"Hey come over here at the table, the food is ready," Elijah shouted in the dining room.
"I'll be there." then I turned off my phone and went to the dining area.
"Wow, it looks good," I said as I get there and he's already sitting on his chair.
I never expected that the "sandwich" for dinner to look this good. It's like a deluxe sandwich already, something that you could buy from famous restaurants or at fast-food chains. It also smells good, it smells like bacon though. Did he add one?
I sat on the chair "Did you add bacon in it?"
"Yeah, don't you like bacon?" then he rested his arms on the table as if he made a mistake.
"No. I mean, I love bacon. And bacon with eggs is a perfect match hahaha."
And there you have it. I am literally having breakfast at night.
There's nothing wrong with that, to be honest, it's just the feeling. The feeling that you used to eat these in the morning but you're eating them right now, at night.
He started eating and I also started to eat my food. At my first bite, I already knew that he prepared this so well. He even seasoned it, toasted it, the veggies are freshly cut, and the bacon is so delicious along with the egg.
"Was it good?" he asked while I'm wiping my mouth with a napkin.
"Seems like it." then showed him my empty plate and gave a smile.
"What else do you wanna do?" he asked while cleaning up the table.
"I don't know. What else am I gonna do at night?"
"Hmm, I also don't know. Are your parents at home now?" then he walked to the living room and sat on the couch.
I followed him and looked through the window "I don't think so..." I replied then also sat on the couch, and were literally just one meter apart. Suddenly, my phone just buzzed.
(8:29 PM) Dad: Hey sweetie, your mother and I went on our business trip. We totally forgot to message you while on our way since we're in a rush. We left the spare key under the mat of our doorstep, better not lose it. We'll be back tomorrow night.
(8:30 PM) Me: Ugh! Dad, why are you telling me this just now?!
(8:32 PM) Dad: Don't leave the faucet running.
I literally don't wanna be mad at them but still...ugh! Can't they look after their freaking daughter first before all that stuff? And about that faucet that he said, I once left our faucet running in the bathroom overnight and it flooded our entire kitchen. Yes, I'm that stupid.
I just turned off my phone then facepalmed.
"What's the matter?" he asked.
"My parents aren't going home until tomorrow night." I sighed.
I just leaned on the couch while looking up. I don't know what to do. I don't wanna stay here overnight with a guy. I also don't wanna sleep in our house alone either. Ahhh, I'm so fucked up...
"You could just stay over, for the night. It's fine with me though. But I don't know if that's fine with you."
"It's fine with me, and I don't have any other choice."
Well, I do have a choice, obviously. I'm just scared. And I guess I'll just stay here, for now.
I didn't tell him about the key, because...seriously who would ever let someone know about those things?
"Okay then, you can just sleep in my room. I'll just sleep on the couch here downstairs," now that's way scarier.
"Uhh...okay but I am kinda...scared though..." I murmured.
He chuckled "I like the way how you tell someone to sleep with you." then he shook his head.
Those words made me tremble.
"If that's okay with you, then I'll sleep with you. Is it?" he added.
"Yeah...I guess." I guess I'm sleeping with a man beside me...frick.
I glanced at my phone and it's almost 9 PM. It's literally not around my bedtime yet. I usually sleep at around 12 AM. Well, there's nothing else to do and I'm pretty tired so I guess I'm sleeping early tonight.
"What time do you usually sleep?" I asked him and he's using his phone right now.
"Uhhh it's actually my bedtime already. I usually go to bed around 10," he said without looking at me while using his phone.
Then he looked at me and stared at me for a bit. I gave him a confused look and he suddenly went upstairs. He came back down with a white t-shirt and black shorts in his hand.
"Wear this, you'll sleep uncomfortably in that uniform," he said then reached his hand to me.
I took it and it felt so soft and it smells good too even without sniffing it closely. The t-shirt is nice and but it's way too long and large for me. It's kind of like a dress for me already, to be honest. But it's so comfy as hell. The shorts are literally short. Does he even wear stuff like this? I mean, it'll look good on him but it's kinda weird. And I looked at the color of the both t-shirt and shorts then I looked at him and realized that we're definitely gonna match if I wore these like what the hell. Did he do this on purpose? Or all of his clothes are black and white? Gawd.
"Thanks, I'll just go change." then I stood up "Uhhh...where's the bathroom though?" I said while looking around.
It's also kinda rude to ask for another pair of clothes in a different color though. So I'll just get along with it for now I guess.
"Yeah it's just right there." then he pointed at the kitchen "Just go to the kitchen and go left, there's the bathroom."
