Warnings: last shift (the movie) spoilers. (Just in case you care about that :D
Hey I'm back with this short stories book! I want to try and make it to 200 short stories now, so expect some short stories every once and a while.
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Do you ever get really excited for something, but don't want to show it because you think that will ruin it?
That's me right now, trying to plan a movie night with my guy friend Tyler and his brother Zack. My little brother, Nathan, is really great friends with Zack so we do a lot of stuff together. We have our own little group. Nathan, Zack, and then Tyler and I mostly do our own thing, but at least we're still there to be in the group.
My brother is only two years younger than me, he's fifteen. Zack is a year older than my brother, and Tyler is older than me, but not by much.
I know, sounds like a math problem, but it isn't that complicated.
Tyler and I, on the other hand, are complicated. We like each other, that I know for sure, but he hasn't asked me out yet. I'm okay with that, I understand he has some stuff to deal with now that he just turned eighteen, but I'm getting to the point where I can't wait for the moment. It's another one of those exciting things I'm trying to suppress.
So back to being excited about movie night... we have done it before, and we watched IT chapter one and two. Zack wants to watch some more horror movies tonight, that is, if it works out.
I've been texting Ty about it, asking him certain questions like 'when do you want to come over', 'what time are you planning on going home?'
I don't want Tyler to think I'm so excited that I'd be disappointed if it doesn't work out... even though I am. I don't like when people know they are letting me down, it makes me feel even worse.
Nathan comes over to me and asks about it, which I simply say, "we are planning to, Tyler has a bunch of college work he has to get done beforehand though."
Nathan picks up an orange from the counter I'm sitting at, my hand in my phone as a message from Tyler comes through. "Okay," Nathan simply says like he doesn't care, which is fine. He doesn't have to care.
I probably shouldn't care so much if I see Tyler, I just haven't seen him in a week due to our busy schedules now that school has started again. Tyler doesn't go to my school anymore, he is fully doing college classes online.
My only fear is that I'm the only one who feels this way... what if he doesn't miss me like I miss him? I'm hoping I'm wrong. Every time I'm with him, or texting him even, there's no doubt in my mind that he feels the way I do. Just when I don't see him for a while is when I get those thoughts. I wonder if he is the same way...
I open up Tyler's message, and with a smile I read it aloud to Nathan. "Looks like we'll be able to come over. I just finished this math quiz. I'm going to do a little more of the homework and then I'll get ready to head over there. Let's say around 6:30."
"Okay," Nathan says again, finishing off his orange and skipping into the living room to turn on his Xbox. It is 5:00 right now, which means an hour and thirty minutes until their arrival.
I still try to suppress my excitement, but I let a little bit loose, and sigh with relief. I should probably do some homework until then as well.
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When they get here, they come inside and I ask them if they want any drinks, or anything they might want with them on the couch. After gathering some blankets and waters, I go to sit down with them on the couch. Zack is sitting on the far left, then there's Nathan, and then there is an empty spot in Tyler's normal seat, and he is scooched over into my normal seat, a seat that I had told him last time was mine. I don't like sitting in the middle of the couch, and I probably wouldn't make Tyler move if I knew he didn't like the middle either, I would give him the side, but I know for a fact he likes the middle because he can lean his head back between both cushions connecting in the middle.
He looks up at me with a sparkle in his brown eyes and a small smile. He knows what he's doing and I play along. I begin to laugh, and I reach down and push at his knees. "Move over, this is my spot!" He chuckles and when I am about to turn around and sit down on him, he moves over to his spot so I can land on the couch.
"Sorry, I forgot." He says, and I stare at him as if I wanted to kill him, except I wore my teasing grin. I sit down and crawl under my own blanket while Nathan sets up the movie. We're watching some sort of horror movie about a police station. The night guard is at the police station alone, making sure no one breaks into it I guess. What she didn't know is that it was haunted, and it is actually pretty scary...
Throughout a couple minutes of the movie I begin to think about how busy Tyler and I are, and how we might not be able to see each other for a while. The last time I saw him was on this couch, my head was on his shoulder while we watched IT chapter one and two, like I said previously.
I don't want to waste this precious moment with him, without at least putting my head on his shoulder. I love when I put my head down I can hear his heart, and sometimes I can hear him take a breath in and exhale slowly.
That's exactly what happened when I place my head on his warm shoulder. He takes a deep breath in and releases it, I can't help but smile slightly.
