Patience is a Virtue(Under MAJOR editing)

chapter 17

I sit at my TV, the depression getting darker and darker by the hour. School is still going on and I have nothing to do. Bell isn’t probably going to be home for a bit even after school for her new boyfriend Ryan. As I think of that I sigh dramatically. My parents wouldn’t even be here at this time. If they were alive.

But they aren’t.

Something snaps me out of my thoughts. I look around confused. What was that? It comes to me as the door nocks again. I sigh in relief and go up and go open the door.  Josh is standing there sheepishly at me in sweatpants and a thin sweater. I cant help but admire his body and everything about him.

“Hey.”

I look at him weirdly. “why are you here?”

“I couldn’t you sleep and I saw you walk into the house. I could ask you the same question?”

“my back hurts. Still.”

“oh. How bad?”

“not too much.”

“oh.”

I stand there in silence then shiver. I realize he must be freezing. “would you like to come in?”

“I thought you would never ask.” He jokes and walks in my house and plops down on the couch and looks over at what I’m watching. I blush and go over to change the channel.

“Sponge bob?”

“Hey… you’re never too old for him.” I say defensively. He laughs at me.

“Well what ever you say.”

So I go to change the channel and he takes the remote. I glare at him.

“What was that for?”

“Like you said you’re never too old for him. I haven’t seen this episode yet.”

I grin at him weirdly and sit down and look at the screen.  There is sponge bob and squid ward arguing about something on the screen. JOSH made me miss it so I didn’t know what happened. I laugh at something squid ward said but then quickly covered it up.

“Oh yes. Sponge bob, brings out the inner nerd in you.” I glare at him and throw the pillow at him. He grins and keeps it. I wait for him to throw it back but he doesn’t. patience wears out in me.

“Hey give that back!”

“You gave it to me.”

“You insulted me!”

“Then you gave it to me.” I see the teasing in his smile. I glare.

“Give. It. Back.”

“Are we back to this?”

“Yes now give it.”

“Ok ill play. No.” and he sit up to me and face me so that we are inches apart. I grin in victory and hold up the pillow I stole from him.

“I got it.”

He looks over surprised and looks down to his missing hands. I get up and start running giggling along the way. “Come back here!”

“Never!” I squeal and run from him. I spot my room and dash for that. Once I get in I throw the pillow on the bed and slam the door shut. There is a foot that stops it form closing it all the way.

“I’m faster than you think.” He whispers and the door starts to open slowly. I shove my weight into it and press up against it. He chuckles.

“Want me to use all my energy?”

“Shut up.” I huff and attempt to kick his foot and slam the door. It doesn’t work but I stub my toe in the process.