Alexis' P.O.V.
I woke up with a bump. Literally. My head slammed onto the bunk above. This was going to take some time to get used to. I clapped a hand to my throbbing hand and thrashed blindly in the dark. Soon my hand caught the curtain on my bunk and I pushed it open.
I rolled over till my feet dangled over the edge and I slowly lowered myself to the floor. Soft snoring emitted from the bunks around me. I reached back into my bunk and grabbed my phone. I turned it on and squinted in the bluish light. I shined it on the floor and tip toed to the kitchen. I missed dinner and my stomach was growling. I rifled through the pantry as the bus vibrated and rumbled under my feet.
I grabbed a brown sugar cinnamon pop tart and flopped onto the couch. I bit into the crust. I scrolled through notifications. All of them were stupid. I turned the pop tart. I always eat the crust first, saving the gooey icing part for last.
My phone buzzed. I jumped, not expecting a message at 3 a.m.
From: Seth
To: Me
Hey you up?xx
From: Me
To: Seth
Unfortunately. Can't sleep. U?
From: Seth
To: Me
Same. How come you can't sleep?
From: Me
To: Seth
Eh. Just tour. I'm so nervous. I've got all the songs down pat and my guitar is safe in the inside storage compartment, but I'm so nervous. I miss u. U?
From: Seth
To: Me
Awww I miss u 2! And don't b nervous! Ur gonna do great!! XD
From: Me
To: Seth
Thanx. But u never answered my question. How come u can't sleep either?
It was a while before Seth, my best friend since pre-k, texted back. I missed him so much. I was kicking and screaming as my Mom dropped me off at my first day at school. Seth was coming in at the same time.
Finally my Mom got me to let go of her leg and she have me a quick pat on the head and made her escape. She wasn't a bad mom, but I was embarrassing her... Well I was sitting there crying and yelling. Seth came over, and even though he was the same age and not much bigger than me, he knelt down in front of me and hugged me. He rubbed my back until I stopped crying and he wiped the years from my face. The teacher just stared in awe. He was acting like an adult! Then some kid tipped the paint jar over and her attention was adverted.
Ever since then we'd been inseparable. Seth was always really mature for his age. Me... I could be mature when I wanted to. My phone buzzed, breaking my train of thought.
From: Seth
To: Me
You know how I've been dating Kaity?
From: Me
To: Seth
Yeah...
From: Seth
To: Me
Well, she cheated on me.
From: Me
To: Seth
Oh Seth! I'm so sorry! Call me!xxxxx
Then I waited for my phone to vibrate with an incoming call. Soon it came and popped the last bit of yummy pop tart into my mouth and pressed Accept.
