Coffee
~Tori Kelly
I envy the cup of coffee
that kisses you every morning.
That pillow caressing your cheek
when you are tired and yawning,mm.
I'm jealous of the steering wheel
you wrap your hands around.
That seat belt's on your chest
hearing your heart, holding you down.
I would jump over the edge for you
To get to you
I'd walk an ocean to get to you
And I'm wishing
you were right here because
I'm missing you way, way too much.
And I know that it's so silly of me
To be jealous of all these stupid things.
Am I crazy to wanna hold you
like the clothes on your body?
I would trade places with the air
that rushes by you so softly.
You've got the things I need,
but they're always out of reach
That I always have to dream
to get you next to me and it's unfair.
Even the stars that shine
get to see you at night .
It all reminds me of you
and maybe that's the reason
why I'm always
missing you way, way, way
too much !
-♡-
Chapter 1 : SELF TALK
ISABELLA'S POV
'Buzz Buzz'
I groan after snoozing my alarm for the hundredth time !
" Sweetheart , you better be up !" ,
I hear my mom shout from downstairs .
" Yes Mom!" I shout back
I roll over one side as I get sun-kissed thinking that I have no freaking clue what I am doing on this planet !!
Yaa , that's my general thought of the year .
Which may I add , takes place every freaking year .
After actually and quite painfully getting off my comfy bed ,
I play some Enrique Iglisias' songs which are really soothing .
After my daily morning routine which probably takes an hour or more ,
I wear my favourite jeans and a hoodie .
I hear a knock at my door just when I'm almost done with combing my hair which results in me saying ,
" Come in "
" Isabella I just wanna say .." ,
My dad starts speaking while entering the room rather steadily , but I cut him off asking ,
" What did I do now ?"
Confused because last time I checked I haven't done any mischief lately .
Yes , it is as surprising for me as it sounds .
"Is it that uncommon for a father to call her daughter by her very first name ?"
" Come on Dad !
You call me by all the nicknames
in the world except my real name unless I have done something wrong or you are in a serious mood "
" It's not the first "
" Then definitely the latter , so what's up ?"
"Sky" he says in a duh tone as if it isn't the most obvious thing ,
might as well say the 'ceiling'.
"Can we go back to the time when you were serious? " ,
I suggest because that joke is as old as ' Once upon a time tale ' .
"Okay fine ! I just wanna say take care and if anyone hurts you ,
you gonna call me so I can kick some asses , alright ? But before that ,
I would really appreciate if you kick them first "
I chuckled at that .
" Was that supposed to be funny ?" ,
He asks rather 'seriously' .
" Absolutely not " I giggled and
hug him tightly
" I'm gonna miss you sweet pie " ,
he whispers .
But my attention, it's diverted to yet another voice !
" Sorry for disturbing your father daughter moment ,
but I guess I could also use a hug "
I run towards my mom and she tries to pick me up but fails miserable !
"Mom I am 16 !"
" Yaa I know .
I was just testing my strength "
Seriously mom ? Like seriously ?
" Jas you just stole my daughter from me " Dad teased
" Correction 'our ' daughter "
" Well if my sperm didn't interact with your egg then this zygote wouldn't have formed "
" Shut up Jason! " Mom shouts
" Gross !
And clearly the zygote is no longer a zygote " I say and point towards my own body
Now they are ones who chuckled seeing my reaction to their action .
Seriously I got a pretty weird yet adorable family there !
" I'm ready , let's do this " I shout
yet again
" Gosh , we are gonna miss you so much "
" Frankly speaking , me too .
Thank me later for not joining him two years back "
" Bella you miss him, don't you ?" Mom asked
" um . I do .. but he doesn't .
He hasn't texted or called for a freaking long time .
Now you see, I am gonna surprise the hell out of him " I smirk
" That's my daughter "' Dad smirks back
Mom just stares at us and sighs after whispering something like
"Like father like daughter " ...
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If you are wondering who's he ?!
That particular he was supposed to be my bestfriend but guess what ?
He ended up in USA for high school and look at me , I was still stuck in London , until now .
Not that I don't like London ,
I mean come on , it's pretty awesome !
But you gotta experience the other side of the world , right ?
So here I am standing in front of the airport and looking for a taxi to take me to my new place .
But first , let's get you familiar with my background before you kinda get annoyed with my 'Self talk' or whatever you call it anyway .
I am 'Isabella Winston' and
my friends prefer to call me Bella because they find my name long , can I blame them ?
Truth is , I really love my name ,
but when I ask my parents as to who suggested it first , I never really get a answer .
