Misery Loves Company
PIZZA!
Nicole Hammond
The girls and I went upstairs so I could go change. We were going to call Bethany in a minute to see if she wanted to hang out too. Andrea and Em both said Rebecca was already on her way, but they still needed to contact Bethany.
I walked out of the bathroom as soon as I was finished getting dressed. I put my clothes back over my suit so I didn’t have to walk around in just the black two-piece.
As soon as I shut the bathroom door, Matt came out of his room with Zack right behind him. They were both in t-shirts and swimming trunks. I smiled as soon as I saw Matt.
“Oh, hey Matt.” I said, stopping them in their tracks. “You guys going swimming?” I asked even though I already knew.
He looked at Zack for a second then back at me. “Uh, yeah. We were just heading down there. When did you get here?”
I grabbed a strand of my hair and started to twirl it in my fingers. “Oh just a minute ago. Emily asked if I wanted to hang out today. She invited the rest of the girls too. They should be here soon.” I smiled, imagining him wet and shirtless.
He shared a look with Zack before turning back to me. “Well it was good seeing you again, Nicole. Zack and I are going out back for awhile, so I guess I'll see you all later.”
I smiled. “Looking forward to it.”
He cocked an eyebrow. “Yeah…okay. See you later.”
“Hey Nicole,” Zack smiled as he passed me, both going down the stairs.
I gave a small smile back and waved. I went into Emily’s room and shut the door behind me with my heart still fluttering. I jumped on the bed, landing on my knees. They both looked at me like I was crazy.
I clapped my hands together. “Oh my god, Em. Your brother is so fucking hot!” I shrieked in excitement that he even talked to me. It wasn’t like he never did, but I still always got butterflies in my stomach just seeing him.
She gave me disgusted faces as Andrea laughed her ass off, like usual when we had this conversation. “Uh, no he isn’t. That’s just gross, Nicole. Ugh, I can't believe you still like him. How long has it been since you’ve been crushing on him like this?”
“Since as long as we’ve known her.” Andrea mocked. “But hey, who can blame her? He is pretty good looking.” She said, just trying to gross out Emily.
I laughed. “Very true. Do you think he likes me?” I asked as I've always wondered. He never really acted like it, but I had a gut feeling he at least thought I was cute, too.
Andrea chuckled. “You wish, girl.” I shot her an evil look.
Emily shrugged. “I don’t think so. I'm not sure, he’s never said anything about it, nor has he ever mentioned you.”
“Well thanks for being so blunt, Em.” I mumbled through annoyance.
She gave me an apologetic smile. “Sorry, but I'm just telling you what I know. Please don’t be mad.”
I returned with a half-hearted smile. “It’s no problem, I guess. So, have either of you called Bethany yet?”
Both of them shook their heads. “No, but I was just about to.” Andrea said, taking out her cell phone, dialing the number.
She sat there for a minute with the phone pressed to her ear as she waited. “Hey Bethany, it’s me, Andrea.” She said, pausing for a second. “Well the girls and I were wanting to know if you would come over today. We’re all going swimming and we just ordered a bunch of pizza. So, are you in or out?”
My eyes lit up at the word pizza. I haven’t eaten all day long. They better have ordered vegetarian, or I'm going to go on a rampage.
She was silent for a second, smiling. “Okay, see you soon, bye.” She hung up, looking up at both of us. “She’ll be here in a few.”
The doorbell rang all of the sudden, causing me to jump out of my skin. I knew Andrea would be laughing if she hadn’t just jumped out of bed and ran for the door, shouting ‘Pizza!’
Emily and I both laughed and followed her down stairs, finding her snatching the four boxes out of the poor guy’s hands, setting them on the kitchen counter and then going back to pay him.
I looked at all four of them sitting on the counter, then up at Emily in amazement. “Do we really need four pizzas?”
Andrea laughed and shut the door. “I figured the guys would want some too.”
