I sat on the bed and Tom came over to sit next to me. It was a bit awkward for me, but clearly not for Tom. He was already making himself feel at home, I don't know how he did it. He looks over to me.
"Kristina, what was all the yelling about? Are you guys okay?" Tom inquires, looking a bit worried, "It seems like something between you two got a little heated..."
I look towards him, scared of telling him the truth, "Well...I...Um..." I stutter, "Nothing it's just... Daria in general."
"What about her?" He asks looking confused.
I started sweating slightly... I didn't want to tell him that I loved her... Because I also love him! He continues sitting there waiting for my response, but I seriously didn't know what to say; I didn't want to ruin our relationship that was going smoothly.
"Kristina?~ Day-dreaming? Again?" Tom laughs, putting his hands behind his head and leaning against the headboard of the bed, "Heeelllooooo?~"
Oh my god... This was so embarrassing and awkward. I didn't know what to say at all. But I had to say something...
"Um..." I tried thinking of something else that was a reasonable reason for an argument when I finally remembered, "...Oh I smoked again, you know. I told her I quit but then had another hit... What's even worse is that it was her pack... So... Yeah." I was relieved, hoping that this conversation would be changed with a different subject.
"Oh damn... That must've sucked. Bill's like that with me too. But I can't help it y'know." Tom sighs, "...I just get so stressed about the tours and shows... Smoking the stress away helps me."
"Yes, same for me... Except I'm not in a popular band. I have no musical talents... Hell, I don't even have any talents." I mumbled.
"Don't say that Kristina, I'm sure you're suited for something." He says, shooting me a smile, "...Like modelling?~"
I felt myself go red, "...Stop teasing!... I wouldn't feel any comfortable doing that anyway."
He laughs, "You have to push yourself out of your comfort zone to fulfil your dreams you know, it won't just magically come to you." He looks at me again, "But in all seriousness, just do what makes you feel... Happy, complete..."
"I seriously don't know, I mean. If rotting away in my room was a job, I'd be rich." I giggled, "I haven't ever thought of my aspirations..."
"Well, what do you enjoy?" Tom smiles.
"I like music... And drawing... And sleeping I guess." I mumble, embarrassed.
"Thats cool, surely you must be good at something." Tom replies, "...Do you skate?"
"No... I rarely left my house."
"Want me to teach you?" He said smiling.
My face became flushed with blush... "...I don't know..." I look at Tom to see him staring at me with 'puppy eyes' so I decided to give in... "Fine... But what if I fall?"
"No ones perfect at something first try." He smiled at me as he lifted himself off the bed, walking towards the door, "C'mon!"
I got off the bed and put my shoes on and followed on. I was kind of scared but kind of thrilled at the same time... I never used anything like skateboards, scooters or bikes before because my parents just didn't have the time and money. We walked out of the room and I waited outside as Tom quickly went to the bands room. When he came out he had two skateboards and handed one over to me. The skateboard had an overly complex design on the back; it looked like the board was a fortune to afford...
"Whose is this?" I ask, still examining the skateboard. Tom laughs to himself before leaning towards me.
"...Georg's..."
"Oh my god... Tom... What if I break it?" I whined; scratching my head, "This looks like it was expensive, I don't know..."
"Whatever... Let's go skate, follow me; I know a place!" He started to run off and I was caught off guard. Great. Now I had to run to catch up... I was most likely going to be completely out of energy before we even get to this spot...
I eventually caught up and we went behind the hotel and walked up a long road... The air was so stiff yet so free; I guess it was just me who was nervous. Tom was looking care-free as always admiring the city view beside him. And there was me, admiring him. The wind was a bit strong, so it startled me. I was hoping I wont embarrass myself; I always end up doing it anyway. We walked a little further when we eventually reached a abandoned looking skatepark.
"Huh... when I was 11, usually this park would be bustling with a bunch of skaters, thats odd." Tom sighs, then turning to me, "...Guess we have the whole park to ourselves!"
My heart felt like it was melting, the feeling was intense, all I could let out is a subtle; "...Yeah!"
I placed the board on the ground and Tom did the same with his. He shows me the position on how I should stand on the skateboard; I felt really unstable.
"Ok then, and now you take your foot and..." He says, pushing his foot against the ground, making the skateboard move, "Now you try."
I wobbled a bit and hesitantly stuck my foot out, and pushed myself. To my surprise, I was doing it!
"Oh! Im... Doing it!" I wobble slightly more, going faster, "...Uh... How do I stop?!" I started to go uncontrollably fast and as luck would have it, I went down a ramp, making me accelerate even faster.
"You-" But it was too late. I already tripped and fell.
"Ow." I mumbled as I sat on the ground with the board on the ground; the wheels still spinning. Tom came over to me, clearly trying to contain his laughter.
"Oh..." He lets out a subtle wheeze as he tries staying calm, "Kristina... You are one clumsy girl..." Before I knew it, he's burst out laughing. I was so embarrassed I wish I could just dig a deep hole and be locked away forever!
He reaches his hand towards me to help me up and I grab on. His hand was so much bigger than mine, it felt a little awkward.
"...Thanks." I reply, flustered, "...How can you forget to teach me how to stop?! You moron..."
"Thanks would've been enough." Tom smiles, still snickering under his breath; I can't believe him.
After the little incident we both sat down on the highest ramp, admiring the sun rising beyond the city view. It was beautiful. Tom was a jerk but he did have a soft side to him... That's what I like about him.
Daria's POV:
We went back to our previous spot; the rooftop of the hotel. The sky was dark and above us there was stars spilled over the canvas of the worlds atmosphere. Me and Bill both lay down, counting each star and talking.
"So you and Kristina?..." Bill mumbles, "Not going so well, is it?..."
"Yeah... I seriously don't know what has gotten into her. It mustn't be jealousy..." I sigh, "...Or is it?..."
Bill keeps staring at the stars above, "I'm sorry Daria."
"Don't be, it's not your fault." I stared at 2 stars grouped together, one slowly fading away; huh, sweet feeling of déjà vu...
"I just wish... I could know what's going on, I'm so clueless. I have to find a way to talk to her." I whisper, "What if she just... Doesn't want to be friends anymore. What if I'm just a massive jerk in her eyes."
"I'm sure theres something to it Daria. There has to be a reason." Bill replies softly still gazing at the stars disappearing one by one, "You guys don't have long left here do you? 1 month left."
"Yeah. Maybe she is homesick or something, hopefully things will go back to normal."
"Yeah I hope." Bill turns to look at me, coming closer, "You're an amazing person Daria, it's not your fault. But Kristina needs help, I'm worried for her. Maybe you can somehow arrange for her and Gustav to meet again?"
"...Yeah, okay." The sun was slowly starting to rise and Bill kissed me softly as we lifted ourselves off the concrete ground. My head ached for a while, because of the concrete and Kristina. I was seriously lost, I am just hoping that Gustav can maybe talk to her; because me talking to her, clearly makes things worse.
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