I mean , they both be like
' I suggested it ' ,
' No, I was the one to suggest it '
and it goes on and on .
So that's a mystery which I won't like to unravel any time soon without losing my non-existent brain .
Anyways , as you must have read ,
I'm 16 right now and will be starting my junior year in a different country .
I had one best friend named
' Royal Miller ' !
Yaa you read that right , 'Had?!'
Because this creature has been distant since he moved away in our freshman year .
I miss him way too much but you see , he doesn't give a fudge about it .
Well his sister Riley actually convinced my parents that it would be better if I study abroad .
Yaa I also agreed to it , who wouldn't ?
Her words and I quote ,
" Isabella you need to get a life and
I think Royal needs you " .
When I actually asked her about it , she just avoided it and took me for shopping in the mall instead ,
let me tell you ,
the only interesting part of it was when we ate food !
Apart from that ,
I also have a girl best friend named Daisy and she's too sweet , okay not !
She's just ' Daisy ' and by that I mean she's amazing in her own way and loves her boyfriend and obviously me too much .
She's happy for me but us parting ways for the next two years is gonna be hard for both of us .
As soon as I reached my new place ,
I was overwhelmed to know that it was not as bad as I expected .
I am gonna be staying alone for quite some days until my roommate shows up , at least that's what I was told .
Let's enjoy the solitude till then .
My room had two single beds in the corner , along with 2 cupboards .
A study table with 2 chairs .
I'm excited to meet Royal but
the thing is I'm extremely pissed at him for backing out on me.
Isn't he aware of long distance friendship ?
I was tired but not sleepy even though in the flight ,
unlike most of the passengers ,
I ditched sleep for a few hours and preferred watching movies .
I'm just so glad that "A Walk to remember " was available .
I didn't care much about my fellow passengers and just started sobbing right away .
I also ignored the pitiful looks they gave me as if I was the one who was heartbroken .
After unpacking few essential stuffs , I finally lay in my bed watching random videos on YouTube from Charles the French to Brent Rivera .
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Next day ,
The following day was not as boring as I thought .
Now what can I say ?
I slept throughout the day on account of 'Jetlag' and spend the rest amount of time , unpacking my other bags.
I also had a talk with my parents and they just won't stop rambling about how to survive high school .
Mom was on her concerned mode .
On the other hand , Dad was on his rocking mode saying how I should just rock and rule , which earned him a smack from mom !
I couldn't help but suppress a giggle .
Indeed , even if sometimes I feel my life's a mess , I know deep inside that it isn't .
I mean look at my family! I love them and they love me. What else do I need ?
But I can't be dependent on them ,
I need to stand on my own feet !
Speaking of which , I hope these 2 years don't suck .
I hadn't left my room unless I had to get food .
Imagine being in a new country , scratch that , new continent .
No friends at all except one ,
whose gonna be surprised by me being here because he has no freaking clue I'm in the same radii as him .
If you are wondering ,
no I didn't contact him so far and
I have no plans to do so whatsoever until I actually meet him face to face .
I looked at myself in the mirror and noticed how much I have changed since we last met .
My height has not worked wonders but still a bit difference is recognisable . What I mean is I'm neither short nor tall and I'm pretty satisfied with my height .
Apart from that , I still have my childish or what others call as cute features which don't appear cute to me whatsoever .
I glanced at my body , which seems more fit than what it was but not exactly slim either .
It was 8 pm already and I wasn't hungry so I decided to skip a meal .
But food is bae , so I dug into my bag of chips, cream and onion flavoured .
If mom came to know , she would definitely come all the way here to ask me to eat up !
You know how mom's are like !
I decided to read some teen fiction on none other than Wattpad before sleeping .
If you checked out my library ,
it would be mostly about how a bad boy and a good girl fall in love with each other .
They be like ,
'How bad can a good girl get after all?' 'How good is a bad boy after all ?'
And somehow that idea always fascinates me !
Someone knocked at the door and
I ignored it because I thought
I hallucinated it.
Yet another knock ,
followed by it swinging open before
I could even get up from the bed .
Lazyass !
Yaa I insult myself on regular basis hoping someday I'll actually change .
But wait a second , who would be here at this hour ?!
-♡-
Yaayie !
Completed first chapter ,
Do you like it ?
Do you like it ?
Do you like it ?
( That kinda explains how restless
I am right now!)
And if you do ,
Do vote n comment (:
Please be patient and stay with me ,
Be ready , it gets interesting ( ;
Published on 1/1/2020 , Wed
HAPPY NEW YEAR ( :
Word count - 1900