Ride ➵ Bradley Simpson

chapter seven.

Casey's POV.

I reluctantly got out of bed at 9am so I could get ready to see Leah. I couldn't sleep well at all last night, it felt like I was awake the entire time. I wasn't scared to be seeing her again though; she was my best friend after all, but I am nervous. Very nervous. I already lost her those few years ago and it was hard enough to have her not in my life anymore, I don't want her to leave me again now because I'm not the same girl she used to know.

I crawl out of bed and walk down the hall into the bathroom. I throw my hair up in a quick bun and take a shower. Afterwards I go back into my bedroom with a towel around me to find the outfit I'd be wearing today. Searching through my cupboard while holding my towel up I pull out a pair of sweat pants. Wait, maybe sweat pants wouldn't be the best idea.. I should look somewhat presentable in front of Leah. Putting them back into my cupboard I flip through my clothes and take out denim skinny jeans and a red long sleeved shirt. When it comes to clothes I'm really boring. I never wear dresses or skirts and you'll only ever find me in sweat pants of jeans with some sweater or something like that.

Once I'm changed I go into the bathroom and straighten my hair, leaving it out for today. I apply a light cover of foundation and mascara. Nothing too crazy.

"Going out somewhere?" I hear my brother say. I turn my head around to see him standing at the door frame.

"Yes," I sigh, "I'm meeting up with Leah,"

"Leah?" He says raising his eyebrows. Him and Leah used to kind of have a thing to my disliking and let's just say they didn't end too well so I guess for him it was a good thing she left. "As in Leah Adams? Like your old best friend, Le-"

"Yes Zach, as in my best friend Leah," I echo.

"She's back? Like she isn't staying is she?"

"Yeah she's moving back to Birmingham,"

"But like, you're not gonna be friends with her or anything again, right?"

"You know what Zach," I snap, "I haven't had a best friend other than Brad since Leah left and I can't believe you're basically telling me not to be friends with her again,"

"Casey..." he sighs, "I didn't mean it like that,"

"I know exactly what you meant. You broke her heart and yet I'm the one who can't be friends with her again," I say using quotation marks with my hands.

"Sor-"

"I'm leaving," I say walking past him grabbing my purse off of the bathroom counter. I know he wouldn't stop me from being friends with Leah, I just know that he wouldn't be completely happy with it, not that it's any of his business who my friends are; not that he has many to worry about. Zach got really drunk at a party and kissed another girl which Leah saw the photo of on Facebook when they 'had a thing.' They weren't like properly dating or anything but they were close enough for her to get really hurt by what happened. Zach tried to fix things because he really did care for her, but it was too late and she already had to move to London.

I walk downstairs and out the front door and take a seat in front of my house on the porch waiting for Leah to arrive. My little argument distracted me from how nervous I was until now. I pull my iPhone out of my pocket to text Brad.

C.
I'm waiting for her and I've never been so nervous in my life.

B.
Don't be nervous Casey, she'll love you! Trust me.

C.
What if she thinks I look different, or she doesn't like my personality anymore??

B.
I have never met anybody with a better personality than you and besides, I'm sure you look great too ;)