Admirable

PART 6

^^^For those who are wondering the outfit that Ariah is wearing to breakfast is the title cover^^^

I wake up with a kink in my neck. I rolled over to see that everyone is still sound asleep, sprawled out across the floor. I grab my phone off the nightstand and notice that its only six am. I also have a few unread messages.
They are all from a number that i dont have in my contacts. Curiosity get the best of me as i click on the messages. The first one read:
*hey, its John...Morgan gave me your number since i didnt get a chance to ask.-J* That text was at three in the morning. I continued reading the rest.
*i know its late but i just wanted to see if this actually is your number since you didnt respond yet and morgan has a track record of giving me fake numbers-J*
That was fifteen minutes after the first. The last message caught me by surprise.
*i hope your not replying for a reason...-J*
That was at four. My chest got tighter as the smile on my face grew. Im not entirely sure on what i should say back. Its six in the morning and I'm sure he's asleep. I go against my better judgment and reply.
*hey I know your probably asleep but yes it's Ariah:)...I was asleep when you texted me, and somehow I'm up now*
I'm really hoping that he responds. I little part of me is yelling that your an idiot and the bigger part is telling me to get over myself. I rest my phone against my chest waiting for it to vibrate indicating a new text message. My chest starts to vibrate and i thought it was my heart at first. I lift my phone off my chest and my breath gets caught in my throat, John replied.
*im sorry to wake you, but I'm glad you replied...I wanna see you again-J*
I know I look like an idiot, I'm smiling from ear to ear. Again I'm thinking too much on what I want to say.
*i wanna see you again too:)-A*
*how about tomorrow?-J* I can just picture his smile with that text.
*tomorrow's soon isn't it?-A* I can't fight the smile.
*right, but I want to see you tonight, but I'm willing to wait all night and much of tomorrow-J* I know for a fact where that line came from and I couldn't resist the burst of butterflies going crazy in my stomach.
*do you read a lot?-A*
*only the books that interest me.-J*
The conversion went from books to movies, to the best lines in our favorite movies and books. We could have talked for hours but it felt like a matter of minutes. I hadn't known I feel asleep until Kennedy shook me awake.
"Hey get up...it's nine o'clock." Who in the world wakes up this early? Especially in the summer.
"Ok ok, I'm up...you guys hungry or something?" They gave me puzzled expressions.
"What?" Kennedy was the first to speak.
"Did you forget what we're doing today?" Obviously I did. But then it hit me, we're all going to breakfast with our friends from the party. Apparently this was planned weeks in advance. I checked my phone and realized that I had never answered Johns last text.

*And in the end we can blame the stars and tell ourselves that it wasn't meant to be,that it wasn't destined to happen, but deep down we know that the stars were not at fault and it wasn't "meant to be", the fault was in ourselves-J*
he said that that was one of his favorite quotes. I swear to you this kid knows where to pull at the heart strings. He is poet and I'm going to make sure that he never denies it. I'm not sure if I should respond so I sit my phone on my bed and walk into the bathroom. I do what I find necessary and exit the bathroom feeling refreshed. I grab my phone from off the bed and notice that a text has already been sent. My heart starts to pound against my chest as I read the message.
*awe that's so cute...are u going out to breakfast with the group? If you weren't invited here is the address...-A*
My cheeks instantly turn red. He replies almost immediately.
*no I wasn't invited but thank you for the invite I guess I am going now;)-J*
I turn a around and notice everyone whispering and smiling at each other. Kennedy's brother Cheyney talks first.
"So Ariah is he coming to breakfast?" They all start busting out laughing. I don't know what's so funny I should be mad at them but I can't fight the smile that's starting to play on my face. I'm grateful that they got him to come but I'm mad that they took my phone to do it.
"Yes, he said he's coming.."
"You should be thanking us, and be happy...you guys practically texted all night for crying out loud." Symone joins in.
I should be grateful but I'm sweating and my hands are starting to shake. Every time I think of him I get nervous.
"Sooo are you guys like a thing now?" Inae persists.
"What? No!...I don't think so." I'm trying to find an answer to that question.
"Oh come on! Your eighteen and you don't have a boyfriend, that's a shame."
"What? No it's not...I've just been keeping my options open, I'm only eighteen I need to be grateful of my age for now."
"Well you need to get a move on it." Symone presses on.
I ignore their rude remarks and grab my clothes that I'm wearing to breakfast.