The next morning, you picked up your cell phone and dialed the faded number on your hand.
Hello? A voice that sounded nothing like the infamous drummer answered.
Uh Hi...this is (Your name) Is Gilbert Beilschmidt there?
The voice on the other end brightened. Hi bella! How are you? Suddenly, you recognized the perky Italian voice. The only person you knew who was capable of being that cheerful at 7 in the morning was your friend Feliciano, a fellow sophomore at school. Feli? What are you doing with Gilbert s phone?
The boy answered so brightly that you could almost hear his hand gestures. Well, the band stayed over at Gil s last night and since I was visiting Ludwig, I stayed too!
Oh Yeah You thought as Feliciano continued talking. Ludwig is Gilbert s little brother It was a fact that was easy to forget, since their personalities were so different.
I was making breakfast and heard Gil s phone ring, I thought it might be important so I answered it! I can get him if you d like!
You smiled weakly. Yeah, that d be wonderful Feli. you stated, trying to hide the exasperation in your voice. A few minutes later, after Feliciano had no doubt dragged Gilbert out of bed, along with Antonio and Francis, you heard Gilbert groggily mutter Hello?
Hi Gilbert, it s (Your Name) I had a-
Leibling! he said happily. I see you couldn t wait to call me! Wow, this boy LOVED to interrupt people.
Well, I could ve waited, but I have a question for you and- You heard a muffled sound on the other end followed by Gilbert saying Yes, it s the girl from last night she has a name Francis!
That s just it- You started.
Hang on Liebling, the boys want to talk to you. Is it okay if I put you on speaker phone? Great! You heard a click as the boy put the phone on speaker.
Hello! You heard Antonio, Francis and Feliciano say.
You sighed. Hi guys. Listen, I reall-
HEY! said Feliciano. You should come over for breakfast! I made pasta!
I can t, I m really busy toady, but-
That s a great idea! said Francis. Have her come over.
Gilbert laughed. Alright, so you ll come over, right?
You sighed again. Clearly, you weren t winning this. Fine, what s your address? Gilbert recited it and you were shocked to find out that he lived only a short distance away from where you lived. I ll be there in a few minutes. You said before hanging up.
As you pulled on a tee-shirt and jeans, you thought to yourse;f Ho did I get into this mess?
Author s note: Reviews are pancakes!