Bastiana has a loving family, two amazing best friends, and a secret.
Over summer vacation, Bastiana and her besties do their best to focus on their bucket list in order to distract them from all the secrets they're keeping from one another. When a...
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One day.
Tiana comes home in one more day. Technically, she comes home today, but the drive is so long that she won't be home until nearly midnight, so I still have to wait all day to see her again.
As I fully wake up and stretch, a smile spreads across my face. Tiana is coming home tonight. The wait is nearly over and our trio will be whole again. I pick up my phone and immediately type out a message to Ry.
8:37am Ash: Our girl is coming home today, Ry.
I don't expect a response for a few hours, it's early on a Saturday morning, and it's summer. Ry could sleep all day if we let him. Since we don't have summer workouts on the weekend, it's unlikely he'll be up before noon, especially since Tiana is still out of town.
I stand up and stretch my arms over my head with a groan. Every muscle in my body aches from working out my frustration in the gym over the last 27 days. Today, with Tiana coming home, I decide to give my body a break and skip the extra workouts. Before I can move to start getting ready for the day, my phone dings with a new message.
8:40am Ry: I know. I could hardly sleep last night.
8:41am Ash: I'm surprised you're awake right now. Didn't expect a response for a while.
8:41am Ry: Like I said - I couldn't sleep. I've been up for an hour.
8:42am Ry: Wanna come wake n bake?
8:42am Ash: Wake n bake? That's new for you.
8:42am Ash: Everything okay, Ry?
8:43am Ry: I'm just anxious about Tiana coming back.
8:43am Ry: I can't wait to see her, but I'm nervous something's changed.
8:44am Ash: Why?
8:44am Ry: Because she didn't want us to come pick her up today. She's riding back alone with her mom.
8:45am Ash: Ry. She explained that. It's the same reason they drove out there together. She just wants a little mother/daughter time. Her mom works crazy hours, you know this.
8:45am Ash: Everything is fine. She's still the same Tiana. Our Tiana.
Just then, the group chat message thread dings with a new message and I laugh softly at the timing before I open it.
~ Only The Best ~
8:46am Tiana: It's return day, Bitches!!!
8:46am Tiana: Who's ready to see their best friend???
Before I respond in the group thread, I open my thread with Ry again.
