I looked over to her beautiful ginger curls and was tempted to brush them away from her eyes. Avery has been my best friend ever since fifth grade and I don't plan on losing her anytime soon.
“ So where are we landing in Europe?” I had to pull myself out of my daydream. The sound of her voice filled the car just the way I liked it; sweet, but confident and loud.
“ We're starting in Portugal, then heading to England. After England, we are gonna find out from the tour guide.”
“ Well, look at you all prepared and planned. Wanna come over and help me pack?” Uh, duh. You know, I act like it's no problem hanging out with the girl of my dreams, but I can't help but wonder if she just thinks of me as a weird filler friend.
“ You mean me pack while you watch Full House and bake cookies?” I smiled, thinking of all the other times I had helped her prepare for a trip. It always ended up with us snuggled on the couch watching Tarzan or Wall-E.
Not a few minutes later, I pulled in to her driveway all too slow, not wanting to let her go. When she hopped out of the car and shut the door, I couldn't help myself. I reached over to her door and rolled the lever to open her window.
“ Hey, Avery...” Oh god, what the hell was I doing?
“ Yeah, what is it?” She scrunched up her nose the way she always did when she was thinking about something.
“ I- uh... Night.” Crap. There goes my chance.
“ Night, Collin.” She smiled her beautiful smile and walked away, just what I didn't want her to do.
“ I love you...” I whispered to myself when I heard the garage door shut. Dammit! I was so close...
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Lost in Europe
Fiksi PenggemarAvery Yearling's school district was chosen to participate in an all paid trip to Europe for six weeks for 12 students. She got chosen and was more ready then ever! Little did she know that she was going to spend over half of her time in Europe part...
