4 I'm with you (Part 2)

I sit at the bleacher waiting for Yohan with the tickets, ears plugged with my earphones and listening to a random song that my cellphone is playing, I lay my eyes on the screen as I swipe it with my thumb looking for a song on a playlist that might depict this annoyance that I am feeling right now. I sigh as I give up on searching, I look around at the environment that I am into, folks waiting for the arrival of a train while chatting to kill off time and some standing idly; the noon sun gently strikes my pale skin with its rays, a warmth enveloping my arm, my eyes wince as it blinds me for a short-term as a cloud obstructs the radiance. I take a look at my phone and my fingers start to tap the screen as I write a message addressed to Amber,

"Hey dumbass! Why do I have to ride the train with Yohan?"

I pushed the send button with furor; I and Amber knew each other since the beginning of the school year, she was the first that approached me with scintillating eyes when she saw me wearing a limited edition of the Pallid Days' band shirt. From that day on we became best friends, a bond formed by the love of music. The sudden vibration notifies me for the arrival of a message,

"Come on, don't be a virgin Ash. I know you still like him. ;P"

"Can you please stop being nosey >:("

"killjoy! :3"

"I hate you, Amber! D:<"

all of a sudden something rectangular hinders my view,

"Here, your ticket."

Yohan says in monotone and sits beside me after I take the earphones off and the piece of paper.

"Thanks."

I respond as I slid the paper and cellphone on the pocket of my hoodie; then silence prevails between us, my eyes takes glances on him from time to time. His fingers tapping his knees in a rhythmical way as if imitating the tune of a song, when our eyes met he simply smiles and resumes from tapping. I wonder what's on his mind, what he's listening to and what band he likes; I want to talk to him but I have no topic to strike a conversation, in the end, the rumbling sound of a train approaches and we board the train with an awkward atmosphere. We sit at the nearest available seat, the waiting area became desolated in a matter of seconds and the train starts to move as it makes a clanking sounds; our bodies bump each other every time there's a curve and my heart thumps every now and then. The urban scenery that I am familiar with gradually changes as time passes by, the buildings become tall trees and streets into fields of corn and grain. My cellphone averts my attention from it and I also noticed that Yohan wasn't beside me, maybe he went for the bathroom,

"Hey, wazzup? I'm going to my uncle's place today to help him with his business, I really love his beef stew."

Charles states on his chat, I stare at the window thinking of what to reply. As my mind processed on what I should write, my fingers slowly tap the keyboard,

"We're having an outing. Speaking of food, I forgot to eat lunch haha. :'("

I began to feel drowsy and my head falls from time to time as we continue chatting for a few minutes. My lack of sleep from reviewing and the exhaustion from work piled up causing me to lose strength, I tried my best to keep myself awake but the desire to take a rest conquers me and without realizing I fell asleep.

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My sleep got disturbed when my neck became numb and tried to adjust my head. I slowly stretch my arms out and yawn while hugging my pillow, robust and smells like men cologne.

"Ah! I'm sorry I..."

"It's okay, you woke up just in time. The next station is our stop."

I bolt away as I realize that I hugged Yohan and also used his shoulder as a pillow. I can feel my cheeks burning up and hear my heart hammering my chest; he chuckles at the flustered me and I feel more embarrassed to face him now. I look away trying to hide my blushing face and as I try to speak my voice stutter

"W-what?"

"I'm the only one who saw your sleeping face, it's cute."

"Flattery words doesn't work on me."

I stick my tongue out at him and we burst out laughing, finally, the awkwardness changed into a pleasant atmosphere. As the train stops at the station, we get off and walk outside and bought something to drink at the vending machine near the exit of the building; the sun is still high up in the sky with a flock of birds gliding in the air. In this town, there are fewer infrastructures compared to the city we came from and there are few vehicles on the roads, a sudden grab from the shoulder almost made me lose balance, Amber appears from nowhere hugging both me and Yohan.

"You've finally arrived eh, lovebirds."

" Wha-. Amber, we're not like-- .."

"Come on, come on! Off we go!!"

She drags me with her, leaving Yohan and the others at the back, for the unexpected comment of Amber my face turns bright red again. She starts grinning and staring at me with glinting eyes,

"So how did it go? You liked it right?"

"Well, it's not like I hated it. Riding the train."

"What? I meant you and Yohan."

" It's a secret."

I reply and gently flick her forehead. It is also thanks to Amber that we became somewhat close, I feel really delighted and excited on what will happen from now on; we matched our pace with the group at our back and join in their conversation. Yohan's eyes and mine meet once again, he shows me one of his bright smiles as I smile back.