Morty's blaring music was turned down a few notches and Eli and I were sitting in my driveway.
"Well, that was fun!" I exclaimed.
"Holly J flipping on that waiter? Priceless. Someone should have gotten that on camera," Eli was cracking up in the driver's seat and I joined in. I mean it was hilarious.
"I feel bad for the waiter though, I mean smoothie isn't the best on your hair," I chuckled, peeking a look at him.
"Well, I hope he likes banana or else he's screwed!" Eli replied, still laughing at the incident. After a few minutes, our laughter subsided and the hearse fell quiet.
"So, I guess I'll see you in school tomorrow?"
"Of course you will."
He looked over at me and we leaned into each other. My lips found his and we kissed passionately. A minute later, my fingers were combing through his hair and his were doing the same in mine. After a few minutes, but what seemed like 3 seconds, he pulled away. I looked into his eyes, they were so intriguing, and I leaned back into the passenger seat and shivered.
"Well, I'd better go!"
"See you, Eli," I started to say, "Wait! Didn't you get a phone call earlier?"
He looked confused, "That was random. And yeah, I should probably check that. Might be important or something!" I continued sitting in the passenger seat, the leather against my thighs.
"I still can't get over your voicemail. The person was probably laughing too hard and forgot to leave a message."
"Very funny, Clarebear!"
I heard the auto voice ask for him to enter 'his password then press pound'. He sat there, his body still as he listened.
"W-What? That's not possible!" I heard him say into the receiver, even thought no one was listening, but me, "She can't be back!"
Confusion and curiosity swept over me and I began to imagine multiple different scenarios, "Who's back?"
"But she died."
"What are you talking about?"
"How is this possible?" He sat in his seat, stunned.
"Care to clue me in, Elijah?"
"It's Julia. She's alive. Or so my voicemail tells me."