Break the Distance

Chapter 32

Tuesday 20th of September 2016

Adelaide, Australia

Noah Williams

We're sitting in the bus driving to the theater. I'm so stocked for tonight. It will be our third show her in Australia and until now it has been amazing. The energy is amazing, the audience is amazing, it's just great. Yesterday we had a fun day here in Adelaide. It's so cool to be here and see how different everything is from back home. I have to say, I wouldn't have a problem with living here.

I'm sitting in the corner and listen how the others all have conversations. Me being too exhausted to have a conversation, I wander around on my phone. I didn't sleep very long last night and I'm still feeling the jetlag even though we've been here now for more than a week.

Not knowing what to do I end up in my and Richelle’schat. Almost being in the same time zone as her has been amazing, but it also means that she's already asleep around the times when I've finally time for myself. I read back the conversation we had last night. I couldn't sleep and she had one of her study nights again.

I've a really important question

What's up?

How do you look?

Those pictures I've posted are really me

Yea but they're from long ago

I haven't changed that much

But what if you have and I don't recognize you at the meet and greet

I'll put a name tag on with Richelle

And why wouldn't you just send a picture?

Because I don't like them

You don't like how you are?

That's not what I said

Then why don't you want to send a picture?

Just because

Please

No

Pretty please

Serious?

Always, I'm the king of seriousness

Shut up

Never

I see

Please

*sigh*

*pout*

Okay

What okay?

I think I've a picture somewhere that isn't so bad

Really?

Yea Katie and I were in some weird mood a few days back

Sounds fun

But

Oh this can't be good

I want a picture back

Deal

Ah you were right

About what?

This picture is awful

What the hell?!

What happened to your heart? Did it turn into stone?

asshole

Chill, haha I was joking

Not funny

Sorry

You're beautiful

what

Stupid auto correction

*it's beautiful

Special auto correction

Yea, I really have to turn it off

What auto correction makes 'you're' of 'it's'?

Mine

I just wanted to say that you're amazing and then he has to change it

Look he does it again

Shut up

But seriously Katie has some insane photography skills

I'll tell her

You still have to send a picture

You cheater that's a picture from Instagram

Oh you wanted a unseen photo?

Sometimes you're so annoying

Sometimes? I'm pretty sure I'm always annoying

You're not that bad

Well that sounded almost nice

Haha thanks

Honestly though, that picture looks great

Thanks

You're welcome

Cool

I should continue learning again

Sure?

Yea sorry

Okay

I'll talk to you later

I've a show again tomorrow, so probably not tomorrow

The day after tomorrow still counts as later

Touché

*bow*

*applause*

Shut up

I think I've heard that before, can't remember where though

Ugh, M you're annoying

What's new B

True that M

why do we add those 'B's and 'M's B?

Don't know M

Anyway good luck with studying B X

Thanks, you good night and good luck with the show tomorrow M x

Thanks B X

I scroll back to the picture smile at my phone. Still don't get why she doesn't like the picture, it's amazing. The picture.

And Richelle.

"Oh it's happening again," James says catching everyone's attention. I notice that he's talking about me when I look up. "What?" I ask. "You're smiling like an i***t at your phone again," he laughs. "Well maybe there's nothing I can do about it," I defensive myself, "maybe I am just an idiot."

We all start to laugh. "10 points for Noah," Michelle exclaims. "Thankyou, thankyou," I joke and take a bow.

"I think it's that Sara girl," West says. "Who's Sara?" Giselle asks. "Sara is the girl with who Noah made out at my party," Eldon informs her. "I don't think it's Sara," James says, "She has a boyfriend." "Wait," I say worried, "he was not at Eldon’s party right?" James

laughs slightly. "No," he says, "don't worry."

Suddenly I feel my phone buzz and look to see that my mom calls me. Why I stand up to walk away I pick my phone up. "Hi mom," I say cheerful. "Hi Noah," she says, "how're you doing?" "Good," I say and sit down in the front sit area. "How're things there?" I ask. "Good," she says, "but busy, but that's nothing new I think." I laugh slightly.

"So everyone is doing good?" I ask to make sure. "Totally," she says and hear her laugh, "actually Lou is begging me to give her the phone." I laugh. "I'll talk to you later then," I say. "For sure," my mom says, "good luck with the show tonight." "Thanks," I say.

"Hi Noah," I hear Marylou's excited voice. "Hi Lou," I say and still laugh a bit. "How's it going?" I ask. "Good!" she says, "I've made new friends." "That's great," I say, "but watch out, apparently boys and girls can't be just great friends." During the last part I hold my phone a little from my head and I say it loud to make sure the others are hearing it.

They laugh and I hold my phone against my ear again. "What?" Marylou says confused, she didn't get it. "Nothing," I say. "Okay," Marylou says. "Hey but I've got to go," I say when I see that the bus turns onto the parking lot, "so I'll talk to you soon okay?" "Okay!" she says and we say goodbye.

"So it is a girl?" Riley says when I walk back into the back sitting area. "Oh you didn't figure that out yet?" I say trying to not care about the fact that I just spilt that I talk to a girl. I thought they figured out already. Whoops.

"Busted," Eldon laughs. "Anyway," I say changing the subject, "we arrived at the theater." "Oh great," Michelle says jumping up, "can't wait for tonight."

And I can't wait either. Tonight we're going to give an insane show again, I just feel it.