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1 : 20 pm
t h u r s d a y
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"hey jasmine." 

there was a silence on the other side of the phone for a while. i couldn't tell if jasmine was pissed or happy to hear from me. armin got up early to go to the beach and i said i'd meet him there but first i wanted to call someone. 

my sister. 

"jas?" 

"what do you want?"

i furrowed my eyebrows, her tone of voice catching me off guard, "what? i made sure i called since you were freaking out." i explained and she scoffed. "was, i was freaking out but i've gotten over it." jasmine said firmly. "why are you acting so snippy?" 

"because you didn't bother to call me, dakota. you promised to say bye to us but you left." i rolled my eyes, "it's not that big of a deal, jas. i just wanted to get a head start on my vacation. no harm in my actions." i concluded, looking at myself in the mirror to see my bathing suit. "mhmm, okay." she muttered into the phone, then i hear kiana's voice in the background. 

there was shuffling before a minute before i heard kiana yell into the phone. "bro! WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?!" i winced, bringing the phone away from my ear. "on vacation? where else?" 

"well excuse me, dakota. you've been m.i.a since these last couple of days and then you post on social media like shit sweet. the fuck have you been?" 

i scratched the back of my neck and grabbed my sunglasses, slid them on my face and walked out the bedroom. "like i said i've been living my life on vacation, and i'm going to the beach right now." i explained. "that's not really the problem. you see, we're pissed because you just stopped replying to our text messages and just ignored us. armin doesn't even know where you are." 

we he does...

"well, i'm okay, i'm safe. and armin has contacted me but he knows i'm okay." 

"so you're just texting him and not us." 

"i know i know, but i'll see y'all in may for the wedding." i assured her and i heard kiana scoff. "i don't like how calm you are about this." i stopped walking and furrowed my eyebrows. "was i supposed to update y'all about my location? hmm?" i asked rhetorically, "no i don't think i was supposed too. i'm a grown adult and we all have lives to live. you're getting married, jasmine is having a baby, deja is suppose to be getting a house with zariyah and i'm on vacation. don't call me on this bullshit anymore. i'll see you in may." i hung up and rolled my eyes. 

that was the whole reason that i didn't want to talk to them. as soon as i start to live my life, they get upset and i seem like the bad guy. armin told me to live my life and i am doing so, just in secret. 

i shut my phone off and walked on onto the private beach we had, i looked out onto the water to see armin swimming. he really enjoyed the ocean and it made a smile come on my face. i walked over to his stuff on the sand and laid out on the towel armin laid out for me. i saw armin wave at me like a little kid and i waved back, giggling a bit. 

"COME IN!" he yelled from the water and i shook my head. "I'M GOOD!" 

armin swam to the shore, walking out as he hit land and came up to me with water dripping down his body and face. he slid his fingers through his hair and held his hand out. "let's go," he said simply and i furrowed my eyebrows. "but i want to stay out here." i pouted and armin continued to hold his hand out. 

i rolled my eyes, groaning and taking his hand. "ugh! such a brat sometimes." armin scoffed, "okay, says the person who just pouted." 

"shut the fuc-," i couldn't even get my sentence out before armin hoisted me up onto his shoulder like he did when we went to the mall and made his way to the ocean. "ARMIN! babe! let me down, don't throw me into the water-I SWEAR TO GOD!" i kicked my legs and held onto his waist.