Nobody in Particular(26)
I thought you wanted me to pay attention You’re bugging me
Ideally, what I want is for you to become more proficient at multitasking.
I’m relying on you to entertain me.
I know this entire topic off by heart.
Well I don’t
Do you need me to tutor you?
I need you to let me focus Counterpoint: if you wanted to focus you could simply stop replying.
Rose!
Oh dear.
Sorry to have gotten your phone confiscated.
Although in my defense, the more I think about it, the more I believe you got your own phone confiscated.
It was quite obvious you weren’t actually riffling through your satchel.
Please screenshot this and refer to it in the future so you no longer lose your phone privileges.
Now I’m bored.
Stop smiling at me.
September 26
What was the name of that place?
That … place…?
The place you mentioned. The bougie one.
Was I … awake for this conversation?
Yes Rose omg
It was yesterday!
The French one with the pate and shit Oh, Mon C?ur.
That’s the name of the restaurant, to clarify.
I’m not flirting with you.
Didn’t think you were?
I can’t actually speak French.
Can you not?
Would you like me to teach you?
You’re already signed up to teach me sleight of hand Ice skating
And the history of your whole family Admit it. You just want to hang with me.
On pain of death, I will not.
And I still don’t know how you can call yourself a snow sports lover if you can’t skate.
So I can’t do ONE snow sport!!!
Sue me!!!!
I’d like to see you race me on skis Then you’ll shut up fast
I will absolutely race you, but I wouldn’t get too cocky before you see me.
What do you need the restaurant for anyway? A date?
Yeah, a super hot date
Between my mom and her husband It’s their anniversary
Cuuuute right
But much less interesting.
What kind of dating budget do you think I have exactly?
I make a point of not speculating on other people’s finances.
Well, now I want to know. Humor me What do you think I
An unemployed 16yo on a scholarship Could spend on dinner for me and my imaginary date?
I don’t know. €200?
Oh my GOD
October 1
Hello.
Hello?
Oh, good, you’re up.
I definitely was not up
Why are you
Rose it is 2am
I can’t sleep. I’ve tried everything.
Except for bothering me
Well, now I’ve tried everything including bothering you.
And it’s still not working.
How can I help
Your majesty
Don’t be like that.
I’m sorry I woke you.
Eleanor didn’t wake up.
Why isn’t your phone on silent?
In case of emergencies
Like this one?
Rose.
Fine, fine, go back to sleep.
Leave me to suffer in silence.
Such is my fate.
Thanks, night
Hello.
Yes?
Now I can’t sleep, either.
Oh no.
How awful.
I’m gonna put on an episode of something while I try to sleep You can come hang if you want Another medical drama?
Or that dating show you love?
I’ll be one sec.
October 2
I don’t even remember falling asleep.
It was annoyingly fast.
Yikes
Sorry
I wanted to poke you awake.
But you look sweet when you’re unconscious.
I couldn’t bring myself to.
But you’re happy to bother me when I’m conscious?
Perfectly.
Ready for breakfast?
Yeah
Come down whenever
One sec.
TWELVE
ROSE
Our history professor, Mr. Sheffield, apparently decides it isn’t necessary to provide us with a warning before he announces he wants us to pick a partner for next fortnight’s presentations on Henland’s role in World War II.
He gives us two minutes to pair up amongst ourselves. Molly, Eleanor, Danni, and I look awkwardly between us. This is the first time we’ve been directed to choose partners this school term. It seems as though the most logical arrangement would be Eleanor with me, and Molly with Danni. This would suit me well enough; however, I’ve been getting to know Danni lately. And the more time I spend with her, the more I want to.
And so, when nobody else speaks, I do. “Would you like to be partners?” I ask Danni directly. “I might have a biased take on history, but I do have access to an impressive array of primary sources, so it all tends to balance itself out in the end.”
Danni glows noticeably at the invitation. “You’ve gone from offering to tutor me to wanting to work with me?” she asks. “You know I don’t know any of this stuff.”
“Are you volunteering to be the face of the operation?” I ask. “How are you with public speaking?”