After a couple minutes, the night guard is walking through a dark hall, her gun is pulled and her eyes are frantic. I feel his head lean down on mine, but it doesn't only rest there, he presses his head down as if he's giving me a hug... with his head. I don't know why this is so special, but it makes my chest ache with happiness that he seems to want affection too.
"If I was her, I would leave the police station." He mutters softly, rubbing his cheek on top of my head, at least I think that's what he's doing. I wish I could go into third person and look at us, see exactly what his expression is... but I can't. That's okay too, because nothing can beat this warm feelings inside of me.
"She can't, the building won't let her go." I whisper back. Previously in the movie, the woman tried to get out but the doors were completely locked, and when she tried to shoot the glass doors, it only bounced off of it and landed on the ground, as flat as a penny on a train track.
"I would find a way." He murmurs back, and I let out a small chuckle. Suddenly, as the woman looks inside a dark room through the door's small window, a face jumps out, making all of us jump slightly and I begin to laugh.
"You jumped." I state teasingly, and he chuckles.
"You jumped more!" He says, lifting his head from mine. It disappoints me a little bit, but I let it go. It was the greatest while it lasted.
"This is kind of confusing, I don't know what's happening." Nathan says, and I suddenly feel Tyler's head press onto mine again, sending butterflies throughout my stomach.
"This movie is all to scare you, man. I don't think it has to make sense." He says.
I let out a long breath, my cheeks lifting into a smile. I kind of hope he can feel my smile on his shoulder, if he could that would mean he would know how happy he is making me right now, I want him to be happy too.
He keeps his cheek on my head, but leans his head over just enough to where if I look up I can see his brown hair, and a little bit of his forehead. "Can we talk alone after this? I want to ask you something." He whispers, and I nod my head the best to my ability.
He lifts his head, but only for a small second to adjust. I don't even pay attention to the movie after that, how could I?
What the hell could he be wanting to ask me? My first thought is asking me out but we have never been so busy before, I wouldn't be surprised if it was something like... like... I don't know! Noting related to what I'm hoping it's related to...
When the movie ends, and the time has finally come, I glance up at him, waiting for him to look up at me. He gives me a soft smile, "you want to go outside?" He says in a soft, quiet tone, and I nod my head. I'm nervous, I don't know if that's a good thing or not. Should I be nervous? Should I brace myself for something big?
I follow him outside, and once the door is closed, he reaches for my hand and begins to walk down my porch. Once we get to the sidewalk and begin walking down, that is when he begins to talk. I try to ignore his hand in mine, because I know I won't focus otherwise. And this is much more important.
"Y/n." He says, and I hum knowing that if I actually speak my voice might waver. "We've known each other for a very long time and..." he pauses, and I glance up at him. "I've liked you for a very long time..." he pauses again, and my heartbeat quickens. "I know that things have gotten very busy, I'm doing college classes now, and you have your own schoolwork to do, but I just can't wait any longer." He stops, turns to me, and grabs both of my hands. "I have been waiting to ask you this for a very long time, I just wanted to be sure it was the right time for both of us. Now we might be busy, but I'll find time to be with you, if you'll find time to be with me..." he pauses again, looking away from me as if he was trying to think of the words. "Will you be with me?"
I slowly let a smile take my lips, and I nod my head. "Yes, Ty, of course I will." I throw my arms around his neck to hug him close to me, and he presses me to him.
"So can I take you to dinner tomorrow night?" He pulls me away from him just enough to look at me in the face.
I nod my head, trying to suppress my smile. "Yeah, I'd love to."
A smile seems to grow on his face and he begins to shake his head, "wherever you want to go, we can go." He says, and I nod my head.
"You know where I want to go?"
"Olive Garden." We say in unison and I smack his shoulder.
"Hey!" I say jokingly, chuckling.
"You're my girlfriend, I got to know this stuff." He teases, lifting his eyebrows. I wrap my arms around his neck, staring into his brown eyes that have a hint of gold in them.
"You're right. You're always right." I can't stop myself from smiling, and as we stare into each other's eyes a sudden moment hits me. I can't look away and it seems like he's having the same problem.
"I'm gonna kiss you, if that's okay." He mutters almost in a trance as he leans in, I don't stop him, I let him lean closer and closer. Soon he is mete centimeters from me, and I go the rest of the way, pressing my lips on his. When we release he looks as though he has just won a game of fortnite... I don't know if that's a good face to have or not. "I have always wanted to do that." He whispers with a hint of a smile on his lips.
I smile too, licking my lips as I look into his chocolatey eyes. "Me too."
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I hope you liked it and it wasn't boring.
Also apparently this book is eligible for the wattys ðð I don't know why that is funny to me