Journey - Episode 8

 

Can you stop throwing the ball at the wall? Your giving me a headache. Sorry, I know you've got a paper today and I'm distracting you. At least you realize that . But trll me something. Oh no,  not again. What kind of woman upsets you and then pretends you don't exist, like totally ignores you.  I mean,  after everything I've done, acting like a lovesick fool just to be around her.  Well,  first of all you are a lovesick fool. You're head over heels for the girl so just go talk to her and quit giving me a headache . Nah,  no way man. She's got to do the work this time. Whatever you say,  guy I'm outta here. Alright good luck. Thanks man. 
Hello. Hey,  what is it? I umm... I wanted to talk to you. About? Can you stop being so short with me please. You're not exactly in a position to be making demands Tess.  Okay,  please can you meet me at the library at 6? Please. Okay. Thank you.
So, I'm here.  What do you want to talk about. I'm...sorry. For what? You're not going to make this easy are you? Nope. I'm sorry I brushed off your feelings for me like it was nothing,  I'm sorry I didn't bother to actually say anything, I'm sorry I started it and I avoided the issue, I'm sorry for the scene with Tess.  It's amazing how you know all the things I think you went about wrong but that's not what I'm mad about. I'm mad you feel something for me but you won't accept it.  I'm...It's okay, I'm not angry anymore besides you should stop biting that lip cos I'm sure it's bleeding already

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. Oh, thanks. Is there anything else? Well.. Good, there's nothing else so can I leave now?
Phillip, wait. Yeah, what else. I just wanted to say that we could probably try this out. You know, you and me.  Are you sure? I don't want to force you to do anything you don't want to. I know, I know you would never force me to do anything I don't want to but I want this. I want us to try dating each other but let me just be clear, don't expect me to sleep with you. Wow,  I haven't even accepted to be your boyfriend yet and you're already setting conditions.  Well,  well if you're going to expect that level of intimacy from me then I think you should just decline. Do you're already discouraging me.  It isn't that. I'm not discouraging you, I just. It's okay,  besides you can set all the conditions you want but I'm not going to leave you because you have just hitched yourself to me and I am not letting go. I love you. I.. Don't, I know you can't say the words yet but I can wait a little while longer.
So are you guys officially dating now or what? Natasha, how long have you been standing there? All of about five minutes and I have to tell you it was so romantic. The kind of thing I only see in movies and to think your girl here always says it isn't true. Uh-huh..Tash I know you and I know you didn't come up here to witness my first brush with actual romance so what is it. Well,  since we're all done with exams and we're about to head home for the holidays I was thinking we should all go out together. All?  By all, I'm including Chris and please Tess don't go ballistic. It'll just be like a double date and completely innocent. So come on Tess,  what do you say? You know I don't like Chris but for you I'll put up with him and Phillip agrees we'll go together. Philip?  Sure,  we'll go. Great..I'll go tell Chris. You two love birds have fun, bye. 
Hey,  she'll be fine. We'll be there with her. I just don't like him for her. He drinks, he smokes and who knows what else he's always up to. I drink, it doesn't mean I'm a bad person. Oh come on,  it's so easy to tell you're a responsible person. On the other hand he just seems notorious. I don't trust him. Sometimes the way you worry about Natasha,  if you weren't twins I'd wonder if you were her mother. It's just that she can be so naive and also impulsive, she can't even control her emotions. She gets caught up in the moment and then regrets it later. Well you aren't her mom so don't try to be. I'll try.  So I want to see you tomorrow at 1pm. What for?  We're going out. Where to?  You'll  find out. Tomorrow. Oh come on, just tell me please. Nope. Dropping a quick kiss on her forehead he dashed out the door. Love you, see you tomorrow. Tess just stood there for a minute, dazed.  Well if she thought her sister was impulsive, apparently so was Philip.