"What got you into racing?" She asked, leaning towards me. I felt the crowds eyes on me, ready to know my answer, to take it and hide it away like something precious.
"Well, all I ever wanted was to go fast."
Twelve hours later...
"I've been in lo...
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"NO, YOU SHOULD IGNORE IT FOR AT LEAST THREE DAYS, YOU KNOW? LET IF SIMMER— YES YOU SHOULD ANSWER IT!"
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"What do I do Aina?" I asked the girl sitting next to me. I had gotten to her house about an hour ago, and I was staring at the contact I made for Iida.
"Just text him! Say you just wanted to save the number!" She exclaimed as if it was obvious. I continued to stare at the contact. "Were you even listening when he talked to you? He was practically declaring his love!"
"Was not!"
"Was too, were you even listening?!" She exclaimed, plunging her spoon into the frozen ice cream.
"Alright. Ok. Woman up. I've got this." I whispered to myself. I typed out a message.
You 5:29 Hey Iida! I just wanted to text you to make sure I didn't loose your number in my contacts!
I put my phone down and sighed.
"Now we wait." I stabbed my spoon into the blanket-wrapped pint of ice cream in my hands.
"Thank god, I thought you would never do it." Aina sighed, pressing play on the movie we were watching.
"Hey!"
"Well it's true!"
Ding!
"oH my god Aina, what do I do?!" I exclaimed, shying away from my phone and into her.
She groaned, shoving me off.
"Check it, stupid. Is it him?" I hesitantly reached out for my phone, flipping it up.
Unread message from [Iida]
I flipped my phone back down, pressing myself into Aina again.
"It's him!"
"Well answer it!"
"Should I?"
"No, you should ignore it for at least three days, you know? Let it simmer— yes you should answer it!" She exclaimed.
"Alright, alright, fine!" I picked up my phone carefully, as if it were contaminated, pressing the notification.
As I unlocked my phone, I started to panic.
What is he gonna say? Oh god, he hates me doesn't he?
