Lorelei Morales a 21 year old girl, an introvert, and a girl who despises partying, drugs, and alcohol due to past traumas seeks comfort in reading. She's been through a lot and hasn't gotten over it, she suffers from severe anxiety, depression, and...
The light beamed through my blinds and into my room, awakening me. I glanced over towards my phone tapping on it, it's barely 8:00 I thought to myself. Today's Saturday, that means I don't have work today. I sat up, and stretched my arms upwards. I got off my bed and set my feet on the floor, almost immediately I felt the cold wood beneath my feet. Man I really gotta take a piss.
Walking towards my bathroom, I grabbed a towel from inside my closet. Opening the door to my bathroom, cold air struck me. I walked into my bathroom, ignoring the freezing cold temperature. I abruptly stopped in-front of my mirror. Man I look like shit. Who the fuck hit me with a bus this morning? My straight hair was tangled, the bags under my eyes were very prominent. My lips were dry, but I wasn't breaking out. Only good thing in my life. I'm pretty average looking, but I'd say my eyes and nose are my best features. My eyes were big, and I have a button like nose. My eyelashes were also quite long, but they always end up falling into my eye. Probably the most irritating thing in the world. I stopped staring at myself in the mirror and took a piss. After I was done I decided I was finally gonna shower.
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I finally decided on something pretty simple. I threw my hair into a simple messy bun. I sat on my bed and grabbed my phone from my dresser. Damn this bitch is already blowing up my phone? I love them but they gotta chill out. Scrolling through the text messages they sent me I decided I'd give them a call.
"Hey, whatcha up tooooooo" I said with a higher pitched voice than usually.
"Oh you're alive? I texted you 68 damn times! About time you answer me! What if during that period of time you weren't talking to me something bad happened to you! What would I do without you? Who who deal with me then!" Well someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Damn they were angry, and rambling I don't understand a thing they just said.
"Don't be over dramatic, if you were truly worried you'd actually come to my house, you live right in front of me do you forget that?" Sometimes they're a little slow, but it's okay I still love them.
"I'm not being over dramatic! I was about to come down there! I'm being serious Lorelei you better start picking up my calls. I swear I'll throw a rock through your window!" Their tone was loud and clear.
"Oh calm down Vanessa! I'll start picking up more often. I'm heading to the library you wanna come with?" I hope they decide to come. I hate asking for help at the library, they normally ask when I need something.
"I can't today, I'm going out with a friend." Oh god I know what that means.
"Oh well, anyways I gotta run, I'll call you later, love you! Btdubbies I'll need the details later!" I hung up before they even got to say anything. I open my drawer and snatched my car keys ready to head to the library. While in my drawer I grab my wallet, I'm gonna need my library card. I walked outside of my house, locking it with my house key. I got in my car, placing my wallet in my cup holder, and I put my key in the ignition, I started my car and continued the route to the library.
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It was about a 15 minute drive, on the way there I listened to pixies. I played, where is my mind, gigantic, and hey. I'd say they're a great band, my favorite band of course.
I finally arrived at my destination. I parked in a parking spot right in front of the library. I got lucky, the old hag was just leaving, she gave me a parking spot in the shade, and in-front of the library so I wouldn't have to walk!
Walking into the library I think to myself for a second, this library never fails to stun me. It's a beautiful library, it's owned by the city but it's still probably the most beautiful thing I've ever seen in my life.
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As I stepped inside the library I noticed the handful amount of people within the library. There weren't many people today, but it's Saturday? I walk over to the aisle marked down as "romance." Yes I'm a hopeless romantic. I stopped at book named "It Ends With Us," it's probably one of my favorites. The storyline is so enticing. Sometimes I wished I had a significant other, but I can barely take care of myself, I'd just be a burden to them. I picked up the book, taking it to the librarian. She scanned my library card, I took the book and sat on a couch next to a window. I began reading, that was until something caught my attention, more like someone.
