Blanket Of Stars | jensoo

guardian angel

I shoplifted once.

It was the first time I remember my parents letting me go out without either of them, just Jin to keep me safe. He always got more allowance than me and he was always leaving me to explore another part of the store where the more expensive candy was. I was always near the front. The farthest I ever made it through those aisles was the time I dropped my money and it rolled away from me, leaving me to chase it across the store to the middle section.

I can't remember what I was holding but my hands were getting full so I put the candy I was going to buy in my pocket until I sorted myself out. I must have forgotten about it because I bought something totally different.

It wasn't until I got home and took off my coat that I noticed the tube of refreshers in my pocket.

I was a criminal.

I told my mom immediately and asked her to take me back to the store to give them back, thinking I'd be on camera and they'd track me down.

She smiled and me and told me to eat them.

Candy never tasted so good.

Jennie and I haven't directly spoken to each other since yesterday but I feel that's been a good thing. I'm still high from it.

She ran into the bathroom this morning and slammed the door shut yelling that I better not look through the walls.

She's getting a little ahead of herself.

I saw her trying to act nonchalant at dinner last night when I sat down to eat with them. All I was missing was a plate and some food. Her face was quite the picture when the chair next to her moved out a little to allow my body room to sit. Her parents walking through with drinks halted any words that were about to leave her lips.

Shame.

I like to think of the look I'm sure she'd be giving me if she knew I was sitting next to her watching her shove popcorn into her mouth. She eats like a pig, surprisingly.

I wait until her mouth is full of soda before I say, "Hi again."

My body moves back as the liquid sprays from her lips, a smile playing on mine.

"For gods sake!" she shouts irately.

"Miss me?" I ask, picking up a piece of her popcorn.

She flicks it from between my thumb and forefinger and we both watch it fall to the floor. "I told you to leave, don't make me tell you again."

"Actually, you told the wall to leave and I'm no architect but I think you'll need that wall to stay there for the house to stay upright."

Jennie sniffs her soda.

I frown briefly. "There's nothing in there."

The expression covering her face tells me she's irritated and I again wonder why she isn't scared. I meant it when I said I'd be hiding underneath my bed. Hiding underneath my bed with my laptop searching for new houses, that is. With a ring of salt around me.

She looks put-out as she slants her jaw to the left and exhales deeply. "You know, I don't remember performing a séance."

I don't pay much attention to her rude behaviour. "Do you want to hang out? I could maybe show you around."

"Stop hitting on me, you're wasting your time."

"I barely even know you, why would I be hitting on you?"

"Because I'm the hottest thing you've ever seen."

I take the bowl of popcorn from her hands. "Nice self esteem you have there, describing yourself as a thing."