Do I?

Sora

It's Saturday night and as usual, I have nothing to do. I suppose it's quite normal, not everybody goes out and it's not mandatory, but still, I can't help but feel like a loser. Anyway, since my mom had already gone to bed, I decided to raid the living room for myself; mom and I never have the same taste in television shows. Before relaxing on the couch I decided to pop some popcorn. As I searched the kitchen cabinets for the popping corn, the phone rang.

RING...RING! I let it ring twice before picking it up. "Hello?"

"Hi!" A high-pitched voice exclaimed from the other line.

I pulled the receiver away as I heard giggles and brought it back with ease while sitting down as I already knew who it was. "Hey Mimi, how are you?"

"Great! And you?"

Mimi- an idol for many girls. Beautiful hair and face, a nice figure; all the boys seem to like her. Yet, I am not a bit envious of her popularity. I imagine it must be really hard to live in her shoes. Having to put up a front everyday, looking good all the time, and putting on a fake smile. She has to live up to everyone's expectation; perfection. Her troubles must be much more severe than mine. How could I unload my stress on her when she has enough for the both of us?

"I'm fine." I lied.

"Hmm, you don't sound fine."

I should have known she would be on my trail. "What do you mean?"

"The tone of your voice, you don't sound fine."

I stood silent as I didn't know what to say. Catching the hint, Mimi began to speak again. "Still waiting for a sign?"

About a month ago, I had applied to a great university of design, but I still have not received word of my acceptance or rejection. Not many people know of my true passion and her question came to me as a surprise. How did she know? "Sort of." I responded.

"Don't tell me he hasn't made his move on you yet." There was a hint of disappointment in her voice.

"His move? What are you talking about?"

"Come on Sora, don't be so naive...wait, we are talking about Tai, right?"

"Tai?" I nearly fell off the couch in shock at the turn of events. "He likes me?"

"Of course he does! Hello? Where have you been? He's totally in love with you. Everyone knows; we're just waiting for him to make his move, you guys belong together!"

"We do?"

"Well, yeah. You guys like the same sports, same foods, you have the same interests in movies and hobbies; you guys are best friends!"

"Best friends..."

"You guys are soul mates; you do like him don't you?"

"I guess."

"You guess? That doesn't sound too convincing."

"Eh..."

"Listen, it's pretty late over here and if my dad catches me on the phone he'll kill me so we'll chat more later, ok?"

"Sure."

"Bye!"

"Bye." I put the phone back on the receiver and sat back down on the couch, deep in thought.

The clicking of a door opening was heard down the hall followed by a groggy voice. "Sora, are you still awake?"

"Yeah mom."

"Oh, well go to bed, it's late!"

"Mom, its only 9:35." I baffled.

"That's pretty darn late for me. Now, come one, off to bed."

"Fine." I got up and headed to my room.

"Good night."

"Night mom." I closed the door, still shocked about the news I had just received.

Do I like Tai? I always have a blast with him and I can't say I never thought about being in a relationship with him. I guess I too expected us to be together, but then why do I find myself blushing over someone else?

I turned off the light and hopped into bed. With Tai fresh in my mind, I tossed between the sheets and tried to fall asleep.