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CHAPTER 18

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CHAPTER 18

The next morning, Ava woke up with last night's memories still in her mind. The date, the restaurant, the phone call, the way he looked at her....it's all still fresh and vivid in her mind. She feels herself smiling just thinking about it all. But there's more - a feeling of happiness and fulfillment that she hasn't felt in a long time. No matter what happens between her and Brett, at least she knows she had one night with him that was perfect and that she'll never forget.

Despite his reassurances that the answer he had given was nothing important, Ava couldn't shake off the feeling that there was something more to it. She knew him well enough to know that he wasn't one to hold things back, so this out-of-character behavior was unusual and puzzling. She wanted to know what was really on his mind, but she couldn't force him to tell her if he wasn't ready. All she could do was wait patiently for the moment he felt comfortable enough to open up to her.

Ava passed the time by doing things she enjoyed, like reading or watching movies. She didn't see Brett until it got to the time they had that day's event but the waiting made her a little nervous. She knew that she shouldn't overthink things like this, but she couldn't help but wonder what he would say when he saw her again. Would he continue their conversation from last night like nothing had happened? Would he act like it was no big deal? She couldn't help but overthink it and she didn't want to screw up this friendship with him.

She heard a knock on the door so she went to answer it, it was Brett. 

“Hey” he said when he saw her. 

“Hey” she responded. 

“Are you ready?” He asked.

“Yeah” she walked out with her purse and locked her door. 

“Do you know what's today's event?” He asked as they walked in the hallways together. 

“No, I didn't listen that far” she gave a small laugh.

“Me too” he laughed a bit too. “ I guess we just have to get there to find out,” he said.

“Yeah”.

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They arrived at the hall a bit late. People were seated in a circle on chairs and there was music playing in the hall.  “Okay everyone! Welcome again to day 3 of Payton's amazing birthday party!!” People cheered. 

" Let's all vote who we want to participate in today's game as we already know that we're too many to participate " The crowd started pointing their fingers in different directions while shouting out names. “ Let's keep it organized, we have cards for everyone to write down the name of who they want to play and place in this box. After that the first 10 names with the most votes will play the game” 

A box was quickly passed around the room and everyone wrote down a name. Some people had written down multiple names and some had even voted for themselves. Everyone was excited to see who would play the game, and it didn't take long for the votes to be counted.

“Okay, the top 10 names with the most votes are..." The host of the game started counting the votes. 

"First up are Payton and Dave, who got chosen by the crowd."

The crowd cheered as Payton and Dave were the first players to take their seats. 

“Next up we have Ava and Brett. Come and have your seats please," the host called out and the crowd yelled. Brett stood up and looked at Ava then stretched out his hand. Ava was surprised by this but she had no time to think about it as the host kept calling more people. As she was walking to her seat hand in hand with Brett she heard a bunch of girls talking of how they hoped someone dared Brett to take off his shirt. She rolled her eyes.