Big Time Surf Taco ~ Original

It was about 9:00 p.m. I was getting hungry because I didn't eat dinner. As I walk into the kitchen, I hear Jillian, my roommate, on the phone.

"Hey Carlos! Did you have dinner yet?"

Oh really, she was asking out MY boyfriend?

"Ok, cool", she went on "I haven't eaten either. Wanna go grab some Surf Taco? Alright cool. Come by the apartment in a half hour. What? Oh sure, I'll invite the guys. Alright. See you soon. Bye." She hung up the phone, only to dial another number. She seemed oblivious to the fact that I was in the room. I was thinking she would go for James next, and I was right. "Hello? James?" She said into the phone. "Wanna come to Surf Taco with me and Carlos? Yeah I'm inviting Kendall, Shannon and Logan too. Awesome! See ya soon!"

I watched as she continued calling, first Shannon, then Kendall, then Logan. After she hung up, she turned to see me standing, cross armed in front of her. "Forgetting something?" I asked.

"Nope, I don't think so." She said. "Oh wait! I need to get my purse! Thanks Taylor! I will be right back. Open the door if any of the guys come."

I couldn't believe she was completely ignoring me! How could she not invite me? Then, I heard the doorbell. That must be them. I opened the door and Carlos came running into the apartment with James, Kendall, Logan, and Shannon entering at a much slower pace behind him. Jillian came back into the room with her purse and saw James and she lit right up, a wide smile spreading across her face. "Hey James!" She exclaimed. She would have blushed when he kissed her cheeks, but she was way too happy. She waved at me as they left. "Bye Taylor!"

I gaped after her for a minute, then coming out of my trance, I followed them out of the apartment. I was just in time to see Jillian's car start up. I started chasing the car, yelling after it. " Wait! You forgot your… er jacket!" I gasped at the sudden pain in my stomach. The car had screeched to a sudden halt, knocking me flat on my back in the middle of the road. Jillian climbed out of the car.

"Thanks! See you later!" She said and she literally took my jacket off my shoulders. Cold, aggravated, and tired, I painfully rolled onto the nearby sidewalk. I'd prefer not to be run over, at least not tonight. I drifted to sleep, dreaming of me and Jillian having a sword fight in the middle of the living room.

I woke up, dazed and not completely sure as to why I was on the sidewalk. Then I remembered the exhausting run. But why was I running? I shrugged, thinking that maybe after I went home and made some breakfast, I would remember. So I go home to find Jillian around James's arms, both sprawled over the couch. Carlos was crashed onto the other couch. Kendall and Shannon were laying together, and Logan was on the floor. Oh yeah. I was hit by Jillian's car. A wave of anger rolled over me that I tried to dismiss. It was no easy task. I started to cook; my buffet consisted of eggs, pancakes, bacon, waffles and sausages. I was about to sit down and eat, when everyone woke up.

"What happened last night?" Jillian said, holding her head as she slowly sat up. James whispered something to her that I didn't catch, but whatever it was, it made her eyes widen. "Now?" I heard her ask. James nodded. "Taylor, I need to tell you something, now." I found myself being dragged to another room.

Before she had a chance to speak, I was asking her why exactly she didn't invite me to Surf Taco. She replied with a don't-kill-the-moment glare. "ok," she said, "this may come as a shock to you, but me and James are getting married."

She waited for my response, growing obviously anxious. "Well, It's ABOUT TIME!" I exclaimed. Seeing her startled face, I added " I thought he'd never pop the question!"

A relived smile broke across her face. "I'm glad to hear you're happy for me." She said. Before she could get too comfortable, I asked her when she was moving out, and that I was tired of cleaning up after her. That did it. She looked a bit uncomfortable. "Well," she said, picking her words out carefully, "We haven't really thought about that yet… but I will try to." I laughed, looking at her worried face. "Relax. I was only joking." I replied.

When we returned to the living room, everyone was up. I went to go get a quick bite at my breakfast, but of course it was gone already. I sighed. I should have expected that. Jillian then asked if anyone remembered what happened last night, and I rejoined the party.

"Yeah," Carlos began, "but I don't remember Taylor being there…" I replied with a slightly irritated "That's because I wasn't invited!" He said, "I thought so, because I wanted to ask you something." I found myself, again, being dragged away from everyone else. I stared at him, wide-eyed as he told me that he loved me… a lot. He told me that he wanted to build up his courage to propose to me, and he finally said "So, will you marry me Taylor?"

I replied with a "Yes!" and we left the room, holding hands. No one had to guess what happened, hearing my delighted scream. "I feel so left out," Logan said. "Kendall has Shannon, Carlos has Taylor, and James has Jillian." Poor Logan Began to sob.

Jillian ran over to him, comforting him. "Aw, Logan, don't feel bad! You'll find someone!" He protested, "But I'm 23!" He sniffled, and Jillian let him be after James's hand pulled back her shoulder. "Oh come on, dude! You can be the best man at our weddings, if that's okay with everyone." Everyone nodded their heads. "Well, I'm hungry," Carlos stated. "Can we go to a diner or something?" "Of course, hon," I say. "A nice breakfast will cheer you right up, Logan!" Kendall patted his back. "Just don't think about her, man."

"Okay. Kendall, Shannon, Logan, James, and Carlos, let's go!" I said. Jillian gaped. "What about me?" She asked. "You can go get hit by a car and sleep on the sidewalk. I hear it's a lot of fun!" I said smartly. Everyone but Jillian packed into my car and we drove off, a grin spreading on my face as Jillian got a taste of her own medicine.