My mind processed the situation that just happened. I hurried to come up with an excuse before he could ask another question.

"I've been in another part of town visiting an old friend. She doesn't have cable so I wasn't able to watch the news." I tried to sound as convincing as possible.

"Okay. Just call me and let me know if everything's oka-" I cut him off. 

"I have to go, bye." I clicked then end button before he could get another word out. 

I closed my laptop, trying to grasp the concept of my dad possibly being injured or worse. Hopefully he was out of the quake zone. 

I grabbed my phone and quickly dialed my father's number. It went straight to voicemail. I called several times  and got the same result, no answer.

I laid flat on my bed. Maybe he's at work and that's why he's not picking up the phone. If he was in serious trouble, someone would've let me know by now. I keep repeating that to myself.

I decided to call Jr again, on the phone this time. He was always good at distracting me when I was going through a rough situation. 

Jr answered just after two rings, it was as if he was waiting by his phone. 

"Kali, is everything okay?" Jr voice spoke through the phone. 

"I don't know. Im so worried about my dad. I feel terrible that Im not with him right now." I began to ramble on. 

"Kal, your dad will be fine, trust me. " He paused for a second. "So how are you doing though? Besides this whole situation?" I could feel the sadness coming from his voice. I guess he really did miss me.

I rolled onto my side, "I'm pretty alright. I started school this week. It's a decent place, a bit boring but i guess its not too bad."

Jr stayed quiet for a while. The only thing you could hear was the sound of his breathing. "Hey Kali? Can I tell you something?"

"Sure, what is it?"

"I uh- I like you. I have feelings for you. Strong feelings actually. I know you may find this hard to believe, I can barely understand what I feel for you." 

I swear my heart stopped beating for a few seconds before I choked words out, "Really? You're  joking right?"

I could hear the sincerity in his quiet voice, "Nope. Not a joke. Its just something I've been wanting to tell you for so long."

"Jr, I like you too. I mean I always have." I let out a shaky laugh, "I can't believe I admitted what I've wanted to for years."

"Believe me, I know how it feels."

We talked for about another hour or two. The conversation wasn't important, it just felt so good to hear his voice again. 

"Okay, I'm going to go now. Bye Kalibear." I scrunched my nose up at the nickname I hated.

"Ew dont call me that." I gave him a soft laugh, "Bye." I hung up, wanting nothing more than to tell him about my experiment.

The problem was now I like two guys. One thinks I'm in a different state and the other thinks I'm a completely different person. 

My cluttered thoughts keep me awake for a while until I drifted into dreamland.
 

(Short chapter! Sorry guys! Let me know what you guys feel about this story. How's it going? Is it good? I'd love your feedback!)