𝑠𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑟𝑎𝑏𝑏𝑖𝑡...

callie rubbed her nose, trying to get some feeling back into it before lifting herself up to cup her drink with both hands. her eyes were animated throughout kieran’s story, her mouth forming a small o at the end of it. ‘ you’re kidding me... ’, she said with a small giggle. ‘ aw does someone have a crush on kiki. ’, callie added, poking kieran on the side of his arm. ‘ though, my day wasn’t as bad as yours, i solemnly earn this drink just for showing up to work. that and having to deal a bunch of kids at the petting zoo. normally i actually like them, but i’m pretty sure my toe is broken from this one little brat stepping on it constantly. ’, the girl sighed, reaching for for a second to put some pressure on her foot.

callie: everything okay at home?

callie: why whats up?

‘ good point. ’, callie admitted with a laugh. ‘ well, i think we both know my greatest creations come from huge messes ’, she boldly stated, while taking the cans and set them on the table. her shoulders moved up to a shrug just as she took a seat. her eyes moved to the blank tv and back to roman. ‘ don’t get mad... i kinda finished it already. ’, she started but realized she probably shouldn’t of said anything to begin with. ‘ i was bored earlier... ’, callie added in her defense. her lips curve into an innocent smile, hoping it wouldn’t turn into another argument. ‘ i could watch it again though, i don’t mind. or we can just eat, clean, and then head to bed. how does that sound ? ’, callie asked, pulling her knee into her chest as she got comfortable in her seat.

after letting out a laugh, she rested her head against the back of the bean bag. ‘ did you make any sauce angels ? ’, she joked with a scrunch of her nose. she stretched her legs out and did a small stretch. ‘ god, i don’t think i’ve had an actual hang out in weeks. ’, the blonde nervously laughed. ‘ what do i even say anymore, i forgot... hmm what’s the normal update questions ? oh ! ok... ’, she thought to herself for a moment. ‘ any new shows, new food, new relationship, new shoes, new favorite song, and how’s cal ? ’, callie spit out all at once, catching her breath at the end. 

‘ i don’t know why i’m acting so shocked. ’, callie let out a laugh. ‘ i literally did it all the time until i got caught, but that’s another story. ’ she sat back in her seat and put in her order on the little screen at the edge of the table before moving it towards her cousin. ‘ i could be down for a movie night ! what if we went back home and used the new tv my parents just got ?! ’, she questioned with bright eyes. ‘ that’s where i need help. i literally don’t know. i don’t want to do anything too big where he’ll stay mad at me for more than a week, but i’m bored. ’, the blonde pointed out. ‘ maybe i could pretend to cut his hair, but i’m afraid i’ll actually accidentally cut it. ’

her stomach growled pretty loudly while the two walked down the infamous path to mama dee’s. her hands clenched her stomach as she dramatically said, ‘ i’m so so soooo hungry. ’ luckily, they were just around the corner from the pizzeria. ‘ thanks for coming with me by the way ! roman refused to take another break. something about brad getting mad. ’, she shrugged. ‘ what’re you planning on getting ? ’, callie added, unsure about what she wanted.

she had just sent out a text to leo to tell her to meet her at the treehouse. especially on the weekends, it was where she went right after her shifts. it was perfect timing, it wasn’t too crowded with children and was turning into the 21+ scene. she sat in the corner on a bean bag chair, her fingers scrolling through the for you page on tik tok. her eyes flickered from the phone to the entrance just as leo walked in. ‘ hey ! ’, she called out. ‘ i save you a bean bag chair. ’, she lifted her feet off from the blue bag that she rested on. ‘ were you on a shift ? ’, she asked.

