"This is where you'll sleep." I said, gesturing to a futon in the corner of my turquoise bedroom. "The bathroom is over there and next to it is the closet. I moved some clothes to make room for yours. Do what you want, just don't make a mess." I told him, leading him around the oversized bedroom.
I tried my best not to make eye contact. I went to my bed and plopped down. I pulled the iPhone out from under my pillow.
"Thanks, Hailey. I hope you don't mind me staying in your room. I met your little sister, Anny. How old is she, 5?
"6." I corrected, not looking up from my phone.
Brad: Hey baby! Wanna hang with me tonight? I have a surprise for ya.
Tama: hey loser. Wats up.
My best friend and my boyfriend. Just the two people I wanted to talk to.
"Your school has football, right?" He asked as he fiddled with my stereo.
"Yeah, my boyfriend is the quarterback. I'm cheer captain. And it's OUR school now."
If my eyes weren't playing tricks on me, I could've swore he frowned at the word 'boyfriend.' This is great. "He won't be for long." He mumbled at a volume so low I don't think I was meant to hear it. I laughed at his attempt. Then I went back to my phone.
Me to Brad: I can't tonight. Maybe another time?
Me to Tama: We're moving in my new roommate. Ur welcome to come meet him.
Tama: Roommate? Him?
Me to Tama: haha I know! Thats what I said.
Brad: Okay beautiful. See ya tomorrow.
Tama: HELL YES I WANNA MEET HIM. Be there in ten minutes. Bye.
Me to Tama: See ya soon.
I threw my phone back under the pillow. Josh was still playing with the stereo, flipping through channels and all my CDs.
"So my best friend Tama is coming over. I want you to meet her." I smiled up at him.
"Sounds like a plan."
***
Tama walked straight into my bedroom without knocking. I was sitting on a pillow against my headboard. Josh was unpacking his clothes into the other half of my walk in closet. A 'Black Eyed Peas' CD was playing in the background.
"Wow. John didn't even have to lead me up here this time." She laughed and hopped on my bed next to me.
"You mean James?" She has gotten in a habit of calling our butler John.
"Yeah, whatever. So where is 'him'?" Tama's expression got excited.
I pointed to my closet with my eyes. He probably heard that last sentence. Josh walked out of the closet and Tama's eyebrows shot up. She smiled flirtily and walked over to Josh, noticeably checking him out.
"Hellooooo sexy!" She said to Josh holding her hand out. Josh's eyes got bigger than quarters in confusion, surprise, and a tad bit of fear, when she reached around and slapped him on the butt with her other hand as they shook hands. "My name is Tama... And you are?" Her voice was changed into the flirtiest tone possible as she batted"This is where you'll sleep." I said, gesturing to a futon in the corner of my turquoise bedroom. "The bathroom is over there and next to it is the closet. I moved some clothes to make room for yours. Do what you want, just don't make a mess." I told him, leading him around the oversized bedroom.
I tried my best not to make eye contact. I went to my bed and plopped down. I pulled the iPhone out from under my pillow.
"Thanks, Hailey. I hope you don't mind me staying in your room. I met your little sister, Anny. How old is she, 5?
"6." I corrected, not looking up from my phone.
Brad: Hey baby! Wanna hang with me tonight? I have a surprise for ya.
Tama: hey loser. Wats up.
My best friend and my boyfriend. Just the two people I wanted to talk to.
"Your school has football, right?" He asked as he fiddled with my stereo.
"Yeah, my boyfriend is the quarterback. I'm cheer captain. And it's OUR school now."
If my eyes weren't playing tricks on me, I could've swore he frowned at the word 'boyfriend.' This is great. "He won't be for long." He mumbled at a volume so low I don't think I was meant to hear it. I laughed at his attempt. Then I went back to my phone.
Me to Brad: I can't tonight. Maybe another time?
Me to Tama: We're moving in my new roommate. Ur welcome to come meet him.
Tama: Roommate? Him?
Me to Tama: haha I know! Thats what I said.
Brad: Okay beautiful. See ya tomorrow.
Tama: HELL YES I WANNA MEET HIM. Be there in ten minutes. Bye.
Me to Tama: See ya soon.
I threw my phone back under the pillow. Josh was still playing with the stereo, flipping through channels and all my CDs.
"So my best friend Tama is coming over. I want you to meet her." I smiled up at him.
"Sounds like a plan."
***
Tama walked straight into my bedroom without knocking. I was sitting on a pillow against my headboard. Josh was unpacking his clothes into the other half of my walk in closet. A 'Black Eyed Peas' CD was playing in the background.
"Wow. John didn't even have to lead me up here this time." She laughed and hopped on my bed next to me.
"You mean James?" She has gotten in a habit of calling our butler John.
"Yeah, whatever. So where is 'him'?" Tama's expression got excited.
I pointed to my closet with my eyes. He probably heard that last sentence. Josh walked out of the closet and Tama's eyebrows shot up. She smiled flirtily and walked over to Josh, noticeably checking him out.
"Hellooooo sexy!" She said to Josh holding her hand out. Josh's eyes got bigger than quarters in confusion, surprise, and a tad bit of fear, when she reached around and slapped him on the butt with her other hand as they shook hands. "My name is Tama... And you are?" Her voice was changed into the flirtiest tone possible as she batted her long eye lashes at him.
"Uh, Josh." He seemed nervous. So cute.
"Um, so why don't we go get some smoothies or something." I offered, trying to save Josh from the awkward feeling Tama was giving him. It was pretty noticeable in his face. "Tama, why don't you go get my keys."
Tama nodded and walked over to my nightstand and grabbed my keys and the phone under my pillow. I mouth "sorry" to Josh and followed Tama down the stairs.
Tama stopped at the the door to conversate with James. Josh and I walked out to the car. "Oh, she is just wonderful." He whispered with a tad sarcasm. We both laughed. I turned to the left to grab my seatbelt. When I looked back, Tama was sitting in Josh's lap.
"TAMA! Get off of him!" I yelled. My eyes wide with apologies toward Josh. Tama sneered at me and stayed in his lap. "Tama. Backseat. Now!"
Tama sighed and rolled her eyes, then jumped over the console into the backseat, sending me a death glare on her way. Oh, man, if looks could kill.
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Another Wall to Climb
Teen FictionSeventeen year old Hailey has the perfect world, and a hot boyfriend. When now parentless Josh moves in to the wealthy family of Hailey's, he is ordered to live in Hailey's room with her for a little while until a bedroom is made for him. Her all of...
