"I threw a wish in the well, Don't ask me, I'll never tell. I looked to you as it fell, And now you're in my way. I'd trade my soul for a wish, Pennies and dimes for a kiss. I wasn't looking for this, But now you're in my way. Your stare was holdin', Ripped jeans, skin was showin' Hot night, wind was blowin' Where you think you're going, baby? Hey I just met you, And this is crazy, but here's my number call me maybe. It's hard to look right,At you baby,But here's my number,So call me, maybe?" I sing along to the music as I dance around my room, getting ready for school.
"Ashley, company!" I hear my mom yell up the steps.
Company?
At seven in the morning?
What the...
"Hey." Emily says from my doorway with a huge grin on her face, interrupting my thoughts.
Shit.
"Mooooom." I yell down stairs cause I mean damn. She coulda said company was coming up. All she said was company, so I assumed I would be able to finish getting dressed then go downstairs to see who this said company was but nooooo.
"Um." I say then quickly run into the bathroom.
Yeaaaaah.
I kinda didn't finished getting dressed. And I'm totally embarrassed cause I was still dancing.
Thanks mom.
Insert sarcasm here.
I finish getting dressed and go back out to find Emily sitting on my bed.
You're insecure don't know what for, you're turning heads when you walk through the door. Don't need make up, to cover up. Being the way that you are is enough. Everyone else in the room can see it. Everyone else but you...
"Wow, a Carly Rae Jepsen and a One Direction fan." Emily smiles as I hurriedly run and turn off my iPod.
"I um..." I start, letting out a nervous laugh.
"It's okay Ashley." She giggles at me. "I like them too." She assures me. "I wish a girl would have me overwheled just by flipping her hair cause shit..." She says shaking her head.
"Not to be rude or anything but what are you doing here?" I ask my friend while picking up the random books I have and stuffing it in my bag.
"I wanted to be a good friend and drive us to school? And that way you won't have a way to ditch us. So," Emily says standing up. "...are you ready?"
"Oh shut up." I say zipping up my bag. "Are we picking up Katie or...?"
"No.. I want you for myself.."
"What?" I ask snapping my attention to her.
My friend laughs at my reaction. "Kidding, she said she'll meet us at school."
"Oh good..." I say somewhat relieved.
"Wait, does me wanting you for real make this weird?" She asks jokingly. "I mean I did see you half naked and I gotta say.. I like what I see..."
"Shut up. Let's go." I tell her grabbing her hand and pulling her out my room.
–
School, surprisingly passes by quickly.
It's already the end of the day and we're waiting for Katie in front of the school so we can leave.
She has been hard to get a hold of this whole day.
Always here and there.
She didn't even come with us to lunch saying she has extra credit do to.
"I think Katie..." Emily starts, but the rest of sentence died when Katie showed up texting on her phone.
"Hey guys, um.." She finishes texting whoever and draws her attention to us. "I can't hang out today. I gotta..."
"You gotta what?" Emily asks cutting our friend of and looking at her as if she was reading her.
Weird.
"I gotta.. um.. I have more extra credit to do." She explains and looks down at her vibrating phone. "Listen, I'll catch you guys later.." She didn't even wait for us to say bye before she turns around texting the person back as she walks away.
"This is unusual even for her, right?" I question Emily who was watching Katie walk back into school.
All I got from her was a shrug before she focuses her attention back to me. "So you wanna hang out at my house?"
"Sure, you wanna try reading my lifeline again?" I tease her while we walk towards her car.
"Oh fuck you any other time that line woulda worked and your panties woulda been on the floor." She says confidently and unlocks her car.
"So, you're saying it was a an attempt—a poor attempt by the way—but an attempt none the less, of flirting with me?"
"Ashley, get in the fucking car before I leave you." She says laughing promptly ending our conversation.
–
"Yay! Thanks for doing my math homework for me." I say closing my book.
We were both laying down on Emily's bed doing homework.
Fun right?
After being frustrated trying to explain to me this math homework Emily gave up and just did it for me.
"So how about that message you promised me since I did your homework." Emily says laying on her stomach.
What?
"What?"
"Oh wait, that only happened in my head and in a porn I watched last night." She says turning back around.
"You're delusional. I don't know how Katie puts up with you."
"She's totally a double agent right now." Emily states like its the most obvious thing in the world.
"Ok, now you lost me." I say facing her.
I was about to fix my hair when it fell on my face but Emily has cat like reflexes and beat me to it, tucking it back behind my ear.
We kept eye contact no matter how hard I tried to look away I couldn't and we both share a smile.
"Anyways.." she says moving back from her spot which is a few inches away from me. "She totally lied to us twice today and she never lies. Only if she's hiding something really good that she doesn't want me to find out about. I don't understand why she does it. I find out anyway."
"How do you know she's lying?"
"If you've known her as long as I have you'd know. She has a tell and if I share this with you, you have to promise not to tell her about it..."
