☾ dates [✓]

004

"hey man." spoke jonah as him and the others arrived at my lockers.

"hey." i spoke, putting my needed books into my backpack.

"ready?" zach asked.

placing my heavy bag onto my shoulder, i nodded and began walking towards the school entrance. while walking, corbyn came up to me.

"dude, yesterday marked fifty three years until my death date. isn't it crazy? i wish i could stay longer though. i want to be able to live until i'm at least eighty. i guess not." he spoke.

"hehe yeah..." i nervously laughed.

"when is yours again?"

the question i've 'answered' many times that he still forgets.

"january first, twenty - seventy two." i weakly smiled.

"wow, that in a long time." he frowned.

"uh, y-yeah, yeah it is."

we continued walking for around fifteen minutes until we got to he small cafe. walking inside, i already loved the place. it was small and homey; just how i like it. it also has a small stage near the front; assumingly for performances.

the guys ordered coffee while i ordered a strawberry smoothie.

"a smoothie? why not coffee?" asked jonah.

"coffee is horrible. it's also not good for you." i replied.

"touché."

as we were finishing up our drinks, a waitress came up to our table. i'll admit, she was cute, but i can't let a girl distract me.

"hi, i'm arrow knight. i was wondering if any of you knew somebody who might be able to perform a song here. this might be too much to ask but-"

i cut off the young girl by speaking. i knew this was my chance to make myself at least slightly known.

"we can do it." i spoke, gesturing to all of us seated at the table.

"great! any day that your free is good. here's my number to contact me when you're able to." she smiled, handing me a piece of paper before walking away.

"what?!" exclaimed jonah.

"why did you do that?!" asked jack.

"because, i want to make myself known, but i don't want to be alone when i do it. i thought that we could all do it together. think about it, you guys are all talented singers. so, why not?" i reasoned.

"ugh, fine." zach spoke.

"sure, it's not that bad of an idea." corbyn spoke up.

"when will we go over the songs we'll sing?" asked jack.

"you guys can come to my house tomorrow and we'll give parts." i smiled.

"okay." they agreed.

"what if this all fails." asked corbyn.

"it won't. i promise." i spoke up.

looking down at my phone, i realized i had twenty eight missed calls and texts from my mother. i fidget nervously in my seat before getting up and grabbing my backpack.

"where are you going daniel?" asked jack.

"my mother's going to kill me." i spoke swiftly before running out of the cafe.

i ran for almost a half hour before i finally reached home. i was drenched in sweat and out of breath. i stood outside the door, hoping to steady my breathing before going in.

as i stepped in, i saw my mother right in the doorway.

"hi mom." i spoke sweetly.

"don't hi mom me, where were you?" she asked with her arms folded.

"i was at a cafe doing homework with the guys." i lied.

"uh huh. you know you're supposed to be back four o' clock everyday. you're grounded for two weeks, up to your room now." she spoke.

"but mom, the guys and i are performing at the cafe." i reasoned.

"well i guess you can't do that."

"mom, you know it's what i want to do before january." i reasoned.

tears threatened to spill, yet i blinked them away.

"you're not doing it if you do this again. are you trying to die early?!" she exclaimed out of anger.

her face instantly softened after realizing what she said.

"i'm sorr-"

"no mom, you're not. the guys are coming over tomorrow to discuss our parts for the performance." i spoke as i ran up the stairs.

i finished my homework and i finally let the dark take over.