a normal teenage story

II

"we're finally free." lily exhaled as we got on the bus.

it was already 4 pm. i had to stay because of my volleyball practice and lily just ate my chips and watched me train out of boredom.

"when's your next tournament?" she asked me when we sat down.

"on saturday. i'm pretty excited!" i squirmed, already feeling the adrenaline cursing through my veins when i thought about it.

"me and chris will come and watch you! I'll even make a board which has your name on it!" she giggled, taking another chip and putting it in her mouth.

"please for the love of god, don't." i joked.

we continued laughing and chatting when we finally reached her house. that familiar scent overtook my nose, this time not causing me to have a coughing fit.

"i have some clothes you can change into, also my parents aren't home so we have the whole house to ourselves." she spoke as she took her shoes off.

"okay, can i just use your telephone to call my parents real quick?" i asked politely, reaching for the phone as she hummed.

i typed in the number, which was quickly picked up by my mom.

"ciao mamma, posso uscire con lily oggi?" i asked.

"hai mangiato?" she asked back.

"sì, sì, mamma. ho pranzato con la scuola."

"va bene. assicurati di tornare alle 8. chiedi a chris di portarti a casa."

"mamma! posso andare a casa da sola!" i suddenly got mad.

"chiamerò sua madre in questo momento. godere." she hung up as i groaned in annoyance. why did she think i was incapable of defending myself in the 20th century?

"you good?" lily shouted.

"I'm fine." i replied as i changed into her sweatpants and sweatshirt.

the afternoon slowly passed by, and after a full movie, cookies, gossiping, dancing and listening to music, we were finally playing truth or dare.

"sophie, truth or dare?"

"truth."

"booooring." she rolled her eye. i just flipped her off. she thought for a little while and then it clicked.

"do you have a crush on someone?" she asked.

i started thinking hard. i wanted to have a crush, my life was so boring, i needed some action again. and then i got it.

"there's this one guy in my math class."

"OH MY GOD!" lily squealed as i laughed.

"what's his name? what does he look like? his height? grades? family? ethnici-"

"calm your 5'2 ass down." i teased to which i received a kick.

"his name is ethan. he's really good at math and pretty much the dream guy." i replied.

she squealed again and hugged me.

"i think i know that leonardo dicaprio looking ass. he's new here, i think. i bet he likes you." she said happily.

i smiled back, thinking back to our moments together.

*4 days ago*

as i was entering my math class, some guy accidentally pushed me. i quickly turned around and saw some leonardo dicaprio looking guy taking his headphones off and immediately apologizing.