Our Girl

Hide Away

"Wakey Wakey!"

I ignored my intruder and rolled over in my bed, placing my pillow over my head. It's too early for this.

"Olivia! Wake up!" He yelled.

"I don't want to." I threw my pillow towards his direction, hoping to hit him with it.

"I'll make you some French Toast." He said in a singing manor.

No fair! He knows I love French toast.

"Fine. I'm up. I'm up."

I watched him leave my room and then took a look at my clock.

Did this moron really wake me up at 9:30?

———

I scarfed down the French toast and then plopped down on the couch in the living room.

I started to watch Sports Center but with football not in season yet I found myself getting bored.

So of course I went with my obvious choice.

"I knew I recognized this movie." A deep voice caused me to jump.

"Don't you knock?"

"It's a living room." He shrugged off my annoyance.

"Right."

He sat down on the couch beside me. "I can't believe you still watch this movie."

"Um excuse me but Anastasia is a classic."

How dare he not recognize?

"Didn't you watch this everyday until you were 10?"

"No every..." dammnit "...every other day. And why does it matter? It's my comfort movie."

His brows furrowed together. "Why do you need comforting?"

"Yo! Cole when'd you get here?"

Perfect timing.

Levi looked at the tv screen. "Seriously, Anasta—"

"If one of you mock my movie again I will gladly let your admirers know about your Powerpuff Girls stage."

The boys looked at each other and Colson quickly got off the couch, meeting Levi in the doorway.

That's what I thought?

Levi opened the front door, "Hey Ollie, you sure you don't want to come with?"

"I'm positive."

"Why'd I wake you up then?"

"That's what I would like to know."

"Olivia please come with us. It'll be fun."

"You mean like the party you said would be fun?"

He rolled his eyes and stared at me. I stared back, daring him to blink.

Colson looked from Levi to me, back to Levi, and then back to me. "I'll buy you jellybeans."

I blinked.

"Why didn't you just say that earlier." I turned off the TV and ran up the stairs to get dressed.

———

"So this is where the high school elite go to get their party supplies?" I could totally see myself getting lost in here.

"This is one of the stores these high school elites go to." Levi put more red cups in my lap. I was sitting in the cart and they were taking turns pushing me around. Oddly enough, they didn't object to my lack of walking.