Anything Can Happen

Chapter 2

It's the next morning and i feel well rested, The first thing i did was look over at my phone and saw that i had Multiple missed calls from Gemma, Like girl it was 9 am and i drove all day yesterday, Please chill out, But i still call her anyways

"so you're not dead" she says to me

"Of course i'm not, you can see my location and you know i made it here" i mutter back

"Excuse me for being excited to see you"

"I'm excited to see you too Gem, but girl i was tired"

"well get untired, Fisher and i are ready to go out on the boat"

i then just hang up my phone, these lake people are absolutely insane it is way to early to get on a boat.

i look down at my phone and in big text i see the words "hurry up bitch"

you know what for that i'm going to take even longer to get ready

i stumble over to my dresser and i get out my black high waisted bikini and put it on, i catch a reflection of myself in the mirror and i immediately throw a title fight t shirt and some black high waisted shorts over my swimsuit. i brush my bangs down in the mirror and throw my long hair into a bun on the top of my head. i look fine i muster to myself as i catch a final glimpse of myself in the mirror. i head down the stairs and i already hear Gemmas voice filling the house.

"so what are you crazy girls going to do today?" i hear my dad say to Gemma

"fisher is going to take us out on his dads boat, I packed up snacks and drinks in the cooler and I think it's going to be a good first day here in grove" Gemma says then giggles lightly
"I just hope you girls have a good time" he says back
As I walk down the end of the stairs I see Gemma and my dad just sitting at the kitchen island, both of them with mugs in their hands and Gemma looks beautiful today, her long curly hair is clipped half up in a claw clip and she is wearing a cute white mesh coverup with a yellow swimsuit on underneath, this girl could seriously be a model if she wanted too.
"Hey sleepy head you ready to go?" She says the smiles at me.
"Gem, it's day one, and it's hardly past 9, do you have any chill"
"You know I don't have any chill" she says back and giggles
She walks towards me and puts her long arms around me and pulls me closer
I can smell her vanilla scented body lotion and it almost made me tear up just by how much I've missed this scent.
Gemma is the only person that has really truly understood me; she is my home.
We then pull away from each other and I take a glimpse at my dad, his face is just blank as he is staring off into his coffee cup.
"I hope you girls have fun" he says
"We will dad" I say back to him and smile

We head outside and get into Gemma's sage green Jeep, her vanilla scented air fresher hits me as soon as I close my door.
"So cousin, anything new" she says to me as her key hits the ignition
"Nothing really, we have been staying with my moms boyfriends mom in Fayetteville and it's been okay I guess" I say as I'm looking out the window. The town looks almost just the same as I left it, the downtown area looks updated and there is a dispensary on every corner, but it's still same old grove.
"Oh what happened to the apartment you guys had in Jane?"
"We got evicted, but I think that's what Mona wanted so she could have an excuse to move in with Joey"
"Oh dang; do you like Joey?"
"I don't, he is a Fucking loser, and I had to finish up my senior year around no one I knew, it was bullshit" I mutter back to her
"You should've just came and stayed with your dad"
"My dad can only handle me for three months of the year, my moms words"
"Your mom is full of shit Char"
"Let's just drop it; you know this never goes good for us"
"Yeah, only because you don't want to accept the truth around you" Gemma spats back at me.
"What did I say Gem?? What did I say" I shout back to her
"You're right, you're right let's drop it, we are almost to the boat ramp, we are going to have a good day, I promise."
I nod my head in agreement
We both just sat there in silence as Gemma is driving down the road, she is always in a fantasy land, seeing everything for better than it really is.
She finally broke the silence
"Fisher is looking really cute since last year"
"Oh god not this again"I say and smirk
"Yeah well he is, and he is excited to see you" Gemma says then smiles back
Fisher has been Gemma's best friend for as long as I can remember
He is the town good boy, always going out of his way for everyone. His parents come from big money, like fuck you kind of money but fisher has always stayed humble. He is the kind of guy any man would want his daughter to end up with. He was captain of the basketball team, lead saxophone player in jazz band and also was valedictorian of his class. He is tall and skinny and has soft brown hair that he wears pretty short. He is good looking in an boy next door type of way but definitely not my type. Everyone always thought him and Gemma would end up together since they have been attached at the hip their whole life, but Gemma won't stop trying to hook me up with him.