A New Me

Chinese take me out

I unlocked the door and silently pushed it open, sometimes when I got home I'd find Arlo passed out on the couch and I always made sure to be quiet just in case it was one of those times. I sat in the doorway to take off my boots before picking the bag of Chinese food back up and finally entered the house.
I was barely in the living room when I saw them, a girl I'd never seen before was laying on the couch her hands reaching up to run through Arlo's hair while he pinned her down and practically ate her face off. I gagged, something I'll never understand is what exactly it is that people like so much about kissing. I personally find it disgusting.
Instead of throwing a container of rice at them like every part of my brain was screaming to do, I simply turned on the lights and took out my headphones. Stifling laughs as I watched the quickly separate and look at me. While the girl looked more pissed than anything, Arlo was blushing and looking at me as if asking for forgiveness, a look I took pride in because I was the only one he ever looked at with such sincerity.
"Alright whore, get out." I motioned at the girl and then pointed towards the door.
She scoffed, "What are you, his boyfriend? No offense, but if that's the case I'm sure he'd much rather a hot babe like me over a scrawny little noodle like you."
"I'm sure he would, but tell me, who's wearing his shirt right now? Who does he cook breakfast for every morning? Who does he take care of when they're sick and coo over like a baby when they sneeze? News flash bitch, it ain't you."
She looked at him in horror, "Wait a second, Andy, is this guy really your boyfriend?"
I laughed, "See. He didn't even tell you his real name, that's how much you mean to him."
She spat on the floor and stood up, shoving past me on her way out the door.
Arlo sighed, "I really wish you'd stop making girls think I'm gay, it'd be nice if I could have sex at least one more time before I die."
"Yeah well I really wish you'd stop only having sex when I'm home. I don't want to hear that shit."
"Sorry. Wanna watch a movie?"
"You bet I do!" I was taken over by a happiness so severe that I practically skipped over to the couch and started setting out all the food I had bought on the coffee table while he turned on Netflix and picked out a movie.
I shoved a forkful of noodle in my mouth as the opening credits began and Arlo opened his arms wide, "As punishment for ruining my almost sex, you have to cuddle with me for the entirety of the movie."
"Yeah. If you can catch me." I took off in the direction of my room, laughing.
I felt something grab my legs and suddenly I was hanging upside down, Arlo still sitting on the couch and laughing.
A feeling of horror over came me, "How are you-"
His eyes grew 10 times, "Shit."
I hit the ground head first and the world went black.