The sun flooded into my room as I woke up laying on the bed a little longer was all I needed so ignoring the sun that seeped it I turned the other way and felt around for my phone till it finally got into my grasp. Picking it up and turning it to my face opening it and looking at my notifications one from Felix surprising but I will take the win. As I opened it thoughts started to pile up maybe he was going to start with a joke or tease, maybe he is going to say he doesn’t want to talk anymore he seemed tense when meeting me it could be because he didn’t want anything that was attached to the circus, or maybe he was just wanting to talk normal which could be but more unlikely.
Felix: “would you want to meet up today?”
Oh that’s really surprising.
Surprising enough for me to rise out of mg sleepy state then wake up more fully. Wow he wanted to meet that was the last thing I was thinking he was acting like he rather never see me again not to meet up and chat unless he was doing it for a wrong reasoning another likely outcome. I shrugged off that idea and rising out of the bed with some stretching of my arms yawning till tears gathered up in the corner of my eyes I whipped them away and walking to the bathroom to start my routine brush tangled up hair, brush teeth, and get dressed pretty simple starting with brushing my teeth first taking the brush adding some paste, sticking it into my mouth letting the electric toothbrush buzz around my mouth.
Soon spitting out the foamy minty paste and turning on the skin for it to float down the drain then grabbing my hair brush and slowly letting it go in between the strand of hair sometimes it would be one fluid movement down or getting caught on tangled up strands. Taking the brush a few times over the spot before the tangled would undo and fall down with the rest of the group of hair soon once it was all untangled I put the brush away. I walked to my closet opening the door and going to a drawer, grabbing the first pair of shorts black with a few pockets they were longer and went to around my knees maybe just a little bit above they were baggy and moved around a lot so I grabbed a black belt with silver on the open holes tighten the pair of shorts I then walked over to the shirts they were pretty unorganized but hey I was busy and didn’t always have time to clean up.
Starting from the end I finally picked a dark blue tank top along with a short sleeve leather jacket the color of it black with some hints of grey lastly grabbing a pair of black and white converse I got dressed and walked into the kitchen. Waiting for me was two hungry pets who made the fact they were hungry known so I grabbed them both their food “here you go Loo and you too Ej” I said to the demanding pets the cat meowed at me once more before digging in I petted them both for a second before locking Ej’s cage and letting them both eat in peace. Opening the fridge there wasn’t much appealing or nothing really that would satisfy my appetite I turned to the freezer thankfully a small bowl of rice, steak, corn, and beans along with some cilantro added at the stop I read the directions throwing it in the microwave hitting the buttons of 1:20 letting the cooking began.
I waited for a second leaning on the counter looking around and grabbing a cup added ice then pouring some water into it I looked over at my phone as I took a sip of the ice cold water. I had left my phone top of a drawer as I turned back around to the beeping of the microwave stopping, I realized something.
“SHIT I FORGOT TO TEXT JAX BACK”
As I went to run over and grab the phone, I slipped and fell falling onto the top of the couch thankfully but scrambling up to grab the device sitting, not too far away from my place “shit shit shit shit” I opened the phone and went back to text.
Christine: “sure of course what time and where?”
I sighed after seeing sent under the message with relief that I had finally sent the message back at least he didn’t think I ghosted him. Hopefully he didn’t. I went back to my food grabbing it out of the microwave and sidling it down the table into my sitting spot opening the seal as steam rose into the air with beautiful curls into themselves the sun catching them in a way that made it beautiful watching for a second, then digging into my food. The taste of real food was refreshing something that gave a good feeling in my stomach and my taste buds no longer used to the taste of code and food that had glitchs it was nice.
Felix: “how about 12:30 and at the old blue feather cafe if you can’t find it I’ll give you directions I bet your too small to even be able to look out over your car huh shortie?”
I pinched the between of my eyes he was a headache he quite literally made my headache why was I torturing myself talking to him and his nonsense.
Christine: “Sure and for your info I can look over my car and I can find my own way I’ve been a good few times”
I smirked proudly of myself as I took another bite of steak then waiting for the phone to buzz again and it did.
Felix: “I’m sorry hun I didn’t want to hurt your feelings oh wait I did nevermind give me back my apology”
Christine: “I didn’t accept your apology so it’s technically still yours”
Felix: “nuhuh come on give it back”
No, no he did not ever stop
Christine: “okay here’s your apology back that I didn’t even accept or take”
I rolled my eyes closed out of messages and checked the time 11:27 wow he didn’t give me much time did he. Why does he have to be this way can’t he just learn to be a normal human or decent person but even if the name calling and stuff gets annoying or a joke that doesn’t land I missed it the world didn’t have many jokes here honestly most of the time I wouldn’t understand it and ask again feeling eyes judging when it didn’t land as it should have. At circus it was fun sometimes even if the adventures were basically inhumane torture from a AI that hand a giant mouth of a head and eyes into his mouth a top hat and a red suit but with them all, all the circus members it was much funnier sometimes the jokes did land with Jax at least with her the others reactions was funny too maybe Ragatha giving a deadpan look or gangle giving a confused look at a joke that didn’t land right it was nice. These memories were nice to think about too the hanging out with each other the six of them all together (although some didn’t get along with each other as much) but they were like a unique family.
All had different personalities, qualities, weaknesses, strengths, struggles, structures and different everything they made it work the best they could all together. They made a wonky puzzle that stayed without falling all apart it was peaceful sometimes, maybe chaotic, maybe hard many many sometimes and it was amazing all of everything even the fighting even against another’s plans or thoughts. It was refreshing to have people that had the same struggles together even if they all had different problems with it and different ways of coping.
I grabbed my phone closing it out and throwing away my empty food container grabbing a soda and downing it as fast as I could. I looked at the rabbit and cat walking to the cage and opened to the cage to let the little black and grey bunny out “there we go Ej just don’t eat the fake plants okay?” I said petting them then Loo “you be a good girl too” picking up the rabbit and putting him into a larger area with a pen opened at the top a few different toys and treats a bowl of water and much more for him to occupy with it was fun if I was a bunny of course.
I grabbed my keys “okay 12:3 prefect I can make it in 20 minutes to the cafe” I started to lock the few different doors and stuff before walking out the door locking it too and run down the stairs. Escalators scared me after one adventure we went on one when it got stuck after 3 minutes a bunch of monkeys with cat legs and spider eyes large started to corner them thankfully before anyone got hurt the escalator dropped all the way down and opened fast enough for them to run out the small cramped metal death box. So I used any chance to avoid a escalator I did really didn’t want to get stuck with a bunch of people too it felt awkward in a tight space with unknown strangers add being stuck like that for maybe hours was double the bad so stairs was much better.
I run outside and unlocked my car throwing everything in tapping on my phone the place and started the car.
Time to talk for Jax for real for once after the escaping the circus.
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