one more month of being sleep deprived and sleeping in for 2 days straight every week, and it was already one week before fall break. for diana's worries, she drags me out of the house on fridays to get some social interactions. she'd force me to be her and nick's uber, and forced me to stay in a couple of their house parties or stay in their house in general.
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"so, fall break is almost coming lils," brandon says, as he takes a seat on the couch.
"you have any plans?" edwin asked. "it'd be a perfect time for a road trip and camping with the whole gang."
"no can do for me," i frown a bit. "though that may sound fun, i have a wedding to attend. again."
"why is everyone getting married nowadays?" edwin questions.
"her brother is getting married," diana interrupts, as she runs her fingers through chi's fur. "nick and i were supposed to attend but i have work. so our tickets are put to waste. i could have gotten a refund, but no matter how much times i complain, no refund."
"oh but hawaii would have been fun," brandon points his finger.
"what's bad is that my family is expecting me to bring a boy back," i roll my eyes. "like, they think that because i go to school-" i get cut off
"wait. diana, you still have those tickets on you?" brandon asked.
"yeah. should i just sell them?" she turns to nick, which he shrugs as his answer.
"no don't," i interfere. "can i have both of them?"
"why?" she questioned.
"i made some friends and they'd probably wanna come to hawaii for fall break," i shrug my shoulders.
"fine by me," she headed towards her room to get them. in actuality, i don't have actual friends that i made in school, but probably give it to one of my close coworkers at work.
we ended up watching a movie on the tv, that was really boring. since it was a two-hour movie, everyone in the living room fell asleep. it was 1 a.m. i turned off the t.v. and decided to head home. but before heading out, i see my "best friend" come out of hibernation in his room.
"you were here?" zion questions, as he stretches.
"yes. everyone fell asleep," i point at the living room.
"and you're leaving already?" he pouts a bit. "it was a long time since i've seen you."
"i need a day for myself before i go training tomorrow," i say. "also, i was here two days ago."
"but that was so long," he replies. i honestly feel so heart touched by his words. from that, i recall that its 1 a.m. at night. i took a four-hour nap in the afternoon. maybe i can stay a bit longer. and he is right, i kinda missed seeing his dumb cute face when i get a bit technical.
"fine, i'll stay," i give a fake smile, which he returns a grin.
after that, he grabbed some cereal to eat, which made me question why i am still here obliging this boy's request.
"want some?" he shakes the box before putting it back
"it's okay. it's kind of late," i reply.
"so, what's it like studying about whatever you study?" he asked, as he settles on the counter to eat his cereal
"eh. hopefully next year will be fun," i say, as play with the bottle of water
"what will be next year?" he asked.
"i'm gonna transfer to hong kong." i answered, as i look at him.
"why?" he furrows his eyebrows.
"bachelors in world business," i blew some raspberries. "then after that, milan. for my last year, i can choose."
"really?" he frowns
"mhm," i frown as well. "but i can choose. by the end of the year. if something makes me stay, then i'll stay."
"let me be your something," he grabs my hand that was resting on the counter.
"oh, i've just met you three months ago. i need something that will be way more important in my future that stays here, other than when i study abroad." i scoff, as i snake my hand out of his grip. he stays silent for a bit and mutters some stuff under his breath as he stares blankly.
"so i have 7 months to convince you why you should stay?" he asked
"not really. but it's your choice, basically," i giggle to the idea of how long it took.
"i'm down for the challenge." he cheers quietly, as he claps his hands together. "what are you doing for break?"
"going back home. after years of planning everything, my brother is finally getting married," i smile. "i was talking about this earlier with them
before they all fell asleep."
"well, for how long?" he ask.
"the whole break," i say. "diana and nick we're gonna come, but she has work. so, i have her tickets she couldn't refund."
"can i come with then?" he requests. "there isn't stuff planned for next week yet. i can tell the guys that i'm
just gonna go visit home for a "cleanse" since i'm always isolated in my room playing fortnite."
"oh no, you poor guy," i laugh. "you're 19, why?"
"cuz can. and it's one of the best games ever created," he rolls his eyes.
"no it's not," i continue to laugh.
"never mind about my life. so, hawaii?" he grins.
if zion comes with me to hawaii, then it proves a point to my family. but if he comes, then we can hang out for a week. but, it's gonna give questionable looks from the others. maybe it'll just be a secret vacay. but it will start a scandal. but-
"hello? lils?" he snaps his fingers
"yea." i gulp. "you can come. just don't tell anyone."
"deal." we shake hands. "after i finish, you're gonna play fortnite."
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this is gonna be great. don't forget to vote!!
also, since i published this chapter on 06.29.19, that means it's ZION'S BIRTHDAYY!! i just noticed he's no longer a teen. he went back to being 2 years old 🤭 jkjk. but forreal, i'd like to say happy birthday to the 2nd main character of this story. if ever in a million years, zion, i hope you had a really great day. you only have 365 day of being 20, before you could actually be legal to drink (21).
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