PureLove

Chapter Two: Hello?

I sit on my bed, texting my friend Olivia. I'm telling her all about what happened with Cal. It's been days since the whole napkin thing and he still hasn't called.

Olive<3: omg of course he's gonna call! he's probably just busy or something! Just be patient! I KNOW he gonna call.

me: I know but it's been days, maybe he never even saw the napkin. maybe he just threw it away!

Olive<3: well from what you've told me he seems pretty smart so I don't think he'd accidentally throw it away. and you even hinted about it! And even if he DID throw it away, which I doubt, then just keep goin to the cafe! He won't be able to live without you so he'll end up trying to find you!

me: haha thanks olive. So what's going on in YOUR life?

Olive<3: Well, Hayden is on vacation in Malabu and he won't be home for another week so I miss him a lot. I could never be in a long distance relationship.

me: haha me neither!

Right after I send that text, my phone starts blasting out Ed Sheeron. Oh my God, what if it's Cal??

"Hello?" I say, my voice a little high. "Honey are you okay?" That's definitely not Cal. "Hi Mom. Yeah, I'm fine. What's up?" I internally sigh with disappointment. "I'm at the store and I'll be home in about twenty minutes. Do you want anything?" I grin, "How about... Chocolate covered gummie bears and a loaf of cheesy bread? And can we have burritos for dinner tonight??" I ask hopefully. Mom laughs, "How about, a loaf if bread and burritos but no gummies?" she asks. "Please??" I beg. "Okay, okay, fine. See you soon hon". "Bye Mom, thanks."

Well at least I get yummy food. When Mom gets home she takes a shower and changes out of her work clothes. we start making burritos when she comes down. I'm starving. "So what'd you do today Hon?" Mom asks. "The usual, took a shower, watched an episode of Project Runway, ate waffles and strawberries and then just hung out," I say. "Nice. Wish I could do that" says Mom wistfully. She works as a waitress at a really fancy Italian restaurant downtown. She leaves the house at 7:00am everyday and doesn't come home until 10:00pm. Sundays she has off and Tuesdays are her short days so she's home at 4:45pm today. Dad left when I was ten to go to rehab and decided to go and have sex with his nurse so he's no longer in the picture. I never liked him much anyway.

After burritos and vanilla ice cream topped with chocolate covered gummies, we sit down on the sofa and watch a chic flick. When the movie ends it is already 10:00pm so Mom has to go to bed because she gets up so early.

I walk upstairs to my old fashioned room and plop myself down on my bed. I reach for my phone and check my messages. There are two new messages. One from Olivia and the other from Bell, one of my baby-sitting customers;

Olivia<3: Good luck with Cal RainRain!!

I smile and quickly type back before checking the other one.

Bell: Hi Raina, it's Bell. I was wondering if you're free to come babysit Jo and Sam tomorrow? Have a good night hon!

At that moment, my phone rings. My heart starts beating very quickly. Is it Cal? "Hello?" I say for the second time today. "Hey, it's me, Cal," his voice is lower over the phone. "Oh hey! Thank God you found the napkin, I was beginning to think you like accidentally threw it away or something!" I say in a rush. "Yeah, sorry for the late response. I've been really busy with work and stuff." I sigh with relief, "Oh yeah, no problem. Where do you work?" I ask. "At that Italian restaurant downtown, have you been there?" I gasp, "Oh my gosh! My mom works there too!" He laughs, "No way really? Well I'm a waiter there but only for the summer." I shake my head. "Well that's awesome" I say. "Yeah! So I was wondering, are you free Thursday for lunch, Mexican?" I think for a second, "Yeah! That sounds awesome, I love Mexican!" "Cool, I'll pick you up at 1pm then. Good night Raina" I smile, "Good night Cal."

Jo and Sam are twin brothers. They're five year olds and they adore me. They are very much into Spider-Man and frog hunting. I walk over to their house which is a few blocks away from mine, at 4pm. They have a gigantic house and a pool in the back. I ring the doorbell and rub my hands on my jeans. It's very hot for early July. The door swings open and out runs Jo and Sam. They squeeze me so tightly that I can't breathe and then run back inside yelling behind them, "Come on Raina! Lets play!" I laugh and step inside, "Okay guys, hold on a sec." I take off my shoes and put down my bag. I walk through the house until I find them sitting on their sofa watching a superhero cartoon on TV. I sit down beside them and they launch into a detailed summary of their summer so far even though I saw them last week. Oh kids.

Four hours later, Bell hands me some cash and says good night. I wait to count my earnings until I'm home because I think it's rude to do so in front of my customers. Wow she gave me a lot, $45. I just love babysitting. I make myself a cup of tea before getting into bed. I wash my face and brush my teeth and fall asleep staring at the ceiling thinking about Cal and tomorrow.