EMMA’s POV :
I thought about calling, but the thought of hearing his voice scared the hell out of me.
I turned off the call before it even rang.
Calling someone out of the blue could be so nerve wracking.
So I decided to text him instead.
It was more casual.
I wrote about ten different texts before settling with "Can we talk - Emma’.
Yeah, just those four words.
No hi or hello or how are you.
It was simple and straightforward.
As soon as I hit the send I threw my phone down at the passenger seat.
I was so nervous, I couldn't even look at it.
I waited for a few seconds before I picked up the phone again.
The message was delivered.
I was wondering if he'd read it yet, and as if to answer my question, my phone suddenly buzzed with an incoming call.
lan was calling me! I was not prepared for that! I almost dropped my phone to the ground out of sheer shock.
I was starting at the screen for a while before I took a deep breath and tapped the answer button.
"Hello?"my voice came out shakily
"Emma, it’s good to hear from you,"he said.
He sounded cool and casual.
"It is?I asked.
‘Yeah, I also have something I wanna talk to you about,"
"You do?"
"Let’s meet.Just tell me when and where,"
"Okay, I will,"
I said, pausing for a moment before continuing, "Hey, you know, you could just text me back,"
"And you could just call,"he replied.
"Right..."
"Yeah..."
There was an awkward silence there and I could hear his breathing.
This was exactly why I didn’t wanna call him in the first place.
I didn’t want any awkward silences.
"So, I'll let you know the time and place,"I said finally.
"Okay,"
"I'll, uh text or call or something,"
"Okay,"
"Alright, see you then,"
"See you,"
and let
didn’t know I was even holding
phone with him was this difficult, I could only
text him again for the next few
thought I should take some time to get my thoughts
up writing him a
New Roman font size 12. After
a full
was even longer than
finally knew that I was ready and I had everything I wanted to say
ever
finished my last class of the day and
way down the halls, I saw all my friends and classmates cheering
walked past by everyone, nodding to Tiff
the corner and I found myself standing in
on this side
I stepped towards the
room, he was putting some papers
him
at the door and his
"Hey,"I said.
composure, "I was starting
course not,"I
a step inside and played with the
if I should just skip the small talk and get right to it, open the letter and read
on being salutatorian,"he said suddenly,
"Thank you,"I laughed nervously.
know how that
a smart girl, period,"he
me smart and beautiful and he
I didn't even see
so grateful for him, which made
about that talk..."I
not gonna talk here,
"We're not?"
come by my
"Um...what time?"
"Six? Seven?"
thought about his offer for a
lot to say and the school ground
"Okay,"I said finally.
he pulled his briefcase off the
last smile
up paper in my hand, the letter containing everything I wanted
in my back
art studio, I took one last look
were so many great memories
being biased, but this class was always
and there was a plague with lan’s
always my favorite
was a Friday night and
so the seniors were having one last
figured I could to lan’s place
final goodbye, I would be surrounded by all my friends for
his place just before 7
at his door for a few seconds in silence before I could bring myself
the door moments later and his eyes lit
don’t have
should use it,"I said, revealing
handed him the key
back.I have a lot of
should.I don’t have a use
it sounded bitterer than I had
closed the
"So..."I followed.
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