He replied.
Alfred replied to me, telling me that he was going to school and that he'd talk to me that night, when he got home. Said he gets home at 4PM, which is 9PM here. I have a whole 8-9 hours to wait.

I sat for a moment and thought about Alfred, and what he'd be doing right now. It was 1PM here, meaning it's 8AM there. His school starts at 9AM, so he'd probably be showering right now... yeah. That sounds average.
'Alfred's showering right now', I thought. My face glowed red as I buried it into my hands, my elbows holding my arms up on the desk. 'What on Earth is wrong with me, thinking like that?! And why am I blushing?! I suppose, no matter who it is, the thought that they're naked it quite intoxicating.'

I stood up from my desk, walking out of my door and walking past the bathroom. An idea popped into my head as I paused myself next to the bathroom door.
"...A shower sounds quite nice, actually." I said to myself before going back to my room, grabbing some fresh clothes and walking back to the bathroom. I locked the bathroom door behind me before unzipping my trousers, taking off my shirt and boxers and stepping into the shower.
The water was so refreshing.

Time Skip

It had been 7 hours since I got out of the shower. Have you ever waited for someone for a full 8 hours? Don't. It's terrible. I spent 8 hours of my life doing nothing but waiting for that git. How stupid am I?
When he replied to me, my face lit up. How could it not after I just wasted hours of my life doing nothing but waiting? I sighed a deep breath of relief and read the message. My heart was pounding.

"Sorry for the wait, bro! How was your day at school?? :D" is what the message read. For some odd reason, whenever I spoke to Alfred, I got a feeling of happiness inside my stomach. I suppose it's because he's such a positive person. It probably affects me second-hand.
"Don't worry about it, I was doing other things," I replied, as I completely lied, "and I didn't go to school. I haven't been for a few weeks." What was I thinking?! Now he's gonna ask questions and stuff— I can't lie, surely?!
"Ah, bro, I know it's hard but don't worry! You'll get happier!" ...What? How did he..? Why....? So many questions went through my mind right now as I hesitated to message. Thankfully, as I couldn't think of a response, he sent another message. "Besides, I'm your friend! I'll help with that!"

.....I was just told exactly what I wanted to be told. I had a friend to help me be happy. This is exactly what I wanted all along.
..So why do I feel like crying from those words?!