Friends 4 Ever

Chapter 6: Genevieve

I shut off my alarm clock, fully awake and ready for a new day. I jump out of bed and head to the bathroom to shower before Max. After my luxurious shower, I get ready for the day in the bathroom just to spite Max. When I'm all ready, I go back to my room to pack up my backpack. I grab my phone and send a good morning text to the Terrific Trio.

"Hey everyone! Who's ready for a new day?!"

Lizzie is the first to answer.

"Hey girl! I am! It's gonna be a great day!"

"Yes it is!"

Londyn answers next.

"You guys just had to wake me up, didn't you."

"You weren't already awake?"

"Nope. Which you would've known if you had read my text last night."

Lizzie jumps back in.

"We did. It's just not like you to sleep in so late even when you go to bed really late."

"Yeah, is everything ok?"

"Everything is fine."

The conversation drifts off, and I switch over to check my Instagram. I've got 117 followers and it just keeps going up. I notice a new post from Londyn saying she's deleting her account. Wait what?! Londyn loves her Instagram! Why is she all of a sudden deleting her account?! I send her a quick text, but she doesn't reply. Ugh. Not this again. Though we've made some progress, it looks like we're back at square one.

I set my phone down, and finish getting ready. After school today Lia is going wedding dress shopping and I'm going with her to find a dress for the winter dance that I'm going to with Parker. I would rather go with Bridger, but he's probably going with his girlfriend. I don't even know her name! I could probably find it, but I like being clueless.

I bang on Max's door and stroll out to my car. When Max finally comes out, he whines that it was his turn to drive. I reply that I'm older and he stops, only to pout out the window.

Ten min later, I pull up to the school and park next to Lizzie's car. Max and I hop out, and separate. I remind him that I love him and he waves me off. I meet up with Lizzie and Londyn by our lockers. We talk about everything and nothing until the bell rings, signaling that we need to get to class. When Londyn walks off towards class, I pull Lizzie into a hug.

"Sorry, girl. I don't know what the complications are, but I do know that it wasn't nice for her to do that to you. Getting your hopes up like that, only to let the crash and burn."

"Yeah. It's ok though. I found a date. Sebastian asked me. Yeah, he asked me, so I said yes. Londyn's gonna be jealous."

"Wow. I'm still sorry it's not Finn."

"What's not me?"

Oop. I did not realize he was standing right behind us.

"Nothing. Don't but into other people's conversations. It's not polite."

I keep my arm around Lizzie and drag her to class.

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After school, I drag my exhausted body out to my car. I fire it up and turn on my music while I wait for Max to get out. I'm jamming when I hear a tap on the window. I turn my music down as I look up to find Bridger standing by my car. Oop. I roll down my window slowly, really slow.