He was beyond gorgeous. I've never seen someone as perfectly sculpted as this man. He's absolutely ripped, with a sharp jawline that could slice you in half. His eyes were just as captivating as his smile. He laughed at something he was reading. His hazel eyes were beautiful, not to mention his long eyelashes and plump lips. He was... how do I describe it? Pretty? He glanced to his side, noticing me staring. For a split second, we made eye contact. I obviously was the one to break the eye contact. I stop leaning back on the couch I was sat on, and I sat up straight. I stood up, grabbing my coat and my book, and made my way out. As I was on my way out, I felt someone grip onto my arm. I turned around to see the man I was staring at. I was right, he was beyond gorgeous, he was sculpted by a fucken god.
"Excuse me?" I asked like a fucking idiot.
"What's your name?" He asked.
"Pardon me?" I turned around completely.
"Your name? You know the thing someone refers to you as? The thing on your birth certificate-"
"I know what a name is, but why do you need to know my name?" I'm genuinely confused. He stared at me like I was some kind of puzzle, like he was trying to figure me out. He opened his mouth, but I beat him to it.
" The names Lorelei, who are you?" He laughed, Jesus his voice was fucken hot.
"My names Dominic. I just saw you staring and thought I might just introduce myself." He stared deep into my eyes. I quickly glanced down at the floor, too nervous to make eye contact.
"Well it was nice meeting you Dominic, but I gotta run. Cya around." I finally looked up at him as I spoke. I built up the courage to finally shift myself towards and out the door. I walked to my car. As I got in my car and took out my keys I processed everything that just happened.
After heading back home I was completely exhausted, I don't know why, I just am. I decided to give Vanessa a call.
"Hey, whatcha up to?" I hope they aren't busy, I'm bored as hell.
"Nothing, I was just getting ready to watch this movie, why are you asking?"
"I'm bored, do you wanna-"
"Come over? Of course, I'm already at your door..." Damn mind reader, what the fuck. I got up, and as I was heading down the stairs, I heard my doorbell ring. I opened the door, and almost immediately they ran into my arms. They've always been fairly shorter than me. I stood at a good height, 5'2, but Vanessa was about 5'0. Vanessa was a pretty cool looking person, short darkish toned hair, they recently dyed their hair, underneath the back part of their hair, it was green, while their curtain bangs were red. They have a very edgy look to them, I love the way they dress. They're light complexed, with sharp features.
"I feel like I haven't seen you in forever!" This bitch just saw me like yesterday????
"Vanessa, you saw me yesterday. God you are truly something else." We walked up to my bedroom. I snatched the remote from my drawer while Vanessa settled on my bed.
"What are we watching? I kinda wanted to watch a Disney movie and cry." Okay then.
"I take your so called "hangout," didn't go well?"
"No, it was a date." They blushed a little, the redness on their cheeks quickly disappeared.
"WOAH? A DATE? We're settling now?" This is a shock. They never planned on actually getting into a relationship. They always claimed that they don't have time for that kind of commitment, which makes me wonder even more, who is this person?
"Was. Past tense. They aren't willing to commit. Guess it's back to random hook ups." They deserved so much more than what they were given. Vanessas always had trouble trying to find a stable relationship, I blame it on their ex. She was a piece of shit, and they just didn't see through it. I did. I tried telling them, they fell way too hard.
"I'm sorry, but you know I love you." I pulled them into a hug.
"Yeah I know, can we go out tomorrow? I know you don't like alcohol or drugs or partying, really anything in that spectrum, but if you think about it-"
"You're ranting. If that's what it takes to cheer you up, we can go out. I just gotta pick out an outfit tomorrow." There was clearly surprise on their face.
"But you haven't been around that kind of stuff before, you know what." I felt myself tense up, just the thought of it made me sick to my stomach.
"I know. I need to get over it, nothings helped. Therapy didn't work, the therapists thought I was fucken insane, and writing it down in a journal didn't work either, maybe I just need to conquer it all at once."
"Take small steps Lorelei. Don't force yourself into it. We can go tomorrow, I know a club we can go to."