I Must Be Dreaming

My alarm clock screamed at me to wake up but I neglected it. The snooze button and I were close friends.

I really should wake up. I thought to myself. I was just having a hard time recovering from my dream. Somehow, I was on a bus with John O’ Callaghan, the lead singer from The Maine, and Craig Owens, from Chiodos. We were heading to the mall to go shopping for a big party that night. John had purchased me a really shiny necklace and a pair of skinny jeans and Craig got me a new pair of shoes. Beck Bones by Osiris! They were the hottest things I had ever seen in the form of footwear in my entire existence! I was filled with joy when he handed me the shoes and I gave him a huge hug! Then when John demanded me to try on the skinny jeans I without hesitation went into the changing rooms. They fit me perfectly and I blushed majorly when he complimented me on my figure in them. Then when he gently placed the necklace around me for a fitting I think he could hear my heart racing! It was so embarrassing!

I got so depressed when I thought John was trying to tell me something important but kept getting interrupted by his cell phone.

Brrrrrrringggg. Brrrrrrringggg.

Over and over again! It was annoying. Then I woke up and realized it was the alarm. Oh I wished it wasn’t a dream.

Sigh. Another day. I pulled the sheets off of me and made my bed neatly. My feet dragged across the ground when I walked to the kitchen to grab a fruit for my aching stomach. I turned my straighter on so it could warm up while I brushed my teeth and got dressed. When I washed out my mouth, I dried my face and went back to my room and turned on my iTunes. The Maine was playing, Ho Ho Hopefully, and John’s voice made my heart skip a beat. The straighter burned the top of my forehead and left a scarlet mart. It was sensitive and hurt so bad.

Why does my hair smell like turkey? I looked my straighter over very carefully and smelled it, being cautious so I didn’t get another burn on my nose. But the smell wasn’t coming from my straighter, but somewhere else in the house. I followed the smell into Logan’s, my brother, room.

“Logan, what are you doing?” I asked sniffing the air again.

“Making my body smell like some turkey!” He told me like it was an obvious answer.

“Why?”

“Because Dixie told me that girls can’t resist the smell of turkey. So I figured if I put it on my body then I would be irresistible. Smell my hair! It’s turkeylicious!”

“I tried so hard not to laugh so I quickly ran to Dixie’s room, my older sister. She was lying on her bed struggling to get her pants on. It’s not a shock because she always changes her outfit like every five minutes. But oh well, I still love her. So I went back to my room to finished getting ready. I slowly put my eyeliner back on, not in a need to rush. When I had my hair the way I liked it, I got into my car and drove to the other side of town. I parked in front of a white house with a small path that was covered mostly by leaves. I honked the horn once and slouched down in my seat knowing it would be a little while. While I waited, I rummaged through the side of my car door and found some CD’s. Most were The Maine, but I didn’t want to be reminded of my dream. I happened to find some Chiodos.

Yes! The Bone Palace Ballet! This was my favorite album of theirs. I slipped it in and started to pretend that I was playing the drums to a harsh solo! Suddenly I saw a figure walk out of the house. Gawsh, I hated the fact that Raechel could wear anything and still look amazing!

Oh well, gotta love that chick! I was too busy thinking about it that I almost didn’t hear her light tapping on the window to unlock the door. Once I did, she got into the car and smiled at my selection of music.

“Hey there!” She spoke in a jovial voice.

“Ummm hey.” It took me awhile to answer. My mind was still a little unfocused cause it was still playing that harsh drum solo. “To the mall?”

“Yes! We have got to get ready for the partaaaaaay!” She extended the word with exaggeration. I don’t know how she can cheer me up with the littlest of things. “But do you mind if we stop by McDonalds real fast because I’m starving! My brother ate all the food in the house!”

“Sure, no problem.” I put the car into drive and we were off. Ten minutes later, after jamming out drastically, we were at the restaurant. We couldn’t decide if we wanted to go through drive through because we were too lazy to walk inside but the line was really long! So we decided to go in anyway.

“Hey! Watch where you’re going!” I screamed. A yellow car, Raechel claims it was mustard, was going too fast and almost hit us as we were going through the parking lot. Gosh what a jerk! I rolled my eyes and stepped into the greasy restaurant. I was watching my feet as we entered. My shoes are so crappy! I really need some new ones. My thoughts were cut short when I bumped into Raechel who was standing frozen in front of the doors. I looked up and saw what her eyes appeared to be glued on. A camera crew was shooting commercial about chicken nuggets. At first I thought she was going to walked over there and steal the chicken nugget props to satisfy her hunger, but then I realized what she was really looking at. The guy holding the nuggets.

“Ena, that’s Shane Dawson!” She screeched. Just then, her yelp was heard by the guy she called Shane and he glanced at her with a warming smile Raechel’s face turned bright red, but returned a flirty smile right back. He stood up and walked over to us.

“Hi, I’m Shane.” He used an even warmed smile this time.

“I know. I mean, hi, I’m Raechel.”

“Could I buy you something to eat or drink?” He offered.

“I’d like that.” She flirted with him right back. I thought I was going to be sick! Mushy lovey dopey stuff was always gross. I slowly walked away and went into the girl’s bathroom. As I entered, I heard some giggles in a stall. I really didn’t want to know, but hey, I’m a curious person. So I pushed open the stall door and saw my friend Monica making out with some dude!

