Falling
Chapter 3
Mikey, Frank, Gerard and I walked home together. It turned out that Gerard and Mikey lived down the street from me, just 3 houses apart. Frank lived about 15 minutes away from us, so i had no idea where that was.
"So... tomorrow Frank, Mikey and I are having a movie night at my place. Old horror films, awesome stuff. Wanna come?" Gerard asked. It took me a few seconds to answer. Did i really want to spend my first friday night with some random strangers i just met?
"Well.. i can't find a reason not to, so yeah i suppose i'll come." I said and smiled. Gerards whole face lit up.
"Fucking A!" I gave Gerard a confused look. We did not use such expressions in Alabama.
"That means alright, cool." Mikey explained. I nodded understandingly.
"Well.. i suppose i'll see you tomorrow then!" I said and waved goodbye.
When I opened the door to my new home I was struck by the smell of freshly cooked food. I loved my dads cooking. It was just one of those things he did exceptionally well.
"Chiken and french fries. Your favorite!" My dad said, smiling welcoming.
"Yes indeed!" I said and started eating.
It was Friday. 8:38pm to be exact. I was walking over to Gerard and Mikeys house. And i was so nervous. I had never watched a movie with a boy, let alone three boys who i barely knew. Ok Charlie.. just play it cool. It's not like they're going to try and get in my pants or anything.. at least they don't look like those kind of guys.. Stop it Charlie, you're scaring yourself! Suddenly i heard a bell ring, I was in front of the Way's home. I was so nervous i almost ran right back home. All that confidence i had shown yesterday just flew out the window. My thoughts got interrupted by the door opening. I looked up and saw Gerard, Frank and Mikey throng at the door.
"Hey guys.." I said, wondering why they were so exited.
"Hi Charlie!" They said at the same time, smiling like idiots. We were silent for a second.
"Are you gonna let me in or...?"
"What? Oh yeah ofcourse just.. just come in.." They said and moved out of my way. I met Gerard's gaze and he smiled sweetly at me. I blushed slightly, he was so terribly beautiful!
"We were thinking of starting with Alice, Sweet Alice." Mikey said and handed me the VHS tape. I read the description. I don't really like scary movies, and by the looks of it this was scary. I braced myself, it couldn't be that bad, right? It was after all from 1976, and the special effects weren't very good back then, right?
"You can sit in the middle, Charlie. Mikey can sit on the chair." Gerard said and sat down on the right side of the couch with a flirty smile. Frank sat down on the left side. I took a deep breath and sat down in the middle of them.
Throughout the whole movie i didn't dare to move. I didn't want to lean too much on Frank, nor Gerard. But they certainly didn't care. Frank rested his head on my shoulder and Gerard had his hand on my lover arm. I was so focused on not moving; it was actually quite comfortable with them snuggling up to me like that, that i barely watched the movie. I think it sucked anyways, so no great loss.
When the movie ended we sat quiet for a minute.
"Well.. that movie sucked." Frank said and sat up straight.
"Yes indeed it did." I replied and nodded in agreement.
"...What do we do now?" Frank asked.
"I think i'm going to head home, it's getting dark and although this movie sucked, it still gives me the creeps when i walk home alone." I said and stood up.
"Yeah, same here. I'll see you guys around." Frank said and left.
"Well... i had fun. Maybe we can do this again sometime?" I said and smiled gently.
"Yes definitely!" Gerard said and smiled so i could see all his teeth. Damn this boy is pretty.
"Uh ehm... well goodbye then!" I said and started walking to the door.
"Wait hang on! I can walk you to your house if you'd like?" Gerard asked a little too exited.
"Sure." I said a little colder than i meant to. I mean, he obviously wanted to be my friend. And ofcourse i wanted to be his friend too, i just didn't want to seem desperate.. i always mess things up with boys, and i really wanted it to work out this time. Okay.. just smile a bit so he doesn't think you are a bitch. I tried to smile but turned out awkward and over the top.. crap just start walking. Gerard ran after me and closed the door behind him.
We walked in silence. Not an awkward silence, but a nice, enjoyable one.
Every once in a while i caught Gerard looking at me. His eyes were a hazel/brownish color. Beautiful.
"How can you not like art?" Gerard suddenly spoke.
"I'm just not good at it. I prefer writing and reading." I said, a bit surprised.
"But it's not about being good or bad at something! It's about expressing yourself in colors and shapes!"
"Tell me, would you write a book?"
"A comic book, yes."
"No, not comic books. I mean like a novel."
"Never."
"That's how i feel about drawing. I express myself through words, you express yourself through drawings." He opened his mouth to say something, but closed it again. Looks like i won that argument.
"You're pretty and smart. That's rare here in Belleville." I blushed like an idiot. He think i'm pretty!
"I was going to say the same thing about you. But in Alabama.. all the pretty boys are idiots in the soccer team." I messed up. Ofcourse i did. I bit my lip and tried to think of something to say.
"I bet they are." Gerard grinned and nudged me.
"This is my house." I said and bit my lower lip.
"Oh cool.. i guess i'll see you around?"
"Yes, definitely." I said and smiled. I didn't know whether to hug him or just walk inside, so i kinda just stood there probably looking stupid as fuck.
"Oh what the hell." Gerard walked closer and embraced me in a tight hug. I could feel the butterflies in my tummy go insane and I wanted to scream out loud in pure exitment.
He finally let go of me and gave me the sweetest smile.
"Bye Gerard." I said and smiled happily.
"Bye Charlie." He answered and started walking back. I let out a loud sigh and walked into my house.