Ohhh secrets.
I love secrets.
"...so you promise."
"Sure.." I say agreeing to it.
"You wanna seal it with a kiss?" She asks with a laugh as she moves closer to me.
"Emily, shut up and tell me." I say pushing her away.
"Ok, so when she lies she briefly very briefly looks to the right then says her lie or she shifts her eyes away from your eyes and looks at your eyebrow or forehead so it appears that she's still looking at you. And plus Katie and extra credit? Yeah it's almost insulting she didn't think of a better lie."
"Interesting... So what do you think she's doing?"
"Hold that thought." She tells me and types something on her phone. Not even a minute later she reads the reply and gets up. "Let's go. I know where she is.."
I give her a look that simply says 'are you fucking kidding me?' without having to say it.
–
Safe to say I went with Emily's crazy ass.
Me and Harriet the Spy are driving around the outdoor mall looking for any sign of Katie.
"Oh shit! There is she!" I blurt out all of a sudden when I saw Katie walking into Yogurt Land.
"Oh my God! Ashley, do you want us to die?" She asks as she lightly steps on the gas after hitting the break really fast.
I guess I scared her.
Oops.
"Oh I'm sorry I'm new to being a spy. You forgot to give me the protocol on how to act while stalking our friend." I tell my friend sarcastically.
"Fuck you.." My friend says as she makes a u-turn and parks her car across the street from where Katie is.
"Really bitch? A telescope?"
I really shouldn't be shocked at this point.
"I like to come prepar- Oh my God kiss me!" She says dropping the telescope on her lap and facing me quickly.
"What? No!"
I look at where Katie is and she came out of Yogurt Land with, insert gasp here, yogurt and a very cute looking girl right next to her.
She doesn't look familiar to me so I don't think she goes to our school.
But then again I just started going there and most of my time is spent with these two.
"Ok good, They're walking away." She says ignoring me. "Let's get out of here. I have an idea."
I follow her out of the car still keeping a close eye on Katie and this mystery girls whereabouts.
"Can we go get some yogurt before we continue this mission? Katie got me jealous."
"But..." Emily wines.
"Stay out here and keep an eye out. I'll be quick. You want anything?"
"No, just hurry." She says keeping her eyes on Katie.
Spencer would love this type of shit.
I'm talking about the yogurt and this crazy stalking spree me and Emily are on.
I walk into Yogurt Land and quickly got the coffee and chocolate flavor and then sprinkling coco puffs on top it.
Yum.
After paying I met my my crazy friend outside.
"Ash, let's go they're getting away." She says impatiently grabbing my arm right as I was about to put a spoon full in my mouth. "Ok, let's fall back some." She says walking slower.
I took a much needed spoon full of my yogurt and yum.
"Really... moaning Ash? Are you trying to distract me?" Emily says with a raised eyebrow.
"What? This is really good." I tell my friend eating another spoon full.
I look to where Katie is and her and this girl are sitting on the bench.
Wait... they look like they're on a date.
"Now..." Emily says in a serious manner. "..its time for the confrontation."
Emily didn't even wait for me to respond to her, she just starts walking away.
"Emily no!" I say throwing my delicious yogurt in the garbage and chasing after her. "You are not on the show Cheaters. Stop!'
"Chill Ashley. This is gonna be fun." She says almost bouncing from where she stands a few feet away from them.
Katie's eyes grew wide when she saw us approaching.
"Well, well, well, what do we have here? I thought you said you had extra credit to do?" Emily questions Katie.
I mouth a sorry to her and she just shakes her head in reply.
"I mean how long have we been together and you repay me by getting yogurt with some heffa!" She continues. "We have been together since junior high and you couldn't even tell me you're leaving me for a white woman?"
I couldn't stop myself from laughing.
How can I not? When Emily is here channeling her inner Angela Bassett from the movie Waiting to Exhale.
Katie wasn't amused and her friend just looked down right scared.
"Ok, Emily you got me. Now shut the fuck up!" Katie says getting up looking very embarrassed. "Emily , Ashley this is my... this is Jodi.
"Hi, nice to meet you." Emily says back to her old self again.
The girl said a timid hey to both of us.
"I gotta say..." Katie says sitting back down again putting a comforting hand on Jodi's thigh that didn't go unnoticed. "I expected more from you Ash."
"Yeah well we were bored." I say with a shrug.
"So now that you guys know where I'm at, Stalkers. Can you like leave now?"
"Yeah.. yeah.. yeah.. We're leaving. Sorry guys." I apologize for both me and Emily for interrupting what looks to be a date. "Nice to meet you, Jodi."
"I'm not sorry and I wanna stay.." Emily was about to sit down next to them when I grabbed her by the hand and pull her away.
"Fine but I want details later!"
"SEE! THIS IS WHY WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS!" Katie screams at us as we walk away.
These two never cease to amaze me...