I nodded, still wondering who was going to eat all of it if it was going to be just all five of us girls with Zack and Matt. It was a lot of food, but man did it smell amazing. I opened the box that was on the top, and as soon as the aroma of the cheesy-goodness hit me, I almost lunged for a slice when Emily snatched the whole box and set it aside.
I scowled. “Hey, what was that for? I was just about to grab one of those.”
“Let’s just wait until the other girls get here.” Emily said, coming up from behind me. “Drop it, Andrea!” She shouted as Andrea was just about to take a bite out of a Canadian bacon pizza slice.
I laughed. “Just couldn’t wait, could you?”
She took a bite when Emily looked away for a second and shook her head smiling. “Nope,” She said through a mouthful.
An idea sparked through my head. “Hey, let's go bring some pizza to Ma- I mean the boys.” I said quickly.
Emily almost caught my mistake but then just shrugged. “Sure, we can take them a pepperoni since we have two of them.”
Andrea mumbled while her mouth was still full. Me and Emily both gave her a weird look. She finally swallowed, hardly chewing and spoke. “I was saying, fine but they can't have my Canadian bacon.”
Emily laughed. “Okay, we can take them a box when the rest of the girls get here, but for now let's go back to my room. I need to do my makeup. Will you help me, Nicole? You were always the best at doing make up.”
I nodded and smiled, knowing myself that it was true. I always did the girl’s makeup while Bethany did the hair and Andrea always picked out our clothes when we went out and did stuff, like shopping or going on dates.
Emily never really went out on dates with anybody, so she was always kind of left out when we all went out double dating. At least one of us would stay with her, watch movies, and eat popcorn all night. I volunteered a lot, but it was just another way of seeing Matt. Not that I would ever admit that to anyone, but I had a feeling she knew. It didn’t bother her too much I guess, because she knew I would always be here for her when she needed me.
Andrea snuck another piece from Emily before we all went to the second floor and into her room, shutting the door.
The girls and I went upstairs so I could go change. We were going to call Bethany in a minute to see if she wanted to hang out too. Andrea and Em both said Rebecca was already on her way, but they still needed to contact Bethany.
I walked out of the bathroom as soon as I was finished getting dressed. I put my clothes back over my suit so I didn’t have to walk around in just the black two-piece.
As soon as I shut the bathroom door, Matt came out of his room with Zack right behind him. They were both in t-shirts and swimming trunks. I smiled as soon as I saw Matt.
“Oh, hey Matt.” I said, stopping them in their tracks. “You guys going swimming?” I asked even though I already knew.
He looked at Zack for a second then back at me. “Uh, yeah. We were just heading down there. When did you get here?”
I grabbed a strand of my hair and started to twirl it in my fingers. “Oh just a minute ago. Emily asked if I wanted to hang out today. She invited the rest of the girls too. They should be here soon.” I smiled, imagining him wet and shirtless.
He shared a look with Zack before turning back to me. “Well it was good seeing you again, Nicole. Zack and I are going out back for awhile, so I guess I'll see you all later.”
I smiled. “Looking forward to it.”
He cocked an eyebrow. “Yeah…okay. See you later.”
“Hey Nicole,” Zack smiled as he passed me, both going down the stairs.
I gave a small smile back and waved. I went into Emily’s room and shut the door behind me with my heart still fluttering. I jumped on the bed, landing on my knees. They both looked at me like I was crazy.
I clapped my hands together. “Oh my god, Em. Your brother is so fucking hot!” I shrieked in excitement that he even talked to me. It wasn’t like he never did, but I still always got butterflies in my stomach just seeing him.
She gave me disgusted faces as Andrea laughed her ass off, like usual when we had this conversation. “Uh, no he isn’t. That’s just gross, Nicole. Ugh, I can't believe you still like him. How long has it been since you’ve been crushing on him like this?”
“Since as long as we’ve known her.” Andrea mocked. “But hey, who can blame her? He is pretty good looking.” She said, just trying to gross out Emily.
