𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗜𝗔

20

Ophelia's POV
(don't be a silent reader<3)

"So where exactly we are going to?" I ask my friends, when we are driving for five minutes in silence.

"There is one such beautiful mountainous place in the following town. That's where we are going" Liliya explains.

I don't get it, but I'll trust what she said.

It's been five minutes since Lili was busy searching for a great song to play, but it seems she has a hard time doing it.

"Just play something by Taylor" I suggest to her.

"Are you a Taylor Swift fan?" Arden turns to me.

"Yes? Why? Do you have something against her music?" I narrow my eyes.

"Me? No" he moves his head away to look outside the window.

I hear a familiar beat coming from car speakers. Lili found something great.

"Style" by Taylor Swift is playing now.

"I'm so curious to know what made you two make peace" Dareen speaks up. His eyes are on the road as he drives.

"Stay curious" Arden mouths.

"You could be more friendly, dude" Dareen chuckles.

"How long we will be driving?" I ask as I look through the window beside me.

"An hour or a little more" Lili answers my question, scrolling down her phone.

"An hour?" I jump out of my seat. Even Arden turns to look at me.

Why would they plan this kind of trip in the middle of the week? Ain't we have homework or projects to do?

Shit. I fucking forgot about my shift at the bookstore today.

Someone, please kill me.

"Why? Do you have other plans for today?" Lili asks as she turns her head slightly to my side.

"I do have. I think you will need to drop me here in the middle of nowhere" I state.

"What?" Lili gets confused.

"Stop joking," Dareen says, switching the car to another line of the road.

"Guys, I'm serious. I just remembered that I have to be somewhere in a few hours" I feel how my palms getting sweaty.

What if my boss is going to fire me? I fucking need this job.

"We are not going to drop you anywhere. We are already in the middle of the road" Lili's voice gets serious which makes me shiver a little.

"Where do you need to be?" Arden asks.

"I have my shift at the job this evening" I believe this going to leave them all shocked.

How can Astor have a job? Why would she need that?

This is probably, what will be running through their minds.

"You have a job?" I hear Lili yelling from the front.

"Is that true what you just said?" Arden's eyes stuck staring at me.

"Yes," I nod.

"Why would you need a job?" Dareen takes a quick look at the front mirror to glance at me.

"Right. Why would I need one" I roll my eyes.

"No, but seriously, what kind of job is that?" my ginger friend turns halfway to me. I hope her seatbelt is working well.