all the stars

~ four ~

I woke up the next morning to sunshine gloriously, well, shining through my window. That sad moment when you can't smoothly describe what your surroundings are like. Anyways, I threw off my covers and proceeded to make my bed neatly. I'm one of those people who can truly hold their own, so I hardly ever get hangovers, no matter how much I drank the night before. It's about the only superhero power I have. (And I mean, water is a key element too...)

I looked into the mirror to find my hair tangled and disheveled, so I just ran my fingers through it a few times then threw it up in what looked to be the messiest bun to have ever been made. Not the most attractive thing, but oh well.

I jogged downstairs to find our fridge very empty and the cupboards did not offer much either. I groaned as the idea of grocery shopping entered my head. It's supposed to be every mothers job, right? My mom is always busy, however, so that leaves the task up to me quite unfortunately. You'd think with all the money my parents have they would have hired a housekeeper to do that kind of stuff for us already.

I walked back upstairs and showered, deciding I might as well go out. I was all alone here anyway. I curled my hair and put on a bit of mascara and some blush to make it look like I at least have some color in my cheeks.

I slipped into my Adidas sneakers and tossed a coat over my shoulders. I scanned my room for my purse and grabbed it off my desk chair. Before closing the door on my way out I gave one final glance to my empty room and decided maybe I should get some decorative stuff at the store while I'm out.

After I got into my car I realized I would have to use a GPS because I have no idea where the nearest store is.

"WHAT!?" Oops, I didn't mean for that to be outloud. Why is the closest store 35 minutes away?! Oh my gosh I'm gonna starve to death before I even get there.

I strapped the seat belt around my shoulders as I pulled down the driveway. I turned on the car's bluetooth so I could stream Spotify and I decided that would at least make this situation a little better. Music always does, am I right? Maybe not, but that's me.

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Sure enough, 35 minutes later I walked through the doors of Wally World (you know what I mean) and grabbed the biggest cart I could find. There may be only four people that make up the immediate Kensington family, but we could eat. Okay, okay, I could eat. Allegra counted calories and often starved herself and mom and dad ate out a lot. But my relationship with food? It's a passionate one not many people understand :)

I walked down the isles, grabbing whatever looked good. I hate shopping when I'm hungry, because then I grab whatever I'm craving and what looks really good, although I don't necessarily need it. I can't be the only one who does that... right?

As I grabbed Doritos and some salt and vinegar chips, I heard a lot of laughter explode from the row to my left. I tried to peek through the cracks in the shelves to figure out if I knew who it was, but all I could make out was a blur of bodies and colors. I decided I needed to grab some gummy worms from the next row anyways, so I pushed the cart through the isle and took a left.

My eyes opened in surprise as they found Hayleigh, Macey, Xander, Tyrone, and Duke. Are they just always together? I started to feel like they saw more of each other than their own families.

"ASTERIA! HI!!"Hayleigh shouted across the space between us and raced over to crush me in a hug. I'm still trying to get used to all this friendliness. It was so foreign to me.

"Woahhh, you gonna be feedin' an army or somethin'?" Tyrone asked, observing my cart load as the gang walked over to me. I felt embarrassment creep into my face. I really like food, okay! And I can eat as much as I want without gaining weight, so we good.