19 I have a date guys, gee!

I open my eyes to see bright rays of sunshine making its way through the window to fill my room and making everything seem a little more brighter, a little more lively.

But maybe the sunshine is not the only reason for my room appearing a little brighter to me. I think it is because I am in high spirits today. I guess whenever you are happy, the world seems a little more perkier, a little more livelier.

Why am I in such high spirits, you ask. Hmmm, that maybe, no that definitely is because today is Friday, but unlike other Friday's today is an off for me. Although, I have to work on Sunday, but I guess I have Sunday morning to be miserable about that fact. But that is not the end of it, the more dominating reason for my happiness is a guy named Bryce. Yes, Bryce.

Yesterday, when he left me at my place then he texted me as I was entering the lift. I just replied to his text with a simple 'maybe'. But that was not it, when I entered my apartment, I immediately went to cook for myself as I was really hungry. When I sat on my couch with the bowl full of lasagne that I had made, all prepared to call Emily while having my dinner, my phone lit up and when I saw the screen, it was a text from Bryce.

He asked me how I was going to spend the rest of my day, which was not much just three hours to midnight so I told him about my plans to talk to Emily and then getting my car back.

Then he suggested that if it is okay with me then he would like to accompany me to get my car from the impoundment lot because he said and I quote ' I don't think it is safe for such a pretty person like you to roam around in the midnight. I want you to be safe.' He did not say it in a sexist way as in girls should not go out after dark but he was trying flirt and I guess he is not really good at it, so he did not know the appropriate way to flirt. But to be very honest, a guy like him does not need any flirting to get a girl. You can just look at him and tell that girls fall at his feet without him doing even a little bit of effort.

And since, he was flirting with me like a fifth-grader, I was physically incapable of saying him 'no'. So, I think you guys can guess what happened next.

I again procrastinated my plans to facetime Emily and instead I called the local police department to get the impound lot address. Then I ate, no I think I swallowed the bowl of lasagne as fast as I could so that I had time to dress up. Yes, I dressed up. Don't judge me. Like I did not dress up as if I was going to a bar or a mall. Like, I dressed up simply. Something which made me look good but at the same time made me look that I did not put much effort into dressing up. I wore a thick sweatshirt and jeggings accompanied with my white sneakers. Just as I was applying a chap stick, the bell rang and I went towards the apartment door to see it was Bryce, after which I buzzed him in, in the apartment building.

We immediately took off for the impoundment lot and we reached there in almost forty five minutes. When we reached there Bryce did not let me pay the impound fees. Before I could fetch the money from my purse, he had already paid the officer the fee. I told him that he didn't have to do it but he said that he was happy to help.

Once I got my car back, I didn't immediately drive it back home. I mean Bryce helped me out so much, the least I could do was talk to him for some time. So, I did exactly just that. We both sat in his tesla and we talked for maybe an hour. He told me that he was a lyricist. He basically either wrote the entire songs for singers or sometimes he just filled the blanks for some artists and helped them complete the lyrics of the song. Well, that was actually quite impressive and it also answered the fact how he could afford a tesla. We talked some more about life in general, how he made it as a lyricist and I listened to him intently. But the best thing about him was that he was not just consumed in talking about himself. He also asked me about myself and listened with equal attention, if not more, which I offered to him when he was telling me about himself. I guess he is a really good listener.

After talking, we said our goodbyes and I drove my Hyundai back home. Once, I was settled in my bed planning to watch re-runs of younger, he again texted me. Like, he was not really clingy but maybe I felt that because I wanted him to text me. It was not that I had a crush on him but it was just that I had begun to really like his company. We talked the entire night and I think we kept our phones down at two am. But before saying our good nights, he asked me out on a date for today, as in Friday. I was kind of excited but I obviously didn't show it. Typical girl behaviour. But I said yes, and he said that he would pick me up at 8pm and I told him it was fine by me.

I guess now the reason for me being extra happy and lively would be clear.

I come back to the reality once I have stopped thinking of the events of yesterday. I yawn and move my hand forward towards the night stand to grab my phone. I check all the texts and my Instagram feed. I am thinking of starting a new series on Netflix. A lot of people have suggested me to watch 'Money Heist' so I think that I am going to try that out today. I type in my memo in my phone to call Emily and my mom tomorrow positively because I really miss them both. And I don't forget to set a timer for 6pm. Why?

Because I have a date guys, gee. I mean technically, it is going to be my first date since Tristan, my ex, never had the courtesy of taking me out on one. And to be very honest, I am really psyched about it. There is nothing, literally nothing, that can lessen my cheerfulness right now. And, Jen is over at Jace's, so I have the entire apartment to myself. Yayy...

Without wasting any more time, I head towards the washroom to take a time consuming bubble bath. I decide to shave my legs and bleach the hair above my lips. It isn't really visible but still I want my first date to be perfect. After spending more than an hour in the washroom, I finally come out with a towel wrapped around my body.

The water is still dripping from my body and wet hair but before I can dry myself my phone rings. I immediately rush towards my phone but in that process I fall with a loud thud on the floor due to the water that dripped onto the floor from my body.

I shriek with pain when my body touches the cold floor with a sudden force. Tears have made their way onto my cheeks as the pain courses through my body. I am totally lost in my pain but the sound of footsteps approaching my room distracts me from my pain. I hear the sound of someone opening the door to my room.

I open my eyes which were earlier closed due to the pain. Still, I cannot open my eyes fully but I can make out who the person is who's currently standing in front of me. Of course, this is exactly what I needed. My luck is really having a serious feud with my happiness.

I can hear the person's footsteps coming nearer and nearer to my body, which is lying motion less on the floor. I can feel a strong pair of arms wrapping around my body and picking me up. A familiar scent of coffee and mint fills my surroundings. I see Liam's worrying blue eyes looking into mine for an assurance from my side, that I am okay. There is a part of me that is desperately wanting to make that worry fade away from his eyes by telling him that I am okay, even though I am not, but no matter how hard I try I cant seem to be able to find my voice. Since, there is nothing else that I can do I just close my eyes again.