"Nessa, I was starting to wonder if you were ever going to come out," Destiny said as I walked into the driveway. I knew she was standing right next to the lamp post like always.
184Please respect copyright.PENANADQEITqZMKM
"Sorry, I had to convince my mom to let me hang out with y'all."
184Please respect copyright.PENANA3QWuZBzInT
"Okay well Sydney will be here in like five minutes to pick us up." Sydney was a year older than us so she was pretty much our ride if we wanted to go anywhere. We are friends, but she is more Destiny's friend since they have known each other longer.
184Please respect copyright.PENANABD0GQKWs6b
"So are we going to Poppin?" I ask. Poppin is short for "What's Poppin?", a local restaurant that's kind of a hang out place for Charlottesville students. No matter what day it is, Poppin is the place to be, and we always go there.
184Please respect copyright.PENANAA10jSw9um4
"You know it. I was thinking we could swing by the baseball game for maybe like thirty minutes then grab some food there after."
184Please respect copyright.PENANAbYS3mvVRHp
"Sounds good," I say unenthusiastically.
184Please respect copyright.PENANAm2NmFacJnK
Destiny must have noticed my tone and asked "Did you have something else in mind?"
184Please respect copyright.PENANAXptuYdv1dZ
"No, I'm just a little flustered because of a conversation with my mom earlier. I thought she was doing fine with the whole new school thing, but I guess she's not handling it too well. She obviously isn't getting to spend as much time with me, and it's bothering her more than I thought," I reply.
184Please respect copyright.PENANAjXpZt5Z9gW
"Well you are handling the whole school situation great, and this was going to come at some point. Your mom will be fine, she just has to get used to it. Just don't worry about it, and focus on having a good time tonight," she says, giving my arm a tight squeeze. Destiny always knew the perfect thing to say.
184Please respect copyright.PENANAMKuC5w9Fs9
"You're right, I'll try."
184Please respect copyright.PENANAIrTPVupKnG
Sydney pulls into the driveway, and Destiny and I hop into her SUV. We always like to joke about her "mom" car. "Well at least I have a car and a license. Y'all brats should be thankful because y'all couldn't know how to get around without me," she would say playfully.
184Please respect copyright.PENANAYmLZPoU6TF
"Syyyyd, what's up?" Destiny shouts.
184Please respect copyright.PENANA29uKIzJq1t
"Ahh, nothing much," Sydney responds, "So where are we headed, Poppin?"
184Please respect copyright.PENANA3D56PM947R
"Duh, where else?" I say sarcastically, "But first stop by the school."
184Please respect copyright.PENANA0jTiYegqxh
Sydney makes a sound indicating disgust. "Why would we go to the school, nerd?" She asks trying to hold back a chuckle. Our whole friendship was just based on joking and teasing each other, and we learned very fast to never take what we said seriously.
184Please respect copyright.PENANAzRTgAkLueS
"Keep your pants on, we just want to watch part of the baseball game," said Destiny, "but if anyone needs to go to school after hours it's you, Syd. Aren't you like failing geometry?"
184Please respect copyright.PENANAI0c3AFoEgJ
"Oh shut up!" Sydney exclaimed, "The only reason you want to go to the baseball game is so you can see Luke!"
184Please respect copyright.PENANAAyP8NPay30
I could sense that Destiny was extremely shocked and confused. "What are you talking about?"
184Please respect copyright.PENANA6EdtZfFw5j
"You know exactly what I'm talking about, Dee," Sydney whispers and then her voice returns to a regular volume, "I don't know why you always deny stuff like this when it's so obvious. Heck, I bet Nessa even knows about it by now, and that's saying something!"
184Please respect copyright.PENANA0QrbP04Fqu
I let out a weak laugh not really knowing what Sydney is referring to, but I decide to go along with it anyways just to mess with Destiny.
184Please respect copyright.PENANAgAEdAJCFvI
"Yeah, Dee, I hate to break it to you, but you are pretty much the worst at hiding crushes," I say smugly.
184Please respect copyright.PENANA1PfGkccHkj
"Wow, I didn't realize it was so obvious," she replies with an annoyed tone. "I mean I guess I do like him, but my feelings are so small I barely even noticed myself."
184Please respect copyright.PENANAlErwq3oWFE
Bursting with laughter, Sydney sounded like she was going to explode right then and there. I didn't really know why it was so funny, but I couldn't help but laugh because of Sydney's outburst. Soon, we were both in a full-on laughing fit.
184Please respect copyright.PENANA6JBuX86Pd5
184Please respect copyright.PENANABEc6L5aZxv
184Please respect copyright.PENANA9M6yECaeEX
184Please respect copyright.PENANAN2Due8rFQw
184Please respect copyright.PENANAOj7tYgBMrk
184Please respect copyright.PENANApJDLkzWQSu
184Please respect copyright.PENANAzyJsi3lDpR
184Please respect copyright.PENANAvop0yoOocH
184Please respect copyright.PENANAdcdrCjWw3O
184Please respect copyright.PENANAe4SUuMzEO0
184Please respect copyright.PENANAZGoDfwlPrr
184Please respect copyright.PENANA0E0t1zbVMB
184Please respect copyright.PENANAWprpDchHXF
184Please respect copyright.PENANABMw4T9lzrD
184Please respect copyright.PENANAiVGK0q9zLB
184Please respect copyright.PENANA8dQ9lRwRFe
184Please respect copyright.PENANA8L54osJzEZ
184Please respect copyright.PENANATpLFm27ELx
184Please respect copyright.PENANABkkfnik1tn
184Please respect copyright.PENANAl8RpRYk8yo
184Please respect copyright.PENANA52rNsqTJSU
184Please respect copyright.PENANA5JqLWjTtSo
184Please respect copyright.PENANAobHvSB4VnO
184Please respect copyright.PENANAQASxXvTsOn
184Please respect copyright.PENANAX9A2W9dTax
184Please respect copyright.PENANAHXwDnFjj1J
184Please respect copyright.PENANAuZ7tzvjDOe
184Please respect copyright.PENANAuWaVPv8hpc
184Please respect copyright.PENANAKWebumwufA
184Please respect copyright.PENANAQZDQkzarsj
184Please respect copyright.PENANAMuVphKjiU2
184Please respect copyright.PENANAwVVzG1NSkx
184Please respect copyright.PENANASEeaCGrsiw
184Please respect copyright.PENANAtMpl8jS05v
184Please respect copyright.PENANA88D1QRD02D
184Please respect copyright.PENANACjUDPUVXf3
184Please respect copyright.PENANArxnK0cWk0C
184Please respect copyright.PENANAVWFODdRvOg
184Please respect copyright.PENANAnaOyykWqCx
184Please respect copyright.PENANAw1Z5CCisXR
184Please respect copyright.PENANAiaI7tq4FTB
184Please respect copyright.PENANA4dpSnpRWmM
184Please respect copyright.PENANARBmKGFxKTc
184Please respect copyright.PENANAqp5abpRf27
184Please respect copyright.PENANAlRrWEbazkj
184Please respect copyright.PENANATirsF9q3ak
184Please respect copyright.PENANA47qeWuu4XU
184Please respect copyright.PENANAgDS3bPFgbD
184Please respect copyright.PENANAcMrnFs3krB
184Please respect copyright.PENANAq5LMR5ARcp
184Please respect copyright.PENANAJTdKeTudcA
Suddenly, I feel the car come to a screeching halt.
184Please respect copyright.PENANAABbkKRxzch