"Oh okay, thanks." then I walked to the bathroom to go change. I walked inside the bathroom and damn... Everything is so organized. His bathroom looks nice too but it's a lil bit different. The paint is white, I don't know why. It's like the only white part of the house. I also don't wanna have a bathroom with black paint though, it'll be so scary as hell. I just closed the door and started changing my clothes. I just kept wondering why he had to match our outfit though. And his favorite color is probably black and white, obviously. While fixing myself up, I suddenly remembered what just happened on our date last Friday.
FLASHBACK - Alissandra Cadence's POV
"I love you...Alissandra-"
"Ow! Ow! My feet, ahh! I think I hit my pinky," I said suddenly, trying to act like I didn't hear him.
He quickly sat on the ground and checked my feet. He removed my sandal and took a closer look at it.
"There's nothing wrong with it. Are you okay?" he asked then looked at me in the eye.
"It just hurts so bad..."
"Do you wanna go home already?" he asked. "Come on, I'll carry you." then he already attempted to carry me.
"Okay, just be careful..."
Gawd, I should've taken theater classes. I could benefit from these acting skills of mine.
He carried me in his two arms and now we're heading back to his car. He carefully went out of the passageway we took from earlier and successfully got out. He put me down slightly to open his car door and then he already put me inside. I sat slowly, pretending like my toe hurts so bad. He got into the driver's seat and already drove back home. I felt so bad for what I did, honestly. But I had to do it or things might get awkward between us and the people around us.
I love you too, but this is not the right time to tell you... I'm sorry, Lij...
END OF FLASHBACK
KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!
I suddenly snapped out, Elijah is outside of the bathroom.
"Hey, you good in there?"
"Ahh - yeah! I'm coming out in a sec." I replied.
"Okay."
I quickly washed my face since it seems like he's also gonna use the bathroom. I finished then went out then he passed by me and went into the bathroom. I knew it. He didn't even manage to look at my outfit so I guess he's really in a hurry. Haha.
I just sat on the couch and checked my social media, but there's still nothing new in it. He came out of the bathroom after a while and asked
"Are you sleepy already?"
"A bit," I answered.
"Well, let's go ahead and sleep. I also have to go shopping in the morning, wanna come?" he asked while on his phone.
"I'd like to, but I have school tomorrow so I guess I'll leave at dawn."
"Oh okay, we better go to sleep now then." then he turned off his phone and then he locked the front door. "Let's go." then he already turned off the lights in the living room.
We went upstairs and there were two rooms. The first one was his room and the second one was locked with a padlock, it's probably his dad's room. We went inside his room and it's also nice and clean.
"Here it is, my own room." he introduced. "Please make yourself at home."
"Okie."
His room is also black and the windows are white. There are two lamps on each side of his ginormous bed.
"So yeah, this part is going to be my side," then he showed the right side of the bed facing the window. "And the other side is yours."
"Oh - kayyy..." I murmured.
"Are you feeling uncomfortable? I can just sleep on the floor if you want," he said to me wholeheartedly.
"No no no, that'll make me even more uncomfortable since this is your bed. I'm actually fine with it tho, it's a first but it'll be fine."
"Okay, do you want me to uhh - set some boundaries?" he asked.
"What do you mean? What boundaries?" I asked cluelessly.
"Y'know, put some pillow or something else between that'd separate us?"
"Nah, it's fine, that's also cringy tho," then I already sat on my side. "Your bed is so nice, I envy you."
"Thanks, haha," then he already laid down on his side. "You can keep your lights on if you want," then he turned off his light.
"You're going to sleep already?" I asked while on my phone.
"Yeah, I have to go grocery shopping tomorrow morning." then he turned back on me.
"Okayy, I'm going to sleep now too. " I replied.
It's crazy though. And the fact that we're both on the other side of the bed, kinda funny. I set up an alarm at 5 AM so that I could go back to our house and prepare.
An hour has passed and I'm still awake, I'm just laying down while looking at the ceiling.
This isn't going to happen again, isn't it?
I just turned on my side and turned off the lights. And I suddenly felt him move. I looked back and saw that he's facing me. He's so cute when he's asleep.
Why is this guy so perfect?
"D-don't leave! Don't leave...me...alone," he said, he's probably always sleep talking. And that also gave me a mini heart attack.
Well, I guess those are his flaws. Being alone. And for a moment, I thought about something. To whom did he say that?
"Please..." then he clasped his hand on his pillow and I could tell that he was about to cry because of the noises he makes.
Then it stopped. I just didn't mind it at all. Since I also don't wanna assume things. I just turned on my side again then went to sleep.