After I Met You

Three

Emmalyn

It was him.

I was glancing at the now illuminated screen dumbfounded not knowing what to do. Debating whether to pick it up and accept it was my mistake and make a big fool out of myself or to not pick it up and act cool as if it never happened I gulped down the bile forming in my throat.

Grabbing a pair of balls and manning up I decided to pick up the call, I slid my thumb on the green icon but the screen went black suddenly.

"What the-" I pressed the power button and waited for it to turn on only to receive a pop up saying the dang thing's battery had died.

I quickly plugged it to the charger and tried again, after a few minutes of gruesome waiting I was finally able to get it on.

I am pretty sure he knows it was me who called him, by now he would have searched my number, it is linked to my facebook account and he could get to my facebook-

Wait...

This is not good. Oh My God there are tons of embarrassing photos of me and me being a total dork with Raine.

I have to stop him before he gets his hands on my facebook.

With lightning fast speed I dialed his number and waited for him to respond, Pick it up, c'mon.

"Hello" finally. He spoke from the other end.

"..." but, now what?

"Hello? Anyone??"

"..." Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O, I had completely lost my mind, it was as if I forgot how to speak or form a sentence.

"Dude, whoever you are, this is so not cool!" even his angry voice was hot.

"I-" I mustered up the courage and broke the silence, "-am sorry for this morning, I shouldn't have shouted at you. It was really rude of me,"

"You are?" While I was so busy manning up and apologizing I totally forgot that one has to introduce themselves first.

"I'm-"

"Wait," he cut me off "Emmalyn? Is that you?" Okay that threw me off guard.

"You know me?" I failed to hide the shock in my voice.

"Who doesn't know the Rae-Rai duo?" his laughter sounded like a sweet melody to my ears.

"Oh, sounds to me like you're stalking," I couldn't help but tease him a little as I felt my anxiety leave my body and jump out of the window.

"Says the one who asked my friend for my number," I choked on my own saliva at his words.

"I- It's not like t-that-"

"Cute," my heart beated faster than a train on a track, he just called me cute, okay now even if I die I would have no regrets.

No, scratch that, I don't wanna die virgin.

The rest of the conversation went smoothly. We talked about anything and everything and the more I got to know him the more I wanted to get closer to him.

I found that he has a little brother, Arthur, to whom he tutors and as we conversed further he told me he loves to play games online but he told me he sucks which I found adorable to be honest.

"Seriously? Tell me you're joking,"

"What? I am not,"

"So you're telling me he beat you with a deagle when you had an awp?"

"Yes,"

"Pfft-" I tried so hard but lost myself, thinking of him all pouting when he loses a match against his buddies in Counter Strike got me laughing like crazy.

"You're laughing at me! Oh you are so going down."

"Really? You're gonna kill me with that awp of yours? Hahaha-"

"It's set tomorrow at 5pm. I will send you the invite and we shall see who kills who,"

"You got it,"

I could hear some faint noises in the background, it seemed like he was talking to someone, his mom may be. Unlike me, who lives in a rented apartment with her friend, he lives with his family.

"Let's call it a night, okay?" I was so not ready to let him go.

"Okay," but I had to,

"Good night Emmalyn," Oh how I long to hear those words before I go to sleep every night.

"Good night, James,"

Sleep was the last thing on my mind. I couldn't help but replay and rewind the conversation we had again and again in my head. His voice, his laughter, his-

Okay enough fangirling, go to sleep now.

Why you little- You always mess it up!

Well...If you don't sleep now you won't be able to see him tomorrow in college.

A smile found its way to my lips and I soon drifted to sleep. It was a deep peaceful slumber where there were no incomplete dreams, no worries to ease. It was just satisfaction that laced my senses.

I love you, James