"Why is it so damn hot today?" I grumble to myself sitting up. My room was so hot I felt like I was about to start boiling, I couldn't even paint because of this heat. My walls are covered in the events of my life that stood out to me; from the more serious things like my father passing away, to the simple things like eating ice cream with my friends, and it was signed with my sloppy signature, "Lavender Timben". My mom named me after her favorite herb, since she works with, and studies plants. She always told me that the smell of lavender gives a calming effect, and it helps people stay happy.
I look down at my phone hopelessly waiting for some sort of communication from my friends. Jace was off with his dad staying in a town out near the sea, Jennifer was way out in some war ravaged country doing some sort of missionary work with her parents, and I was stuck in the middle of nowhere, at home, with my mom. Needless to say they wouldn't be able to call or text me while they were gone.
The sound of my fan was somewhat soothing, filling the room with the soft whirring and a gentle breeze (even though it just seemed to push the hot air around). I walk over to my desk and slumped in the chair. Stupid summer, I hate the heat, and my friends always go away.
I grab my sketch pad and begin to aggressively doodle, when I hear my mom calling me from downstairs.
"Lav! Someone's here to see you!" I sigh putting my pencil back on the desk and look down. Since it was so hot out and I wasn't expecting anyone, I was still in my underwear.
"Be right there." I shout back. I don't know who it could be, all my friends were gone on vacation. I push my self back out of my chair, sluggishly walk over to my dresser, and pull out a green tank top and some cargo shorts. I throw them on and grab a hair tie on the way out of my room. I walk down the stairs trying to persuade my messy brown curls into a pony tail. When I look up to see who's at the door, a big smile crept across my face.
"Jase!" I squeak running over and hugging him in my excitement. He hugs me back, chuckling at my reaction. "I thought you were on vacation with your family?" I said stepping back from the tall boy. He straightened his glasses and look back at me with his soft brown eyes and a kind smile.
"Well I was, but since school is starting again soon, I came home to get ready." He looked at me in amusement. I just smiled back, he's my best friend, and the fact that he was home meant that I wasn't going to be alone anymore. "Or did you forget classes were starting back up in a couple weeks?"
My eyes widen. Oh crap I totally forgot about that!
"You forgot didn't you, ya space case."
"No!" I immediately retaliate against his insult. "I mean," I paused looking at him squinting my eyes in irritation. "shut up!" He smiles and his arm wraps around my shoulder. He looks at my mom.
"I'll have her back before it gets to late ." He smiles and started pulling me out the door.
"Hold on! I need to get my shoes on." I wriggle out of his grasp and slip on my black flip flops.