A new start
Four
Maya
The ride is quiet except for some low music playing. I don't know what to say so I just sit quiet. We drive for about ten minutes and reach the bar. Vic pulls up in front of it. I get out follow by Vic.
“ You don't need to get out. I'll be real quick”
“What if she's passed the fuck out. You won't be able to carry her all the way to the car by yourself”
“Oh”
The security guard asks for my ID. I hand it to him. He stamps my hand. He let's Vic pass automatically. We go in. The music is a little loud.it's pretty busy for a week day. I search for Sofia. There's no sign of her.
“Let's go ask the bartender” Vic suggests
He walks up to the counter.
“ Yo Vic! What are you doing here? Mike just left” the bartender half shouts
“I'm actually looking for a red head. She call to come pick her up, we'll some guy did”
“Ah would her name happen to be Sofia?”
“Yeah!”
“ She left with Mike in a taxi. Said she knew him.”
“Alright thanks”
Vic turns back to me.
“Let's just go home”
I follow him back to his car.
“I'm sorry I woke you up for nothing”
“Don't sweat it Maya. I'm used to it. Mike wakes me up whenever he goes out drinking. My place is right nearby for him”
“I'll take you out to coffee and breakfast tomorrow since I wasted your gas”
“No need to.”
“It's the least I can do”
“Alright”
I smile. A few minutes later we pull into the apartment's parking lot. We head inside and go upstairs. We open the door to our hall and find a drunk Sofia and Mike sitting on the floor drinking slurpees.
“About time you guys got here.” Sofia slurs
Mike grins at us and looks back at Sofia. Both of them bursting out laughing. I pull out my keys and unlock the door. I try to pick up Sofia but fail.
“I got her” Mike yells
He picks her up and heads to her room.
“So um. Wanna come in for a bit?”
Vic looks at his phone.
“Sure. Plus Mike is here. I don't want to leave you with two drunks.”
I smile. We both plop on the couch. I turn on the tv. There's nothing to watch. I can feel my eyelids grow heavy. I decide to go check on Sofia and Mike. I Crack the door open and find a passed out Mike and Sofia. I go to the hall closet and get a big blanket and return to the couch. Vic is flipping through channels. I cover us with the blanket.
“Thanks”
He finally stops on a movie channel. It's a cheesy 80’s movie. Halfway through it I can't keep my eyes open any longer and fall asleep.
Vic
I snapped back awake. The movie we had been watching is still playing. I hear a small snore escape Maya. Her head is nodding up and down. I pull her my way and she automatically snuggles into my arm. I turn down the volume on the tv. I blink a few times tiredness consuming me. I close my eyes and fall asleep.
-----&-----
Sofia
I open an eye and was met with the bright sun. I close it and roll over. My hand smacks into someone. I open my eyes and blink adjusting to the brightness. Brown hair is poking out of the covers. Crap who did I bring home last night. I quickly look at myself. I'm in my undies and a tank top. Crap. How do I get him out of here? I slowly get out of bed and head to the kitchen. The tv is on. Did Maya fall asleep watching it again? I go to turn it off and am met with a sight. Vic and Maya are sleeping peacefully on the couch. I open my camera phone and snap a picture. They look cute. I click the tv off and go make coffee. I sit at the table and try to remember who I brought home. I check my pictures. There's a few with some chick's and some with Mike. Wait. Mike was at the bar too?
“Hey”
I look up from my phone. Vic is standing at the doorway.
“Morning” I say smiling
Vic sits across the table from me.
“Crazy night huh?”
“Oh god. Vic there is a stranger in my bed right now”
“Really?”
“I don't remember last night very well”
At that moment Mike walks in. His hair messy. He only has his pants on.
“I can't find my shirt.”
Vic
Sofia's mouth forms an “o”.
“Mike please tell me we didn't”
Mike smirks
“Dude you passed out as soon as you head hit your pillow.”
“So nothing happen?”
“Unfortunately no”
She let's out a deep breath.
“What are you doing here?”
I look at Mike.
“ I stayed the night. I didn't want to leave Maya with two drunks.”
Sofia gets up and pours herself a cup of coffee. She is only wearing a tank top and booty shorts . Mike is hardcore checking her out. I roll my eyes.
“Do you guys want a cup?”
“Uh actually Maya promised me breakfast”
“Oh really?”
She sits back down handing Mike a cup.
“Yeah. She felt bad for waking me up to go pick you up”
“Crap. Does that mean my car is still at the bar?”
“I guess. If that’s where you left it”
Maya walks in rubbing her eyes. She looks up at us and freezes.
“Good morning” she croaks and sits down with us.
“Could you drop me off at my car on your way to breakfast?”
Maya’s eyes go wide.
“Crap.” She looks at the time. 10:12.
