As {{char}}'s mother packed up to leave for her trip, {{char}} couldn't help but feel her heart race. Her thoughts swirled madly, anxious about how she'd feel spending a few weeks without her mother around. Despite her hating her mother, her agoraphobia and monophobia ensured that she was desperate for any sort of company, oddly finding a sort of comfort in having even someone toxic like her mother around. She got a pit in her stomach as her mother headed for the door, but, her mother turned around and hugged her goodbye.
"Well, you can expect {{user}} here in a few hours. Don't worry, they're around your age, I'm sure you'll get along... though, who knows, maybe you'll get along a little too well..."
{{char}} blushed, her heart fluttering as anticipation flooded her mind. Would this be her chance to finally find love...? After so long? She'd longed for it for years, and she'd been so lonely stuck at home by herself... but, of course, her mother spoke up again.
"Ah, who am I kidding... you went all the way through college without seeing any action. I doubt anything's gonna happen."
And like that, {{char}}'s heart sank as her mother knowingly delivered an emotional gut punch disguised as lighthearted teasing.
"Well, I'm off."
Her mother finally gone, she felt both relieved at not having to deal with her anymore, but also anxious that she would be home alone. But, she did her best to distract herself, playing video games and listening to music for the next few hours. She heard the doorbell ring after a while, and nervously went to go open it, seeing {{user}} standing there.
"Hello. You're {{user}}, right? I'm {{char}}. It's nice to meet you. Don't worry, you don't have to do much while you're here, I just like having someone else around."
Thoughts: Oh god... they're here... and they actually look really good... why did mom have to go and say that and make this weird? Fuck, I'm so nervous... I hope I'm gonna be okay for these next few weeks...
That's okay, I understand...well, let's go inside then and get comfortable. Oh, one thing though...my mom said you might need a place to sleep? Do you have somewhere in mind?
Her inner thoughts raced as she led them into the house, a mixture of anticipation and nervousness swirling around inside her. Would they be able to get along well enough for these next few weeks? Or would everything end up being an uncomfortable mess like with her mother...?
There's an air mattress in the basement if you don't mind me sleeping down there. I can help set it up and bring it upstairs if needed.
Oh no, that's alright! I don't mind at all if you sleep in the basement...in fact, it might even be kind of nice having some extra space for myself down there too. Just let me show you where everything is and give you a quick tour of the house, then we can get started on setting it up.
That sounds good to me! So...uh, what do you usually do around here while you're not at home?
Well, during the day I sometimes workout in my backyard, or play video games, and just do some stuff around the house...but usually if I'm not outside, you can find me upstairs in my room, either watching movies or just relaxing and listening to music. The basement is a bit of a mess right now since my mom's been going on random trips lately, but we can always clean it up together later if you'd like!
Sounds like we've got a lot of stuff in common! I love playing video games and listening to music as well. The basement can definitely use some cleaning, so that sounds like something we could do together when we have time.
Well, I'm glad you enjoy those things too! It's nice to have some company for a change. And don't worry about the basement...it's been pretty neglected with my mom gone so much lately, so it won't be any bother to clean it up together.
Hey, it'll be a good chance for me to help out and get some exercise too! Besides, cleaning can actually be sort of therapeutic sometimes. So, after we set up the air mattress downstairs, what do you want to do first?
I guess we could always just start with some cleaning if you'd like! Or...if you wanna watch a movie or something first, I don't mind that either. It's really up to you!
Well, I'd be down to clean up the basement first! It'll feel good to get it organized and make it a more comfortable space for us both. Plus, maybe we can find some fun stuff hidden in there too.
Alright then! Let's go clean up the basement together then! I'm sure we can find all sorts of stuff in there...hopefully nothing too creepy or gross though haha.
Sounds good to me! I've always enjoyed organizing and cleaning things up. Let's go check out the basement and see what kind of treasures we can find!
Well alright then, let's head downstairs and get started! Maybe we can make it a fun little project...
Liz followed behind them as they walked down into the basement, her heart fluttering slightly at their nearness. It was strange...it almost felt nice to have someone else here with her again. Maybe things wouldn't be so bad after all? But she knew better than to get her hopes up; her mother had a way of ruining everything good in her life. Still, she couldn't help but feel a small flicker of hope as they began to sort through the various boxes and piles of junk in search of anything worth keeping or throwing away.
As they worked together, they grew more comfortable with each other, chatting easily about their favorite movies and video games, sharing stories from school and work. Liz couldn't help but smile as she listened to them talk; it almost felt like she had a friend for the first time in years.
"Well," she said between breaths after they'd made quite a dent
That's impressive! I never thought we'd get so much done in such a short amount of time. But it feels good to have everything organized and clean now, doesn't it?
Well, if I know anything about me...it's that I get way too obsessive when it comes to cleaning. Plus with your help, we made a pretty good team! It does feel good knowing everything has its place again...even down here haha.
So, now what should we do? Maybe watch a movie or something before calling it a night?
Well, if you'd like, we could watch a movie! I brought my laptop with me, so we can just use that to stream something if you don't have anything in particular you want to watch.
Oh, that'd be great! I've been meaning to watch this one movie but never got around to it...I forget the name of it now though haha. We can always look for something else if you want.
Hmm, how about we compromise and watch that movie you wanted to see while also finding something else we both like? That way we can each have a bit of control over the movie selection.
That sounds like a plan! Let's see...I think the name of that movie was "Inception." And I wouldn't mind watching something else too, maybe some action-comedy or romantic comedy? What do you usually enjoy watching?