After putting everything away, I made myself a small sandwich, grabbed my soda, and went to the living room. There was still time before the girls arrived. I put on one of the movies waiting on my watchlist.
When the doorbell rang, I opened my eyes and blinked around in confusion. The movie had been so boring that I'd fallen asleep while watching it.
I pushed the messy strands of hair off my face and got up to answer the door.
"We're here!" I winced at their high-pitched voices and stepped aside to let them in.
"Welcome. Come in."
Aylin didn't miss the weird expression on my face. "What happened to you?"
"I fell asleep while waiting for you, woke up with the doorbell. I'll wake up in a minute. Do you want coffee too?"
While I prepared the coffees, they arranged the snacks they'd brought onto plates.
Feyza grinned at me. "So? What did you do after we left? Since you practically kicked us out, I assume you enjoyed the place."
"Don't even ask. It was so nice that I think I'm claustrophobic now." After I said that with a grimace, they both turned to me in surprise.
Aylin raised her eyebrows. "What's wrong, did something happen?"
"I'll tell you once we sit with the coffee."
Once we settled on the couch, I told them about the elevator disaster from the day before.When I reached the part about the "last name," Feyza couldn't hold back anymore:
"Oh my God, that's so romantic!"
I gave her a "are you kidding me?" look, and Aylin still nodded in agreement.
"Cocky but polite… honestly, kind of cute."
I muttered, my expression making it very clear I questioned their sanity.
"Yeah, totally not creepy at all. How did I miss that you two have the exact vibe of women who send love letters to serial killers in prison? I'm telling you, the guy knew my last name without me saying it."
Aylin rolled her eyes. "Don't exaggerate, Duru. He probably knows you from school."
I shook my head firmly. "Impossible. I've never seen him before. Trust me, he's not exactly the kind of guy you can forget."
Feyza snapped her fingers and jumped in excitedly. "Got it! Maybe he's your secret admirer."
I rolled my eyes. "And you say I watch too many movies. Do I look like an actress or a model to you? What secret admirer?"
Aylin narrowed her eyes and studied me. "What did you mean earlier when you said 'not the kind you can forget'?"
I avoided her gaze, inspecting the plant by the window as I sipped my coffee. When was the last time I watered that thing?
Feyza pointed directly at my face, practically poking my eye. "I know that look. You liked him, didn't you?"
Unable to withstand their piercing stares any longer, I let out a defeated sigh. "Fine, he was handsome. And when he leaned in like he was about to kiss me… I might've been a tiny bit affected. Just a little."
Feyza jumped in immediately. "What do you mean, kissed?"
I may have done a tiny "cut/skip" while telling that part.
Aylin didn't stay behind either. "What are you hiding?"
Fighting the urge to smack my own mouth, I explained the part I had left out.
Feyza burst into laughter. "I can't believe you actually did that."
I went straight into defense mode. "I didn't do it on purpose! It happened because there was no air, okay?"
Aylin was enjoying it just as much. "Just say 'the boy literally took my breath away.'"
"Ugh! Whatever, drop it. I'm not coming to class tomorrow morning. I need to do the elective assignment I forgot while moving. Aylin, can you sign in for me? I'll try to make it by the lunch break."
"No problem, I'll handle it."
The rest of the night passed with the girls mostly teasing me, sprinkled with bits of school gossip.When midnight finally rolled around, they left, and I sat down to work on my assignment.
By the time I typed the last sentence and dragged myself to bed, I fell asleep within seconds.