How to spend a Saturday night totally alone? Search.
Google told me I'm pathetic.
Mel is out of the town for the next week and I don't know what to do without her.
She's basically my only escape from reality besides cuddling with my slushie and watching Netflix.
The other option is a little too loser-ish because I already do that everyday.
...
I hate what sociality does to me!!
Should I go to Max's house? Is it too weird?
Of course it is, it practically scream that I'm pathetic.
I don't even know the guy! He could be a serial killer.
I'm too young to die, I still haven't adopted cats and hamsters named with Mexican names.
That's on my bucket list, shut up.
Should I call Candy? We exchanged numbers this morning and she seems like a nice person.
Dude, she probably has her own company.
WHAT IS GOING ON WITH MY LIFE?!
Oh right, it's pathetic.
My phone rings bringing me back to reality.
...
Like being pathetic isn't my reality. I'm just saying that to make myself feel better.
It's not working, by the way.
I pick up my phone and see the name on the screen.
Candy.
"Hey, Sage! It's Candy!" she says in her normal squeaky voice.
I personally found that pretty annoying, but I guess it's just prejudice.
'Cause she seems really sweet. I could never.
"Hey."
"Whatcha doin'?" she asks.
Oh nothing special, just trying to make my life more miserable, you?
"Nothing too much."
"Well, I was wondering if you wanted to come at my place. We're missing a head." she says.
I'm just gonna cut it off and send it to you, an address?
...
By the way, she just invited me over??
AM I DREAMING??
"Uhm, I guess?" I say more of a question.
"I mean! I thought of you, we can be friends."
Okay, what's with people lately?
What's with the planet?? Is it having it's mental breakdown AKA global warming??
Just suddenly, people want to be my friend.
"Well, sure. What's your address?" I ask.
"I'll text it to you. See you, Sage!!" she says and hangs up.
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I'm ready to press the doorbell, but I can't help to not to look around.
This is hell of a rich neighbourhood.
So she won't be mad if she pays me the bus ride back home?
Natalie took my car and now I have to take it when I have to go somewhere.
Nobody asked me for my permission.
So, I rang the doorbell.
"Oh my God, hey!" Candy exclaims.
"Hey, Candy." I smile.
"Come on in." she steps aside and I come in.
Woah.
This house is like a recreation of Kardashians' mansion.
There's a huge hallway and dining room and kitchen separated from it with big white frames.
"You got hell of a house." I mumble while looking around.
Candy giggles and motions for me to follow her.
"Don't think of my friend group like serial killers." she puts her hands up in surrender.
"They may be a little weird but-" she gets cut off by shouting from the living room.
"That's green not blue, you idiot!" some male voice says.
"Oh. I forgot my contact lenses today." other male voice says.
"For daltonism??" a girl voice says.
As we walked closer to the living room, the voices get clearer.
"Spin the goddamn wheel, Max!"
These ceilings are big, man. I honestly-
Wait.
Max?
No, there must be more Maxes in town.
Or-
Nope. The Max I know is standing right there.
Or more precise, is rolled up. Twister-ed.
Haha, get it?
...
"I can't! It's stuck!!" Max does this weird arm move trying to spin the twister wheel.
Oh Lord, I need to capture this moment.
"Buzz, spin the wheel for him.." the girl says and continues playing poker with another guy.
"I'm trying!" the guy, named Buzz I guess, also can't do it.
Jeez, this is going VIRAL!!
I chuckle while recording, focusing the camera on Max and Candy shakes her head.
"Okay, weird is maybe an understatement in this situation."
"Cupcake?" the guy playing cards notices our presence.
Woah woah! I didn't know there's gonna be disgusting sceneries here! I didn't sign up for that.
"Hey bubbs." Candy approaches him and they start making out.
...
MY EYES MY EYES !!!!
What the hell is this!! I'm not recording this.
"Amoeba??" Max realizes I'm present.
I quickly slip my phone into my pocket and clear my throat.
"That's your name?" the guy playing Twister with him starts laughing. Buzz, I assume.
Max slaps him with his free leg into his stomach, but not too harsh.
"Yo! Yo! Stop making out at my poker table!" the girl starts throwing tokens at the two.
"Mm, guys!" Candy breaks their...
Their...
...yeah..
*shivers*
"This is Sage, my dear friend."
I could be an axe murderer, ya know?
"These are Nick, my boyfriend, Gigi, my sister and Buzz and Max."
"Hi." I give an awkward wave.
"I'm Buzz- mi'lady." he approaches me and takes my hand to place a kiss on it, but-
Max slaps it away...Again.
"Dude." Max says.
"Disgusting." I say while rubbing it against my basketball shorts.
"You guys know each other?" Nick asks.
"Yes." Max says.
"No." I say.
Again, at the same time.
"Anywayssss..." Gigi draws.
"Let the game night begin."
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"Now I see why you wanted me to be your friend." I say to Max.
"Your current ones are-"
"Idiots." he finishes for me.
The game night was awesome and I had so much fun, but...
There were converations that just don't make any sense, and mostly Buzz started them.
"I think you skippped kindergarden." Candy adjustes her glasses looking at Buzz.
"Coloring jaguars in black won't make them black panthers." Nick cuts in.
"No, no- I didn't said THAT!" Buzz points his finger at the crew.
"I said that if we color grizzlis into black and white, ship 'em to China and give them bamboos, pandas won't extinct! People won't even notice the difference."
...
Uhm, somebody pair this guy with my brother, they could rule the world with their ideas, I swear.
"You're so fucking dumb." Gigi takes a sip of her beer.
Max just chuckles next to me and continues scrolling on his phone.
Their friendship is really special, from what I heard in the stories they told.
They are all connected by family. Max's older sister and Nick's older sister are best friends since age 10 and now they go to college together. Their whole friend group is actually pretty big, but most of them don't have time to hang out.
Even though, Max lived in a complete different state, they still found a way to hang out, digitally or travel just to see each other.
Now, Max moved here. He said he couldn't describe how happy he was.
From what I heard and saw, Buzz is definitely the player of the group, Nick is the taken bad boy who clearly doesn't want to be single. I swear, that man needs attention 24 hours a day. He's the only senior, which means he's going to college next year and it really breaks Candy.
I'm sure, they'll stay together, their relationship seems so strong.
Gigi is Candy's younger sister, which makes her the same age as Natalie. But, believe me, Natalie and her are different as black and white.
I suppose Nick and Max are best friends, even though Max is a year younger.
Through all night, Nick has been mocking him about not having a girlfriend.
Ever.
Max has never had a girlfriend.
...
Wait, do I sound creepy even in my own thoughts?
Geez, I should probably stop.
"Sage, do you plan on going to college?" someone kicks me out from my thoughts, I lift my head up to see it's Gigi.
"Uhm, probably. I mean, I still have two years." I say.
"Yea, you don't wanna rush things." Nick says.
"Aren't you gooing to college NEXT year??" Max emphasizes 'next'.
"Oh, I forgot that you're not gonna be able to live without me." Nick puts a hand on his heart.
Max just gives him one of his famous dead glares.
Believe me, I know. I'm a victim myself.
The next half an hour flows by fast, and I find myself yawning because it's already 9 pm.
What? I said I like sleeping, what the prob?
Max notices it and looks at me worriedly.
"Wanna go home?"
I just 'mhm' in return. He stands up and I hear him whisper to himself 'cute'.
"Where you going?" Candy asks him.
"I need to drive sleeping beauty home."
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