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Zephyr

Ezra's POV

Zephyr

- a gentle, mild breeze. It does not disrupt not cause chaos, it merely brings a pleasant sensation on a warm summer day

A week and a half have passed since I last saw Esmay and to be honest I would have felt miserable if I wasn't completely distracted by school and soccer. It was a cycle of waking up, going to classes, going to soccer practice, getting back to the dorm, and then going to sleep. I still texted her every day to see how she was doing but that wasn't enough.

Waking up this morning I checked to see if I had any texts and saw that coach had texted the group that we had no practice today or tomorrow. Which meant that I had a free weekend with no classes either.

I got up and went to the bathroom brushing my teeth and then grabbing my shower things, a change of clothes, and then heading to the washing rooms. Getting there, I took a shower, changed, and then headed back to my dorm. Sitting on my bed I took out my phone and decided to facetime Esmay.

It rang for a few seconds before she picked up and I saw her with her face smushed into the pillow.

"Did I wake you up?" I asked feeling bad

"It's okay I had to wake up anyway"

"Are you sure?"

"Mhm I'm sure" she reassured me sitting up and stretching

Staring at her face I began to admire the fact that she looked so effortlessly beautiful when she woke up and happy about the fact that she was comfortable enough with me to show me how she looked like.

"What are you staring at?"

"You. How in the world do you look so gorgeous when you just woke up?"

"It's called beauty sleep. You should know a lot about it" she said laughing

She stood up and told me that she'll be right back. I think she muted herself since I couldn't hear anything in the background. A few minutes later she came back to the phone with her face looking like she just washed it.

"Are you going to go take a shower? Do you want me to call you back later?" I asked her

"Nope. I took a shower last night before I went to sleep" "Do you have soccer practice today"

"Nope. Coach texted us that we had no practice for today or tomorrow. This brings me back to the reason why I called you"

"How may I help you" she walked over to her mini-fridge and grabbed a bottle of water

"Are you free today?" I asked her hoping that she would say yes

She nodded her head while drinking water

"Okay good. Do you think you can meet me at our usual spot in about an hour and a half?"

"I can do that. Is there a specific dress code?"

"Just wear something light and comfortable"

"Okay. I have to get ready so I'll text you in an hour and a half"

Confirming the time I hung up and decided to go on my phone for about 30 minutes before I got up to get ready.

After 30 minutes had passed I went to my notes section and made a list of general things to buy:

food (sandwiches?)

Drink (lemonade?)

Candy

Fruit (strawberries? Oranges?)

Blanket

Paper plates/ cups