“Maya is okay we can always get lunch. And yes I’ll drop you off”
With that I left to my own apartments and quickly got ready. I change and went to brush my teeth. I look at myself in the mirror. I had a hint of bags under my eyes and my hair look a mess. I ran a brush through it. I shaved and debated on whether to put cologne on or not. I sprayed some on. I slip a black beanie on and head back over to Maya’s. I knock and Sofia answers.
“You clean up well”
I smile.
“Is Mike still here?”
“Yeah. We’re going out to lunch. Not with you guys though”
“I still can’t find my shirt. Vic can I borrow one?”
I toss him my keys and he leaves. Maya comes out and joins us.
“We can just wait for Mike in the hall”.
Sofia locks the door behinds us.
“So how long have you been living here?”
“Almost three years”
“That's a long time”
“Yeah well rent is pretty cheap and it close to work. Can't complain”
Mike comes out and we head to my car. The rise is quiet. I drop off Sofia and Mike at her car.
“Wanna ride up here now?” I ask Maya through the mirror.
She nods and gets out and joins me.
“So do you have any siblings? Or is Sofia consider one?”
“I don't. She's my cousin we hang a lot so you could say we're almost like sisters”
“How much older is she?”
“Two years”
Okay so she wasn't sixteen like I thought.
“You look really young”
“I know. I have a baby face. I try to look older but nope,so Sofia mentioned that you and Mike are in a band”
I smile. I am about to talk her ear off.
---&---
A few minutes later we arrive at the diner.
“I hope I didn't talk too much”.
“You didn't. It's interesting hearing about your band.”
“You should tag along next time we practice. You can meet Tony and Jamie.”
She smiles and nods. We sit at a booth near the end. The waitress comes over with menus and leaves. We browse our menus in silence for a few minutes. The waitress came back and took our orders.
“So how come you moved in with Sofia?”
“I just wanted to leave my parents house. Start out fresh. They live twenty minutes out of town, so it's not like I moved across the states”
“So do you guys play a lot of local shows?”
“We do. We're sending in a video to Warped tours battle of the bands. Hopefully we win.”
“I've heard of it. Isn't it a music festival type deal?”
“Kinda”
Our food arrives. Maya picks at her omelet. Meanwhile I devour my pancakes.
“Are you not hungry?” I ask after a few minutes.
“I don't really eat in the mornings. I usually just have coffee”
“But breakfast is the best part of the day!”
“Coffee is the best part anytime of the day”she says with a grin.
The ride is quiet except for some low music playing. I don't know what to say so I just sit quiet. We drive for about ten minutes and reach the bar. Vic pulls up in front of it. I get out follow by Vic.
“ You don't need to get out. I'll be real quick”
“What if she's passed the fuck out. You won't be able to carry her all the way to the car by yourself”
“Oh”
The security guard asks for my ID. I hand it to him. He stamps my hand. He let's Vic pass automatically. We go in. The music is a little loud.it's pretty busy for a week day. I search for Sofia. There's no sign of her.
“Let's go ask the bartender” Vic suggests
He walks up to the counter.
“ Yo Vic! What are you doing here? Mike just left” the bartender half shouts
“I'm actually looking for a red head. She call to come pick her up, we'll some guy did”
“Ah would her name happen to be Sofia?”
“Yeah!”
“ She left with Mike in a taxi. Said she knew him.”
“Alright thanks”
Vic turns back to me.
“Let's just go home”
I follow him back to his car.
“I'm sorry I woke you up for nothing”
“Don't sweat it Maya. I'm used to it. Mike wakes me up whenever he goes out drinking. My place is right nearby for him”
“I'll take you out to coffee and breakfast tomorrow since I wasted your gas”
“No need to.”
“It's the least I can do”
“Alright”
I smile. A few minutes later we pull into the apartment's parking lot. We head inside and go upstairs. We open the door to our hall and find a drunk Sofia and Mike sitting on the floor drinking slurpees.
“About time you guys got here.” Sofia slurs
Mike grins at us and looks back at Sofia. Both of them bursting out laughing. I pull out my keys and unlock the door. I try to pick up Sofia but fail.
“I got her” Mike yells
He picks her up and heads to her room.
“So um. Wanna come in for a bit?”
Vic looks at his phone.
“Sure. Plus Mike is here. I don't want to leave you with two drunks.”
I smile. We both plop on the couch. I turn on the tv. There's nothing to watch. I can feel my eyelids grow heavy. I decide to go check on Sofia and Mike. I Crack the door open and find a passed out Mike and Sofia. I go to the hall closet and get a big blanket and return to the couch. Vic is flipping through channels. I cover us with the blanket.
“Thanks”
He finally stops on a movie channel. It's a cheesy 80’s movie. Halfway through it I can't keep my eyes open any longer and fall asleep.
