Life With Friends

The End

•••••Avalon•••••

I had just put Blakely to sleep when the notice came. At least I'm with my wonderful boyfriend for two weeks and not... actually I can't think of anyone.

I think I could make Blakely a nice dinner for him to wake up to. I decided a special homemade chicken noodle soup. Like the kind from a can. You know what, that can wait for later I think to myself. Ugh, I'm craving to snuggle him, but he'll hate it if I get sick too.

I decide to go watch TV on the couch instead. I turn something on and grab my phone. I scroll through Instagram and see that most people are posting about who they're snowed in with, that they're stuck on the road or they're snowed in alone. I pity the people in the cars. I start to play Crossy Road and decide that's enough. I curl up with some blankets and fall asleep.

•••••Raquel•••••

Noah
So, who'd you get snowed in with?
N
What's his face, Jake or something?

R
It's Jackson fyi. And no I'm not snowed in with him. You didn't even let me explain my situation!

N
Explaining wasn't needed. You were cheating on me.

R
Ugh! Jackson is my little sister's bf! Our parents work a lot, so I was practically raising her and myself. I had to make sure she was appropriate with her bf. She's with them in Florida.
R
Bet you feel so bad right now, jerk.

N
Yeah, I do. I'm sorry. I should have listened. Can you forgive me?
N
Please?

R
How do I know in the future that you won't think I'm not faithful? How can I be sure that in the long run you'll always believe me?

*No Response*

R
That's what I thought.

N
Well, then I guess good bye.

R
Bye.

I felt something wet roll down my cheek. Oh who am I kidding? I'm full on bawling into my pillow. I just kept crying and crying. I heard the door open but I don't really care. I heard someone rush over to me. I'm guessing Emmett. He touched my shoulder and I looked up, my eyes big and full of tears.

What's wrong? He signed to me (I do know other signs than the alphabet).

I gave him my phone to look at and started crying into my pillow again. He set the phone down and hugged me. I cried on his shoulder and got it soaking wet.

Thank you I signed to him putting my hand on my chin and pulling it down, like a drawbridge.

Your welcome he signed back with a smile.

"I'm sorry for getting your shirt all wet" I say making the signs I know while talking.

He grabbed my hands and did a sign with them. Then he pulled his hand away and signed the letters W-E-T.

"Wet.. Wet... Oh! This is the sign for wet. Okay, got it" I say in realization, making the sign again. He nods in approval.

I'm now looking into his eyes. He has beautiful, big, blue eyes. He's staring back into my brown orbs. He slowly leans in, as do I. He goes in for it, knowing I was leaning in too. His lips smash against mine and he gently placed his hand on my cheek, cupping my face. I put my hands in his hair. He slowly pulls away. We look into each other's eyes again.

Do you really want to do this? You just broke up with him he signs, worry in his eyes.

"I'm sure" I say, nodding and signing.

He pecks me on the lips one more time and signed Raquel, will you be my girlfriend?

"Let's do this thing" I say smiling.

•••••Joy•••••

Oh joy (pun intended). I got snowed in with Elizabeth. And my phones dead. And the electricity is out. Well, one could say I'm at my best point in life.

I'm currently at Elizabeth's house (as I will be for the next 2 weeks). I came by to drop her clothes off that she left at my house after she stayed over the other night. A few minutes after I came inside, it's started to snow. I stayed and chatted, getting snowed in. Well, what can I say... joy.

•••••Raquel•••••

I grabbed my phone to see who was snowed in with who and what not. Besides a few posts, most of them were updates on the snow in. I made a mental list of who was with who.

Houston - Jacob
Brandon - Anika
Blakely - Avalon
Raquel - Emmett (Obviously)
Elizabeth - Joy
Zoe
Grace - A girl named Skai?

Hmmm... I wonder who Skai is. Oh well.

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Well I sure bet more Netflix is being watched than ever, because that's about all we've (and I'm pretty sure everyone else) has been doing the last week. Emmett and I might have been naughty within the week too...

•••••Avalon•••••

Over the week, Blakely got better. My "special" soup definitely helped him. We've been constantly snuggling, eating, and just getting to know each other more. He used to be a babysitter for kids in his neighborhood in middle school. He said that if any of his friends ever saw him, he would have died.

"Hey baby?" I hear him call out to me.

"Yes?" I reply.

"Where's the cereal?" He asks from the kitchen. I get up from my incredibly comfy seat, to go to the kitchen.

"Where on God's green Earth do you think?" I ask, seeing him looking in the refrigerator.

"Not here?" He asks.

"Ding, ding, ding" I say with sarcasm coating my voice. "Blakely, honey. How many times do I have to show you until you remember?" I ask.

"I don't know" he says with a why-would-I-know-that look.

"Just keep looking, just keep looking" I sing to the tune of Just Keep Swimming, from Finding Nemo.

"What if I don't want to" he whines.

"Well, you don't always get what you want" I sing again.

"Okay that's getting annoying" he says.

"You're annoying!" I say walking back to my warm, now cold, spot.

•••••Anika•••••

"I love you too" I reply back to Brandon. I smashed my lips onto his and we kissed. The kiss soon became more passionate, and well, you know what happens after that.

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I wave to Avalon and walk over to her.

"Hey! How was your snow in?" She asks me.

"Oh great. Brandon and I "took it to the next level", if you know what I mean" she saying winking flirtatiously at me.

"Oh. Haha. I get what you mean" I say, returning the wink.

"So, what about your snow in?" She asks.

"Let me just say, I'm pretty sure everyone got it on the past 2 weeks" I say raising my eyebrows.

"That could be possible" she says raising her eyebrows.

•••••Brandon•••••

"NO! WHY DO YOU HAVE TO DO THIS TO ME MOM? I WAS FINALLY GETTING FRIENDS, A SERIOUS RELATIONSHIP, AND REALLY A LIFE! WHY DID YOU HAVE TO DO THIS?" I yell, with my voice cracking at the end. I ran to my room, grabbed my pillow, and cried.