In Another Universe

Sunday 11:11 The Other Side

Isaac...

Charlie typed the name into the instagram search box, sitting on his bed and leaning against the wall. Nothing interesting came up. Without a last name, it would be hard to find anything and right now, he had no idea how to find out more about that Isaac. He quickly scammed through the numerous usernames that popped up but none of the profile pictures matched Isaac's face, not even close. So he just put back the phone in his pocket with a sigh and looked at the girl lying in his bed, her head resting on his legs.

"What happened?" Evie asked in her strong Liverpool accent, looking up from her phone.

"Nothing... just school stuff." He shrugged.

"Actual school or that school play thingy?"

"Both, I guess."

"You should just do like I do to avoid my problems."

She straightened up and moved to sit next to him against the wall. She scrolled down a little on her phone, before showing him an instagram page filled with pictures of the same actor.

"Just look at Timothée Chalamet pictures," she said.

"First of all, you know you should really study. Second of all, why would I do that?"

"Because he's the prettiest thing on earth right now."

Charlie rolled his eyes and shrugged, looking at her, and clearly avoiding looking at the screen.

"Beside you, of course. Don't be jealous," she said, pinching his cheek.

"I'm not! Also, I thought you didn't like guys."

"I don't think I've ever said that. I'm bi, you should actually listen to me when I talk, right, best friend?" She shook her head, lifting her eyebrows in disagreement. "And even if I was a lesbian, I'm still not blind. Like, can't you tell he's so handsome?"

"I don't know..."

"Saying that won't make you gay, you know, if that's what you're afraid of."

"It's not... Yeah he's good-looking," he finally said, which earned him a sigh. "What? I said he was handsome."

She took back her phone and continued scrolling. Charlie unlocked his and continued his exploration of the Isaacs of the world of Instagram. But he was interrupted by Evie putting her head back on his laps.

"So... anyone interesting in your school play group?" she asked, looking up at him.

He put his phone down and shrugged.

"I don't think there's anyone for you."

"Yeah thank you, I'm not really into minors. I was talking about you, dumbass.Someone interesting for you."

For an instant, he thought he could tell her about Lea. Lea seemed interested in him. Was he interested? Not really. But maybe that could change at some point. Maybe he could try. She was interesting enough, for the little he knew about her. He grabbed his phone and looked her up on Instagram. Littleleaofbrighton. He then gave the phone to Evie who started going through the pictures.

"Well she's cute. Seems nice. And she's already following you. You're on a good track."

"Yeah... I guess."

She laughed and shook her head. She was going to comment further but her phone rang. She mouthed a name before standing up and leaving the room.