Given by God

1 / An invitation

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𝐀𝐦é𝐥𝐢𝐞'𝐬 𝐏𝐎𝐕:

"Ugh, shut the fuck up!" I yell at my alarm which, has been ringing for the past half an hour every 5 minutes. At least, I think I yelled... I'm still in the world of dreams with one leg. 

I'm just taping my hand everywhere on the screen not looking where, trying to turn it off. Doing a quick math in my mind, I still have about an hour till my classes start so, let me close my eyes for 10 more minutes...

"I'm going to kill myself," I mumble in the pillow when I hear my phone ring again. I finally lift my head, take the phone in my hands and look at it. 

It's Alex calling me... "Oui?" I ask as I answer the phone and rub my eyes. "Amélie? Are you still sleeping? The classes are starting in five minutes..." I hear him say and my head shoots up looking at the time. "Oh, merde!" I say and hang up saying that I'll call him back.

I get up quickly, making my head spin for a few seconds before rushing everything. 

I brush my teeth and wash my face. I put on the serum and moisturizer before getting dressed so they can set on. I chose the outfit in my mind while doing so, so I pulled up the jeans that I painted, cut and decorated with pins. I accessorise them with an Off-white belt and a body chain with pearls that fall over my waist. I throw on a red shirt with long sleeves and over just a long button-up with long sleeves, which I leave open. 

Despite October, New York still has nice temperatures. After I got dressed I put on shoes and moved on to the make-up. I did a quick eyeliner, put on mascara, underlined my eyes with a black pencil, put on highlighter and finished off with a matte plum purple lipstick. I grabbed my perfume, sprayed it all over me and hurried out the door with my bag over one shoulder. 

I may be late, but I refuse to look terrible or have a basic outfit. 

I knew last night was a mistake, I shouldn't have stayed up that late with him.

In the end, I arrived 10 minutes late. When you're in a habit of oversleeping you get used to getting ready quickly. My schedule is easy today, with just a few classes. I love studying fashion.

All through the day I was getting messages from Alex. 

Hey, can we talk about yesterday?

Amélie I'm sorry for what I did, I didn't think you'd be angry.

Can you just respond, please?

I decided to text him back when I was back in my room.

"Hey, excuse me!" I hear someone yell behind me. I turn around and see a guy approaching me. 

He has light dirty blonde hair and blue eyes, around 190cm and a nice body judging by the way the clothes hugged him. 

"Are you Amélie?" He asks and I respond with a nod and confusion on my face. "I'm Matteo's... acquaintance you could say. Could you maybe give this to him? I'm in NY for only a day and I'm not sure if I'll see him. And if possible could you give it to him today?" I'm staring at the man with confusion still on my face. I look down to see what I'm supposed to deliver and it's an envelope. 

"Uhh, sure. Can I ask what is in it?" I ask sceptically. "Oh, just an invitation for old friends gathering." He answers with a smile. He looks nice and friendly, maybe I misjudged him? "Alright, yeah I'll make sure he gets it," I say offering a smile back. 

Before he can leave I speak up again "Who do I say this is from?" "Oh, spiacanto, my name is Leonardo" he answers and offers me a hand to shake which I accept. "You're Italian?" I asked with a bigger smile on my face. "SÌ" He politely confirms. "That's so cool, I'm French. It's nice to meet someone else from Europe here. I almost didn't catch it because your pronunciation is almost perfect." "Well, I'm flattered. Now, I really have to get going. It was nice meeting you Amélie." "You too Leonardo, hope to see you again," I answer before he gives me a final smile goodbye.