happened!" Maddie said excitedly.
"you have to tell us!" Emma said.
"okay, fine. but can we go upstairs first?" i asked, laughing.
"yeah lets go." Emma led us up to her room and we all sat on her bed.
"i still can't believe how big your bed is." i said to Emma.
"chill! it's a queen size, the same as your beds." she said laughing.
"well it's a huge queen size." i said.
"okay stop trying to change the subject and tell us what happened!" Maddie said, putting her hands on mine.
"ok. so at the hospital, Jonah was really happy that i came. and the boys left us to talk for a few minutes. i asked him why he almost risked his life to save me. and he said that i'm worth it." Maddie and Emma squealed and we all started laughing.
"guys, calm down we're 17 not 11!" i exclaimed.
"well we're excited because you've liked Jonah for like the longest time and maybe he has too and we've all been waiting for something to happen and now it might be!" Emma said.
"yeah, exactly," Maddie agreed. "okay so then what?"
"so we talked and he was about to say something important but a nurse had to come in and interrupt him!" i sighed, "she had to check a few things and she said we could continue talking but it wasn't any of her business so i just said i was leaving anyways and Jonah got sad so i promised him i would come back tomorrow and he was happy again."
"and?"
"so while i was in Corbyn's car with the boys and we were driving to your house Daniel and Zach kept looking at me and i was getting annoyed so i asked what was going on and Zach finally told me that Jonah likes me."
"WHAT?!?" Emma shot up off of her bed.
"really?!?" Maddie asked.
"yes! but i mean i hope they're serious about it."
"oh, girl, they can't be joking. have you seen the way he looks at you? and how he came to your house the second you asked him? or how he kissed you so easily yesterday?"
"he kissed me again."
"WHAT?" Emma yelled again.
"when i was scared yesterday when those people were in my house, he kissed me on my head. like twice."
"yep, he likes you. he definitely likes you." Maddie said, nodding her head.
"and you definitely like him." Emma added.
"duh." i said.
"okay, give me your phone. you're gonna call him." she started looking for my phone.
"are you dumb? he's in the hospital right now!" i laughed a bit.
"oh, right. but when he comes back to school you're asking him out." she said.
"what?" i asked.
"you heard me."
"uh, shouldn't he ask her out?" Maddie asked.
"it doesn't matter if the girl or boy asks, but i'm still not doing it." i said.
"why not?" she asked.
"because i'm scared. i've never dated anyone before!"
"yeah, well you've had a lot of crushes over the years. and Jonah is like, two of them." Emma laughed. i laughed too.
"fine. i'll think about it. but i have a feeling he's going to ask me."
"we'll see. do you know when he's coming back?" Maddie asked.
"i don't know. today's wednesday, so maybe on monday. i'll probably see him on the weekend though."
"you should throw him a welcome back party." Emma said.
"oh my god! that's actually a good idea!" i stood up.
"yeah, then he'll love you more." Maddie looked at Emma and they started snickering.
"shut up, dummies."
"ooh someone's salty today."
i reached over to Emma and hit her arm again.
"wow you need to control your arms." she laughed, rubbing her am at the same time.
"ok, so about the party." Maddie reminded us.
"yeah, i'll have to ask my mom. he's thrown a party for me before so i guess i should repay him."
"wait, when has he ever done a party for you?" Emma asked.
"remember when i broke my leg in grade nine?"
"ohh, that was bad!" Maddie exclaimed.
"yeah and i was in the hospital for like three weeks for some reason. and he felt bad for me so."
"yeah, now i remember." Emma said.
"but would it be a surprise party or not?" i asked.
"i don't know. you should ask the other boys."
"oh yeah. since they're his best friends and they'll probably know what to do. i'll talk to them tomorrow at school."
"okay. hey, do you guys wanna watch something?" Emma asked.
"yeah."
"sure."
we went downstairs into Emma's living room and she turned the TV on. the news channel was on. there was a picture of a street and it looked a lot like mine.
"i'll look for something on Netflix." Emma was about to press the Netflix button when i interrupted her.
"w-wait!" i exclaimed, she took her finger off of the button.
"what?" she asked.
"let me see the news."
"uh, okay." she went back to the news channel.
"yesterday, late afternoon a house on Crimson Drive was broken into, with two teenagers, a boy and a girl home alone." the newscaster lady said, Emma and Maddie turned their heads, looking at me.
"it's on the news." i said.
"two men who looked in their mid-thirties broke into the house, one of them whom were masked and the other armed with a Glock. but luckily, no shots were fired." the man beside her said.
"he had a gun?!" Emma exclaimed.
"yes, he did." i told her. her eyes widened and she looked back at the TV.
"however, the two seventeen year olds were pushed a few times, but unfortunately, the boy defended the girl and got punched in the face, resulting in a black eye and a small mark on his face, he was pushed to the ground as well, causing a couple of bruises on his arm and one on his back. he may have also gotten a head injury so he was sent to the hospital late last night to be checked." the lady continued.
"the burglars are now in jail, leaving safety for everyone in the city. the boy is still in the hospital and may have to stay there for a week or so, and the girl is okay."
"well my arm isn't." i rolled my left sleeve up and showed Maddie and Emma the bruise i got on my arm.
"woah. did he push you too?" Maddie asked, looking sad.
"twice, actually. but i'm not even really worried about that. i'm only worried about—"
"Jonah, yeah, we know. but don't worry, S, he'll be okay."
"i hope so."
