“I’m sorry,’ he said out of the blue. I turned around and gave him a dumbfounded look.
Did he just-he just-he said-!
I got in my car and quickly drove off. He’s probably pissed at me, but if he had held on any longer…
He sure chose to make a move at an awkward time. Dork,
He was NOT making a move. That was Aaron being weird.
Just stop denying it, he likes you back.
No he doesn’t! He did this during the summer, I will not be tricked again. Plus I have officially stopped reading teen romance novels. They’re so damn deceiving!
Suit yourself.
I finally pulled into the parking lot of the Good Karma deli and saw Jason outside already. I got out of the car and Jason’s eyes lit up.
“Hey!” I said happily as I gave him a tight hug.
“I was wondering… have you heard of Badly Drawn Boy?”
“Of course! I have his Hour of The Bewildebeast album! Great music,” I cut in.
“You are the coolest girl I’ve met. Now I can have nerdy music talk with you,” he said as we stood in line to order. When we ordered I just decided to try whatever the guy recommended to me, so I got tofu “chicken” teriyaki and some crazy rice.
“Ever been here before?” He asked me.
“Only a few times with my vegan cousin Phil,” I replied sitting at a table. The place was pretty artsy fartsy, painted a goldish yellow and covered in political/band posters. The guy who worked there most of the time was Ben. He had light brown frizzy hair and a friendly face.
We kept talking until I ran out of things to say. After some time it was just Jason talking.
My mind was somewhere else as it usually was. I could sense that I was losing interest in Jason. Now when I looked at him I didn't feel the funny sensation in my chest and I didn't blush as much when he kissed me.
You are totally thinking about Aaron
No
Yeah you are. I can see it all over your brain, AARON AARON AARON!
…..
"Mirah are you ok?" I broke out of my daydream and saw Jason staring right at me.
"Oh sorry, just a little tired. Anyways…" I replied quickly.
LATER
I walked into my house, my stomach full of delicious tofu. My mom was home making dinner for my brothers and my Dad was in the computer room doing work related things. I waved at my mom and she gave me a tired smile returning to her cooking. I ran upstairs to my room and shut the door throwing my shoes off.
I changed into my pajamas and did my nightly ritual.
"MIRAH!" I heard my mom call, her footsteps nearing my room.
"Mirah Aaron left this for you. It's by some band called Ra Ra…Riot? " My mom said with the CD in her hand. I spit out the last of my toothpaste and rinsed by toothbrush. I took the CD and my mom smiled at me.
"Mom don't smile at me like that!"
"Like what?" My mom asked with a shifty look on her face.
"Like all, I-know-something-you-don't look!"
"JEFF!!!!" I heard one of my brothers scream and a crash.
"Mirah calm down. And what the hell are your brothers doing now?" My mom sighed walking out of my room and down the stairs. I pulled the CD out of the blank case and placed it hastily in my CD player.
Hmmm. This is kind of random.
What do you mean?
The CD. It just is.
I pressed play and a gentle intro played.
Have I been too discreet?
How long am I supposed to wait?
I think about you nightly
Oh can you tell i'm losing sleep
"What...?"
What am I supposed to do?
It's hard to stay cool
When you smile at me
And I get nervous every time you speak
All I could do was sit and listen and blush.
BlusHING?
I quickly caught myself and stopped the warm fuzzy feelings. This is NOT RIGHT. Not right AT ALL. Ack.
My bed's too big for just me
When you turn your eyes
I promise I won't care
Standing by your sister fair
Oh baby baby please
My heart sinks to my feet
What am I supposed to do
I think about you nightly
I laid on my bed and stared up at the ceiling. I felt my dog leap on the bed and sit down.
"What does this mean?" I sighed.
My bed's too big for just me
When you turn your eyes
I promise I won't care
Standing by your sister fair
Oh baby baby please
My heart sinks to my feet
What am I supposed to do
I think about you nightly
My bed's too big for just me
When you turn your eyes
I promise I won't care
Standing by your sister fair
My bed's too big for me
When you turn your eyes
I promise I won't care
Standing by your sister fair
When I look into your eyes
I tend to lose my thoughts
Don't forget your stare
Oh what was that you said
Would you let me know
'Cause I can't read your mind
Oh can you tell
I can't even explain
Oh baby I can't even explain
What am I supposed to do
It's hard to stay cool
When you smile at me
And I get nervous every time you speak
Oh, standing by your sister fair
