Two

Kay-Lee was sitting at home, attempting to complete the mountain of homework that was scattered all over her floor, bed and desk. Feeling depressed and totally brain-dead, she decided to text Adam.

Hey Ad,
I am totally drowning in homework here! Wanna come over and help me? Please?

Kay-Lee sat on her floor, staring at her phone, waiting for a reply. Finally it buzzed and she flipped it open to read Adams reply.

Hey Lee Lee!
Thrilled u texted coz I am having uh “issues” with the history stuff and I know that’s your thing. Wanna come to my place instead for a study sesh?

Kay-Lee laughed and looked out her two-story window to see Adam at his window on his knees with a pleading puppy-dog look on his face. She waved and picked up a piece of paper, writing “be right over” in big letters, and holding it up to the window. Adam jumped up and down in mock-excitement, going into happy-dance mode. Kay-Lee laughed even harder, running out her bedroom door and grabbing two apples from the kitchen counter on her way out.
Adam was already waiting at his front door and grabbed Kay-Lee’s books to carry them for her upstairs to his room. Kay-Lee stared at Adam with a determined look in her eyes.
“Are you thinking what I am?” she said.
“I think I am B2!” Adam replied.
“Race Ya!” Kay-Lee screamed and ran up the stairs at full speed, all the way into Adam’s room, collapsing on his bed.
Adam staggered into his room a few seconds later, dumping the books on his desk, and sprawled out on the bed next to Kay-Lee.
Kay-Lee was silent, staring at the sloped ceiling above Adam’s bed. She loved Adam’s room, it was just sooo him. Adam’s room was in the attic, and he had his guitar and amps in one corner, and his bed under the sloping roof. Everything was either black or bright red. He had a black electric guitar, black furniture and a red feature wall. All over his desk were art supplies; he had converted that corner of his room into a mini art studio. Covering most of the walls were posters of his favourite bands and artworks he had made, but Kay-Lee’s favourite display was all the photos that covered the sloping roof above his bed. Adam loved photography and mostly took awesome photos of them together.
“What are you thinking?” Adam asked her, rolling on his side to look at her.
“I was just looking at your photos” Kay-Lee replied.
“Which one is your favourite?” he asked
“The one of us splashing in the fountain at the park” Kay-Lee laughed, remembering the day.
Adam was doing a ‘happiness’ photo shoot and had insisted on her help. He had set up his camera on a tripod in the park with his camera on timer. Then he had put washing detergent in the fountain and they had splashed and played in the bubbles. Bubbles were everywhere and they were soaked, yet they were the two happiest people on the planet. Funny how the simple things can make you so happy and how just one person can bring so much joy.
“Lee Lee?” Adam said, waving his hands in front of her face, snapping her out of her reverie.
“I believe we have homework to do” he said.
“Uh, don’t remind me” Kay-Lee said, rolling onto her stomach, burying her head in the pillows on the bed. Adam wrapped his arms around her waist and started tickling her stomach, which he knew was her only ticklish spot.
“Hey…that’s….not….fair” Kay-lee choked out between giggles. Adam stopped tickling her and pulled her close to his chest, wrapping his arms around her and lifting her off the bed.
“Hey! Put me down!” Kay-lee shrieked, trying to wriggle free.
“I want to show you something” Adam said, putting her down in one of his red bean bags, picking up his guitar.
“Did you write a new song?” Kay-Lee asked, with curiosity in her voice.
“Yea, I did. I wrote it for you” he said, strumming out the first few notes. Adam played the song to the end, his fingers lightly brushing the strings. When he had finished, Kay-Lee looked at him with stars in her eyes.
“That was incredible Adam” she said.
“It’s alright, but I still don’t have any lyrics” Adam said, looking at the ground.
“I can fix that” Kay-Lee said with a smile.
“Oh right, lyrics queen, sorry I forgot” Adam said with a smile.
“Bow before her majesty the queen!” Kay-Lee said in a mocking tone. Adam put down his guitar and got down on his hands and knees, making a huge show of his bowing. Kay-Lee laughed and grabbed his shoulders, pulling him up from the ground and dragging him towards the desk.
“Time for homework” she said.
“Yes, your highness” Adam replied with a huge smile spread across his face.
For the next two hours, Adam and Kay-Lee did homework, laughing and talking together. By the time they had finished, they were both on Adam’s bed, exhausted.
“I should probably go home, Ad” Kay-Lee yawned.
“You think you’ll make it there without dropping on the lawn asleep?” Adam joked, but it was too late, Kay-Lee was snoring. Adam leaned over her to grab a blanket and she wrapped her arms around him. Adam lay down on his back and Kay-Lee put her head on his chest.
Adam looked down at her sleeping and played with her hair. She really was gorgeous and he was so lucky to have her as his very best friend. He traced the line of her jaw with his finger and pulled her closer. He looked at her face and made a promise to himself never to hurt her. Kay-Lee was everything to him, and if anything happened to her, if he ever hurt her, he couldn’t live with himself, he would never forgive himself.
“Adam” Kay-Lee whispered in her sleep.
“Kay-Lee” Adam whispered to her, kissing her forehead and cradling her against his chest. This was friendship at its very best.