The Difference Between You and Me (GXG)

chapter 6

dakota's p.o.v

after rushing through some homework and avoiding small talk with my mom at the dinner table, i sat on my bed with my phone in my hand. i got comfy, hoping i could be on the phone with her for a long time without it being awkward at any time.

i take a deep breath as my thumb hovers over the the little phone on her contact. why am i so nervous? it's just lucy. oh, that's why i'm so nervous.

i click the little phone and put my phone up to my ear. i hear it ringing and my heart is thumping rapidly. after a few seconds the ringing stops and a quick 'hello?' is heard.

"lucy it's me, dakota." i say quietly and i hear some shuffling on the other line. i start to get even more nervous. what if it's a bad time? what if she didn't expect me to really call her?

"dakota! hi!" i can hear her voice perk up from when she just said 'hello' in the beginning. is it because she knows it's me now? my face blushes slightly and i thank god she can't see me right now. "i'm glad you called me." i smile at her words as i nod my head.

"me too." i stay quiet, still shy around her. even if i'm talking to her over the phone.

"so.." she trails off and i really hope she says something because this cannot be awkward already. "how have your first few days of senior year been going?" she asks, having a curious tone.

"not too bad, classes seem easy but the homework is already getting on my nerves." i say, gaining a little confident to speak to her more. and a little louder.

"oh my gosh, me too. first period is already making me go crazy." she complains back and i laugh a little, stopping quickly. "we can get through it together!"

can this girl make my face anymore red than it already is?

"yeah, for sure." i say, nodding slightly to myself. it's quiet for a moment and i bite my lip.

"tell me about yourself." she says and that's the thing i dread most about talking to new people. there really is nothing special to know.

"there's not much to know. my best and pretty much only friend is kenzie banks. uh, i'm lesbian as you know. that's all, i guess." i say and she stays quiet for a moment. i wait for her to say something, biting my finger nails.

"that's enough for me because i'm an easy girl, even through i'm sure there is much more to know about you." she says and i shake my head slightly, grinning a little.

"not really." i tell her. "i'm really boring." i admit and i hear her giggle a little.

"stop lying to me, we just started talking." she says and i make a 'pft' sound. i wish i was lying.

"tell me about you." i say shyly, ready to hear a whole essay on what she's like.

"well..i play the piano and i like to sing even though i'm not that good at it. my best friend is nicole as you know and nathan's my boyfriend." she says, getting slower as she says 'boyfriend' at the end. is that it? that's all she has to say.

"you're crazy if you think i'm going to believe that's all you have to tell me about you." i tell her. "i already knew two of those things." i smirk to myself and she sighs on the other line.

"well i knew both of the things you told me about you. you didn't know i played the piano and sang." she says, trying to one up me.

"well there is nothing more to know about me." i say to her in a more quiet voice. "i don't do anything special."

it goes quiet again and start to regret what i just said because i made it awkward. great job dakota, just a great job.