When You Have A Life Crisis But You're Just a Lonely Nerd (Hosie AU)

My heart has burst. What am I supposed to do?

Okay, so the whistle just blew, and I'm extremely glad for it. I've been waiting for the past 20 minutes to finally go and use the bathroom. I know I could've just left in the middle of the game to go, but I've been really into watching. The score was tied 2-2 most of the game. Then Josie finally scored the most important goal off of a free kick in the last 5 minutes of the game! Exciting, right?

Anyways, I find my way to the bathroom for the second time tonight, and the line is surprisingly not as long as it was last time. I'm glad because I told MG to wait by the car for me since he drove us here. As I'm getting out of the bathroom, I bump into the one person who's been on my mind since before the game even started.

"Hey, Josie!" I say it with a wide grin. Hopefully she can tell how proud I am of her playing.

"Oh, hey, Hope! I didn't know you were coming to the game tonight? Did you enjoy watching?"

"I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. Speaking of which, I didn't know you were that good? Heck, you scored the winning goal!"

She looks at me with modesty written all over her face. "Honestly, it was a team effort that we won the game. Though I'm glad you noticed my skill. It's been a product of a lot of training and time on the field." I smile at her words.

"Always the modest one, Josie. Anyways, what are you doing after the game?"

"Nothing much. Do you have something in mind?"

I know I'm trying to go out more and be active, but that doesn't mean I'm just going to jump right into the new resolution headfirst.

"Actually, my family rented a couple of movies, but we never got around to watching them. Do you wanna come over so we can see them at my house? If you want to you could sleep over too." I hope she says yes. Otherwise, this will be quite embarrassing.

"Yeah. Sure, Hope. Just let me drive home and take a shower. I'll come over in a little bit."
We say our farewells, and I start heading over to MG's car. He sees me approach and starts a conversation.

"So, was the line for the bathroom really long, then?"

"No, not really. I actually ran into someone on the way here."

"Who?"

"Uh... Just Josie." His face turns into a little smirk.

"Oh, just Josie, huh? Well, I hope your 'girlfriend's' doing good." Ugh, he's so annoying.

"I literally just told you I liked her, okay?" My face starts blushing red against my wishes. "And she is not my girlfriend!" I open up the car door and plop into the passenger seat. Can people just stop teasing me for things I can't control? Jesus!

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"Identity theft is not a joke, Jim. Millions of families suffer every year!"

I don't think I'll ever get tired of watching The Office. It's a perfect escape from my problems. If I'm tired of having next to no friends, I seek The Office for comfort. When Lizzie makes a cruel insult at my expense, I go home and cheer myself up with The Office. Even when I'm having an identity crisis, I'll look to The Office for help. I don't understand why some people can even try to hate on this masterpiece. Clearly, it's a-

Knock. Knock.

Ugh. Now I have to get up. I make sure to pause my Netflix before I throw the blanket off of me and my bed. When I finally get to the door and look through the peephole, I see that it's Josie. And there go the butterflies in my stomach again. I try to smooth down my frizzy bedhead hair before I finally open the door to let her inside.