Fiction.

Chapter 19: To the Stage.

Chapter 19: To the Stage.

I was up nice and early that morning; sleep came easily to me the night before. I went to bed soon after Peasnie did, so about twelve thirty in the morning. I was up and out of bed by seven this morning. Five and a half hours isn’t so bad. I woke up to the sound of my cell phone vibrating on the night stand.

We’re going to meet at your place in an hour. –Zacky.

I pressed reply and typed my response to him I didn’t really want them to be coming over so early, they’ll wake Peasnie up and a teenage girl without the proper amount of sleep is like an infant without a proper amount of sleep. Grumpy.

Fine, see you then. –Jimmy.

I sighed heavily and tossed the phone onto the nightstand. It made a loud clatter; I sighed again and rolled from the bed in my sweat pants.

I had a shower, completely forgetting Peasnie was sleeping in the room down the hall and forgetting to bring my clothes with me when I went to the bathroom so I had to make that James Bond super spy walk to my room which was just across from hers. After I got dressed into a pair of short and a slip on shoes, I checked on Peasnie, she was fast asleep in the bed. She needed sleep proper sleep. I couldn’t imagine the kind of sleep she got on those busses and bus stations. I made sure she was tucked into the bed nicely before I made my way down to the kitchen.

I turned the television on in the living room to hear the news while I made some coffee and toast for myself. The toast was cooking in the toaster while the coffee was making loudly.   

I heard a knock at the front door, knowing it was the guys waiting for me impatiently. I made my way slowly to the front door, flipping the lock so they could let themselves in. They did.

“Hey man, is she here” Zack asked loudly. They were rather loud and that kind of irritated me. I turned to them, my index finger on my lips. I shushed them quiet.

“She’s still asleep.” I added sullenly. They nodded and made themselves comfortable. They followed me back into the kitchen where I made myself a mug of coffee. I poured some milk into the cup along with two spoonfuls of sugar with the boiling hot coffee. It was nice against my hands, the heat was nice. My hands were cold.

“So where is she?” Brian asked nervously. I sighed and tipped the mug back against my lips. I swallowed the hot coffee.

“Up stairs in the guest room, sleeping.” I replied quietly. The guys nodded and asked me so many more questions, they wanted to know exactly what time she got here and how she got her. I groaned loudly and rolled my eyes.

“She ran away on her birthday, she stole Roger’s car, drove to Grand Island. Got three busses, one from Grand Island to Denver, Denver to Vegas, Vegas to Long Beach. She took a cab from there to here. She got here at about ten o’clock yesterday.” I told them the story of her adventure to get here. They were in awe; I bet they’re not as shocked as I was when I heard it. They started talking again but the talking seized when we heard a floor board creek. Matt’s expression lightened while Zack and Brian’s face filled with nervous excitement. Johnny didn’t seem to really care but he did seem a bit excited though. Then from the living room emerged a teenage girl that was already for the day. She came in, in a pair of jeans and a yellow tank top. Her hair tied up. I smiled at her lively.

“G’morning sunshine.” I greeted. She made her way passed all of us and sat down at the kitchen table, passing glances to all of us. I could tell she was nervous and a bit freaked out by the fact that five grown men were staring at her. Peasnie twisted her lips into a nervous smile and waved.

“Hello.” She greeted with a small voice. The guys’ gazes shifted from her to me.

“So Jimmy was telling us about your adventure of getting here.” Brian tried to break the tension. Peasnie nodded slowly, shrinking into herself in the corner of the table. I got out a bowl, spoon and glass. I pulled out some Lucky Charms and poured them into a bowl along with ice cold milk. I poured her a glass of apple juice.