Zack was gone when I got back to my hotel room, and I was glad about that to be totally honest. Today had been exhausting, and all I needed was to shower and sleep. I turned on the water and hopped in, sighing when the warmth hit my skin. Nothing was better than a hot shower after a long day and today was no exception. I soaped up my hair and let the shampoo sit for awhile. Showers weren't my favorite, because I always ended up thinking about how bad my body looked. College had not been kind to me as far as my weight was concerned, and high school had been worse on my arms and legs. White scars laced up my arms and where copied on my thighs. Cutting was an inevitable part of my past and I was ashamed of how it had left my body.
Oh well, I thought as I rinsed the shampoo, I guess the past is in the past.
A little while later, I hopped out of the shower and wrapped a towel around my body. My phone was buzzing and I rushed to pick it up.
"Hello," I said while yawning.
"Hey Rae, it's Alex"
"Oh, hey. Did you get home okay?"
He sighed before answering, and I could just see him pushing his blond hair out of his chocolate eyes. I felt myself missing him already even though it had only been a few hours since we parted ways.
"Yeah, walking through the door now."
"So, why are you calling? I mean it's nice to hear from you but we just left each other."
"Well," he said softly, "I miss you a little bit. I just got my best friend back. Remember we used to be inseparable? I don't want to go another night without my best friend."
Dammit. I knew this was going to happen, but I was still trying to process all of the new details of my life. He couldn't think that I would just go back to being his sidekick, did he? Of course he did, he was Alex after all.
"'Lex, I gotta go. See you later, okay?" I hung up before he was able to protest and flopped down onto the bed. Baltimore was not an easy place to be, and it was starting to get to me.
I really missed home...