Overtime//Connor McDavid

It was the weekend and boy did the kids enjoy the weekend. I remember when I was a kid, I loved my weekend's too. I would wake up early just so I would be able to play outside with my friends till dusk. I would hardly stop, only for food breaks or like I use to call them my "recharging moments". Even thought my siblings were 12 and 13, they couldn't wait for the weekend. And I knew why, they got to see Simon. He loved them just as much as me. And I remember he had decided to have them over during the whole weekend so I got the chance to hangout with my best friend and my little love's. So that Friday night when I was walking home Hannah and Max already had there stuff ready for the weekend waiting for me on the front step of the house. And I couldn't help but smile. This was their escape of hell that was our life.
"Let me grab my stuff and will go." I told them making my way inside. I ruffled Max's hair and he smiled cheerfully at me. I got my stuff quickly and grabbed my car keys. I didn't use my car during the week for a simple reason, I had one bus to take that was a 2 minutes walk away from my house. And finding parking is a hassle at uni.
I unlocked my car and they rushed to see who would get shot gun or in other words, control the music on our way there. Max ended up winning their little battle. Even thought Hannah wanted to hate everything Max was playing, I saw her dancing in her seat. When we got there, as obedient they normally were, they are still teenagers. I was left caring their stuff upstairs to Simon's place. I had to do 2 trips to bring everything we had brought with us. Sometimes I wonder why they don't keep somethings here so I wouldn't need to carry so much. I walked back in and had just made it in to the elevator. I pressed the floor level I needed and waited to get there.
"Layla?" I heard someone say my name. I turned back around and saw Connor standing there. He was wearing the same thing he wore when I had first meet him.
"Hey!" I said smiling at him. He had opened up his arms and I gladly hugged him.
"How are you?" I asked.
"Im good." He said smiling at me before changing his facial expression.
"What are you doing here?" He asked.
"I'm to see my favorite person." I told him smiling. He smirked at me.
"I didn't know I was your favorite person." He said closing in the space between us. I slightly pushed away from me but that didn't push him back by much.
"I was talking about my best friend Connor." I said rolling my eyes playfully at him. He shrugged his shoulders.
"Yeah, yeah. But you were probably hinting something about us."He said.
"I'll let you believe that." I said. He furred his eyebrows at me and I couldn't but let out a giggle. I had been doing a lot of that lately. I don't giggle in general.
"So is it just you and your best friend?" he asked me. I shock my head.
"The kids as well." I said smiling at him. He moved me aside and was looking frantically around. Stupid couldn't stop laughing at everything he was doing.
"Are they invisible?" He asked.
"No, Connor. They're already at my friends place." He probably had guessed that but he was trying to just make me laugh. And it worked. The ride to Simon's floor was too quick. The door opened and I couldn't help but wanting to invite him to meet them. Hannah would freak that's for sure. But it's also for selfish reasons. I wanted to be with him longer.
"Do you want to meet them?" I asked playing with the car keys in my hands.
"I mean if you don't mind." He said putting his hands in his pocket. I extended my hand for him to take it and he does. We walked hand in hand till we reached Simon's place. You can imagine the look and reaction they had. It's weird, I had never seen Connor like an idol. But they did. Boy, did they. I think that day I learnt as hard lesson on not to be selfish. I wished I had learnt it the easy way and not like this. He even ate supper with us. When we started watching the movie, that's when the McDavid effect semi-wore off. I remember how everyone was screaming where and with whom they wanted to sit. Simon for obvious reasons, hated sharing a seat while watching movies. Hannah liked the single chair. While Max enjoyed laying on the floor. And the only seat left was the one right in front of the television. And that's where I loved to be seated. Connor followed me to the seats after we placed the dishes away. The movie had already started. He had sat down first and patted the seat right next to him. I was glad he wanted to be near me just as much as I wanted to be near him.
Dear readers, I know I said I wouldn't share any personal details. But I simply must. Connor was the first real thing I've ever had. And I'm reflecting now on the whole relationship. I will admit it now so I'm not hated for eternity, I messed up big time with Connor more than once. But he's had his fair share of screwing up with me. Nothing happens soon though. We're still in that honeymoon faze.
So we sat and watched the movie, he had wrapped his arm around me as I rested my head on his shoulder. Everything about that was perfect. I was surrounded by people I loved. And I couldn't help but wonder when this feeling of blissfulness would end. Because it does end at some point. I prayed it would be awhile before anything happened.

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