Right Where I Belong

Jimmy’s POV

It was late at night when we arrived at our home yesterday after the show. The original plan had been to stay there overnight but the other guys wanted to head home and since we had the bus waiting for us we drove home.
I couldn’t really sleep again, like all the past nights, but this time I was still thinking about Elise and a way to see her again.
Maybe I could just drive there and visit her, like officially but she said unannounced guests wouldn’t be happily seen and I didn’t want to get her in trouble.
The second thought was does she want to see me again? What would she say if she saw me there?!
I searched the internet for a number of the college we have been to and I decided to call there, maybe under fake name just to ask how to get an appointment as guest.

“Wallington College, you speak with Mary Gregor, how can I help you?”
“Hello, James Sullivan” Okay, so no fake name, “I do have a question. I wanted to visit one of your students and just wanted some information on how to get an appointment?”
My doorbell rang and I walked over, the phone still on my ear, “Mr. Sullivan, who do you want to visit and when?”
I opened the door and Zack stood before me, he didn’t look good. I motioned for him to come inside and concentrated on the phone first, “Hm… on Monday, maybe? Her name is Elise…”
“Elise… you mean Elise Warren, correct?” I didn’t know her last name but I would just go for it.
“Yes, correct.”
“I’m sorry but Mrs. Warren won’t be at the College by then. Maybe you can visit her this Sunday, after that she will be on an internship.”
“You mean tomorrow, would that be okay?” I could see her tomorrow? Awesome!
“Yes, will you tell me your degree of kinship then I will just fill you in on the list.”
“Degree of kinship?” Really… I can’t just visit somebody… god this reminded me of a prison but not a school. What should I tell them? What if she doesn’t have a brother maybe I will just go with a cousin.
“You are a relative of her, right?” the woman asked again.
“I… yes… I’m her cousin and I am here just for a few weeks and at least wanted to visit her once.”
“Okay, Mr. Sullivan, after you arrive here, just register at the secretary office and we will inform Mrs. Warren that you are here. We wish you a nice day.” She hung up.

Wow, so I would see her tomorrow, and I would see an astonished face from her when I would just walk in there and she didn’t expect me… I just hoped she wouldn’t blow my cover as her cousin and at least talk to me a little.
I didn’t know why I would go to such a trouble just to see a girl again, that I only met yesterday for a couple of minutes. But I couldn’t get her image out of my head so I would see her again.

“Hmmm… you done with the phone call?” Zack asked behind me.
Oh shit I already forgot that he was here.
“Sorry.. yeah. I’m done. What are you doing here, and why are you carrying a bag?” I looked at Zack who was sitting on my couch a travel bag resting next to him.
“Jimmy, can I crash down on your couch for the next few days?” Zack asked me.
“Sure you can, what’s up? Still trouble with Gena?”
Zack snorted and laughed, “Trouble? If you think that it would be trouble, when I arrive home and want to surprise my girlfriend and find her half naked on my couch with another guy, yes then it would be trouble…”
“Oh fuck man… really?” I sat down next to him but he seemed still pretty calm.
“Yeah.. damn, Jimmy… I knew our relationship was falling apart and shit… man… I just didn’t think she would do something like that… And you know the worst thing, it doesn’t really hurt. I mean sure it does hurt somehow, but I would have expected it to be worse… you know?”
“Damn Zack, what did you do when you walked in there?” I couldn’t imagine what I would do throw a fit or just walk out, punch the other guy, threw them out?
“I don’t know man, I just walked in there saw them… looked at Gena… and she saw me, she was about to say shit like… It’s not what you think, yadayada… But it was also only a half-hearted attempt from her.
I looked at the guy and then I just took my bag threw in some important things, told her she could have the flat and that I would move out and that it’s over.” Zack shrugged his shoulder but didn’t look at me.
“Shit, Zack.. I’m sorry. You know you can stay as long as you want, but why do you let her have the flat… I mean..” I was a little confused.
“Do you think I want to live in an apartment where I know my girlfriend cheated on me? I rather search for something new. It was anyway time to find a bigger apartment or maybe I will finally get my beach house, you know? Time for change…”
Yes, time for a change that sounded good.
“Hey, you wanna order some food or something, I haven’t eaten… you want a beer?” I stood up and walked to the kitchen.
“Yes, thanks man.”

