'Oh come on just tell me his name!' Jade said as I drove her home, I chuckled. As soon as she got in the car I don't know what it was about me, maybe my smile, but she's started interrogating me about 'the guy I'd met'
'He just asked to go out for a coffee' I said
'Aha! So there is a guy' Jade said 'Did you get his number?'
'He has mine' I said rolling my eyes at her. I'd know Jack for a good 15 minutes and already was being questioned about him.
'So what's his name?' Jade said, taking a sip from my coffee.
'Jack, Jack Barakat' I said, Jade choked on the coffee and spluttered it on the dash board.
'What!' I said, holding in my laughter 'Are you okay? What is it?'
'You said Jack Barakat?' she said, fumbling through her bag for her phone.
'Yes, what is it?'
'Is this him?' she said and pushed her phone in front of my face. I focused on the picture in front of me and it was Jack. He was standing with 3 other guys, I recognised one as Alex.
'Yeah that's him.' I said, frowning.
'Oh my fucking god Tori, Jack Barakat of All fricking Time Low has your number!' she said, I recognised the name All Time Low it was one of the many bands she had obsessions with. I opened my mouth to reply when my phone started to ring.
'Pick it up!' Jade squealed, I rolled my eyes and grabbed my phone.
'Hello?' I said
'Hey!' said Jack's voice 'Tori?'
'Yep, it's me' I replied
'Good, just making sure you didn't give me a fake number' he said I chuckled. 'Also are you at Juice tomorrow?'
'Yeah, I'm there for a while'
'Cool would you maybe want to grab some lunch or something?' he asked, I smiled and felt my cheeks flush.
'sure sounds great, I'll see you there' I said
'Okay Tori, I'll see you tomorrow' he said and the line went dead. I put down my phone and bit my lip.
'He asked you out?!' Jade asked, bouncing in her seat.
'It's just lunch' I said, she grinned
'Oh my god, imagine if you became his girlfriend, holy shit!' Jade said
'Jade, calm your tits. It's just one date' I said pulling into the drive way of our house.
'One date can always lead to more' she said grinning and climbing out the car. 'I have to teach you everything you need to know about this band!' I followed her into the house where she dragged me up to her bed room. She opened her door and I only just took in how many posters of this band she had, I started laughing. I can't believe I hadn't recognised him.
Jade made me listen to All Time Low for hours until I decided I should probably head home. I lived in an apartment not far from this house. You see Jade lives with our mom, who is barely ever around and her career is her life. I stayed with Jade after school quite a lot and stayed overnight sometimes. I know Jade was old enough to be left on her own, I mean she was nearly 17, I just didn't like the thought of her being alone. I left at around 8 pm and headed to my apartment. It wasn't that bad a place, it was quite nice really. I just had a perverted neighbour and the people above me seemed to collect elephants and trained them for a marathon at 4am. I got into th metal death trap they made out as an elevator and pushed the 4 button. The doors were about to close when a guy stopped them and slid into the elevator. I didn't really pay him much attention until he spoke.
'Hey, weren't you at Juice today?' he said, I looked over at him, It was the Alex guy.
'Uh yeah'
'Yeah, you were that girl talking to Jack' he said with a friendly smile 'I'm Alex by the way'
'Tori' I said in reply as the lift stopped at 3, we both got out.
'You moving in?' I asked, noticing the box in his hands.
'Yeah, I'm in 185' he said
'Really? I'm down at 182' I said, smiling at the number.
'I'll see you around then Tori' he said as we passed apartment 185
'Nice to meet you!' I called as I walked over to mine, sliding the key into the lock and walking in. I threw my keys on the counter and sighed into my empty apartment.
I was awoken the next morning by my phone blasting or A Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic. I rolled over and groggily answered it.
'Tori! Get up!' Jades voice said loudly from the other end of the phone. I sat up, squinting at the sun streaming through the window which I hadn't even bothered to close the curtains over last night.
'What is it Jadey Cat?' I said, using the name our dad had given her.
'I decided what you're wearing' she said, I rolled my eyes, no doubt she probably knew every item of clothing I owned.
'What am I wearing then?' I said yawning and wandering over to my closet.
'Red jeans, the slashed ones. Black Jimmy Eat World shirt and those converse that go up to your knees.' She said, I grinned. It was a kick as outfit. I grabbed my red jeans, they had perfectly even slanted striped going down them, the t shirt and shoes.
'Thanks Jade! This looks pretty bad ass actually' I said grinning at it laid over my bed.
'I know, now go win that guys heart and be the girlfriend of a rock star!' Jade said dreamily, I chuckled.
'It's still just one date Jadey' I said.
'Whatever' she replied 'Just do it okay!
