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"Thank you, God," I say after I close my chromebook, finally being done with all of the homework that I was assigned today.
I lean back in my chair and let out a loud groan when my back lets out a loud crack. The amount of work that I was given today is absolutely ridiculous but I'm finally done. I pack my chromebook, planner, folder and pencil case in my backpack and then plop onto my bed for the first time since I arrived home four hours ago.
I aimlessly scroll through TikTok for a little while until I get a notification from Instagram. Since my phone is unlocked, I can see what the notification is. One look at the name of the person who sent me the notification causes me to scream and launch my phone across the room.
I lay in bed staring at my phone, unmoving. I didn't even have time to read the message because it was so unexpected. I'm not gonna lie, I'm scared to open the message, but my curiosity trumps the fear so I lift from my bed and walk across my room to my phone.
The phone landed face down, so I pick it up and flip it over to the screen.
sawyer.iglesia
hey
I throw my phone across the room again. He said hey. HEY. I want to die. I can't believe this is happening. I grab a random pillow from my bed and shove my face into it letting out a scream.
I run back to my phone, unlocking it so that I can respond to his message. I'm about to press on his name when a thought occurs to me.
Should I lag on him for a little bit?
No. First of all, I'm not that type of person, and second of all, this is Sawyer we're talking about and we like Sawyer. Also I've been dying to see if he was going to message me and now that he finally has, I want to talk to him.
sage.like.the.color : hey
I quickly exit out of the app and flip my phone face down, trying to resist the urge to stare at the screen until Sawyer responds. I'm not expecting him to respond right away so I stand from my bed and look around trying to find something to busy myself with, but my phone vibrates and I freeze. I grab my phone and respond to the message right away, immediately pushing the thought of lagging on him out of my thoughts.
him: how have you been?
me: i've been pretty good what about you?
him: i've been pretty good too
him: i'm sorry for hitting you with the door yesterday
I can feel a blush crawling up my neck from being reminded of how embarrassing it was falling on my ass in front of him.
me: stop don't even remind me i was so embarrassed
him: there is nothing to be embarrassed about
him: how is your butt doing though you took a pretty hard fall
I glare at my phone.
me: shut up i did not
me: and she is doing perfectly fine thank you for asking
him: you refer to your butt as a she?
me: uh yeah is there a problem?
him: nope no problem at all
me: yeah that's what i thought
me: sorry that was rude
him: don't apologize it was funny
I breathe a little sigh of relief. I'm glad that Sawyer isn't one of those guys that gets butthurt really easily 'cause if he was that would be really annoying.
him: so why were you at the elementary school yesterday anyway?
me: i had the day off yesterday and my mom needed some help around the office so i told her i could go and lend her a hand
him: wow such a good daughter you are
I roll my eyes at his sarcasm instead of smiling at his message like I know I want to.
me: i know right i'm amazing
me: why were you at the school yesterday?
For some odd reason, Sawyer doesn't respond to this message right away. The three gray dots appear and then disappear just as fast as they came. I asked him the same exact question that he asked me so I don't know why he would have to continue deleting the messages that he was typing out to send. Why is he hesitating to tell me why he was at the school?
After waiting about two minutes for Sawyer to respond, his message finally comes through.
him: i had to pick up one of my friends and while i waited i decided to go and say hi to my mom
me: cool do i know this friend of yours? maybe i remember them
He hesitates again, typing and then deleting his message once or twice.
him: yeah
The fact that he didn't provide the name makes him even more suspicious.
me: who is it?
him: elise
Oh. I didn't expect that one. I know that they went to middle school together so maybe they stayed in touch and continued to be good friends.
me: oh that's cool! how is she i haven't spoken to her in forever?
him: she's doing good
him: what school do you go to?
Ah, subject changing at its finest. He's avoiding the topic of Elise and I don't know why, but I decide to just let it go. If he doesn't want to talk about it then it's probably for a good reason. I trust his judgment.
me: i go to gray hill high school what about you?
him: atticus high school
me: random question but are you and logan still friends?
me: cause last i remember you guys were besties
him: i'm still friends with that fool sadly
him: nah i'm just kidding i love that dude to death
him: you can't tell him that though cause he'll never let me live it down
me: LMAO i won't promise
me: how is he? i miss that dude
him: he's pretty good and he misses you too
him: he talks about you sometimes and says how much he misses you or will just bring you up to tease me that bitch
me: aww send me his @ pls so that i can talk to him
me: wait what do you mean he teases you?
him: logan.perez.fanclub
I press the link that Sawyer sent me and immediately follow Logan's Instagram. I do a little dance in my seat because me and Logan were the best duo in elementary. He is literally the funniest person ever.
I go back to my messages with Sawyer and see that he's trying to avoid what he said about Logan's teasing.
That's not gonna work with me sir.
him: nevermind forget i ever said anything
me: no no
me: you brought it up
him: technically you brought it up by mentioning logan
This dude is still as stubborn as I remember. It's okay though, he'll submit to me eventually.
me: you know what i mean
me: logan brings me up to tease you?
him: maybe?
me: elaborate
him: you're really gonna make me say it?
me: yes i want to know
him: fine
It takes him a while to send his next message but it eventually pops up on my screen. Like I said earlier, he was gonna submit to me eventually, but I did expect him to put up a bigger fight than this.
him: logan teases me because he knows that i had a big crush on you in elementary
Oh.
me: well if it makes you feel any better i had a big crush on you too
him: wait really?
me: maybe?
him: bruh
me: no im just kidding i did
him: damn kinda regretting i never made a move back then
Why did my heart start beating really fast after I read this?
me: its okay
me: maybe next time lmao
I press the send button before my brain actually processes what I just wrote. It's like my thumbs have a mind of their own. I'm about to unsend the message, but his reply stops me in my tracks.
him: maybe
O-kay. I think I've been vulnerable enough with those last few messages that I've sent so I'm just gonna tell Sawyer that I'm gonna go to sleep because Lord knows the amount of things that my thumbs can reveal if I keep this conversation going. I think I've had enough candor for one day.
me: i'm getting tired so i'm gonna head to bed but it was really nice catching up
me: good night sawyer
him: good night sage
Word Count: 1371
author's note:
HEY HEY! A new chapter is here! I don't know why, but for some reason I really like how this chapter came out and I hope that you guys did too! I love how even though they just reconnected, they can already joke around with each other ya know?
Be sure to let me know your thoughts on the book and characters :)
I love you and I am proud of you. I hope that you have a beautiful day <3
elisa <3