It was around 4:00 P.M when my eyes began to slowly flicker open, and that's when I noticed that I had fallen asleep on Red's couch. And then, after taking a few seconds to regain consciousness, I realized that not only had I fallen asleep on Red's couch, but I had fallen asleep on Red. And I wasn't laying on his shoulder like I was when I first shut my eyes. I was literally laying on top of him.
He was sleeping on his back with the couch cushion under his head, and I was laying on my stomach with his chest under my head. My arms were lazily draped over his chest, and one of his arms were lazily draped over the edge of the couch, the other warm was lazily wrapped around my waist. I momentarily wondered how I had managed to fall asleep in this uncomfortable position. Then I realized that I should probably remove myself from this uncomfortable position.
So, I tried to make an attempt to move my body without waking him. However, it didn't occur to me that I probably shouldn't move my legs around too much because my legs were literally on top of his, and this couch didn't have that much wiggle room, and I was definitely going to fall off and that was going to be the thing that woke him up.
And wow, surprise surprise, that is exactly what happened.
Flunk.
"Owww, shit!" I mumbled, rubbing at my head before looking up at the sofa. I saw Red rubbing his eyes with his hands balled into fists, making weird sleep noises as he sat up. He then stretched his arms above his head and yawned. Then he looked left, and then he looked right right, and then finally, he looked down at the ground and noticed me sitting there, rubbing my the side of my head in annoyance.
"Oh, hey." He said with a smile, trying to maintain laughter.
"Hi." I muttered irritably.
"Sleep well?" He asked, still grinning at me stupidly.
"Like a fuckin' baby." I said sarcastically, rolling my eyes before standing up and looking around to absorb my surroundings.
"You okay? You didn't hit your head too hard, right?" He asked with little, but still existent, concern as he stood up from his position on the couch.
"Nah. I'm fine." I muttered, still looking around aimlessly.
"Good." He responded simply. He then reached over and grabbed his hat (that I had totally forgotten that I was wearing) from off my head. He moved his messy black hair away from his eyes before placing the cap on his head once more and walking over towards the fridge.
"Hey... Red?" I mumbled, suddenly aware of something.
"Yeah?" He responded, opening the refrigerator door and grabbing a carton of milk.
"Where's your mom?"
Suddenly, his eyes widened and he stopped what he was doing, slowly putting the milk back in the fridge and turning to face me.
"I... don't.... know?" He responded, his voice suddenly sounding insanely worried and confused. My eyes widened too, and I suddenly became scared as well. I swallowed.
"Does... she have a cell phone?" I asked quietly, concern showing through my voice. Suddenly, as if on impulse, Red quickly ran towards the phone and grabbed it from off the side table next to the couch. He quickly began to dial some numbers with impatient fingers, when suddenly... there was a knock at the door. We both froze in our places and exchanged eye contact for a brief moment.
Slowly, Red put the phone down and walked towards the door. I watched as he placed his hand on the knob and froze. He glanced back over to me, and then back to the doorknob. He swallowed before slowly turning it and opening the door.
Each of us let out a simultaneous gasp as he was practically tackled and almost dropped to the floor.
"Shit!" He cursed, flinching in surprise.
"Red! Oh my god, I missed you so much!"
That's when I noticed a woman, her arms wrapped around Red as tightly as humanly possible. Her long hair was just as dark as his was, reaching the middle of her back. She was very skinny, almost fragile looking. And I could tell who she was almost instantly.
"M-Mom?" Red murmured softly, his arms hanging at his sides.
"I missed you... I missed you so much." She muttered, her voice weak with tears. I could hear her crying as she spoke.
Carefully, as if she were going to break, Red slowly wrapped his arms around his mother. After a couple seconds, his grip tightened and he pulled her closer, burying his face in her shoulder.
I could hear tears in his voice as he mumbled, "I missed you too."
I couldn't help but almost want to cry as well.
It was around 4:00 P.M when my eyes began to slowly flicker open, and that's when I noticed that I had fallen asleep on Red's couch. And then, after taking a few seconds to regain consciousness, I realized that not only had I fallen asleep on Red's couch, but I had fallen asleep on Red. And I wasn't laying on his shoulder like I was when I first shut my eyes. I was literally laying on top of him.He was sleeping on his back with the couch cushion under his head, and I was laying on my stomach with his chest under my head. My arms were lazily draped over his chest, and one of his arms were lazily draped over the edge of the couch, the other warm was lazily wrapped around my waist. I momentarily wondered how I had managed to fall asleep in this uncomfortable position. Then I realized that I should probably remove myself from this uncomfortable position.So, I tried to make an attempt to move my body without waking him. However, it didn't occur to me that I probably shouldn't move my legs around too much because my legs were literally on top of his, and this couch didn't have that much wiggle room, and I was definitely going to fall off and that was going to be the thing that woke him up.And wow, surprise surprise, that is exactly what happened. Flunk."Owww, shit!" I mumbled, rubbing at my head before looking up at the sofa. I saw Red rubbing his eyes with his hands balled into fists, making weird sleep noises as he sat up. He then stretched his arms above his head and yawned. Then he looked left, and then he looked right right, and then finally, he looked down at the ground and noticed me sitting there, rubbing my the side of my head in annoyance."Oh, hey." He said with a smile, trying to maintain laughter."Hi." I muttered irritably."Sleep well?" He asked, still grinning at me stupidly."Like a fuckin' baby." I said sarcastically, rolling my eyes before standing up and looking around to absorb my surroundings."You okay? You didn't hit your head too hard, right?" He asked with little, but still existent, concern as he stood up from his position on the couch."Nah. I'm fine." I muttered, still looking around aimlessly."Good." He responded simply. He then reached over and grabbed his hat (that I had totally forgotten that I was wearing) from off my head. He moved his messy black hair away from his eyes before placing the cap on his head once more and walking over towards the fridge."Hey... Red?" I mumbled, suddenly aware of something."Yeah?" He responded, opening the refrigerator door and grabbing a carton of milk. "Where's your mom?"Suddenly, his eyes widened and he stopped what he was doing, slowly putting the milk back in the fridge and turning to face me.
"I... don't.... know?" He responded, his voice suddenly sounding insanely worried and confused. My eyes widened too, and I suddenly became scared as well. I swallowed.
"Does... she have a cell phone?" I asked quietly, concern showing through my voice. Suddenly, as if on impulse, Red quickly ran towards the phone and grabbed it from off the side table next to the couch. He quickly began to dial some numbers with impatient fingers, when suddenly... there was a knock at the door. We both froze in our places and exchanged eye contact for a brief moment.
Slowly, Red put the phone down and walked towards the door. I watched as he placed his hand on the knob and froze. He glanced back over to me, and then back to the doorknob. He swallowed before slowly turning it and opening the door.
Each of us let out a simultaneous gasp as he was practically tackled and almost dropped to the floor.
"Shit!" He cursed, flinching in surprise.
"Red! Oh my god, I missed you so much!"
That's when I noticed a woman, her arms wrapped around Red as tightly as humanly possible. Her long hair was just as dark as his was, reaching the middle of her back. She was very skinny, almost fragile looking. And I could tell who she was almost instantly.
"M-Mom?" Red murmured softly, his arms hanging at his sides.
"I missed you... I missed you so much." She muttered, her voice weak with tears. I could hear her crying as she spoke.
Carefully, as if she were going to break, Red slowly wrapped his arms around his mother. After a couple seconds, his grip tightened and he pulled her closer, burying his face in her shoulder.
I could hear tears in his voice as he mumbled, "I missed you too."
I couldn't help but almost want to cry as well.
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