I stalked out of her house angrily. It's not like I did anything on purpose. Why was she yelling at me as though I killed her dog?! Gosh, she's got a temper.

As I jogged away from her house and out of her neighborhood, I started to calm down. The wind blew against my cheeks and through my hair. I started thinking again. Why was she so mad? Did I actually do something or was something else on her mind.

I was still bitter, no doubt about that. I was bitter that she yelled at me like I was nothing to her.
I was literally the only friend he had and she just shut me down. A part of me wanted to go back and apologize but my stubbornness stopped me. 'Why go apologize for something that's not your fault', said a voice at the back of my mind.

Going back home, I didn't talk to Jane or anyone for that matter. I went straight in for a shower before hopping into bed without dinner.

I tried going to sleep but I was restless. I felt bad. Maybe I should've been more careful. Maybe I should have apologized. Though I would rather die than admit it, Selene was my best friend. She's not like anyone I've ever met before. She's not like any of my friends at school. She's not like those annoying girls who nag you all the time.

She was a genuine, kind person. I'm always happy when I'm with her. She makes me feel human. And she makes me laugh, which is a plus point.

Sometimes I wish I wasn't so stubborn. I knew I should have called her but I decided not to.

Finally, after battling with my conscience, I fell asleep.

At like 1 a.m. my phone starts buzzing. Without really checking, I placed it at my ear.

"Hello?", I whispered groggily.

"Uh... Hey Joshua it's Selene... were you- were you sleeping?".

"No Selene, I was moon-walking like Michael Jackson at 1 a.m. ... OF COURSE I was sleeping", I loud-whispered hoarsely.

"I'm so sorry for calling. I just... um... really wanted to-", her voice trailed off.

"Just say it Jones".

"I'm sorry for yelling at you", she blurted out. I heard a small sniff.

"You... actually called me... at 1 a.m. ... to... apologize?", I asked. By now I was wide awake.

"Well... yeah... I felt really bad". Another sniff. "I'm so sorry Joshua. I was just having a bad day and I just took it out on you and-".

"No, no it's okay. Chill Selene. It's fine". Louder sniffs from the other end.

"Are you- are you crying?", I asked. Silence. A small sob.

"A little", she said.

"Gosh girl stop crying. You don't have to feel bad. You didn't do anything wrong", I said. I was trying my level best to comfort her, but I've never actually been in this position before so all I could do was hope I was doing a good job.

"I'm sorry. I felt so bad after you left and I couldn't sleep and I really wanted to apologize then but-"

"Okay Selene... calm down... it's okay. If it makes you feel any better... I forgave you like hours ago", I said. Not completely true but hey, I'm trying my best here.

After a while, she calmed down and we talked for a while. Just normal stuff. Felt good to not fight with her. Although it lasted only for a few hours, it felt like a lifetime.

"So... we're cool right?", she asked. She sounded like herself again.

"Yeah we're cool...", I chuckled. "We're homies now".

"Wait! I'm your HOMIE!?", she whisper-yelled.

"Yeah of course you're my homie", I said, laughing at her surprise.

"I'VE NEVER BEEN ANYONE'S HOMIE BEFORE!".

"Well, now you're my homie. So we're gonna hang out sometime this week", I said.

"Wait... where are we gonna hang out?".

"It's a surprise".

"OK then".

"Any way you interrupted my beauty sleep so, if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna fall back asleep now".

"Oh right... sorry... bye".

"Good night Sel".

"Good night Josh", came a whisper before I hung up.

I went back to sleep in a pleasant mood. We were back to friends again.

And that was all I needed to get through anything at this point. Over the course of one month I've gone to her house after millions of fights with either Larry or some other person. And every single time she would sit with me and clean my bruises and calm me down.

I never thought I could become so close with someone just within a month of knowing them but... here we are. She's literally my only friend. I don't talk much to her in school because well, you can guess why. But otherwise, I'm always with her, working on the project and actually having fun for the first time in a long time.

And I hope she stays...

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A/N Heyy so that was Chapter 7... what do you guys think? Let me know in the comments

Okie... so I don't have much to say sooooo...

Until the next chapter... :)

<3 -H