Chipless

Chapter 21- Phoenix and Ember

Lily and I walk back to the cabin in anything but silence. Talking to each other about God knows what. Times like this remind me why Lily is my best friend, we get lost in conversation (or at least that's how she says it.).

A good five feet away from the cabin I could hear everyone laughing. I instinctively feel for my phone in one of my pockets but I find nothing, son of a bitch.

"Ok, either they're scrolling through your camera roll or Jared did something retarded." Lily states.

"Should I be scared to find out?" I ask, sighing.

"Yes."

I shrug, reaching for the doorknob, "Ok then." I open the door and without anyone noticing, Lily and I creep up behind them and scare everyone shitless.

"What the hell?!" Tessa exclaims.

"What where you doing with my phone?" I question.

Some of the color drains from Tessa's face and she laughs a little, "We don't have your phone, it probably in your back pocket."

"I'm wearing skinny jeans that are hugging me so tight I might just pop," I state, twirling around to show her, "don't you think I'd be able to feel my phone?"

"Ok, ok, we have your phone!" She groans, rolling her eyes, "And you don't need to show us that your ass is perfect we already know, your jeans fit your twig of a body quite well."

Tessa reluctantly hands me my phone and I clean the screen off with my shirt. "Thank you," I say, checking my reflection in my phones camera, "and how dare you call me a twig."

"Anthony you're a twig." Ze cuts in.

"You make actual twigs look obese." Gavin mumbles, blowing his hair out of his face.

I hear Lily snicker while looking at her phone screen and then music starts to play. She turns it up and starts singing along then everyone else joins in. The song?

Talking Body by Tove Lo.

"You guys are the worst!" I pout, throwing my hands in the air. I fall face first into the bed (which is rock hard by the way) and try to ignore my annoying friends.

"Ze! Go redeem yourself or you're never gonna get in his pants!" Jared laughs.

"Can you go five minutes without making a sex joke?" Ze groans.

"Yes but I choose not to." Jared says flatly.

"Fine, what do want me to do?" He asks.

"I don't know! Be a bit of a kiss ass." Jared suggests.

Ze groans once more, "Anthony I love you and you're cuter than a basket of kittens yet incredibly sexy at the same time please don't hate me."

I roll over on my back and glance at him, "And?" I hint.

"And you're not a complete twig."

I lay there for just a moment then finally get up. "Ok you can shut up now," I say, walking towards Ze and wrapping my arms around his waist, "nobody likes a kiss ass."

Jared walks over to Ze and lays a hand on his shoulder. "You're welcome."

"Jared your advice sucked." Ze says, giving Jared the death glare. Then he looks back at me and slips my phone out of my pocket.

"Give it back!" I laugh.

"Come on! We where in the middle of watching something." He whines, typing in my passcode and getting it right first try.