I Need You to Stay

Chapter 6

"Mom dinner!" I shouted out setting up the table

We sat down and started eating our Indian, yes another takeaway. We sat in silence for a couple of minutes while stuffing ourselves with naan bread and curry.

"Mmmm, try mine. It's really nice" Mom said with her mouth full, pushing over her plate to me

"Wow, that's good. It's very creamy" I licked my lips savouring the flavour

"I'm totally getting this one again"

"Mom, do you ever think we are going to ever actually cook a meal?" I laughed staring at all the takeaway boxes beside our bin

"Shut up, you love it" She wiped her mouth with tissue. "So have you heard from the guy yet?" Mom smiled waggling her eyebrows

"What? What guy?" I looked at her confusingly as she gave me a cheeky grin "Oh, Gerard?"

"Yes! How can you forget that ass of his?" She played with her fork

"MOM!" I started to blush

"What? I was your age once too! Even though I'm old doesn't mean I don't notice these things" Mom smiled to herself picking up some rice on her fork.

"He's probably forgotten about me. It doesn't matter." I said trying to end the conversation

"Lisa, did you see the way he looked at you? I don't know much but I do know when a guy likes someone"

"Okay, okay. whatever. Can we just change the subject? Please?" I looked down at my plate starting to get embarrassed

"Alright, I won't embarrass you any further, but I'm here whenever you need to talk to me about these things. I'm still a woman you know"

"I noticed that" Mom stuck her tongue at out at me

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I sat in my room and sketched in my notepad while music played softly in the background. I looked at my phone and felt kinda bummed that Gerard had forgotten about me. I had a feeling that would happen but for it to become real made it definite. In the last few days I thought my life was finally going to start getting exciting with all the adrenaline I had went through.

I went on to Facebook, the first time in the last couple of months. I usually avoid it as much I can because of all my friends putting up photos of there new exciting lives at university which would get me depressed. I wanted to check if I had any messages from any of them. I went on to my news feed to see Poppy had changed her cover photo to a group picture of us with Frank, Ray, Mikey and Gerard. I smiled at the memories that flooded into my mind of that night. It felt like it was months ago even though it was only a week and half since.

"Lisa?" Mom called up to my room

"Yeah?" I shouted back

"Wanna watch a movie?"

"Okay, I want to pick it" I got up logging out of Facebook

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I woke up to mom shaking me gently

"Lisa. Lisa"

"What?" I moaned rubbing my eyes. I opened them watching the credits roll down the screen on the tv.

"The movie is finished. I think you got a message" Mom handed me my phone

I unlocked it to see an number I didn't recognize.

Hi, it's Gerard :)

"Holy fluffy shit! Mom! He text me!" I said staring at my phone in awe.

"Didn't I say he would reply?" Mom smiled feeling proud about herself

My hands started to shake as I typed and retyped my reply back to Gerard

"Mom, I don't know how to reply" I said staring at my phone screen intensely

"Just say hi back. It's not rocket science" Mom smiled

Me: Hey Gerard :)

I sent the message, thinking that maybe I replied to fast and he'll think I'm needy. I looked over at mom who was smiling at me like she was observing me.

"Lisa, remember he's just a boy. He liked you for who you were. Don't change that" Mom rubbed my shoulder and went to the kitchen to clean up

"I won't change mom. Why are you suddenly worried that I might change?" I rolled my eyes and went back to staring at my phone which was on my lap.

My lock screen light up and I think I screamed a little.

Gerard: Watcha doing? :)

Me: Just texting you ;)

"Fuck! No winky! Cancel! Cancel!" I whispered to myself

*Message sent*

Me: Sorry I meant :) no winky

Gerard: Awh, I liked the winky :P

Me: Haha Anyway what you doing?

Gerard: Just lying in bed, thinking

Me: About what?

Gerard: Um.. Life, I suppose

Me: Woah, That's a bit deep for this time of night, isn't it?

Gerard: That's what she said ;)

I think I turned tomato red and I did a weird squeal because mom looked up from her magazine at me weird. I could feel my cheeks starting to hurt as I kept texting Gerard from smiling so much.

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I didn't want to go to sleep but I kept nodding off then my phone vibrating would wake me up. It was half 2 and we were talking about if pandas would think that black and white cows were their long lost twin. Don't even ask me how we got onto that topic

Me: I'm guessing pandas would know because cows kinda have a different shape :P Anyway I hate to end the conversation but I'm wrecked. I keep falling asleep

Gerard: Really? That's cute :3 We will have to continue the panda conversation another day! Sleep tight Lisa :)

Me: Definitely, night Gerard :)

I locked my phone and put it on my nightstand. I pulled the duvet up to my chin feeling the warmth spread through my body, but there was a different type of warmth as well. It came from my stomach. I closed my eyes feeling that right now I couldn't get anymore happier.

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Nothing much happened in this chapter but it kinda set the foundations of what is ahead:) I always end up writing chapters late at night. I really should try writing during the day xD Thank you for all the votes! I love reading all your comments, it motivates me so much to write more than one chapter a day! I hope you're enjoying the story

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