Chapter 1 - Toppling Over
“GET UP!!!” I shake him vigorously. “Mfgh” he mumbles, extremely sleepy. Naturally, its 7 am. But me being an early bird. My best friend, Derek and I are roommates, and I, want to go for a jog.
“Five more minutes, Jelly” he grumbles and shoves his face in his pillow.
“Jeez that nick name was when we were 10” I roll my eyes and pull the pillow from under his face.
He growls lowly and ruffles his hair. God how you loved it when he did that. He looks up at me, drowsy.
“Why are you staring, Julie?” oh crap. To change the topic, I throw the pillow at him.
“HEY!” I sit down on the edge of his bed. He falls into my lap and is soon, soundly asleep. Normally, I’d shake him until he woke up... but he just looks so peaceful this way. I run my fingers through his hair and i lie down on the bed, content.
10 minutes in, i wake up with a jerk. “THE BAKERY!” i yelp. “You don’t start until 8, Jelly, go to sleep” Derek says, annoyed. I looked at my watch. 7:10am. I sighed heavily and went back to my cat nap.
I can’t sleep. i slowly slide out from under Derek’s head, checking on him one last time. He’s asleep. I smile to myself and go on my jog.
I pull my headphones over my head, set the music playlist on Spotify and dash out of the house. I jog around the park just adjacent to our house. I wave to my regular customers, Mr and Mrs Sullivan. They sit there, happy and content, their marriage to a ripe old age of 53 years. They’re just so sweet together.
The music continues to go on, the famous “Moves like Jagger” coming on and I feel the urge to burst into a dance, but to be quite honest, I’m not the best dancer. I chuckle to myself. Suddenly, I tripped.
“AHH!” I stumble onto the dewy fresh grass. “Gotcha!” I heard an all-too-familiar voice say.
I rub my butt and look up to see Derek holding out his hand. I grin mischievously “I’m going to get you for that!” i jump up and chase after him, catching him off guard, but he still manages to get away. We laugh as i continue to chase him, he continually dodging me “Ho-how are you so fast?!”
I pant, holding onto my knees, taking in deep breaths. He simply smirks. I laugh quietly, panting hard, grinning, and soon “Aiiiii!” he screeches as i tackle him to the grass. I laugh uncontrollably as i lay on top of him, him chuckling just as hard. “You got me there.” he wheezes in between laughs, tucking a stray strand of hair behind my ear. I giggle saying, “Told ya!”
HEY GUYS! My updates might be a little slow cuz i have my exams goin on. I’ll try my best to update weekly, or earlier if possible!! ~J
