I need you, I need you, I need you

chapter 93-learn to fly

We all stand up. Aqua lets go of my hand and freezes. I look at where she's looking. Aaron is standing at the doorway with his jacket over his shoulder and a cigarette in his mouth. You Are the Right one comes on. Really, Spotify?
Aqua sits back down. I look down at her. "Nooo, Aqua."
"What is he doing here? Please don't tell me he's looking for me."
"I'll go distract him. Maybe he's seen my vape." Eric walks downstairs. Jenna quickly takes it out of his butt pocket. We all giggle.
"One for the money!" She takes a puff and it hands it to Aqua.
"Two for the show." She takes a puff and it hands it to me.
"I don't smoke."
"That's ok. I'll smoke for you." Aqua takes a puff but no smoke come out.
Jenna laughs. "It ran out!"
"Last person on the stairs breaks the news!" Aqua runs upstairs. Jenna runs downstairs.
I look at both of them. "Not fair! I've got heels on."

Rachel's p/v
"Chilly afternoon, us holding hands, what more could I ask for?"
Tyler stops walking and turns to me. "A little kiss."
I give him a peck on the lips. He pouts.
"Hey, you said little!"
"Ok, I want a ladder sized kiss."
"Now we're talking." I smile and kiss him on the lips. He slides his hand down my back and
"Rachel!"
Tyler and I quickly pull away. I smile at Andrew. "Andrew! What a surprise to see you here."
"I was just finding something to do. Any recommendations?"
"You can go to the arcade! I personally love pac man."
"Sweet. Where are you guys heading?"
"It's really none of your-"
"The children's hospital! You should visit the kids some time!"
"Can that time be today?"
"I don't see why not. You, Tyler?"
"I guess." He mumbles.
"Oh, I hope I'm not intruding-"
"Not at all! The more the merrier. We should get heading before we miss the bus."
"Wish I could drive you guys but I only have my permit. Unless we do some illegal-"
"Nope! If you can't drive then there's no way this precious cargo will be put at risk." Tyler wraps his arms around me from behind.
"Respect. So when does the bus come?"
"In 5 minutes if we get a move on."
"No more distractions, let's go-"
"Aww, don't tell me I'm a distraction!"
We all around. "Kyle!" I exclaim.
"Rachel! Where we heading?"
"To hell if you j-"
"Children's hospital. Want to come?"
"For sure. I miss those little kids! How's Tico?"
He know-he knows about Tico?" Tyler whispers to me.
"Tico is the only original left. The other kids beat cancer!"
"Aww, that's amazing! We gotta keep Tico company."
"Then let's go, no more distractions." Tyler grabs my hand and starts speed walking. Fuck, I think we missed the buss.

Darry's p/v
"Are you sure about this, Hector? You and Lottie just got back together."
"3 days ago!"
"Woah, huge difference."
"The reason why Lottie and I keep breaking up is because we don't have time for each other. With Lottie on the cheerleading team and me on the basketball team and work, there's just no time for us to unwind and talk to each other. As much as I love her midnight nudes, we need 3 days to ourselves with no distractions."
"What happens if you guys break up? Are you going to fly back to Maryland? Get your money's worth and suck it up?"
"That's not going to happen because there will be no reason for us to break up! I love Lottie, and this trip to Florida will reinforce that love."
"And out of all the places you guys could've chosen you went with Florida."
"Hey, we're only high schoolers!"
"Yeah, only high schoolers! Have you guys even been in the same room for an hour?"
"Why are you acting like our sex doesn't last for three-"
"For three-"
Someone beeps at me and I swerve. I quickly pull over and put on my emergency lights.
"Hector-"
"We're not having this conversation."
"Three-"
"Why did I say-"
"Hours! Nope, you're pulling on my leg."
"Like you and Taylor didn't have sex 5 nights in a row."
"But we didn't do it for three hours!"
"Lottie and I took breaks. You're so dirty minded."
"Whatever, let's just get to the airport. What time do you guys board?"
"At 10."
"10? Hector, it's 7:15 pm. You have so much time!"
"Ok, you've clearly never flown before."
"I've flown to California and New York."
"You just don't get it! Now drive, we can't be late."
"Rachel needs me at home. What if she's crying!"
"Because you didn't give her the burger? Your fault for not letting her uber eats."
"It's expensive for no damn reason. I will make you miss this flight and Lottie will forgive you 3 days later."
"The longest we've been separated is like 3 months. Don't mess this up."
"I'm not going to, just thinking about it-oh wow, almost no gas!"
"Darry-"
I pull into a gas station. Shit is even more expensive than uber eatsssss.