Y/N's POV
I told everyone else about what happened a while ago and how I physically can't follow my dream anymore. Everyone felt absolutely horrible for me since they all knew how excited I was to start college because it was one step closer to space.
A few days later, I got some more college letters saying that I got accepted which was really nice. I decided I'm going to go to the same college Lisa is going to so we can still be roommates. I'll be changing my major over to Aerospace Engineering, which still works with technology in the space field. It was actually something I was going to have as a back up anyway, so I was fine with majoring in it (I guess). At least I'll be able to build, test, and research different systems for aircrafts/spacecrafts.
But college right now isn't the top thing in my mind because in a week, we are all finally graduating high school. We are getting out in late May since we are seniors and that's just what our school does. We don't have any state testing or finals that need to be taken, unless you need them to pass the class.
So Rosie and I are seated in English barely paying attention because we are playing tic-tac-toe on my paper. I was currently winning out of all the rounds we had played, making Rosie pissed off. Even when she would go first and pick the middle, I was always able to make it a tie or win. She poked me with her pen a few times because she couldn't hit my shoulder in class.
"So as I simple final project, you guys can work with your table mates and do a slides presentation about new words that you have created. Make them appropriate for school please and it's due at the end of the week. They can be stupid and simple, I just want you guys to think of some funny ones." The bell rang, cutting off her rant about this dumb project. I grabbed Rosie's hand and we walked out of the classroom to where everyone else was.
"Hello lovely living people," I said as we approached them. They rolled their eyes at me,
"That sounds stupid y/n." Jennie told me.
"Wow, okay tough crowd." I said sarcastically and we all started to walk over to Ralph's because this would be our last week we would eat here as high schoolers.
"I can't believe we are graduating next week," Lisa said as she popped a fry into her mouth. We all nodded our heads and talked,
"It's fucking insane, I don't understanding how I passed." Jisoo said honestly. I smiled over at her since I know I helped her out with studying this year and she actually had the best grades of her high school career this year.
"I'm going to be working at my family's company a month after we graduate so I can start to learn the basics. They want me to start as a secretary and then I'll work my way up to CEO when they step down." Irene told us.
"Wow look at you, that's super cool Irene," Rosie said after taking a sip of her drink.
"I'm super excited to room with y/n!" Lisa shouted happily while looking at me. We gave each other a fist bump and I laughed at her excitement. I had mostly gotten over the whole college thing, so I was moving my life forward. The 6 of us talked for the remainder of our meal and then made our way back to our homes.
Today, I was actually going to help Rosie record another cover for her channel. We went to my house first so I could get my camera and everything and we headed over to her house. She is going to do a cover of Taylor Swift's 'Lover' (the song, not the album duh). I smiled like an idiot when she told me that because it would be her first cover of a Taylor Swift song. She wanted to do something special-ish since we were graduating soon and this was like a mini graduation gift to me. I kissed her forehead,
"I think your 428,000 subscribers will enjoy the cover very much as well." I said with a smirk. After she hit 100k on Christmas, her numbers just went up and up. I'm so proud of her because she's actually making a decent amount of money from Youtube. She also uploads some random videos here and there with all of us in them.
"Shut up," she said as she covered her burning cheeks with her hands. She always gets shy when anyone talks about how many subscribers she has. We got to her room and I started to set my camera up and positioned it in its normal spot. Rosie went and grabbed some clothes and changed. She came back and she was wear a beautiful flowy dress with small flowers decorating the fabric. She also had her hair in a braid going over her left shoulder.
"You look beautiful Rosie. The dress look gorgeous on you and I love your hair." I said as I pulled her into a quick kiss.
"Mm, thank you. Let's get this thing started shall we?" She said as she pulled back from the kiss and dragged her guitar up on the bed with her.
"Alright, 3...2...1...all you baby." I pressed record and she started to sing. She put all her emotion into all the lyrics and I knew she meant them because she was theoretically singing the song to me. I've always loved the song since it was released back in 2019 and it's nice to have your girlfriend sing the song to you and the world.
Once she finished, I stopped the recording and popped out the sd card for her so she could get to editing it right away. I just sat back on her bed and watched her on her laptop.
"You wanna go to the art museum?" I said out of the blue. She paused her typing and turned around to face me,
"Huh? Now?"
"Yeah why not." I said shrugging my shoulders. She pondered the idea and nodded her head,
"Okay, let's do it. I'll grab my keys because I'm driving." Rosie said with a smile as she left her room to go downstairs. I laughed to myself and followed her out, grabbing my phone in the process. I saw her getting her keys from the table and telling her mom about our spontaneous plan to go to the art museum.
"Alright that's fine, make sure you two stay safe. Love you both." I smiled back at Clare and took Rosie's hand in mine after we both said our goodbyes. We got in her car and she started to drive downtown to the art museum. I pulled out my phone because I wasn't sure when it closes and it's a little after 4pm right now.
"Okay on the website, it says that it closes at 7pm, so we'll have like 2ish hours to walk around." I told her as I scrolled through the website. I clicked on an extension, "Oh, guess they are showing some famous painting there too for the month. Didn't even know that."
"Ooo like what ones?" She asked me as she turned left down a street.
"Let's see. There's uh the 'Sunday Afternoon on La Grande Jatte', 'Les Demoiselles d'Avignon', and 'The Nightmare'. Do you know any of those?"
