Daylight

Chapter 2

It was only 4:30 so Braylyn had a lot of time before Calum would be around to pick her up for the game. The first thing she did was call her best friend Bree. Bree was the complete opposite of Braylyn. She had wavy blonde hair, light blue eyes, and had an amazing complexion. She was pretty much perfect which bothered almost every girl in the school. Even though Bree was gorgeous she never used it to her advantage. Guys basically threw themselves at her but she never took their bait. But Braylyn was going to a game with CALUM HOOD she had to know.

Braylyn grabbed her iPhone 5 from the nightstand where it was charging and called her. It took 4 rings before she finally picked up.

"BREE!!!"

"BRAYLYN!!"

"HI!"

"HI! WHY ARE WE SHOUTING?!"

Braylyn hadn't realized she was still shouting.

She laughed, "Sorry Bree, it's just something totally amazing happened after school today."

Bree laughed at her, "I was wondering when you were gonna call me to talk about this."

Braylyn was confused, "uhh, what are you talking about?"

"You don't think I knew?"

"Knew what?"

"You finally got your new phone! Can you see everything clearly now, considering how shattered your last phone screen was?"

'Ha! Now this makes sense' she thought.

"Haha, yeah it's great I can see everything! But that's not why I called you."

Bree gasped, "oh my gosh Braylyn, this has to be important if you didn't even remember to tell me about your new phone that you were so excited about. What's up girly?"

Braylyn told her everything. From being nervous as Calum walked up to her locker to how excited she was when he asked her to go to his game.

Bree was silent for about 30 seconds. Braylyn thought she lost her, "Hel-"

"OH MY GOD BRAYLYN HE TOTALLY LIKES YOU I TOLD YOU HE DID! WHO WAS RIGHT? I WAS!"

That response scared Braylyn so bad she almost fell off her bed.

"Yes Bree. Scare me to death. That's just great. And just for the record, this doesn't mean Calum likes me."

"Oh poor, sweet, stupid Braylyn."

"Why am I stupid?"

"You don't get it! Calum has never asked a girl to go to his game. They show up themselves. Except for you. He wants you to be there so bad he asked you himself. You're a lucky girl Braylyn Dallas."

Braylyn blushed at her friend's words. She was right. But that seemed to make her even more nervous. 

"Great Bree, thanks. Now I'm starting to freak out."

"What did I do?" 

"You made me realize I am lucky to have this kind of opportunity with the cutest boy in school!"

"And?"

"WHAT IF I MESS IT UP? YOU KNOW ME, I AM PRONE TO FAILURE!!"

"K Bray." Braylyn knew Bree had a smirk on her face from making that rhyme.

"Wow, that was clever word play. But seriously. Stop worrying, you are gonna be fine."

"Dear God I hope you're right."

"Uh, I always am," Bree stated with a tone as if it was obvious, "sorry babe I have to go, my mom is going on about something to do with cleaning my room, I'm not sure what she actually said to be honest."

Braylyn chuckled, "Of course not. Okay bye, I'll update you tomorrow morning."

"You better! Good luck! Bye bye!"

And with that she hung up. It was only 5:15 so Braylyn decided to take a quick shower. And by a quick shower she meant a 30 minute shower to try and calm her nerves. But that only made it worse because now she less than an hour to get ready for the night. 

Braylyn decided on her grey hooded sweatshirt with her high school's name on the front, light wash Hollister jeans that, let's be honest, made her butt look better than usual. and her white Vans since she couldn't find her black ones. She quickly blow dried her hair so it would be in its natural, somewhat straight state, brushed on some foundation and a little bit mascara and eyeliner. Braylyn was never big on the whole make up thing.

By the time she was done getting ready it was 6:53. She went downstairs to wait for Calum. Braylyn sighed as she realized that her mom wasn't home from work yet. She wrote her note telling her where she was going in case her mom came home before she did. 

Her phone buzzed and her heart lept.

Calum Hood: Hey! I'm gonna leave now what's your address?:)

'SMILEY FACE!!' Braylyn thought but, quickly got herself together and texted him her address.

Another buzz.

Calum Hood: Wow that's actually really close to my house. Be there in 5. :)

5 minutes. Braylyn had 5 minutes to calm the fuck down. She took deep breaths and told herself there was nothing to be afraid of. She eventually calmed down. Just in time too, that's when she heard the doorbell ring. She grabbed her phone and her house key and went to answer the door. 

She opened the door and there he was. And he had flowers oh my god! Braylyn smiled as she took them.

"Calum, they're beautiful! Thank you so much!" Braylyn blushed a little as she thanked the gorgeous brunette.

"No problem, really," Calum smiled back, "you ready?"

"Yeah, one sec, I'm just gonna put these in water. You can come in if you want."

Calum stepped through the door and shut it behind him as he followed Braylyn to the kitchen.

"Were you here by yourself the whole time?" Calum asked.

"Oh. Yeah, my mom works a lot so it's usually just me here."

"You should have said something. We could've grabbed something to eat before we went."

"No it's okay. I had to shower and stuff anyways." Braylyn said reassuringly. She was used to having this huge house to herself.

"Okay. But next time call me." Calum told her.

"I will." Braylyn grinned. "Okay well these are all good. You ready?"

"After you." Calum gestured.

Braylyn smiled as she led him to the front door. Before she walked out she turned on the porch light so her mom could see when she got home. She quickly locked the door and followed Calum to his car. It was a cute little black Honda that was definitely a used one but Braylyn loved cars like this.

Calum opened the door for her and she slid in. Calum sent around the front, climbed in and started the ignition. And off they went to the high school.