will you be mine?!

chapter 5

Sunlight filtered through my curtains, casting rays of sunshine on the walls of my room. I groaned at their sudden intrusion and snuggled tighter into the confines of my cover, burying my head in my pillow. The shrilling sound of my phone ringing pierced through my semi sleepy state and I wanted to scream in frustration. Someone kill me now.

What was it with the universe being hell bent on not letting me sleep in today? "Oh God, shut it!" I hissed and covered my ears. But the more I ignored it, the longer it kept on ringing. Finally, I gave up and kicked my covers off of me. "Alright, alright, I'm coming!" I grumbled and picked up my phone.

"KATHERINE SANDERS STOP YOUR MOURNING AND GET OFF THAT BED!"

"Well tough, good morning to you too." I huffed, in annoyance.

"It's afternoon, missy."

My eyebrows shot up as I said, "Oh really, doesn't look like it to me."

"Kate, how long are you going to hole up in your room?" Raisa asked, ignoring my bratty comment.

"I don't know," I muttered and fell back onto my bed.

"Did you look outside?" She asked, and I glanced at my window before squinting and shutting my eyes.

"Nope, its too bright."

"That's the point Kate," she raised her voice. "It's a beautiful day. Go out and do something productive!"

"Gosh, Rai. You're on a roll today. I don't think I've ever heard you so frustrated. What happened?" I asked, trying to direct the conversation to her instead of me. I didn't want to go out.

"W-what do you mean?" She stuttered and my eyes widened. Something's up. Raisa realized her slip up and changed her tone. "Nothing happened. You're the one who needs to stop moping around."

"Yeah, yeah, I get it. How's school?" I pressed. There was something she wasn't telling me.

"Its fine. Everything's just fine. Look, I gotta go." She replied, in a rush.

"Oh, Okay." I said and the line went dead.

"So much for trying to coax me out of bed," I muttered, under my breath. I wonder what was bothering her. Everyone knew that Raisa couldn't lie to save her life. Hell, even she knew it. But why did she do it? Why did she pretend everything was fine? She could've told me, but she didn't.

Now I'm left wondering and it makes me feel uneasy inside. I sneaked a glance at my window, and sighed. Maybe Raisa was right. I needed to get out of this stuffy room and get some fresh air. I scrunched up my nose when I realized that I stink and decided that a bath was overdue. Oh, and not to forget breakfast... or brunch, in my case.

I hummed under my breath as I went through my morning necessities and tried my best to push everything else out of my mind as I concentrated on making myself some food to eat. A simple toast was out of the question when I discovered the mouldy thing that settled in its bag and threw it away. There was nothing remotely appetizing left in the fridge and that left me with an egg.

No matter how lazy I felt and how troublesome it was for me to cook myself an egg, nothing else could satisfy my grumbling stomach. I heated the pan and added a little bit of butter. It started to melt and I cracked and egg into the pan.

The delicious smell of my cooked omelette awoke my senses and I grabbed a spoon before shoving a big piece of it into my mouth. The hot thing burned my tongue and I yelped in surprise as I slowly but surely swallowed it. I must say that patience definitely wasn't one of my best traits.

As always, Raisa was right when she said that it was a beautiful day. I stood at the edge of my backyard that led to an abandoned forest and inhaled deeply. The smell of moist soil assaulted my senses and I sighed out of habit. I've missed this smell. It felt like forever since I've walked down the path leading into the forest and hung out at my favorite place in the entire world.