Not Attracted To You

3.

You place your computer on your coffee table and sit down on the couch. Skype is already calling Sinu Cabello and you sip your tea as you drum your fingers to the usual Skype song. Your mom's face comes into view and the first thing you see is her white teeth because she's smiling so brightly.

"Camilita!" she practically screams at you and you have to turn down the volume so your ears don't start bleeding.

"Hey mom! Where's dad?" you ask, because you want to talk to both of them.

"He's right here, honey. Come on, Alejandro!" You chuckle because your mom is always so enthusiastic about everything. After you've said hello to your dad, they start asking you how you are and you tell them about your apartment and how close it is to all the stores. You tell them that you're going to start looking for a job tomorrow morning and they smile at you.

You talk for 30 more minutes before you tell them you have to hang up so you can call Dinah.

They wave at you and you wave back. "Tell Champ I said hi!" you say last second and they promise you they will.

Dinah doesn't have Skype so you call her on your phone. She answers right away and she asks you all the questions you could possibly ask when you haven't seen your best friend in four days.

When she asks you if you've seen any hot girls yet, you suddenly feel your face gets warm. You contemplate telling her about Lauren. Dinah's your best friend, you could tell her. Plus, you really need to talk about it because Lauren has been driving you crazy.

"There's this one girl… She lives in my building," you say and Dinah instantly squeals down the line.

"The girl next door! Is she hot?" you laugh because 'hot' would be an understatement.

"She's freakin' beautiful, Dinah" you say and she squeals again.

When Dinah has told you exactly how to flirt with Lauren, you say goodbye and hang up. You're not going to take Dinah's advice at dressing up in a corset and knock at Lauren's door in the middle of the night.

Monday morning comes crashing down at your face and you feel the pressure of getting out and find yourself a job. You can't lock yourself in your apartment and ignore the outside world so you put your clothes on, get your resume and walk out the door.

After walking around stores all day and actually getting yourself a few interviews next week, you slump down on your couch and wiggle out of your shoes. You're exhausted and the only thing you want to do is sleep. You stretch out your body and turn on the TV.

Just as you're about to actually pass out, your phone chimes from its place on the coffee table. You pick it up and see Dinah's name on the lit up screen.

"Yo," you croak out, trying to sound gangster. You hear Dinah chuckle on the other end.

"How's Lauren?" she asks and you roll your eyes.

"Was that the reason you called?" Dinah makes a sound that is a mix between a snort and a hum.

"Maybe. Have you talked to her since last time?" she asks and you roll your eyes sideways again.

"Since you called last time? About 24 hours ago? No." You say with a playful tone.

"Okay, well you have to tell me what happens between you two!"

"Why do you think anything will happen? I just think she's beautiful, there's nothing more," you say, more to yourself than Dinah.

She only snorts again before hanging up and you toss the phone away from your ear with a little smile before letting sleep take over your senses.