Happanad

9.

Reece

Josiah was crashing over mine later and I decided to ask Areeba to join for a few hours.

I feel a sense of nostalgia when I remember the time I moved to this area; how I met Areeba, how she used to come over a lot.

Moving here was a hard decision for me; I was wreak for many reasons but meeting Areeba and getting to know made me forget my past life.

That pout she does when she gets annoyed at me and her little outbursts makes me want to be more close to her.

But because I know she considers me as a friend, I never told her about my feelings.I don't want our friendship to get ruined.I don't want awkward silences; I've seen so many friendships get wreaked by relationships, I don't want that.

Few months after I joined Archbishop, I met Laura.She told me that she was interested in me and I thought of her as I close friend so we decided to date.

Areeba found out and she started 'shipping' us; I didnt even know what it meant but her nagging on and on made me justify some sort of definition in my head.It was then I realised I'm nothing to her except for a friend.

To top it all off, Josiah told me that he has feelings for Areeba making her legitimately out of my reach.I can't go after someone who my best friend is interested in.

Josiah, Laura, Areeba and I hang out sometime.The difference this time is that Laura had to babysit her siblings and told us to meet up without her.

In all honesty, she's been distancing me for a while.I don't know what's the matter but I know she'll open up when she's ready.

She always does...

My phone pinged and I looked down to see who the intruder of my thoughts was:

Josiah: Dude I might be running late, keep your gaze down when Areeba arrives.

I smirk at his possessiveness, she isn't even his girlfriend and he's warning me already.

I tap my fingers at the keyboard of my phone and tell him that she's definitely getting laid tonight.

I wait for his aggravated response and get one right away.

Josiah:Well then get ready for a black eye, you fucking piece of shit.

Reece:Wow.Wow, calm down man I'm just whining you up.Getting protective of her already.

Josiah and Areeba are too alike if you ask me but maybe that might be my jealousy speaking.

Josiah:Shut up you know how I think of her.

With that I shut my phone and get snacks ready.Josiah is coming over late and Laura won't come making it just me and her.For a while at least.

I smile at that thought and get Doritos, Pringles and few other things we can junk over and put them on the table near the T.V.

I feel like I'm forgetting something but don't know what it is.

Intruding my thoughts again, I hear a ping; only this time from Areeba.

Areeba:I'm outside, open the door.

I go straight to the door and open it to see the girl I'll get in my dreams, right at front of my eyes.

"So...are you just going to bring the T.V outside or am I going to be invited in?"She questions picking up on the fact that I've kinda been staring at her.