Vic
I snapped back awake. The movie we had been watching is still playing. I hear a small snore escape Maya. Her head is nodding up and down. I pull her my way and she automatically snuggles into my arm. I turn down the volume on the tv. I blink a few times tiredness consuming me. I close my eyes and fall asleep.
-----&-----
Sofia
I open an eye and was met with the bright sun. I close it and roll over. My hand smacks into someone. I open my eyes and blink adjusting to the brightness. Brown hair is poking out of the covers. Crap who did I bring home last night. I quickly look at myself. I'm in my undies and a tank top. Crap. How do I get him out of here? I slowly get out of bed and head to the kitchen. The tv is on. Did Maya fall asleep watching it again? I go to turn it off and am met with a sight. Vic and Maya are sleeping peacefully on the couch. I open my camera phone and snap a picture. They look cute. I click the tv off and go make coffee. I sit at the table and try to remember who I brought home. I check my pictures. There's a few with some chick's and some with Mike. Wait. Mike was at the bar too?
“Hey”
I look up from my phone. Vic is standing at the doorway.
“Morning” I say smiling
Vic sits across the table from me.
“Crazy night huh?”
“Oh god. Vic there is a stranger in my bed right now”
“Really?”
“I don't remember last night very well”
At that moment Mike walks in. His hair messy. He only has his pants on.
“I can't find my shirt.”
Vic
Sofia's mouth forms an “o”.
“Mike please tell me we didn't”
Mike smirks
“Dude you passed out as soon as you head hit your pillow.”
“So nothing happen?”
“Unfortunately no”
She let's out a deep breath.
“What are you doing here?”
I look at Mike.
“ I stayed the night. I didn't want to leave Maya with two drunks.”
Sofia gets up and pours herself a cup of coffee. She is only wearing a tank top and booty shorts . Mike is hardcore checking her out. I roll my eyes.
“Do you guys want a cup?”
“Uh actually Maya promised me breakfast”
“Oh really?”
She sits back down handing Mike a cup.
“Yeah. She felt bad for waking me up to go pick you up”
“Crap. Does that mean my car is still at the bar?”
“I guess. If that’s where you left it”
Maya walks in rubbing her eyes. She looks up at us and freezes.
“Good morning” she croaks and sits down with us.
“Could you drop me off at my car on your way to breakfast?”
Maya’s eyes go wide.
“Crap.” She looks at the time. 10:12.
“Maya is okay we can always get lunch. And yes I’ll drop you off”
With that I left to my own apartments and quickly got ready. I change and went to brush my teeth. I look at myself in the mirror. I had a hint of bags under my eyes and my hair look a mess. I ran a brush through it. I shaved and debated on whether to put cologne on or not. I sprayed some on. I slip a black beanie on and head back over to Maya’s. I knock and Sofia answers.
“You clean up well”
I smile.
“Is Mike still here?”
“Yeah. We’re going out to lunch. Not with you guys though”
“I still can’t find my shirt. Vic can I borrow one?”
I toss him my keys and he leaves. Maya comes out and joins us.
“We can just wait for Mike in the hall”.
Sofia locks the door behinds us.
“So how long have you been living here?”
“Almost three years”
“That's a long time”
“Yeah well rent is pretty cheap and it close to work. Can't complain”
Mike comes out and we head to my car. The rise is quiet. I drop off Sofia and Mike at her car.
“Wanna ride up here now?” I ask Maya through the mirror.
She nods and gets out and joins me.
“So do you have any siblings? Or is Sofia consider one?”
“I don't. She's my cousin we hang a lot so you could say we're almost like sisters”
“How much older is she?”
“Two years”
Okay so she wasn't sixteen like I thought.
“You look really young”
“I know. I have a baby face. I try to look older but nope,so Sofia mentioned that you and Mike are in a band”
I smile. I am about to talk her ear off.
---&---
A few minutes later we arrive at the diner.
“I hope I didn't talk too much”.
“You didn't. It's interesting hearing about your band.”
“You should tag along next time we practice. You can meet Tony and Jamie.”
She smiles and nods. We sit at a booth near the end. The waitress comes over with menus and leaves. We browse our menus in silence for a few minutes. The waitress came back and took our orders.
“So how come you moved in with Sofia?”
“I just wanted to leave my parents house. Start out fresh. They live twenty minutes out of town, so it's not like I moved across the states”
“So do you guys play a lot of local shows?”
“We do. We're sending in a video to Warped tours battle of the bands. Hopefully we win.”
“I've heard of it. Isn't it a music festival type deal?”
“Kinda”
Our food arrives. Maya picks at her omelet. Meanwhile I devour my pancakes.
“Are you not hungry?” I ask after a few minutes.
“I don't really eat in the mornings. I usually just have coffee”
“But breakfast is the best part of the day!”
“Coffee is the best part anytime of the day”she says with a grin.
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11/5/15