Matt’s POV

I pulled the note out of my pocket and looked at her handwriting. I would call her now, I would ask her for a date.
“Hello?” I heard her voice through my phone.
“Hi, It’s Matt.”
“Matt… Who?”
Wow, that kinda hurts, how many Matt’s does she know?!
“Matt… from the gas-stat” I began but she interrupted me with a laugh-
“Just kidding, Matty… I know who you are, how could I forget our little encounter at my work. So what’s up? You took really long to call me you know?”
“Oh.. yes I am sorry. But I was busy with work and just arrived home…”
“Okay…” Jess only reply.
“I just wanted to ask you if you would like to go on a date with me?” I held my breath and waited for her answer.
“When?”
Whenever you want, damn it. Don’t make this so hard on me, “Next weekend?”
“I have to work Saturday and Sunday, but maybe Friday?”
“Perfect, should I pick you up or will we meet somewhere?” I asked her with a little excitement in my voice.
“Hm… what do you want to do? Just going out having a beer or something?”
“Yes, if you like. You can send me your address by message and I will send you the time when I’ll be there to pick you up.”
“Great… and thank you for calling me.”
“Thank you. We’ll see us Friday! Bye”

Elise’s POV

It was early Sunday morning and my brother called me, “Hi Tyler”
“Hi little Sis… I’m nearly at your college to pick you up, I haven’t called there, but they will let me in right?” Tyler said and sounded a little amused.
I had to stifle a laugh, normally you really had to call and get an appointment but my brother never did that and they already knew that he was a little complicated.
“Yes, I guess they will let you in. But I already talked to them, that you might pick me up today for the internship, so… everything is fine.”
“Oh, thank god. I don’t want to stay there longer than necessary.” Tyler sounded relieved.

He always talked about my College as prison, he was always the wilder one. When our parents died he was 18 and my parents also had a lot of trouble with him but he changed since their death or at least what I had seen from him during his rare visits.
He had his own real estate company founded with two of his friends they were selling and renting high-end properties and that were where I would work as trainee for the next weeks.

“Okay, sis… I call you when I’m there, alright. You got your things packed up?”
“Yes, I’m ready.”
“Okay, see you soon.” He hung up.
I had a cell phone, but it was really old and just the number of my brother on it. I didn’t use it for anything else then when he would call me or I would call him so I don’t need the newest technology anyway.
I walked to the secretary office to tell that my brother would arrive soon. She just smiled and let me sign out for the internship and my brother needed to sign as well as soon as he arrived.
I took my suitcase down and waited at the main entrance for his car.
After 10 minutes my phone rang and I picked up, “I’m there…”
“Okay, I’m waiting at the main entrance for you.”
“Alright”
Then I saw my big brother coming towards me, it has been nearly a year when we saw each other and he looked really good and happy.



He hugged me and I finally had this feeling of coming home. Always when my brother was around I felt like this.
He was the only family I had left and that made him even more important to me.
We walked into the secretary office and he signed also the paper then he grabbed my suitcase and he quickly packed everything up and I sat down on the passenger seat looking at him with a smile.
“You look good, sis!”
“Thank you. So do you. I missed you.”
“Gods, I missed you too, we have a lot of catching up to do.” He hugged me again and then started the engine.

I turned one last time around and looked at the parking lot, there just arrived a car and a man climbed out of his car and if my eyes didn’t betray me it was James, I mean Jimmy… the Jimmy whose sunglasses I was still carrying around.
He looked at me through the glass of the car window, but I didn’t know if he could see me then he turned around and went to the entrance.
What was he doing here, who does he want to visit? Does his girlfriend study here and he just didn’t tell me?!
Why would I think about that anyway?! I shouldn’t care… I should care about my internship and my new work, tomorrow it would start and I was excited.

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