dirty penguin wasn’t the usual place for callie to be found, especially for it being so early in the morning. but, she sat there with a pen in her mouth and her eyes on the laptop, doing yet another job search which ended up in her researching jobs she wasn’t qualified for. the girl took another sip of her hot chocolate, despite it being summer and warm out, when she saw aylie walk in. ‘ ayls ! ’, she called out, waving her hand up. ‘ oh thank god, i was going crazy ! come sit ! ’ 

a wave of relief but also confusion rushed over her when roman simply asked a question. his mood just made it seem like he was going to blow on her. ‘ oh ! yeah, sorry ! ’, she jumped in her place and frantically turns off the sink, leaving the floor pretty wet. ‘ oh god, ian is going to kill me. ’, callie muttered under her breath as she stepped away from the water puddles on the floor. she flinched away from the water flick. ‘ hey ! ’, callie defensively said, but then let out a laugh as well. ‘ i did succeed, thank you very much.  ’, she added, pointing at the pot set on of the stove. ‘ love that you have faith in me. ’, callie sarcastically said, another laugh leaving her mouth. ‘ it might still be warm, i would turn on the stove for a bit though. i’ll go grab some towels to just ... yeah. ’, her hands ran through her own hair before she disappeared for a few moments. the blonde laid the towels down on the ground, and put a few extra dishes in the sink before grabbing forks for the two of them. ‘ oh do you want one of these italian soda things ? i saw them at the shop earlier. ’, she said while her head was still in fridge.

she made a hmph noise with her mouth rather than replying to him properly. she continued to clean off dishes, holding onto the spray head of the faucet. she could feel her face heating up as she heard his voice behind him. without thinking too much, she turned completely to face him, taking the spray head with her. ‘ mac n che- ’, she began to stay, but with the sink still on the water sprayed straight onto roman. her eyes widened and she froze in her spot. ‘ oh fuck. ’, callie mumbled, moving the head down to only get the floor wet. 

she knew her trait of being stubborn was obnoxious - it even bother her, but she never knew when it was happening and when to switch it off. ‘ n- ’, callie started, but stopped as roman moved past her. her eyebrows furrowed down and a look of annoyance spread across her face. ‘ what the fuck, roman. ’, she muttered through her teeth. ‘ what the fuck do you think i was doing in the kitchen ? where the mess is ? ’, callie argued back before shutting her mouth, stopping herself from saying anything more. she stood in her place for a minute before letting out a huff and beginning to clean up the part roman gestured at earlier. ‘ you’re such a dick. ’, she mumbled under her breath while beginning to do the dishes that were stacked up in the sink. 

callie laughed along with charlotte, but then abruptly stopped when she realized she might not be joking. ‘ wait, you really did that ?! ’, the blonde questioned. her hands played around with the menu, flipping through it even though her eyes were on the other. ‘ listen... i haven’t had the attention span to even sit through a 20 minute show. i can’t imagine watching a movie right now. ’, callie admitted, shrugging her shoulders. she immediately started nodding her head. ‘ we’re good ! both of our parents know, which is old news. nothing really new there. i’m thinking bout pulling a prank on him though. if you give me the go, i’ll do it, and you have to help ! ’

her eyes followed his hands, referring to the kitchen behind them, but then resting back on roman. her eyebrows furrowed down in his response, but immediately raised when he changed his tone. ‘ i- ’, she started off, shrugging her shoulders and taking a step back. ‘ i was going to clean it, ro. ’, she aggressively stated. callie opened her mouth to explain herself, but then let out a quick scoff instead. ‘ i wasn’t doing anything. ’, she crossed her arms over her chest, instead of explaining her initial plan. ‘ i’ll clean it. ’, she rolled her eyes in front of him so he could see.

‘ yeah just me ’, she smiled back at the girl, shifting in her seat.  her eyes glanced around the empty bar, shocked to see it as empty as it was, but again, it was an odd time of the day. ‘ i guess, it’s just been a while since we last talked. ’, callie avoided her true intentions. her eyes shifted to her hands that rested in her lap and back to the brunette. ‘ well, yeah, okay. ’, she started off. ‘ how’ve you been ? ’, she tried to start off the conversation. 

CALLIE: have you never see friendS?!

callie scrunced her nose as she got comfortable in her seat. ‘ hey... watch it. ’, she joked. ‘ kieran can be fun too. ’, callie added, pointing a finger at charlotte. ‘ how are you, though ? ’ , she asked, picking at the utensils placed in front of her. ‘ anything new in your life ? ’