I laughed. “Very true. Do you think he likes me?” I asked as I've always wondered. He never really acted like it, but I had a gut feeling he at least thought I was cute, too.
Andrea chuckled. “You wish, girl.” I shot her an evil look.
Emily shrugged. “I don’t think so. I'm not sure, he’s never said anything about it, nor has he ever mentioned you.”
“Well thanks for being so blunt, Em.” I mumbled through annoyance.
She gave me an apologetic smile. “Sorry, but I'm just telling you what I know. Please don’t be mad.”
I returned with a half-hearted smile. “It’s no problem, I guess. So, have either of you called Bethany yet?”
Both of them shook their heads. “No, but I was just about to.” Andrea said, taking out her cell phone, dialing the number.
She sat there for a minute with the phone pressed to her ear as she waited. “Hey Bethany, it’s me, Andrea.” She said, pausing for a second. “Well the girls and I were wanting to know if you would come over today. We’re all going swimming and we just ordered a bunch of pizza. So, are you in or out?”
My eyes lit up at the word pizza. I haven’t eaten all day long. They better have ordered vegetarian, or I'm going to go on a rampage.
She was silent for a second, smiling. “Okay, see you soon, bye.” She hung up, looking up at both of us. “She’ll be here in a few.”
The doorbell rang all of the sudden, causing me to jump out of my skin. I knew Andrea would be laughing if she hadn’t just jumped out of bed and ran for the door, shouting ‘Pizza!’
Emily and I both laughed and followed her down stairs, finding her snatching the four boxes out of the poor guy’s hands, setting them on the kitchen counter and then going back to pay him.
I looked at all four of them sitting on the counter, then up at Emily in amazement. “Do we really need four pizzas?”
Andrea laughed and shut the door. “I figured the guys would want some too.”
I nodded, still wondering who was going to eat all of it if it was going to be just all five of us girls with Zack and Matt. It was a lot of food, but man did it smell amazing. I opened the box that was on the top, and as soon as the aroma of the cheesy-goodness hit me, I almost lunged for a slice when Emily snatched the whole box and set it aside.
I scowled. “Hey, what was that for? I was just about to grab one of those.”
“Let’s just wait until the other girls get here.” Emily said, coming up from behind me. “Drop it, Andrea!” She shouted as Andrea was just about to take a bite out of a Canadian bacon pizza slice.
I laughed. “Just couldn’t wait, could you?”
She took a bite when Emily looked away for a second and shook her head smiling. “Nope,” She said through a mouthful.
An idea sparked through my head. “Hey, let's go bring some pizza to Ma- I mean the boys.” I said quickly.
Emily almost caught my mistake but then just shrugged. “Sure, we can take them a pepperoni since we have two of them.”
Andrea mumbled while her mouth was still full. Me and Emily both gave her a weird look. She finally swallowed, hardly chewing and spoke. “I was saying, fine but they can't have my Canadian bacon.”
Emily laughed. “Okay, we can take them a box when the rest of the girls get here, but for now let's go back to my room. I need to do my makeup. Will you help me, Nicole? You were always the best at doing make up.”
I nodded and smiled, knowing myself that it was true. I always did the girl’s makeup while Bethany did the hair and Andrea always picked out our clothes when we went out and did stuff, like shopping or going on dates.
Emily never really went out on dates with anybody, so she was always kind of left out when we all went out double dating. At least one of us would stay with her, watch movies, and eat popcorn all night. I volunteered a lot, but it was just another way of seeing Matt. Not that I would ever admit that to anyone, but I had a feeling she knew. It didn’t bother her too much I guess, because she knew I would always be here for her when she needed me.
Andrea snuck another piece from Emily before we all went to the second floor and into her room, shutting the door.
Notes
So....what do you guys think so far? Feel free to answer any of the following...- Who's your favorite character so far?
- Who do you think has a crush on who?
- What do you think is going to happen next?! Mwahahaha...lol jk
~Elena Rose
I can't wait til they're in the asylum. that's gonna be one interesting night !
8/8/14