wrong number - anthony reeves

thirty

two months later

anthony and i called as often as we could, and seeing as we were both in the same timezone, it was easier than expected. we still had yet to tell fans that anthony and i were officially dating, due to the fact that we hadn't seen each other in person since i made a split decision to say yes after rejecting him for god knows why.

we would always try to plan to see each other, and seeing as summer was officially approaching and apparently i got off a week before anthony did. seeing as anthony ended up coming to me in toronto the last time, it was my turn to come see him.

anthony was supposedly just beginning the school day as i climbed onto an airplane. i know, it's very surprising that my dad actually allowed me to come. a couple weeks after he went and visited my mom, she decided she should really come home, i guess she realized what she was missing. my mom absolutely refused to allow me to come visit anthony for a week, seeing as she came to believe that he was a terrible influence on me.

that night resulted in my parents having a huge fight, my dad, who actually knew anthony personally, knew that i was totally capable of travelling down to see him and he knew anthony wouldn't pull any stupid stunts. when my mother finally caved in, my dad and i thought best to not inform her that anthony and i were dating, that'd make her furious and never allow me to leave. due to the fact of her leaving and not reaching out to me over the span of a few months, i didn't allow for her to have immediate power over my actions, she didn't have that right.

•••

so, here i am, sitting on a plane that was still perched on top of the tarmac as more people piled into their seats. i plugged my earbuds in a began my music, which quickly quieted when i got a text message from forest.

quick review of forest, he continued his shift at the restaurant and we began to become really close friends. something that i saw coming, yet didn't, was that he had feelings for me. that was when i told him i actually had said yes to anthony. he understood, i guess that little flip-up made us closer, now he hangs out with tyler and olivia along with me. my friend, beth king, returned back to toronto to finish the year off here and let's just say, she immediately fell for forest's freckles, floppy chestnut brown hair and deep green eyes, while he fell the same way for her.

also, rememeber back when one of my so called close friends hit anthony up, she completely denied the fact but couldn't say anything when we already had the proof. so, jolie and i are no longer friends and thank goodness, it's for the best, no one needs that toxicity in their lives, especially when that's one of the happiest part of their lives. the worst part is, she didn't even regret it even though she never got a message back from anthony, except you know, when he told her to fuck off.

forest - have a fun trip, say hi to anthony for me!

i shut my phone off, letting the music fully receive my concentration as the plane began to taxi around on the tarmac. as soon as we were stably in the air, i immediately passed out.

•••

almost five hours later, i arrived at the huntington tri-state airport, only twenty minutes away from where anthony lived. i called a taxi and it immediately took me to his front door, he wasn't home, but his mother was and she kindly let me in, already keen on the plan of me surprising him.

apparently, there was a year end assembly at the end of the day and his mother already made plans for me to surprise him. she kindly helped me bring my luggage to anthony's room before she offered to drive me to his school so we'd be on time.