The rest of the day went more smoothly than the past week had, at the very least, and they were able to leave McDonalds without being heckled by more fans, something that Aria was very greatful for. While she knew that there would always be people that were nasty to her, it wasn't something that she was entirely comfortable with; she'd always been what her mother described as 'sensitive'. Even in gradeschool, she'd been 'sensitive', and she could remember way too many times that she'd cried at school.
Perhaps that was the reason that she wasn't interested in college. At all. Her mom had been supportive of her choices, obviously, but, of course, she'd made an emphasis on how she was a smart girl and all of that nonsense. Even so, she'd never once thought about going to college after high school; some of her old friends would call her sometimes, and they would tell her about how the whole thing made them anxious.
But she'd have to get a 'real job' sometime, right? The thought scared her; she adored her job at the record store, but her heart was set on being a musician. That was where the problem was; her musical career hadn't exactly set off yet. Sure, she had the occasional gig at small, but quite successful bars every once in a while that would sort of help her out a little in terms of money. but there was an odd standstill going on at this very moment; the usual places had been calling her.
The suffocation of a 'real job' is what terrified her most, besides college. The routine was something that she would never be able to get into; wake up, shower, go to work, sit behind a desk, go home, watch tv, go to bed, repeat ad infinitum. Sure, it guaranteed that she would be safe and secure and all those other good things, but it was boring. Aria didn't understand how people who lived lives like that could get up every single day.
She shook herself from her illy-timed reverie, and looked over at Luke as they walked back to the apartment, smiling, "I'm glad we decided to go out," she stated as they climbed the stairs, and Luke nodded, "That one fan was so nice."
Luke's smile grew a little wider, and she couldn't help but notice how her heart skipped a beat, "Yeah, I'm glad that she decided to walk up to us. I think that's what you needed to snap yourself out of it," he waited patiently as she opened up the door, "Are you feeling a little better?"
She paused as they walked through the door, "Yeah," she nodded slowly, smiling, "A lot better, actually."
The rest of the day passed quite uneventfully, but always, there was the tune of the Full House theme song echoing around the apartment every twenty minutes, when a new episode started. It was strangely cozy, and, even though she hadn't known him for very long, she dared say that it felt like home with Luke there.
There was a sudden crash in the middle of the second season of Full House, and both of them jumped in their seats, their heads snapping to look over at the door, the source of the sound. There stood Michael and Kimmy, wide smiles upon their faces as they looked at their hapless friends sitting on the couch.
"Hey Luke, Aria," Michael walked over to the couch and Luke tentatively smiled at him, still a little startled by their sudden entrance, "You wanna go to the park with me and Kimmy? It's really empty right now, and it's started to rain, so..."
Immediately, Aria shot up and walked over to the door, grabbing a hoodie off of the wire rack by the door, "C'mon Luke let's go. It's raining and the park is empty let's go," her words came out in a short little burst, as though she were a six year old begging their mom for something, "Please."
Kimmy giggled a little, "See, I told you that the rain thing would help with Aria," she turned to her best friend and gave her a playful punch on the arm, "I know you too well." Aria nodded in agreement, and looked over at Luke, who was groaning at the thought of going outside as Michael repeatedly tried to persuade him. She smirked a little, walking over and pulling on his hand.
