“Is this a trap?” I asked, narrowing my eyes.
“Why would it be a trap?” Johnny questioned over the phone. I pursed my lips.
“Because last week I almost took your head off and now you’re inviting me over? Smells fishy if you ask me.” I said warily, laying down on my bed.
“Sorry, Emma and I got carried away.” Johnny muttered, trying not to laugh. My mouth dropped and I screamed in disgust. I jumped off the bed and flailed my arms around in absolute horror.
“Oh my God Johnny that is disgusting!” I screamed, covering my face in embarrassment and horror. “I sleep in that bed! You didn’t have the courtesy to clean the sheets?”
“I’m kidding, Kid. I just wanted to see how you’d respond. I’m entertained.” Johnny laughed. I stopped freaking out, but I still shivered. “And Zach said I should let you explain yourself before I think you’re possessed by Satan. So everyone except you-know-who is here and we want you to come over.”
“You can say Matt, Johnny. I was drunk when I flipped shit.” I sighed, rolling my eyes. I grabbed my keys and walked out of the apartment, heading towards my car.
“Okay, so you’re coming?” Johnny questioned.
“Yeah. Your house?” I replied.
“No, Brian’s. I like his house better.” Johnny answered. I nodded and shut my car door as I got in.
“Okay. I’ll be there in a few, bye Johnny-boy.” I said before hanging up. I set my phone on the passenger seat and began driving to Brian’s house. I was glad Zach talked them into letting me explain myself. He said he would when I was over yesterday, but I didn’t know when he’d get to it. I’m happy he did it quickly. I wonder if they’ve seen Matt in a week or if they’re all leaving him alone. They probably hung out with him; I mean they’ve been best friend for a long time, why would they stop talking because of me? They wouldn’t. I got to Brian’s quickly and walked up to the door and knocked. Brian answered and smirked.
“Kid, I only saw you cry. You don’t have to pretend that seeing you cry would scare me away.” Brian said. I smiled and he pulled me into a tight hug. He kissed the top of my head and brought his lips to my ear so only I could hear him. “And between you and me, I thought it was absolutely hilarious the way you flipped shit on Johnny and Zach.”
“Well it’s good to know I didn’t permanently scar one of you.” I whispered, laughing. He let go of me and followed me as I went into his living room. Johnny, Jimmy, Zach, and Emma were all sitting on Brian’s couch, which could fit a total of five. I sat on the floor and motioned for Brian to sit down on the couch. They all looked at me for a minute and I blushed a little. “Uh, first I wanna say I’m really sorry for almost taking your head off, Johnny.”
“It’s fine. If you take away the fact that it was coming towards me I have to say I admire your amazing precision when you’re drunk.” Johnny chuckled. I laughed and nodded.
“So what happened that made you like that?” Jimmy asked, his face emotionless. I stopped laughing and pursed my lips.
“I invited Matt to come over and hang out last week,” I began, looking at all of them. They all stared in anticipation and I took a deep breath. “I told him it’d only be him, Emma, and I and he tried to make up some bullshit reason as to why he couldn’t come over. That made me snap, because every time I try to invite him over and all of you aren’t there he always says he’s busy and he can’t come. So I yelled at him and he was like ‘why don’t you hang out with Zach instead’ and that pissed me off because whenever he makes up his excuse he tells me to hang out with Zach instead. I was so hurt and pissed off at him that I decided to drink, but I drank too much. And there’s this point where I go from the chill, bubbly Kid to the psycho bitch evacuate-the-city Kid. You guys saw the psycho bitch Kid.”
“Wow.” Brian chuckled, shaking his head. “If that’s you when you’re angry, I never want to piss you off.”
“Me either,” Zach, Jimmy, and Johnny all said in sync. We all laughed and they looked at me sympathetically.
“It makes sense now why you were so pissed off,” Jimmy empathized, nodding his head a little. I nodded and sighed. “I went to find Matt last week; I found him at the bar. He was shit-faced.”
“Well I guess he was busy, wasn’t he?” I questioned, sarcasm clear in my voice. Everyone just stared at me and I shook my head. “No. We’re not going to let my stupid feelings ruin our fun today. What do we want to do today?”
“How about we all watch a movie and play some games?” Zach suggested. We all nodded and I smiled.
“I can go get us all some Taco Bell.” I offered, looking straight at Emma. Her face lit up and she nodded furiously. Everyone else nodded and I got up. “Okay. Just text me what you guys want and I’ll be right back.” With that, I got up and jogged to my car. I got in and my phone beeped. I looked at it and Emma texted me with everything they wanted. I set my phone and drove across the street to the conveniently placed Taco Bell and went into the drive-thru. I ordered everyone else’s food and then my own and got the food. I drove slowly back to Brian’s, taking in the city. I had been so caught up with my new friends for the past two months that I barely knew anything about Huntington Beach. Soon I’ll have to go city-searching. I shook off my random thoughts and quickened my pace home. As I parked in the driveway I suddenly felt uncomfortable. I didn’t know what it was but something was off and it made me feel tense. I tried to brush it off as I picked up the bag of food and cart of drinks and headed to the door. I walked in and nearly dropped the food. There, in the middle of the room, was Matt. I stared in shock for a second but pushed it away before anyone noticed. “Food’ here.”
“Sweet, I’m starving.” Zach commented, walking up to where I was standing. Matt looked over at me and his face fell. Apparently he had no clue I would be here and vise versa. I scowled. I hate my friends. Everyone else walked up and grabbed their food and drink until there were two drinks left and five tacos. I sighed and glanced at Matt. He was still frozen in shock, staring at me like I was a ghost. I shut the door and walked to the middle of the floor and sat a little ways away from Matt. I took out the three tacos and handed them to him, along with the drink. He thawed out and stared at the food I had set in front of him.
“Uh, thanks.” He mumbled, unwrapping a taco. I nodded and shot a glare at all of them. Every single one of the people on the couch had a guilty grin on their face and I flipped them off. We all ate in silence, and I felt like I was about to shoot myself when Matt cleared his throat. “I’m, uh, gonna go to the bathroom.”
“Don’t be too long.” Brian cooed as Matt stood up. Matt gave him a weird look before walking to the bathroom. When I heard the door shut I dropped my taco and glared at them.
“I hate you all.” I snapped. They all laughed and smiled proudly.