Ephemeral //H.S

Chapter 3

The week had been extremely long. Turns out it's really complicated to avoid people, even when you're secluded. I spent all week organizing the downstairs of the house even if there was nothing to organize really. I also called my grandma every day, I had nothing to talk about but I just wanted to hear her voice so I'd let her tell me about her day. She would tell me about the random things she would find while decluttering the house, what she bought at the farmer's market or what movie she saw on television.

I think she knew that I felt lonely because she just kept on talking and making me laugh.

And then when she would hang up, I'd start thinking about every embarrassing thing I ever did.

My "conversations" with Harry and Niall just kept replaying in my head, it was torture.

I know that it was probably not that bad, but my brain just kept reminding me of the stupid things I did or said just to make my skin crawl in second hand embarrassment.

And when I was done hating myself, I would just eat stupid shit and watch tv just to get out of my own head.

But today I was excited because Devon was finally moving in. We had been calling each other a lot recently, well she's been harassing me about the state of her plant. I shouldn't have told her, but my conscience got the best of me.

But also because she kept on ordering things for her room and office, so I had to see the same teenage boy almost every day delivering random things.

First it was her desk, then a computer, then a rug with a sofa and obviously a bunch of other plants and decorations. It was annoying but it made me happy because that meant that she was planning on staying with me for a while.

So, when I heard a car door closing near my front door, I quickly jumped to my feet to run towards the noise, dropping my phone on the couch as I did so. I even got ready today and tried to dress nicely and I think I went over the top when I decided to put some makeup on, I was only wearing a simple short black dress with white polka dots on it.

I whipped the wooden door open only to see her standing next to her car, and I was so right.

She stood there in a black long sleeve midi dress showing off her perfect figure and matching black sneakers, a wide smile on her plump dark red lips, her curls tied in a messy bun on top of her head showing her gold earrings that complimented her skin tone perfectly.

She brings her sunglasses from the bridge of her nose to sit on top of her head, her eyes lighting up when she sees me and I feel like crying.

"I'm here bitch!" She shouts, throwing her arms in the air and laughing like an idiot.

I let out a high pitched squeal of excitement, a wide smile on my face. I start jumping on the spot like a child  before opening my arms when she runs towards me.

Her slightly taller body collides with mine in a tight hug and I close my eyes when I feel her arms surrounding my shoulders, mine going around her waist to hug her closer to me. She laughs.

"God, I missed you Lu'" she says softly, I can feel her grin pushing her cheek upwards against mine.

"I missed you too Dev, you have no idea." I respond with a quiet voice, keeping my eyes closed. I suddenly feel a weight being lifted off my shoulders, and a wave of relief washing over me.

She brings both of her hands to my shoulders to hold me as she pulls away from the hug to eye me from head to toe.

"Okay, first you're not wearing sweatpants and second, are you wearing makeup?" Her lips part in awe, bringing a hand to her chest pretending to be shocked as her eyes roam around my face.