It Was Love

Chapter 21

    The week was boring.

    Until Garroth approached me at lunch.

    "Eli, me, Laurence, and Aphmau are inviting everyone that was at the sleepover to the beach. On Saturday, at 10:30, we're all meeting at the bus stop. You're invited. Oh, and do you know where Ein and Gene are? I can't seem to find them." Garroth said.

    "Oh, Ein is over there. And Gene is over there. I'll try to make it."

    I pointed to both boys. I'm so glad we all have the same lunch.

    "Thanks, Eli! See you Saturday!"

    Garroth runs off towards Ein.
   
    I smiled.

    Another group gathering? Cool! Ein came up to me a few minutes later.

    "Hi Ein!" I greeted him.

    "Hey Eli! I was wondering...are you going to the beach?"

    I nodded.

    He smiled. We sat down at an empty table and started eating. It was a nice Friday.

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    On Saturday, I looked into my closet. The weather in Phoenix Drop is weird.

    It feels like summer, but it's November!

    In my closet were three bathing suits. One was a white one piece. The second one was a cyan strapless bikini. I don't know why I even have that! The third was a dark blue bikini. I put on the dark blue one, and wore some jean shorts and a blue T-shirt over it.

    When I got to the bus stop, Garroth, Ein, and Laurence were there.

    "Hi Eli! No one else is here yet. We have to wait for a while. The bus arrives at 10:45, but we wanted to make sure everyone was here. In case someone is late, we told everyone to get here early. That way, if someone is a few minutes late, they won't miss the bus." Garroth told me.

    "That's a good idea!"

    We talked for a while before everyone arrived. Everyone from the sleepover was here! And three more people I didn't know were here too.

    "Hello, my name is Cadenza. I'm Laurence's sister." A red haired girl introduced herself to me.

    "Hi I'm Eli."

    The other person was Zane! It was 10:40. I had time. I ran as fast as I could home. When I got home, it was 10:42. I ran back with Zane's book.

    "Eli! You scared me! I thought you left for good!" Aphmau told me.

    "Nope, I just had to grab something."

    When the bus stopped, we all got on. Garroth said he paid for us all. I sat down next to Zane.
   
    He glared at me.

    "Zane, this fell out of Garroth's bag at the sleepover. I've been looking for you all week."

    I handed him his sketchbook. He snatched it from my hand.

    "Did you look through it?" he asked me.
   
    "Yeah, but don't be embarrassed about liking My Little Horsies. I'm not going to judge you. Also, your drawings are really good!"

    Zane stared at me.

    "Do you collect My Little Horsies figures?" I asked him.

    He looked at me, trying to decide whether to trust me or not. Then he nodded. I smiled.

    "Good! Can...can you come over to my place tomorrow to look through my old figures? My mom keeps telling me to throw them away, but I don't want them to go to waste. I think some of them are valuable. One time, she tried to sneak into my room to throw them away herself."

    Zane looked furious.

    "How could someone just throw them away?!" he yelled.

    "So is that a yes?" I asked him.

    He nodded.

    "Cool! I used to love My Little Horsies, but Mom took the TV, and put it in her room. So I have no chance of ever watching it again."

    Zane looked at me.

    "If you want to, we could watch it at my place." he mumbled.

    "Really?!"

    "Yeah. As long as you don't tell anyone."

    I smiled.

    "Awesome!"

    We talked about My Little Horsies all the way to the beach.