XXXI. I NEED TO GO BACK

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JOSH

"Josh you okay?"

"What happened?" I ask brushing off the fact that I was zoning out.

"You've been starring at nothing bro" Matt says.

"For about 5 minutes or so" Jack adds.

"Shit my bad"

Leia

That's who I've been thinking about for the past couple of days since I came back to California.

"What or who are you thinking about?" Milo teases.

"That girl you met when you were in New York?" Tommy asks.

"She has a name and it's Leia"

"Calm down dude my bad"

"You're in love" Jack speaks up.

"No I'm not" I deny.

Shit am I?

I wrote a song for her... and like 20 more right after that

"You are bro" Dylan mentions.

"You're denying it" he adds.

Am I in love with her?

Or is it just the thought of her?

Asking myself literal dumb questions I know the answers to. I fucking do. If I didn't I wouldn't have kissed her without hesitation, I wouldn't have been texting her everyday, I wouldn't be writing all these songs about her.

I miss her and she's on the other side of the country. I know she's thinking about me, in some way like I do.

Her smile and the way that she just is amuses me, she's an interesting person. She's someone I wouldn't get tired of.

"Josh you wrote a song for her" Matt speaks.

"Not just one"

"Exactly bro" he replies.

"Ever since you've met her you've just been a better version of yourself" Milo says.

Damn I have

"Wait wait are you guys dating?" Tommy asks.

"No"

"What the fuck you mean no?" Jack asks.

"We aren't dating" I clarify.

"I know I'm wondering why he never asked her before we left a few weeks back" Matt mentions.

I'm a fool for not asking her out. I want her to be my girlfriend, I've been wanting her to be. Just the fact that I could say that I'm with a brilliant stunning girl that just makes me feel like I'm myself.

I think I love her.

I do love her.

"Josh?" Dylan says.

"Yeah?"

"You were blanking out again" he replies.

"Oh"

I need to do something.

"I NEED TO GO BACK"

I have to tell her I love her. I want to ask her. I want to finally ask her to be mine.

"I have to go"

"What? I thought we were going out in a few?" Milo questions.

"I'm about to do something crazy"

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