Chapter 4-The call
"What? He hasn't called yet?!" Cried Maddie, sitting up suddenly from the settee.
"No, he hasn't." I replied, hanging my coat up on the hanger.
"But it's been three days!" Maddie said, lying back down with a huff.
I sighed as I slipped my shoes off and placed them in the allotted space. I walked into my room to drop my bag off as Maddie continued to pester me with questions.
"Are you sure? I mean, maybe he texted you instead and your phone was on silent or something. Have you checked your phone? Is it switched on?"
"Yes I'm sure! For goodness sake Maddie, give it a rest!" I snapped.
I immediately felt guilty about speaking so harshly towards Maddie.
"I-I'm sorry. I didn't mean to…" I sighed, "I'm disappointed too."
Silence.
It's your own fault, I mentally scolded, you shouldn't have taken your frustration out on her.
I shifted my weight and took a step towards my room when Maddie spoke.
"It's your turn to cook. It better be something freakin' amazing after that little outburst." I couldn't see her face from where I was standing, but I could tell that she was only slightly miffed.
"Is pasta bake okay?" I asked carefully.
"Yeah, I guess so." Maddie replied grudgingly.
The corners of my mouth twitched up slightly at her child-like stubbornness.
"Okay then. I'll take a shower and then I'll get started." I emptied the change from my left pocket and my mobile from my right on to the kitchen work top before going into the bathroom.
Maddie's P.O.V
The bathroom door closed with a slight click. Geez, she must be really upset to get agitated that easily I thought, looking over my shoulder briefly at the door Lucy had just disappeared through.
Oh well, I guess I was pestering her a bit…
I sighed through my nose and slumped further into my internet position, diverting my attention to my screen. I must have become pretty engrossed in Tumblr because I jumped out of my seat at the sound of music suddenly playing.
I sat breathing deeply for a second, trying to calm my racing heart, before realising that the song playing was 'Panic Station' by Muse. I quickly looked around, pushing my laptop off of my knees and jumping up from the settee. I spotted Lucy's mobile on the kitchen counter (where she often places it) and lunged for it.
"Hello?" I asked after hurriedly unlocking the phone.
"Err, hi, it's Dan. Is Lucy there?" An all too familiar voice asked.
I squealed slightly and jumped around, waving my arms, unable to stop myself from screeching his name excitedly.
I quickly forced myself to gain control when I heard "Hello? Hello?" coming from the mobile I had forgotten I was holding. I quickly held it to my ear again.
"Ah, yes sorry. No, Lucy isn't here at the moment. I'll take a message for her though if you want?" I shuffled over to the landline phone where we kept a note-book and a pen.
"Oh, okay. Could you ask her if she's free tomorrow night? Around six/half six?" Dan asked as I scribbled it down.
"Yeah sure, she should be able to make it," I commented. "Anything else?" I was shocked at how easily I could actually talk to him.
"Um no that's it really. Oh, could you tell her to call be back when she gets the chance?"
"Sure." I say simply, swallowing down the millions of questions trying to escape my throat.
"Thanks..." He trailed off, seeming to realise that he doesn't actually know who I am.
"Maddie. I'm Lucy's friend." I can't help but giggle happily. Dan knows my name. DANISNOTONFIRE KNOWS MY NAME! MINE!
"Well, thank you Maddie. It was nice talking to you." I giggle even more when I hear the smile in his voice. He really is one of the nicest people ever.
"No problem!" I say, smiling myself.
Dan laughs his adorable laugh before saying "Bye" and hanging up after I had replied with my cry of "Bye!"
I hung up the phone, threw it down on to the settee and ran to the bathroom door.
"LUCY!" I bellowed "LUCY, DAN JUST CALLED! HE'S INVITED YOU ON A DATE!" I laughed in a slightly manic way, giddy from the conversation and my happiness for Lucy.
"WHAT?" I heard Lucy shout in disbelief. I heard the water turn off and the squeak of feet on the wet bath tub. There was a loud Thud! and a resulting curse. A moment later the door flew open to reveal Lucy wrapped in her towel and dripping wet.
"Did you say Dan called? He actually called?!"
I nodded in reply, which earns me a squeal of excitement and a crushing hug. Lucy let me go when I started complaining of how she was still wet so she was making my shirt damp.
"He asked for you to ring him back." I said, pulling my shirt away from my front slightly.
Lucy padded over to where I had thrown her mobile, unlocked it, tapping the touch screen a couple of times before holding it to her ear. I went back to my seat and refreshed the page on my laptop as Lucy began to inform Dan that she could in fact make it, that 6:30 was fine, and then let him know our address. She finished her conversation and hung up- then just sat there.
I looked up at her to see that her face was glowing, she was that happy, but she was staring off into space. "Luce?" I asked concerned. It was a lot to take in, to be fair.
She turned to me and I was surprised to see she looked slightly panicked. I raised my eyebrows at her.
"Oh God Maddie, what the hell am I going to wear?!" She cried downheartedly.
I looked at her for a minute and saw that she was seriously worrying about her outfit for the date. And I couldn't help but laugh.
"Hey, I'm serious! I don't know what to wear and this is important-Stop laughing!" She whined, crossing her arms and pouting. She may say that I'm a child, but so was she sometimes.
"I'm sorry!" I said, straightening up and fanning my face to try and calm down "It just took me by surprise that you would stress out over your outfit already!"
She frowned at me.
"Besides," I continued after clearing my throat, "You always wear nice outfits, so you have nothing to worry about." I turned back to my laptop and refreshed the page. My eyes wandered to the right hand corner of my screen and I made a small noise in the back of my throat.
"Aw hell no! Luuuuuuce, It's getting really late! Can you start dinner yet pleeeeease?" I complained, gesturing to the small clock on my laptop.
"Okay, okay! Let me get dressed first!" And with that she got to her feet, smiling slightly, and walked quickly into her room. The door shut with the same soft click! as the bathroom door.
I relaxed back into my internet position, getting comfy now all the excitement was over. For now anyway I thought, amused. Tomorrow was going to be fresh hell. I paused in the action of scrolling down my dash, to shout over in the direction of Lucy's room:
"Hey Luce! It's okay if I write a FanFic about you and Dan, right?"
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