XI. Life
I lay in my bed, gazing up at my bedroom ceiling. It was almost midnight and my vacant mind was buzzing too much for me to sleep. It was pitch black in my room, the soft sound of music playing from my speakers. I didn't want to move nor did I want to stay awake any longer. The day had been sweet and amazing, but nothing special had happened since that soft kiss.
I wasn't sure when it happened, but I was waking up the next morning after what felt like only a few hours of sleep. I was still laying in the same position, the same song still playing out in my room. I continued to stare at the ceiling for the next five minutes before Nicholai gently pushed open my bedroom door and peeked in.
"Good morning, Nick." I sent a warm smile to him and rolled on to my side.
"Your mother requires your presence. I believe it involves a trip to visit Adam." He returned the smile and I watched as he left me to my own devices. I didn't exactly want to get up anymore now than I did ten minutes ago. I felt dull and void and it wasn't pleasant.
I called Nicholai back into my room and requested that he tell my mother I was taking a rain check. He gave me a sad knowing smile and complied, leaving me to myself again.
I didn't even bother to check my phone once I realized I was sure to have a text or two from Danielle. I listened to my parents scurry around down the hall and suddenly, my mom's head appeared in the doorway.
"Are you sure you'd rather stay home?" She raised an eye at me, leaning against the door. I nodded and she smiled and mumbled an 'okay' before leaving. A moment later I heard the front door shut and I knew they'd be gone for a while.
For the next half hour I continued to lay in the silence, flipping lazily through the pages of an old worn book I had owned for a couple of years now.
Once I accepted that I was way too bored to continue laying in silence, I sat up and grabbed my folder of sheet music, moving downstairs to our office/music room. I sat down at the piano and took a deep breath, flipping through the different songs I had learned in the past year. I was quite skilled in the music department and I prided myself in it.
I chose a song that I had instantly fallen in love with when I first heard it and closed my eyes as I placed my fingers on the keys. I opened them as my fingers began gliding across the instrument. I was so lost in the song that I didn't hear Daniel's hissing voice in my head until I had finished it.
Woah. Whatdoyouneed? I responded mentally to the frantic boy and wrapped my arms around my body. It was extremely uncomfortable to speak to someone when you have no clue where they are.
Openthedoor. He snapped, clearly extremely impatient today. I silently commented to myself how I preferred the sweet Daniel and went to my front door.
When I swung the door open, Daniel, Danielle, Viola and Mae stood before me. My jaw nearly dropped when I made the realization that too many parts of my life were beginning to lapse together.
"What are you-" I began, but was cut off by Viola. She waltzed past me, followed by Danielle and Mae. Daniel stood beside me and shut the door, then led me by the small of my back towards the living room where the girls had migrated.
"First of all, Danielle and Mae were here first. Said they've been trying to get you to answer the door for a good ten minutes. Daniel and I came to speak to you merely a moment ago," Viola spoke as I entered the room. "We'll wait for you in your room." Her and Daniel turned and left.
I faced my best friend and my crush, turning a pink color from the awkwardness I felt. I hadn't told Danielle about the events of Mae and I's sleepover yet and I wasn't sure what was going on between Mae and I anyway.
"We were going to ask you to come to the beach with us." Danielle piped up, glancing towards the stairs. "But if you're busy.." She trailed off, glancing down.
"Um," I froze, not sure if I wanted to go with the two desperately enough to risk my chances of getting answers anytime soon about Viola and Daniel.
It should shock no one that I was currently sitting in the soft sand of the closest beach to my house at eleven at night. Danielle was currently laying on her back, gazing up at the stars and I was leaning back against a rock. Mae lay on her stomach, facing us and chatting away aimlessly.
For once, I'm anxious that time with Mae was not exactly well spent. I should be at home trying to digest the information Viola and Daniel had dished out to me and instead those two were pissed at me and I sat silent, gazing around at the beautiful view.
When Mae returned me to my house sometime around 2 a.m., I called out to Daniel via thoughts and noticeably relaxed when he responded.
If you open your window, I can still explain. He whispered and I could feel his presence lurking outside my window. I pushed it open and stepped back as he leaped in. I gave him an apologetic smile as he took a seat on the bed.
"Honestly, I'm not upset. I was just somewhat irritated at the immediate choice of the other two. Its all cool." He smiled at me and I grinned. We stayed quiet for a few moments and I was about to fall back and collapse in a deep sleep.
"Look, its all really complicated, so watch and listen." As he spoke, he lifted his hands in front of him, green light twirling beneath his downturned finger tips. I held back my gaps, sure I would sound idiotic enough not understanding.
"Magic," I mumbled, hoping I was right and had heard Viola correctly that day in the bathroom.
"Something like that," He clasped his hands together and the light disappeared. I nibbled on my bottom lip, slightly frustrated that I was having difficulty wrapping my mind around it.
"I have to go. I told Vi I was going to the store for chips." He was out the window before I could even respond. I sighed and collapsed back on my bed, just wanting to sleep and I did.
