Forget Me Nots

~ 30 ~

“Now, let's get set up, before Aurora hurts herself.” Leah laughed, at the hyper girl, who only shrugged and skipped ahead with her barefeet digging into the sand.

She had a few things in her hands and in a backpack, It was mostly food and drinks that Charlie had prepared Specifically for for her, though only Leah and Angela knew that since he explained to them that he put her ‘medication’ in it, though in the backpack, there was things like suntan lotion, blankets, and her sketchbook. Plus true to their words, their friends were chilling near the water, splashing anybody and everybody that got a little too close to the edge.

“Is that him? Lean and short?” Leah pointed, Ben didn’t seem to be talking to anybody yet, and that made Angela smile, though he was smiling and snapping pictures of both Jessica and Lauren.

“Pictures?” Agnela frowned, “it’s just pictures, so nothing wrong with that.” She was a photographer herself, but she never took pictures of other guys with her personal phone.

“He’s taking pictures of girls he ‘doesn’t’ like on his personal phone.” Leah snorted, “do you take photos of guys you don’t like on your personal phone?” She had the nerve to roll her eyes, but she knew the girl was just making up excuses at this point.

“No, but they could’ve asked him to take pictures.” She signed, feeling a little down at being slyly called stupid but that didn’t stop her from wanting to protect her feelings.

“How about this, my friends are nearby and I’ll just walk over and see if I can hear what they're talking about.” She smiled, though she could hear rhythm perfectly fine over from where she was, but Angela didn’t know that.

“Please?” She signed, “just if it’s something I won’t like just sugarcoat it for me.” With a grimace, her power walked over towards Aurora’s little set up near the woods, she had made sure she wasn’t in the sun and it was a great deal away from the noise allowing her to read in peace.

“Hey, Angela.” She was oblivious to the drama that was unfolding in front of her, even though the sneaking around part was her idea, “I got cookies, my Auntie Sue baked!” She popped out an oatmeal cookie, from a pink container that Angela couldn’t help but munch on with vigor as her eyes followed Leah that greeted a bunch of guys while sneaking glances at her ‘friends.’

“Leah’s eavesdropping?” Aurora grinned, “like a superspy!” She smiled at her own joke, but she didn’t hesitate to wrap an arm around Angela’s shoulder in an act of confidence, “if it doesn’t end up working out with Ben, I’m sure Leah will introduce you to one of her friends.” She smiled, though a sense of dread filled the back of her mind. She never had met Leah’s friends because the girl didn’t like to be near her ex, but she did know Seth would make great company.

“Yeah?” Angela blushed, all of Leah’s male friends seemed like they’ll be into the pretty and thin girls, they didn’t look like they’ll want anything to do with her, and she felt a little down at the thought of not really fitting in with her overly gooding friends, for crying out loud, even Bella had bagged a god and it took two years just for Ben to notice that she liked him enough to date.

“Totally!” Aurora grinned, “there's Jackie!” She jabbed at the ripped guy that Angela had admittedly drooled over when she first saw him with her.

“I never asked, but are you two dating?” She gave a side smile at the thought, “there have been a few guys that have asked you out, but you turned them down?” She didn’t understand how someone so pretty would reject so many guys.

“No, silly!” Aurora laughed, “he’s my best guy friend!” She blushed, “I have someone in mind though.” She thought back to their hot principal, she couldn’t help but drop by his office every afternoon to talk about random things and show him her new artwork that he seems really interested in.