Six Girls, Five Guys, One Summer (One Direction)

Chapter 21: Ana Writes a Poem

A/N Hey everyone! So, an early update! (By about two hours, it's about 10:30 PM where I am now) I wrote this one all through the extra time I had during the state test, so this one is pretty well thought out in my opinion. I hope you all like it! Enjoy!

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Ana’s POV

Our day at the mall had been quite entertaining and fun. The boys actually did end up taking pictures next to their larger-than –life posters on the wall of the 1D store. Harry decided to have a little bit of fun and did the cupcake pose next to his picture. I couldn’t help but giggle as I took the picture, and the girls also laughed along. Some other fans who were inside the store laughed a bit at Harry, but they didn’t figure out that it was actually him, or any of the other boys.

Later on, we met up with Simone and Josh. We rode a few rides at Nickelodeon Universe as well, including the Ferris Wheel and the Fairly Odd Coaster. Knowing Harry had a fear of rollercoasters, I didn’t force him to ride it, but he chose to ride it anyway. He ended up screaming and holding onto my hand tightly, which I didn’t mind at all. The second part, I mean.

After that adventure, we had lunch at Johnny Rocket’s and got dessert at Cupcake, which was obviously a cupcake for each of us. All in all, we had a good day together. And, Simone taped the whole time that we were with her on the video camera! We now have that to remember it, even though I think I’ll remember all of this easily.

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The next morning, when I woke up, I had a huge smile on my face. I had dreamed about yesterday the night before. I couldn’t help it. It had been so much fun!

I stretched out a bit and threw on my Captain America t-shirt and jeans, also putting on my slippers. I grabbed my notebook from my desk and ran down the stairs, sliding into the kitchen in my slippers. “Morning, Mom,” I greeted her, smiling. I grabbed a food scoop and filled it for my kitten, Shadow, before dumping it into the food bowl. Shadow ran at the food bowl and began eating as I turned to Mom.

“Good morning, Anastasia,” she responded.

I cringed at the use of my full name. “Mom, just call me Ana. Everyone does,” I reminded her.

“Anastasia is much more formal,” Mom chided. “Wouldn’t you prefer to be a more formal lawyer when you grow up?”

“That’s the problem,” I mumbled under my breath.

“What was that?” Mom asked me.

“Nothing, Mom, nothing at all. Where’s Dad?” I inquired, changing the subject.

“He’s sleeping. He took the night shift at the plant last night, so he’s really tired,” Mom said. “While you’re studying, don’t bother him, okay?”

I stared at her. “Wait, what?” I asked.

“You have to study. You’ve lost focus on your work this summer thanks to hanging out with the girls and with those boys-,” she began, but I cut her off.

“You mean my friends.”

“Yes, Anastasia, your friends are distracting you. You need to focus now. This fall you’re going to be a senior in high school, and then the year after that, you’re off to law school!” Mom sat down at the kitchen table while I did as well. “Sweetheart, all I want is what is best for you, and your friends are holding you back.”

I just stared at her. I knew I should still be studying, since I was planning on going to college after all. But that didn’t mean that I couldn’t hang out with my friends and boyfriend! That wasn’t fair at all! “No, they’re not. They’re all supportive of the fact that I know what I want to be. And that’s not being a lawyer,” I told her.