"Do I know any of them? That's a real stupid question. Of course I know of them you idiot!" She rose her voice at me, getting her point across. I slumped down in my seat,
"Jeez, okay. Sorry I asked such a stupid question." I mumbled, closing out of the website and opening up Hay Day. I heard Rosie sigh out from beside me,
"I'm sorry for yelling at you. I was just excited about the art there and I just thought everyone knew of them. That was a stupid thing to think because people know different things." I listened to her apology as I was feeding my chickens,
"Apology accepted."
"I love you." I couldn't help but smile at her words,
"Love you too."
She soon found a parking garage and picked a spot that was close to the entrance. I was nervous because she's never been in one yet with her license, but she actually did fine. When she turned off the car, I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding. She looked over at me questioningly,
"Uh ya good?"
"Yup, let's get going." I got out of the car and Rosie did too. She walked around to me and linked our arms together as we walked out and onto the streets of the city. The art museum was a little walk away, only a few block. It took around 15 minutes because there was a lot of traffic and we always got caught when we couldn't cross. It was actually a nice day out, people were out and about and living there lives.
I saw the art museum sign not too far ahead and I could tell Rosie saw it too because her pace started to quicken. I laughed to myself as I also picked up the pace so she wouldn't be dragging me behind her.
"Rosie, chill out."
"Don't tell me to chill out around art." She said seriously. I gulped and didn't talk again until I bought the admission tickets for the two of us. She grabbed a map of the museum and took my hand and walked in a random direction. I didn't question her and followed her throughout. I saw a larger crowd and I assumed that they were gathered around one of the famous paintings.
I was right as I was able to see 'The Nightmare' hanging proudly on the wall. Rosie practically pushed her way up to the front to admire the artwork, taking in all the colors and meaning behind it.
"Wow, I can't believe I'm seeing this. It's so amazing and the color and meaning behind it is remarkable." She whispered to me softly, not wanting to disturb the other people looking at it. I deadass have no clue about art, but if Rosie loves it then I will too. I looked over to see her beautiful side profile and a star struck smile on her lips.
We continued to walk around the place, stopping at each art piece and guessing why they painted it like that. Needless to say, I had the more creative answers,
"And then he found this black cat sitting on his wife's dead body, so he grabbed a hose to get rid of it and that's why the color of the water is black."
"Literally what the fuck," Rosie said to me as she just dragged me to a different piece. I laughed at her reaction and saw a ghost of a smile appear on her lips, even though she most likely was embarrassed by me if people heard.
We found the next famous piece, 'Sunday Afternoon on La Grande Jatte' sitting neatly on the wall. There were a few people around it, probably because there was only an hour left before the museum closed. I know I don't know shit about art, but I do know this one at least. That made Rosie happy and I got a kiss on the cheek for stating a fact about it. I smiled stupidly and lifted my hand up to my cheek. Rosie giggled at my reaction and gave me one on the other cheek. I swatted her away from me and she playfully rolled her eyes at me.
The next and final stop was 'Les Demoiselles d'Avignon'. Do I have a clue how to pronounce it? Nope, but Rosie said it and it sounded very hot coming from her. We were the only ones around it and that made her very happy. She went on and on about the history of it and the meaning behind it also. I was listening to everything she was saying because when she speaks passionately about something, you fall in love with her more.
"What?" She said, interrupting her story. I shook my head as I realized I was just staring at her now.
"Nothing, I just uh, zoned out staring at you."
"I know I'm hot, but I'm explaining something here." She said with a smirk. I flipped her off and she continued. Time went by fast as over the speakers we heard that it would be closing in 10 minutes. A frown made its way to her face and I grabbed her hand as we walked towards the exit.
"I don't wanna go, I was having so much fun." She pouted.
"Welp, that sucks." I felt her shoulder crash into mine, "Ow! I was being sarcastic!"
"I know." She winked at me and we decided to head back to her house. We just enjoyed each other's company as we listened to the annoying sounds of the city: people yelling and cars honking. We made it back to the car and she started to drive us home.
It was chill, we had the windows opened and we just sung along to the music we were playing. It took around half an hour to get back. My mom texted me asking if I was coming home for dinner and I told her I would.
"Alright love, I'm going to head home," I gave her a kiss on her cheek and hopped out of the car to go over to mine that was sitting in her driveway too, "Love you!"
As I walked around to get to my car, I heard her door slam close and frantic footsteps on the concrete. I looked up to see her jumping on me and wrapping me up in a big hug; arms around my neck and legs around my waist. I hugged her back. a little confused,
"Hey, are you okay?"
"Yeah, I just wanted to thank you for coming to the art museum with me. It's something I'm passionate about and I know you know nothing about it. So thank you for wasting your time with me."
"Rosie, it wasn't a waste at all. I loved hearing you talk about everything and seeing the way your eyes lit up at every piece." I felt her leave tiny kisses on my neck and they soon made it to my face. She peppered them around and I laughed at her. She then brought our lips together in a kiss. I didn't want it to last long since I needed to get home,
"Love, I gotta get going okay?" I said breathlessly as we pulled apart. She nodded her head as I set her down. One last kiss was placed on my lips before she disappeared inside and I hopped in my car.
As I was pulling out of the driveway, I saw her bedroom light flicker three times. I smiled and flashed my headlights three times before leaving.
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