𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 - Book 1

~Chapter 31~

                                                                                           Leonor

     The flower field had been everything. My night had truly been magical, thanks to Gavi. It was the next morning, and I was rolling around restlessly in bed. We only had two more full days in Switzerland, and I was already missing it. It was beautiful; I would travel here again, maybe even with my family.

     I sat up, rubbing my eyes and combing my fingers through my messy hair. Today, we were all going on a guided hiking tour up a mountain. Not my ideal activity, but I was doing it for my friends.

     Chloe was sitting in my armchair, scrolling through Instagram. She sighed, setting it down on the counter and looking at me eagerly.

     "Can you get up soon so we can get ready together?" She whined. She had showed up at my door early this morning, curious about my night with Gavi. Everyone was in on it but me.

     "Fine," I grumbled, rolling onto the floor and standing to my feet.

     We both made our way into my bathroom, proceeding to get ready. I combed my hair and Chloe braided hers tightly. I slipped on a plain black shirt and leggings, while Chloe slid into a fluffy jacket and a pair of jeans. We both applied some light makeup and lipgloss before leaving the room. I grabbed my keys, my purse and my phone before locking the door behind me. Gio met us in the hallway near the elevator.

     "How was your date, Leonor?" Gio asked jokingly. I shoved him as we entered the elevator.

     "It wasn't a date, and it was alright," I retorted.

     We made our way into the lobby to wait for the others. A small group of kids trailed a mother and a father as they made their way to the front desk. An older man was reading a newspaper in an armchair.

     Hannah and Elena joined us soon, wearing matching white snowsuits. They always matched each other; it was adorable. I tugged my jacket tighter around my shoulders.

     "Where's Gavi?" Chloe asked me. I just shrugged. I had been wondering that myself.

     As if on command, he came strolling out of the elevator, wearing a black jacket and a pair of sweats. He looked good.

     "All ready to go? We're meeting the tour guide there," Gio said, leading us into the parking lot. He hopped into the drivers seat, and we all piled inside. I sat next to Gavi and Chloe in the back. He squeezed my hand when I sat down next to him.

     We pulled out of the parking lot, and Gio began to map the way to the destination. It was half an hour away, so I settled back into the seat and closed my eyes.

     We arrived right on time to the mountain. Sure enough, a young man with curly brown hair was waiting hear a tour van near the entrance. He smiled at us brightly as we emerged into the sunlight.

     "Hello, welcome to your tour! My name is Angelo, and I will be your tour guide on this lovely day," he smiled, giving us each a firm handshake. 

     "Hello Angelo, I'm Chloe, and this is Gio, Pablo, Leonor, Hannah and Elena," Chloe said, introducing us all in turn.

     Angelo guided us to the mountain entrance and helped us to the start. Other people were hiking upwards as well.

     "Here you go. Take your time, I'll be right behind you the entire way," he said, bringing up the rear. Gavi and I went first, with Hannah and Elena right behind us. Chloe and Gio talked with Angelo as we climbed.

     Snow coated the ground. It looked angelic, beautiful.

     It wasn't a terribly strenuous hike; I could keep a good pace with Gavi as we led the group. We passed several groups climbing as well.

     We reached the top of the mountain in no time. The view was breathtaking. Ropes blocked off the unsafe areas, and people were taking pictures in the snow. Kids were making snow angels and throwing snowballs.

     "Wow," Elena breathed, snapping a few photos.

     I rushed to the edge to take a peek. The drop-off was scary; hundreds of feet down below us. It made my stomach do a few flips before I stepped backwards.

     "Can we take a picture?" Chloe asked, leaning forward with her camera. We all crowded around her, and Angelo took our picture. I smiled widely, leaving in closer to Gavi.

     As we all dispersed to take pictures ourselves, I felt something hit me, hard, in the back of the head.

     A snowball. Whoever had thrown it at me was in for it. I spun around, picking up a pile of snow as I did so.

     I froze in my tracks as I saw who had thrown it.

     None other than Pablo Gavi himself.

     "I hate you!" I wailed, slamming the snowball towards him. It hit him right in the side of the head, but he winced in pain, picking up his own snowball to attack me back. We went on fighting, and eventually the others joined in. Gio tackled Chloe to the ground, and she rolled around, giggling. Hannah and Elena teamed up on Gavi, and we all pelted him with snow.

     Angelo stood by, watching it all unfold. I felt like a little kid again, having snowball fights with my friends. I sailed one past Gavi's ear, and it whizzed into the snow with a crack.

     "You missed," he pointed out, and I shoved him, falling down on top of him. He just laughed, holding me there for a moment before proceeding to shove me off.

     We all stood to our feet, dusting off our pants before following Angelo back down the mountain. I snapped a dew more pictures before scurrying away.

     Even though I wasn't a huge fan of hiking, I had enjoyed the day. By the time we reached the bottom, it was early afternoon. The day had flown by, really.

     We all heaved into the van, and this time I sat alone with Gavi in the back. Gio joined Angelo in the front, while the girls piled in together in the middle. Chloe shot me a knowing look over the back of the seat as we took off.

     We sped down the streets and back towards the lodge. The drive seemed to go by in a flash. Before I knew it, we were waving goodbye to Angelo and making our way inside.

     "We'll see you all downstairs for dinner, then," Gio said, and we all nodded in agreement. It was only 1 PM; we had some time to relax.

     After we all spilt our separate ways in the elevator, me and Gavi made our way down the hall to our respective rooms. We only had one more full day here; we needed to make it count.

     I was unlocking my door when I heard Gavi clear his throat behind me.

     I turned around to face him quickly.

     "Today was really fun, Leonor," he murmured, leaning against his doorframe.

     I nodded in reply, staring at him. Without thinking, I stepped a little closer and gave him a small kiss on the cheek. He held me there for a while, massaging my hair. 

     I pulled away to stare at him, giving his hand a small squeeze before retreating to my bedroom for the afternoon.

     Maybe I had started to forgive him after all.

They're starting to make up guyssssss

It's gonna get good soon