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Chapter 6.
Syd's POVThe next few days were extremely busy for me. I had my 15 page paper due for my English class on Friday. I hardly had time to see or talk to anyone, including Vaughn. He called me twice to see why I was being unsocial, but I just explained that I had a paper due.
Procrastination is not your friend. If there were one bad habit I would like to eliminate that I have it would be procrastination. I've done it all my life. I've always waited till the last minute to get things done. If I wasn't sitting around drooling and thinking about Vaughn, I'd probably have this paper done. Instead, I've been staying up till 2am in the morning trying to finish it.
On Thursday morning I went for a long run. Running was always the way for me to clear my head. It was my escape from the real world. I love feeling the wind in my face and hearing the sound of my feet hitting the ground. I always seemed to think about my mom when I ran. Well, I thought about what I remembered of her.
I just remember her and my dad being so happy. They seemed so much in love. They would take me to eat ice cream and my mom would read to me before I went to bed. I'll never forget the day she was taken from me. It changed me forever.
FlashbackI was sitting alone in my room coloring my Alice in Wonderland coloring book when my dad knocked on my door.
"Sydney, sweetheart, I need to talk to you," I walked over and sat on the edge of my bed with my dad. I could tell something was wrong.
"There was a car accident. And, your mother was hurt very badly." I could see my dad's tears start to well up in his eyes.
"Is mommy going to be ok?"
"No Sydney. Your mother was driving across the bridge when a drunk driver swerved her off the bridge. The paramedics couldn't save her."
"No! I want mommy! I want her to come home!" I screamed as I started to hit my dad in the chest.
"She's not coming back sweetheart. She's not coming home." I sobbed into his shirt as He hugged me tightly.
End FlashbackAs soon as I got back to my apartment, I got a call from my dad.
"Hello Sydney." His voice was always the same and I don't think he's ever called me honey or sweetheart since the day my mother died.
"Hi dad. What's up?"
"I'm going out of town again for a few days. I have a trip to Germany for around three days. I just wanted to let you know." My dad's job was to sell airplane parts. I never did understand why it required him to travel all around the world.
"Oh ok. Is Leslie looking over the house?" Leslie was my nanny and housekeeper growing up. She basically raised me since my dad was never around. After my mother died, my father hired her to take care of the house and me.
"Yes, Leslie will be around. By the way, how's school?"
"It's good. I'm just finishing up my paper for English that's due tomorrow."
"Good, I'm glad you're doing well. How's Michael?" Why would my dad be asking about Michael?
"He's doing well. Why are you asking about Vaughn? You never ask about Vaughn."
"I ran into his mother the other day while getting gas. She said he hasn't called in a week."
"Oh I see. I'll tell Vaughn to call her."
"Ok, Sydney. I'll let you get back to your paper. I'll talk to you soon."
"Bye dad."
My father always called me at least once every week and a half. It's just short conversations to make sure I'm doing well. It's nice that he calls and I appreciate it. But, I'm not close to him like Vaughn and his mother are. Their relationship is so sweet. During the first semester of school, his mom sent him packages every week. They were big boxes containing cookies, chips, soda, macaroni and cheese, and candy. There were also little notes in the box that reminded him to separate his laundry and wash the dishes with hot water.
Vaughn's POVFriday morning Weiss and I didn't have any classes so I convinced him to come play basketball with me at the park. I had to drag him out of bed, but eventually he woke up. It was nice having Weiss as a roommate. Despite his tendencies to snore and eat everything in our fridge, he was a really good guy.
"Did you see Tori Hunter's catch on ESPN last night? It was insane man. He seriously jumped 8 feet in the air. I thought he was flying." Weiss said as he shot the basketball. It made a loud clunk sound and bounced off the front of the rim.
"Nah, didn't catch it. I was working on my speech for government."
"So I haven't seen Syd around in a couple of days? What's up with you guys?"
"Nothing. She said she's been busy writing a paper. I didn't want to bother her." I took a shot from the right side of the baseline. I missed terribly and caused Weiss to run after the ball.
"I see. When are you going to make your move?" Weiss said slightly out of breath as he came walking back to me.
"I dunno yet. I'm thinking about it. What are you doing for Spring Break, by the way? It's coming up in a week and a half."
"I'm going to stay here. My parents are actually coming up to San Francisco to visit me. Aren't you flying down with Syd?"
"Yeah, well, we're supposed to. But I was thinking about driving back with her instead. I was kinda thinking on our way home we can spend the night in Santa Barbara."
"Oh, Michael Vaughn, doing the whole romantic thing." Weiss gave me a fist pound before air balling another shot.
"I know. I'll have to talk about it with her first."
"No, you'll have to tell her how you feel Vaughn. Do that first, and then ask her if she wants to go with your plan. You can't just plan to spend a night in Santa Barbara with her without you telling her everything she needs to know." When did Weiss start to give good advice?
"I will. I'll tell her this weekend. You have my word."
Syd's POVI finally finished my paper at 3am Friday morning. Thank god English was my only class on Fridays. I was relieved after I turned my paper in and came home. I flopped on the couch and turned on the TV to watch a couple of cooking shows. The TV was permanently on the Food Network anyways since Francie was a business major looking to open up her own restaurant. I didn't mind. I love watching cooking shows.
Francie came in around 1:30 with a couple of sandwiches. Bless her heart for knowing to pick one up for me on the way home since my stomach was beginning to growl. I walked to the kitchen and plopped myself on a stool while I reached for my sandwich.
"So you and I are going to a party tomorrow night." Francie said as she chewed on her meatball sub.
"And whose party is this? Cause I'm not really in the partying mood." I really wasn't. I was planning on staying in this weekend and watching some movies. I was gonna call Vaughn to come over and hang out.
