Three weeks had passed since Nicholas and I last met in person, but we kept in touch through FaceTime calls at night. Our bond had grown stronger, and I felt safe and comfortable talking to him. He was gentle and kind, though sometimes a bit of a tease and very annoying. If I'm being honest, I had a crush on him, but it wasn't anything serious.
This morning, I woke up and was enjoying my coffee when I got a notification on my phone. It was Nicholas. I smiled and opened the messages.
*Nicholas* ☺️ *Hey Blue*
*Hey Nicholas*
*How are you?*
*Great*
*Aren't you going to ask how I am? 😔*
*Okay, okay, sorry. How are you doing?*
*No, I'm hurt*
😂😂
*And you're laughing, wow Blue, wow*
*What, you can't blame me*
*Anyways, you have to make it up to me now*
*How?*
*I'm going to the arcade with Nathan. You HAVE to come too.*
*Fine, but I'm bringing Aria.*
*I'll pick you up at 7 PM, Blue.*
*Okay, see you.*
*You too, Blue.*
I closed my phone and smiled, even though I was kind of annoyed. I decided to call Aria to tell her. If she said no, I'd just have to force her.
I called her, and she picked up.
"Hey, Aria," I said.
"Hey, girl," she replied.
"Can you come to the arcade with me? Nicholas asked me to go, but he'll bring a friend," I said.
"A friend? Is he hot?" she asked.
"Maybe, I don't know," I said.
"Fine, I'll come," she agreed.
"Come to mine to get ready. He'll pick us up," I said.
"Okay, okay," she said.
"See you," I said.
"You too," she replied.
I ended the call.
**Time Skip** (Current time: 4:30 PM)
Aria finally arrived, and we went up to my bedroom where she promptly stole my clothes. She wore loose jeans with a tube top, and we both did our makeup.
"Do you like Nicholas?" she asked straightforwardly.
"No," I said.
"Liar," she retorted.
"I'm not lying," I insisted.
"You're a big fat liar. You don't know how to lie," she said, rolling her eyes.
"Yes, I like him a little bit," I admitted. She started giggling.
"Bro, why are you giggling?" I asked.
She started laughing like crazy, and I couldn't help but join in.
After our laughing session, we finally finished getting ready. It was 6:50 PM. I wore a black shirt with jeans and a leather jacket.
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After a couple of minutes, Nicholas arrived and rang the doorbell. His friend Nathan was next to him. I opened the door.
"Hey, Nicholas," I said, smiling.
"Hey, Blue. This is Nathan," he said, smiling back.
"Hi, Nathan. I'm Blare," I said.
"Hey, Blare. I'm Nathan," he replied.
"I'll call Aria and be right back," I said and went to bring Aria.
"Guys, this is Aria. Aria, this is Nicholas and Nathan," I introduced them.
"Hey," Aria said.
"Hi," Nicholas and Nathan said in unison.
"Let's go," Nicholas said as he and Nathan walked to the car.
