"hello lover." VI
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you glanced at your phone, reading the text back from lukas.
the slam of the car door made lukas look up from his phone, smiling at seeing you sit down in the passenger seat.
"let's go. i wanna get popcorn, and the line is always long."
you clicked your seat belt into the buckle as the car lurched forward, the blinking of the turn signal reflecting off the stream of rain water running down the mild slope of the street. the car ride was filled with a comfortable silence, briefly interrupted by complaining about how much worse drivers are in the rain.
the movie theater parking lot was relatively full, likely more people driving because of the recent downpour that was predicted to last a while. as you and lukas rushed inside, you took in the nostalgic atmosphere of the lobby. children begging their parents for a large slushy or a bag of candy larger than their head, awkward teenagers having their first date, and an old couple buying tickets for a rerun of an movie the same age as them.
"you buy the tickets, i'll buy the food?"
you said, catching lukas off guard.
"i can buy both, i said my treat didn't i?"
he shot back, denying your hidden offer to settle up for him buying tickets.
"no, it's alright. let me do my annual good deed."
"fine, but only because i'm such a great person."
"oh my god, that was crazy."
you exhaled, tossing the popcorn bucket into the trash. it had been emptied within the first 40 minutes of the 2 and a half hour movie. the chattering of the exiting audience filled the hallway of the theater, causing you and lukas to have to talk a little louder.
"you were so funny when the jump scares came out. i know it's a horror movie, but i was trying so hard not to laugh every time you almost dropped something from how hard you flinched."
lukas snickered.
"leave me alone! it's not like you weren't scared either. i felt you flinch cause you shook the whole row of seats."
you shot back. the words were mean, but the smile on your face let him know you were only teasing.
the chirp of lukas's car unlocking made you jump back and your eyes go wide.
"i can see the adrenaline from the movie is still there. you gonna get in the car?"
lukas called from the drivers seat, shutting the door.
you grumbled something about how annoying he is and slammed the door behind you.
the drive back to your apartment was full of talking about how good the plot was, how well designed the creatures were, and how well the sound track fit. when there was about 5 minutes into the ride, you were gazing out the window, elbow beneath the window, chin resting on your wrist, when a song came on that caught your attention.
"holy shit. i haven't heard this song since like middle school. this was my jam."
you exclaimed, reaching to turn up the volume.
"this song? really? i remember it being popular but i never really liked it."
"UGH. uncultured swine."
lukas snorted at the odd insult as you began to sing your lungs out to the song.
as the final note of the song that left you breathing heavy ended, lukas pulled into the parking lot of oak street apartments. a quick bye was passed between you and lukas as you shut the car door and jogged through the rain into the apartment lobby.
your jog slowed to a walk as you spotted a group of 5 security guards spread around the lobby. 2 by the elevator, 1 at the reception desk, 2 in the corners on the same side as the entrance. you shot a glace at the women who you would always see working late nights and mid mornings. she shook her head slightly and kept typing away at the clacky keyboard. you approached the 2 guards at the elevator, because there was no way you're going to walk 4 flights of stairs.
"residency id please."
the one on the left took a step forward, holding out his hand.
you reached into your bag, fumbling around for the card that was never needed until now. however, the only card you could find was your normal id.
"shit. i must have dropped it in the car."
"if you don't have it, we can't let you in. there's been a few reports of someone sneaking in, so they tightened the security."
"ok, let me grab it."
you jogged back to the awning in front of the doors to the lobby. you brought your gaze to the parking spot where lukas had pulled into to drop you off, hoping that there was a chance he was still there. shivering from the icy rain that was now pouring down, you exhaled a sigh of relief when you recognized the vehicle still in place. you caught his eye, to which he gave a quizzical cock of the head back. you glanced at the dark sky, the clouds hardy visible except for the thin bits where the moonlight crept through. hyping yourself up to rush across the short distance, you saw him cracking the passenger door, seemingly reading your mind.
thank golly goodness. running through the rain is bad enough. i was dreading having to wait for him to open the door.
you thought as you started to sprint.
you sat down hard, slamming the door behind you. thanking him for already having the door open, you started to look around on the floor for your missing residency id. muttering about how dark it was, you reached for your phone, pulling up the flashlight to continue groping the floor mat around your seat.
"wha-what are you doing??"
lukas stuttered as you put a knee up on the console, attempting to crawl into the back seat to continue your desperate search for your id.
"looking for my residency id. it's not in my bag, so i likely-hopefully-dropped it in here."
you explained through bouts of rummaging under the seats.
"id? does it look like this?"
you flinched back as he blindly shoved his phone back, a picture of a extremely familiar card on a table.
"shit. yes. is it at your house?"
"no. my co-worker has it."
"why the hell does your co-worker have my residency id."
you exhaled, aspirated. you needed that tonight to get into your apartment.
"i left it at the gym i work at, because i picked it up after i saw it was on the floor after the lecture we shared."
"do you think it's possible to get it back tonight?"
"maybe? probably not... it's already 11, and he goes to bed at like 9 because he's weird like that.
"you can stay at my place tonight if you're fine with it."
he suggested casually, as if he was offering to pick up a dropped paper.
"i mean, i'm not gonna be able to get in tonight, so as long as it's ok with you, i'll take up that offer."