Memory Documentation

chapter seventeen | documenting the way they are by my side

I tried to jump to my feet, overwhelmed with the desire to throw my arms around him, but my already fastened seat belt held me back. At my failed attempt to get up, Chris laughed, slipped his duffel bag off his shoulder to put in the overhead bin, then stepped past me to the window seat. I stared at him, dumbfounded, then whipped around to find Reece settling into his own seat next to Jessica, a satisfied smirk playing on his lips.

Jessica, sporting a similar look, let out a giggle and reached out to squeeze my arm. "When your dad told Reece he couldn't come, he actually asked if Chris would be going to keep you company! Obviously, Chris was on board when we asked him if he'd come. And I checked with Sylvia's daughter, of course, and she said it was totally fine."

Suddenly, all the attention Reece was giving his phone earlier made sense. "And that's where you went off to? Not to the bathroom?" I asked, gawking at all three of them.

"Had to make sure this dumbass didn't somehow miss the flight on accident, so I made sure to board with him. Had to let you two go first, though. It's a good thing you were asleep so you didn't see him at all. He was sitting a few gates down," Reece answered. He ran a hand through his hair and blew out a sigh. "Thank God you didn't see him at security. I thought you did. Thought we were fucked for a sec."

Chris leaned forward and scowled at him. "Hey! This 'dumbass' didn't have any trouble trailing you three through the entire airport. I'd say I did a damn good job. You didn't suspect a thing, did ya, Darce?" he asked, nudging me with his elbow.

I stared at him, mouth ajar. "You're unbelievable."

He smiled as he reached to buckle himself up. "In a good way, I hope?"

Good way?

As if blinded by adrenaline and complete adoration, I gripped the edge of his hood, tugged him close, and pressed a kiss to his cheek. His eyes were wide as he turned to meet mine. I smiled.

"In the most perfect way possible." 

i know what you're thinking: "DAMN IT DARCY YOU MISSED HIS LIPS!" but that's okay, she won't miss next time ;)  HEHE. 

i'm going to be honest, y'all. i've really been struggling mentally since the start of july. extra sad, extra unmotivated, and ~ extra fucking anxious ~.  i think it's the knowledge that we're heading into a new month still in quarantine (#'s spiking where i'm at), there's no end in sight, and i found out my entire next semester will be remote once again. which i hate. although i commute to school and my college experience is really quite boring, i like the classroom environment and i hate my home environment. i know i'm not the only one spending their next semester online so we're all in this together.

this chapter was extra hard for me to write and i'm not sure if it's because of how i'm feeling, or if this was just a tough chapter for some reason. either way, while i'm aiming for another update in 2 weeks, i hope you can be patient with me if it takes a bit longer. i'm trying to figure out what i need to get myself back into a better mindset and how i can do it with all the limitations in my life. i hope you understand <3 

this week's chapter question is: where have you traveled before? share some of your travel tales! road trip, out of country, in-state, study abroad?  i'd love to hear your stories!

bonus question: how are y'all staying sane rn lmao. i need help. 

anyway, see y'all when the gang touches down. i wonder what may come from this ~ weekend away ~ ;) 

p.s. my instagram is the BEST way to contact me and to stay updated on the progress of the chapter. there's a story highlight called "update status" where i keep all the ig stories of my current chapter info/progress. sometimes i drop some snippets and sneak peaks heh.