Chapter 7: Taking A Day Off

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Wow. I don't remember anything from last night. Not a single thing.

I decided to call in the school to replace me with a substitute, because I didn't want to go to school today.

Suddenly, I heard a knock at my door. I groaned as I got up to answer it. When I opened it, Justin was standing there.

"Can I help you?" I asked.

"Since you're not going to school today, why don't you spend the day with me?" He said.

"Let me guess. You took the day off." I said.

"Yeah. I wanted to spend the day with you. It doesn't really matter if you don't want to go anywhere. I'll stay here if you want."

"Okay. I needed some company."

We walked to my bedroom, where I climbed back into bed.

"You must be tired. Your eyes are red, so is your nose. Are you sick?" Justin asked.

I know he really cares about me, so I just went along with it. I pretended to sound sick, cough, and have a stuffy nose.

"I really should stay and take care of you while you're in this condition. Do you need anything?" He added.

I sniffled. "A bottle of water and some tissues would be nice." I told him.

He got up and went to the living room, then came back with a bottle of water and a box of tissues.

"I'll be out here if you need anything." He said, and walked back to the living room.

I saw my iPhone sitting on my table next to my bed. I reached over to the table and grabbed it. I unlocked it and scrolled through my messages. All of them were from Justin. Still, how did he get my phone number?

One text said:
"You were great tonight. :)" at 12:33 am

Another said:
"I love you. I'll see you in the morning." at 1:42 am

And one from an hour ago:
"I didn't see you leave for school yet. Are you sick?" at 9:25 am

Even though they were late messages, I replied back.

"Thanks. I loved it." at 10:41 am

"I love you too." at 10:43 am

" I'm sick. I called in for a substitute teacher today." at 10:45 am

I quickly got three replies after I finished typing the last few letters.

"You wanna do it again?" at 10:43 am

"I love you so much. You mean the world to me. I can't wait to ask you to be my girlfriend." at 10:46 am

"You sounded sick. Hope you're feeling okay." at 10:50 am

I texted back saying:

"No, not really." at 10:46 am

"That's so sweet of you. I can't wait to be your girlfriend." at 10:48 am

"Yeah. I'm sniffling and sneezing. I think the cough's gone away." at 10:52 am
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After I finished texting him, he came into my room and sat down next to me on my bed. I rested my head on his shoulder.

"You didn't tell me the teachers at school are spreading rumors about us." He said.

"I was, but I didn't." I said.

"They were saying that you're dating me, and that's possibly true."

"You haven't even asked me to be your girlfriend."

"Well, I'll ask you one day, but we are dating."

"Okay. I love you, Justin."

"I love you too."

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