"I met this guy named Will Tippin. He's in one of my classes. He's so cute Syd. You are gonna die when you meet him. Anyways, he's having a party at his apartment tomorrow night and he asked me to come."
"Oh sounds like fun." I was being sarcastic.
"It will be since you're going to bring Michael." The thought of going with Vaughn made me a lot more willing to comply with Francie.
"What if I don't want to go with Vaughn?"
"Give me a break Syd. You know you wouldn't go anywhere without your French lover."
"You've been hanging around Weiss too much."
"Now get your ass into your room and grab your cell to call him!" Francie yelled.
I wasted no time in doing just that. I grabbed my cell phone off my desk and dialed Vaughn's number as I lay down on my bed. It rang twice until he picked up.
"Hello?" I smiled when I heard his voice.
"Hey Vaughn, it's me."
"Hey Syd, it's me." I laughed and I could hear Vaughn chuckling on the other line.
"Shut up smart ass. I called to invite you out tomorrow night."
"Tomorrow night? How do you know I don't have a hot date?" God. I hope he doesn't have a hot date. Vaughn could easily have a hot date every night.
"Oh well, if you do then it's ok."
"I was just kidding Syd, I don't have a hot date. I'd only want you to be my hot date." A big smile showed up on my face. "I was just going to play X-box tomorrow night anyways."
"Ok good, cause Francie wants us to go to some party."
"Whose party is it? Can I bring Weiss?"
"Yeah sure. The more the merrier. Francie met this guy in one of her classes. His name is Will. Anyways, he's having a party tomorrow night and invited her. She wants us to come too." I started to play with a lose strand of string on my comforter.
"That sounds good. Are you gonna wear a short skirt?" What was with him today? He was flirting with me. It's not like I minded.
"I'll wear a short skirt if you wear that blue buttoned down shirt I got you for Christmas." I remember picking out that shirt thinking it was so Vaughn. Boy, was I right.
"It's a deal. What time do you want us to come pick you guys up?"
"I dunno, let me ask Fran real quick." I yelled to Francie in the kitchen asking what time Vaughn and Weiss should come over.
"Tell them around 7:30!" I heard her yell back.
"Fran said come at 7:30."
"Sounds good. I'll tell Weiss to make sure he showers."
"Good idea. Oh, by the way, my dad called me yesterday. He said he talked to your mom and you haven't called in a week."
"S. I forgot to call her last night. Ok, I'll go call her right now."
"Good boy." I got off my bed to plug my phone into my charger since it started to beep.
"Alright. I'll let you go now. Weiss and I are having a Madden tournament all day." I will never understand boys and their video games.
"Ok. I'll call you tomorrow. Bye Vaughn."
"Seeya later Syd."
I had less than 24 hours to find a cute skirt to wear if I was going to pay up to my end of the bargain.
Vaughn's POVAs soon as I heard my phone ringing from my room, I knew it was Syd. Ok, it's not like I have some killer instinct or special abilities. I have a special ring tone for her when she calls. Yes, that's probably the most pathetic thing anyone's ever heard. Guys aren't supposed to program their phones to know when a girl is calling. Guys lose their phones, drop them, and don't know how to work them. They don't spend an hour looking for the ring tone for Kelly Clarkson's, 'A Moment Like This' just because it was the song that played during the first dance they shared with the girl of their dreams.
Ok, so I have my phone on silent whenever someone is around so I won't get questioned whether or not I still have balls. Weiss is the only one who knows. I forgot to turn my phone on silent a few weeks ago while we were driving to Taco Bell. Syd called and before it was too late to turn it off, Weiss heard it.
Flashback
"What the hell was that?" Weiss grabbed the phone out of my hand and started to look at it like it was some sort of foreign object.
"What the hell was what? I dunno what you're talking about." Denial was my best option. I couldn't give in yet.
"Dude, was that Kelly Clarkson's song? Oh my god. That was Kelly Clarkson's song. It's right here in your list of ring tones!" He had my phone flipped open now still staring in disbelief. "Vaughn, just tell me now. Are you really a girl?" I hit him in the back of the head as we stopped at a stoplight.
"No! I'm not a girl! I'll tell you what that's about, but you're gonna make fun of me for days about this."
"Just tell me. I need to be reassured you're not a girl in some guy's body. Cause really Mike, I'm a little freaked out."
"I have a special ring tone for when Syd calls me." Weiss couldn't hold in his laughter. It took him a full six minutes to be able to compose himself again. Even after that he had a hard time choking out the words.
"You… You.. Have a… what?"
"I programmed my phone to play A Moment Like This when she calls." I was sure my face was beet red already. No one was meant to find out about this.
"Why would you do that Mike? Damn. You have got it bad. She's got you wrapped around her finger." Weiss continued to laugh as I pulled into the line at the Taco Bell drive through.
"Shut up! It was the first song we danced to last year during Homecoming. I swear to god Weiss if you tell anyone I'll…"
"Relax. I'm not going to say anything to anyone. I promise. But really Vaughn, you better not hope I'm in a situation to blackmail you."
End Flashback
Syd called to invite me to some party tomorrow night. I agreed, but not without playing with her a little bit. I figured I could mess with her mind by showing my flirty side. I didn't even know I had a flirty side. I never used it before. It only came out when Syd was around.
I didn't have plans anyways. It was perfect. We could go to this dude's party and as soon as we're alone, I'll make my move. Or maybe I won't have to and she'll make hers.
I yelled out to Weiss to tell him where we were going before I took out my blue dress shirt to get ironed. I had to admit, it was a nice shirt. It made it even better that Syd picked it out for me. I could already feel it in my body, that tomorrow night was gonna be a great night.
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