Noen had been in the shower for the last 20 minutes and I was writing my essay for English class while he did. We agreed to keep talking even after he woke me up a few hours ago. My father had left a note on the kitchen counter for me to see when I went in for my daily cup of coffee. It read...
Babygirl,
I had to put in a few extra hours, feel free to go out and have fun. Breakfast is in the fridge, I made it early this morning. I should be home in time for Dinner but if I'm not, don't wait up...
Love you the most,
Dad
I smiled as I read it and fell upon the couch as I pulled up my assignments on the computer, starting the essay I'm working on now, almost finished and just looking over for correct grammar and spelling. As I was looking over the last paragraph I hear Noen rustle something.
"Hey Beauty, I'm back." I smile and instantly my cheeks redden and all focus I had a few seconds before has disappeared.
"Hey Noen." I type something on the computer and as I read over the sentence, I thought was improving my essay, I saw it actually said 'Noen Eubanks.' I rub my eyes as I erase it and try to refocus, looking over the essay again and finally submitting it in defeat.
"So, what's the plan? What's on the phone call agenda?" I giggle and open a new tab on my computer, not knowing what to do yet.
"Don't you have things to do?" I question, pulling up notifications on my phone, seeing different messages from different people. Taking a sip from my coffee I scroll through them, quickly looking over most.
"Well, if you don't have anything important to do, than neither do I." I smile and take another sip, nearly spitting it out when I reach a message that I wasn't prepared to see.
TJ Livingston sent you a message
I contemplate what I should do and hear Noen on the other side of my phone line. "You good?" I give a simple 'Mhmm' before focusing on my next move. I decide to click the message to see what TJ said. To my surprise it wasn't insulting or asking for the homework.
Hey Rose. Its TJ. R U going 2 BeachFest? If U R...U should link w/ me. ;)
Laughing and feeling my stomach flip at his message I think about what to say back. I don't want to sound like a complete idiot, but also don't wanna sound like an obsessive fan girl.
"So there's festival in my town next weekend and I don't know if I should go to make new friends. Ya know, since I'm the new kid. What do you think?" I hear Noen and refocus on our conversation, trying to think of a good response back to TJ at the same time.
"I think its a great opportunity." I smile and role my eyes at my failed attempts at a response. "Wait..." I realize that the time frames for Noens festival are the same for Beachfest. "you know I have a festival in my town as well next weekend, how convenient." I shrug and finally think of a good response.
"Hmm, weird. Anyway, I think we should play 2 truths and a lie. Thoughts?" Noens voice sounds as if the deepness, of the before sleep paralysis, had left, and became smoother now.
"Yeah, sounds great, go first." I say, only half paying attention. I type in my response and send it.
yeah, sounds fun.
I see that TJ instantly read it and was typing again. I feel a rush as if he had been waiting for my response and if I was taking too long after reading it to answer. I see his new message pop up.
Its a date
I feel heat rush to my cheeks and feel that leaving him on read is wrong so I respond.
its a date. :)
"Rose? You gonna answer?" I refocus fully on Noen and take a deep breath.
"What was the question?" I ask giggling. "I was distracted. Sorry."
I hear Noen give a little laugh and repeats his question. "Two truths and a lie?"
That day, as the hours past and my fathers absence grew less and less important to me, Noen and I had just talked and talked. You would think we would have ran out of topics to talk about but no, I ranted to him about everything, bout my whole life from beginning to now, and he did the same. We discussed politics and video games and how we wished to see each other. I drifted to sleep as I watched a movie that Noen had been watching as well, we had been commentating on the scenes as we watched together.
Before I drifted to sleep, in a faint whisper, I thought I heard Noen say, "Ill see you soon my love." But I could have been dreaming already.