This day was so awesome.
"So... tomorrow Frank, Mikey and I are having a movie night at my place. Old horror films, awesome stuff. Wanna come?" Gerard asked. It took me a few seconds to answer. Did i really want to spend my first friday night with some random strangers i just met?
"Well.. i can't find a reason not to, so yeah i suppose i'll come." I said and smiled. Gerards whole face lit up.
"Fucking A!" I gave Gerard a confused look. We did not use such expressions in Alabama.
"That means alright, cool." Mikey explained. I nodded understandingly.
"Well.. i suppose i'll see you tomorrow then!" I said and waved goodbye.
When I opened the door to my new home I was struck by the smell of freshly cooked food. I loved my dads cooking. It was just one of those things he did exceptionally well.
"Chiken and french fries. Your favorite!" My dad said, smiling welcoming.
"Yes indeed!" I said and started eating.
It was Friday. 8:38pm to be exact. I was walking over to Gerard and Mikeys house. And i was so nervous. I had never watched a movie with a boy, let alone three boys who i barely knew. Ok Charlie.. just play it cool. It's not like they're going to try and get in my pants or anything.. at least they don't look like those kind of guys.. Stop it Charlie, you're scaring yourself! Suddenly i heard a bell ring, I was in front of the Way's home. I was so nervous i almost ran right back home. All that confidence i had shown yesterday just flew out the window. My thoughts got interrupted by the door opening. I looked up and saw Gerard, Frank and Mikey throng at the door.
"Hey guys.." I said, wondering why they were so exited.
"Hi Charlie!" They said at the same time, smiling like idiots. We were silent for a second.
"Are you gonna let me in or...?"
"What? Oh yeah ofcourse just.. just come in.." They said and moved out of my way. I met Gerard's gaze and he smiled sweetly at me. I blushed slightly, he was so terribly beautiful!
"We were thinking of starting with Alice, Sweet Alice." Mikey said and handed me the VHS tape. I read the description. I don't really like scary movies, and by the looks of it this was scary. I braced myself, it couldn't be that bad, right? It was after all from 1976, and the special effects weren't very good back then, right?
"You can sit in the middle, Charlie. Mikey can sit on the chair." Gerard said and sat down on the right side of the couch with a flirty smile. Frank sat down on the left side. I took a deep breath and sat down in the middle of them.
Throughout the whole movie i didn't dare to move. I didn't want to lean too much on Frank, nor Gerard. But they certainly didn't care. Frank rested his head on my shoulder and Gerard had his hand on my lover arm. I was so focused on not moving; it was actually quite comfortable with them snuggling up to me like that, that i barely watched the movie. I think it sucked anyways, so no great loss.
When the movie ended we sat quiet for a minute.
"Well.. that movie sucked." Frank said and sat up straight.
"Yes indeed it did." I replied and nodded in agreement.
"...What do we do now?" Frank asked.
"I think i'm going to head home, it's getting dark and although this movie sucked, it still gives me the creeps when i walk home alone." I said and stood up.
"Yeah, same here. I'll see you guys around." Frank said and left.
"Well... i had fun. Maybe we can do this again sometime?" I said and smiled gently.
"Yes definitely!" Gerard said and smiled so i could see all his teeth. Damn this boy is pretty.
"Uh ehm... well goodbye then!" I said and started walking to the door.
"Wait hang on! I can walk you to your house if you'd like?" Gerard asked a little too exited.
"Sure." I said a little colder than i meant to. I mean, he obviously wanted to be my friend. And ofcourse i wanted to be his friend too, i just didn't want to seem desperate.. i always mess things up with boys, and i really wanted it to work out this time. Okay.. just smile a bit so he doesn't think you are a bitch. I tried to smile but turned out awkward and over the top.. crap just start walking. Gerard ran after me and closed the door behind him.
We walked in silence. Not an awkward silence, but a nice, enjoyable one.
Every once in a while i caught Gerard looking at me. His eyes were a hazel/brownish color. Beautiful.
"How can you not like art?" Gerard suddenly spoke.
"I'm just not good at it. I prefer writing and reading." I said, a bit surprised.
"But it's not about being good or bad at something! It's about expressing yourself in colors and shapes!"
"Tell me, would you write a book?"
"A comic book, yes."
"No, not comic books. I mean like a novel."
"Never."
"That's how i feel about drawing. I express myself through words, you express yourself through drawings." He opened his mouth to say something, but closed it again. Looks like i won that argument.
"You're pretty and smart. That's rare here in Belleville." I blushed like an idiot. He think i'm pretty!
"I was going to say the same thing about you. But in Alabama.. all the pretty boys are idiots in the soccer team." I messed up. Ofcourse i did. I bit my lip and tried to think of something to say.
"I bet they are." Gerard grinned and nudged me.
"This is my house." I said and bit my lower lip.
"Oh cool.. i guess i'll see you around?"
"Yes, definitely." I said and smiled. I didn't know whether to hug him or just walk inside, so i kinda just stood there probably looking stupid as fuck.
"Oh what the hell." Gerard walked closer and embraced me in a tight hug. I could feel the butterflies in my tummy go insane and I wanted to scream out loud in pure exitment.
He finally let go of me and gave me the sweetest smile.
"Bye Gerard." I said and smiled happily.
"Bye Charlie." He answered and started walking back. I let out a loud sigh and walked into my house.
This day was so awesome.
Notes
I don't really watch horror movies.. so i just read top 100 old Horror movies on IMDB and Alice, Sweet Alice was number 2.Comment if you liked it, rate and subscribe! :D
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7/27/13