ALL THE THINGS I'VE YET TO DO (7) : LEARN HOW TO DRIVE
I spend my day in my room in an attempt to avoid my mom until it’s time for me to leave for my sleepover with Ariel. Being in my own bed feels amazing and I appreciate every second I spent in it today. I sigh as I dwell in the fact that I have to be apart from it for one more night. The past two nights I was at Christian’s, and as good as his bed felt, I missed having my own sleeping space. At the sound of a text from Ariel, I groan and plan to grab my bag and run out of the door as quickly as possible.
Thankfully, luck is on my side today as I make it out of the house unnoticed. I smile and greet my friend before buckling my seatbelt. “Ari, I have so much to tell you.”
“Damn right, you do,” she raises her eyebrows as she glances at my tattoo.
I nod and she drives off. After grabbing some food, we arrive at her house. She unlocks the front door and we head inside. I wave to Adonis and Ace as we pass the kitchen before heading up the stairs.
“Alright,” says Ariel once we sit on her bed with our food. “Let me see it.”
Popping a fry into my mouth, I extend my forearm. I watch her face as she studies the ink. “It’s a photo of my and my brother.”
“Hold up. You have a brother and he never told me? Is he cute?” she giggles.
I chuckle. “Of course he’s cute, look at me.”
Her eyes widen and she hits me. “There’s no way that you let me get with Justin before setting me up with your fine brother!”
I roll my eyes and laugh, whether it’s genuine or if it’s just to keep myself from crying, I’m not sure. “First of all, he’s gay. Second of all, he died when I was in middle school, Ariel.”
She stops chewing and almost chokes mid-gulp. I give her a second before beginning to tell her about Jonathan. For a second, I debate telling her that Christian is the only other person who knows this, but I feel guilty. I end up telling her about that night, as I feel it is crucial to the rest of the story. I tell her about his cousin’s shop and about my argument with my mom. Of course, this means that I had to tell her about sleeping over at his house last night, which leads me to explaining our almost kiss. The one thing that I did choose to leave out is his secret spot. That feels like I should keep it between us.
“What the fuck is wrong with you, Maya!?” she says in disbelief. “Why didn’t you kiss him?”
I shake my head, knowing that this is the reaction that I predicted. I can’t expect her to understand how I feel about this. “I’m just not looking to get involved with anyone right now.”
“Any other time I would agree with you, but this guy doesn’t seem that bad, My,” she sighs.
Shrugging, I take a bite of my burger. Once I swallow my food, I say, “I barely know him. We’re gone at the end of summer anyway, I don’t really want to do that long distance stuff.”
“Okay, but I’m not even talking about a relationship,” she retorts. “Literally, just sleep with him. Who wouldn’t want a hot FWB?”
I scrunch up my face at her. “One of us is going to get attached. It’s just not going to work out, let’s drop it.”
She nods, sensing the shift in my tone. We catch up on the latest gossip, from celebrities to our old high school classmates. After some time, she turns to me and says, “So what’s next on your list again?”
“I need to learn how to drive,” I answer.
“About time! I can teach you tomorrow,” she claps excitedly.
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