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Chapter Twenty (100k... we're about to get messy) Dedicated to my fav Nika editor on tt @d4rkfilm
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Ariana absolutely hated waking up at five in the morning to catch a flight. It was her least favourite part of being on the travel team so far. The past week had gone by quicker than the last, and with the amount of work she seemed to have dove headfirst into, she was beyond drained. To say she passed out cold the moment she took a seat on the bus would not be an exaggeration. Hair claw-clipped lousily and sporting one of Paige's many Uconn hoodies, it was obvious she left her room in a rush.
Being the wonderful roommate she was, Azzi handled the doctor's bags, sitting beside her for the short trip to the airport.
Sitting a few rows back Nika and Aaliyah, the Canadian was busy unwrapping a breakfast burrito she had nabbed from the cafeteria. The Croatian fiddled with the protein bar Geno was passing out when they got on. It had been four days since she had last spoken to Ariana, the woman had completely vanished into a forest of paperwork and kinesiology textbooks.
"Yo, wanna bite?" Aaliyah asked through a mouthful, she held the bitten burrito up.
Nika shook her head, "Nah. I'll probably cop some A&W at the airport." She paused, the only sound engulfing them the aggressive crinkle of Aaliyah's burrito. "Hey, Li, I got a question."
"Mmh, yeah? What's good?"
Nika paused, finding the words popping in her head. "Do you think Ariana's gonna... I don't know, pretend we didn't have anything goin' on when she sees Kate?"
Aaliyah shrugged, "Well—from what I know anyways, I don't think they were ever official. Ariana... I've known Mickey a while and Kate isn't exactly her type. Okay, she don't know this, but she's more drawn towards a... certain energy. I mean, Kate's sweet and all, but I don't think she's exactly Mickey's kinda gal, y'know."
"That wasn't clear at all."
"What I'm saying is, Ariana's lying to herself about liking Kate Martin. She might have a friend crush on the woman, sure, but there's not a chance in hell she's actually into her." Aaliyah waved her hands around as if she was a professor giving a lecture, "But Paige is a diehard MartDonnell fan and she was a hundo percent sure ya'll weren't brushing bits, y'know. That woman is just... she's on a whole 'nother plane of existence, I don't know if she's like lying to herself about the hardcore tension between you and Mickey or if she actually is just that stupid. I haven't told her she lost the bet yet, but meh. This bussin' wrap is on her."
