Weekends are always nice, even for Katelyn. She was usually left alone, no one bothering her. But noo not this weekend, Katelyn was going to actually do something. And so, after school on Friday, when Katelyn's phone rang, she actually picked it up.

"Er.. hello?"

Katelyn never really talked on the phone. so naturally, she was awkward. I guess you could say her people skills were rusty.

"Heyya its Natalie! Soo do ya wanna hang out today?"

Natalie sounded awfully excited.

"Erm but uh where would we hand out? And where would I get a ride..."

This was all really sudden. Katelyn knew Natalie wanted to hang out but why today?

"We could chill at your house. I can walk just give me your address"

Meh what harm could it do- oh wait my house is small and we have almost zero snacks Katelyn thought. She looked down and thought about it. Finally making a decision, she spoke into the phone..

"Yeah alright let me just ask my parents.."

Katelyn sighed and strolled over to her parents room. She knocked and waited for a reply. It wasn't often that Katelyn ever talked to her parents herself. She normally avoided any unnecessary human contact. Katelyn heard mumbling from behind the door then finally it opened and she looked up to see her dad.

"Yeah Katelyn?"

His voice was gravely. You could tell he was sleeping.

"Would it be okay if I have a friend come over?"

"Yeah sure- wait what?! Since when did you have friends?!"

Katelyn stared at him blankly. Yeah she basically never talked to her parents, so they knew she no friends.

"Really Jeffery!? God you can be such a-"

Katelyn heard her mother from inside the room and not long after she was standing next to her father. Katelyn's mom smacked her dad on the back of his head scolding him until he retreated back to the safety of his bed.

"Yes katie, you may have a friend over. Just make sure your room is clean. If i find that you're doing anything sexual or of that sort so help me god-"

"I get it mom. I promise I wouldn't do that."

Katelyn bearly knew Natalie, even if she did she would NOT get even close to doing anything like that.

After the oh-so-horrifying conversation Katelyn had with her parents she went back to her phone and noticed that Natalie hung up but left a text.

From Natalie:
If your parents decided to let me over just text me the address. (:

And with that, Katelyn typed away. Not really, she just gave a blunt reply that was her address.

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Moments later Katelyn heard a knock at the door and she casually strolled over to open it. When she open the door, Katelyn was greeted by a giddy Natalie. Natalie had her long light brown hair in a messy ponytail. Some loose strands of hair fell gently over her face. She had on long pants and a loose black and white flannel on. The clothes looked kind off worn down but oddly appealing to Katelyn. 

"er.. you can come in" 

Natalie ignored the awkward way Katelyn spoke and stepped in, slipping off her sneakers. For a while they both just chilled in Katelyn's room and talked. Well, mostly Natalie talked. Katelyn either nodded in agreement or just shrugged. The weird thing is, Katelyn didn't mind at all. She actually liked  to listen to Natalie. Katelyn didn't want to tune her out like she did to everyone. It was almost like she was feeling something...

fondness.

"uhh hello? Lyn?"

Katelyn was snapped out of her thoughts by Natalie waving her hands in front of her face. She looked up to see Natalie with an amused smile on her face. 

Lyn?  Katelyn thought. 

"Since when was "Lyn" a thing?" She spoke her thoughts out loud.

"Well I was just thinking about how we might be friends so we should have nicknames or something like that."

That still doesn't explain why it's "lyn" and not katie Katelyn thought, but just shrugged in response.

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After a while, Natalie announced that she had to go home. Katelyn felt a little disappointed. Wait what? Yep that's right, another time katelyn has been effected emotionally by a person.

Katelyn decided to take a bath. She turned the water and waited until it was a little over halfway to get in and stop the water. Katelyn ran her hand through her short-ish hair and sighed. A feeling. Thats new. And scary. The feeling wasn't unnecessarily bad to katelyn, but she couldn't describe it, and that was scary. Of course it wasn't an intense feeling so not that scary.

After all the scrubbing and cleaning katelyn got out of the now semi-warm water. She dried off and wrapped the towl around herself heading to her room, where she slipped on some pajamas.
  
No matter how long she layed in bed, Katelyn couldn't fall asleep. She was thinking, and thinking, and thinking. After loads more thinking, tossing, and turning in her bed, she drifted into a calm sleep with one thought in her head.

What kind of nickname should I give Natalie?

Authors note: IM SO SORRY. I took wayyyyy wayyyy wayyyy too long to update, and I know this chapter is a lil shorter but I hope thats okay. I hope you guys like this story so far. Comment what nickname katelyn should call Natalie.