“What in the-“ I tried to spit out, but I couldn’t.

“Oh, hey Ena! Wow, um, this is embarrassing.” She started to turn red, but apparently I wasn’t too much of a distraction to the boy, he was still trying to get her focused back to him. Then I looked down and saw that boys face printed on her shirt. Joe Jonas! Seriously! She’s making out with Joe Jonas! Wtf! Gahh! Once again, too much love stuff. I quickly walked out of the bathroom in a rush and swung the door open so fast I seemed to have hit someone on the other side!

“Oh my gosh! I am so, so sorry!” I tried to help him up. He was on the floor holding his face in his hands, moaning in pain. “Let me help you.” He looked up at me and my eyes almost popped out of my head. John O’ Callaghan! Oh my! I just hit John O’ freakin’ Callaghan! I reached out my hand and he grabbed it and we struggled to get him up. When he was standing, my head had to incline just so I could see his face. So it’s true! He is like 6 foot 3! “I am really sorry.”

“Um, it’s okay, we’re even now.” He laughed without humor to himself.

“What do you mean?”

“Nothing. Never mind, uh, I’m John.”

“Okay, hi, I’m Ena.” I blushed a little bit trying to keep my cool.

“Oh that’s a nice name. Were you planning to get some food?” He asked.

“No, I was here for my best friend Raechel.” I pointed her out. She was still talking and blushing at Shane terribly.

“Oh well, she looked pretty occupied.” He noticed.

“Yeah, we were going to head to the mall but looks like she’s got some different plans.” I laughed knowing her flirting would last for a while. I was happy for her though.

“Hmmm,” he thought, “I could take you.” He sounded eager. “That’s only if you wanted.” John stuttered while the redness in his cheeks started to make its way to the surface of his skin. I smiled widely and he seemed to notice. “I’ll take that as a yes.” He smiled approvingly. So we walked out to the parking lot and I followed him to a mustard car. This is the same car that tried to kill me! John must have realized that I figured out what he meant when he said, ”we’re even”, and winked. I blushed rapidly. He opened my door for me and let me in. Awww, gentleman! He soon then made his way around to his side and started the car. I instantly realized that his stereo was playing Undressing the Words. Another one of my favorites. The ride to the mall was about 30 minutes so we played a quick game of 20 questions going back and forth. We mainly talked about random subjects like family, school, friends, hobbies, and interests. At one point he asked me what was my favorite rock band was. I told him Chiodos was a favorite but as for alternative, The Maine won me over. This seemed to get his interest.

“Oh really, what is your favorite song by them?”

“Um, Ho Ho Hopefully. Definitely!”

“Oh, well what do you think of the singer?”

“He is pretty dang hot, has a voice that makes my heart skip a beat, and is a gentleman.” This made him blush really badly and a smile landed on his face. Luckily, we arrived at the mall. The whole time we just walked, close together, very close together, around the mall when we saw Savannah. She was walking with her boyfriend Aj and waved at me dramatically before she was dragged into Spencers.

“So do you need anything here, clothes or something?” John asked looking at me intently like he could stare me into wanting some clothes.

“No, it’s okay. I’m all good.” But he insisted. So I let him buy me some new sunglasses to match his! It was so adorable. I couldn’t help but stare at him when he talked because he had a smile that could make anyone’s heart melt. We talked throughout the whole mall and then got some subway.
“So, there’s this big party later.” He mentioned.

“Oh my gosh! I completely forgot! I was supposed to go to my friends’ concert!” I rubbed my temples with my index fingers, angry with myself for forgetting and time for making my time with John over. John looked at me confused. “My friend Zane is performing tonight at 1982 and he wanted me there. He’s in the band Dear Dakota.”

“This may sound very stalkerish, but I swear on my life that was the big party I was talking about! They want us there in case they need someone to perform because some bands named Moscow on Fire might not be able to make it.” He smirked.

“Moscow on Fire is amazing!” I yelped!

“Well, were you supposed to go with Raechel?” I looked at my phone and saw I had some text messages. One in particular:

From Raechel!:
Enaaaaa! Did I see you leave with a cute tall guy? Shaneeee is sooo adorable!!! Oh my gosh he’s amazing! I am not trying to bail but he invited me to a dinner and a movie! Please don’t be mad at me! Love you! See you tomorrow I hope.

“She’ll be fine. She’s in good hands.” I reassured him.

“Okay then. You want to head over there? It’s getting kind of dark.” We glanced at the doors. We walked through the parking lot and I looked at the sky.

“Oh my gosh hold on!” I closed my eyes tightly! “Star light, star bright, the first star I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I might, have this wish I wish tonight. I wish that this isn’t the last time I’ll see John. I opened my eyes again.

“What did you wish for?” He asked curiously.

“I can’t tell you or it won’t come true.” I blushed.

“Okay fine.” We got into the car and drove about 5 minutes to 1982. John paid for my way in and bought me a drink. We listened to Dear Dakota all night and I saw John got a little jealous when Zane would point at me. It was so adorable! He also kept his hand at the small of my back when we’d walk to different parts of the club. Oh this is so much better than my dream! I hope my wish can come true! It was close to midnight when some drunken fool tried to talk to me and John told him to leave before he made him leave. John then saw how I was getting tired and suggested he took me home. The hour ride home was more Q and A between us and we ended up exchanging numbers.