banana | erikleen

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"kory, i'm not joking he literally said that. what does that mean, why did he put a kissy face?" i sigh. i called kory right after he tweeted me back. he's the only one who isn't mad at me after i yelled at rachel. rachel apparently told teeny everything i said, because i tried calling her and she wouldn't answer.

"calm down, colleen, okay? i bet he's talking about a different party. why are you freaking out over it?"

"because, i-" i say, cutting myself off.

"you what?" he asks. "please tell me."

"what if he's cute?" i ask. "what if he's cute, and he ends up being the one? you know, if he's there."

"just come down to the party colleen," he says. "i can prove to you he's not here."

"fine," i sigh. "i'm coming. but only for that reason, and to apologize to rachel and teeny."

"alright, see you soon," he says. "kory," i say. "thank you so much. i love you."

"i love you," he sighs. "bye, colleen."

"bye, kory," i say and hang up the phone. i sigh and get into my car, driving to the party.

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it's 8:15 when i get there. i walk in and see that it's not a small party just like i hoped and it's very crowded. i immediately spot kory sitting in a corner with teeny and rachel, and i go meet him over there. rachel sees me and looks at teeny.

"hey, t, lets go get some drinks and go sit in the kitchen. i just had a bad vibe come over me, you know," she says. "so come on let's go." she stands up and grabs teeny's arm.

"i think that's a great idea," teeny says.

i sigh, "guys, wait, i need to talk to both of you."

rachel looks at teeny, confused. "did you hear something?" she says to her. teeny shrugs, and they walk away. i sit down beside kory and sigh.

"i don't know what to do, kory," i say. "i screwed up. big time. my sister hates me."

"no, she doesn't, colleen. she'll be over it tomorrow and you'll be best friends again," he says. "but, other than that, look around. that erik guy isn't here. you're okay."

i nod and hug kory. i don't know what i would do without him. he's my best friend and i couldn't ask for anything more.

"thank you," i say. "for everything."

"you're welcome.. now go and have some fun," he laughs and pushes me out into the kitchen.

i shake my head and get a drink. i see rachel and teeny dancing and laughing, and i feel myself getting sad. how am i supposed to talk to them if all they're going to do is ignore me? i look back at kory and see him talking to another guy, and i smile. he's finally mingling.

i go into the living room where only eight  people are, two sitting on the floor smoking, ugh, and then four sitting on the floor opposite of the other two, playing spin the bottle, one sitting on the love seat, and then a handsome man sitting on the couch. i sit on the couch with the cute guy.

i remember that i've only eaten a couple of fruits today and i sigh. i thought there would be a lot of food here, but when i walked in all i saw were drinks. i decide to double check and look around me. no food to be seen. the only thing i see is the handsome man next to me, but i doubt he has food, or knows where any is.

"god," i whisper to myself. "i'm so hungry."
the man next to me looks at me and extends his arm out to me. i look over and see a banana sitting in his perfect hand.

"here you go," he says. "don't starve cutie."

i smile and take the banana from the stranger, getting butterflies in my stomach when i touch his hand. "thank you, so much."

he smiles at me and i immediately melt. oh god, his smile is so gorgeous. i quickly look away, realizing i'm staring at him, and i begin to peel the banana.

"what's your name, cutie?" he asks me.

"oh, my name's colleen. colleen ballinger."

"a pretty name for a pretty lady," he smirks. "i'm erik, erik stocklin. we should hang out sometime." he reaches in his pocket and places a small piece of paper in my hand. i open it and see a phone number written very neatly on it.

"that's my number," he says. "call me." and then he walks away.