'Wait, you knew me already?' I confronted her. 'This is sick. I'm outta here.' I hastily put my top back on and made my way inside.
She clutched my wrist. 'Please let me explain, Billie.' I was having none of it, though. I gave her a stern look, 'L...
As we left the festival grounds, I ran solely on energy drinks, lugging around my big Rimowa suitcase. Although everyone was friendly, I sensed confusion when they looked at me because I wasn't necessarily blending in with the festival crowd. It didn't bother me, though.
All I wanted was to head to Porto and meet with our new friends. A three-hour bus ride ahead of us would bring us to our destination by noon. During the ride, Billie texted me to schedule the pick-up. Max fell asleep on my shoulders due to his excessive drinking and smoking over the past few days.
Despite feeling tired, I was relatively fit as I hadn't consumed alcohol or anything else at the festival. Surviving the chaos sober had been challenging enough.
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Just that little conversation with Billie did something to me. I tried to do a quick glam session, even with Max still asleep on my shoulder. I applied toner and moisturizer, plucked my eyebrows, and brushed my hair to look more presentable. Max woke up, complimented the scent of the face cream, rubbed his face against my arm, hugged my waist tightly, and dozed off again.
I then had a random daydream about Billie. My body jolted when I returned to reality, waking Max and causing him to sit back up.
I packed all my belongings as our stop, Porto estação, approached. I cracked my neck and my chuckles as we finally got off the bus, which relieved me. Max took charge of our luggage, and we made our way to the parking lot. I quickly assessed my appearance in the reflection of a glass window, making a few adjustments to my fringe.
"You look good, don't worry," Max complimented.
"Thanks," I replied. Billie told me they'd be waiting for us in a parked van around here, so let's go find them."
The parking lot was small, making it easy to spot the white van they were in. I already saw Ricky sitting in the front, waving and pulling funny faces at us. Max was immediately hyped when he saw him and jumped around like a child.
I couldn't wrap my mind around where he got all his energy.
Max loaded our luggage into the packed trunk, and I saw Billie when the sliding door opened. A warm fuzzy feeling seeped through my body as I saw her smile at me with her beautiful eyes. She playfully elevator-eyed me, pouting her lips. Fuck.
I greeted everyone and hopped into the back of the van, this time sitting right behind her. Her perfume wafted towards me, and I recognized it as Eilish Nr. 2-the same perfume I had been using for the past year. I decided to stop using it for this trip; otherwise, she would instantly know I was a fan.
We began catching up, and the Americans told us about our past two days. They shared their experiences at the reservoir, recounting sightings of various animals and an exciting quad tour.
