If you forget | Zariel/Meston

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*(Flashback to the 9 months after Zach and Ariel met, basically curtesy of Mothers_Rosario bc she gave me this lit idea;)) oh and also this chapter is either going to be relatively short or hella long because I've got my writers block back and I hate life Bc the whole Orlando night club thing and Christina Grimmie rest in peace omg cri but yeah. And if you didn't already know, all of my flashbacks are in italics, so that's why the entire chapter is in italics. AlsO SORRY ABOUT THE HELLA LONG AUTHORS NOTES aLL THE TIME BUT THIS BOOK WENT UP OVER 100 READS IN ONE NIGHT I LOVE YOU GUYS DHVJEJ)*

Nearly a month after the meet and greet and party with Ari, we decided we needed a sleepover.

She texted me at about 8:30, so kind of late but still early enough to hang out.

Ari😋-hey girl! We needa hang right now, it's literally been like a month and we need a collab.

Me- omg yesssss:) your house or mine?

Ari😋- we can do it at my place, since I know you lost your camera. Oh, and I also figured we'd be loud enough to wake up Jacob. Or keep him up since he usually hangs around in your room with us for forever.

Me- trueeee. I'll be right over and I'll bring my notebook with the video ideas!!

I closed my phone and tossed it into my bed, then began to gather my things for Ari's.

I grabbed my duffel bag from pink and began to fill it with clothes, then put in my glasses case and contacts, then solution. Then I put in the notebook, making sure not to forget it, like I did last time. I threw in my charger and Bluetooth speaker, then zipped the bag and stood, slipping on my flip flops beside my night stand and turning off the light in the room. I opened the door and headed downstairs to ask my mom to give me a lift to Ari's.

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After my mom drove me to Ari's, I thanked her for the ride, then got out and shut the door to the car. It was about 11 now. I traveled up the walk to Ari's and just as I was about to ring the doorbell, she came running up to the door, flung it open, and pulled me vigorously inside.

"Ari!!" I squealed, and hugged her super tight.

"Ariel! I missed you! Let's go upstairs, we gotta talk," she said, pulling me by the wrist to the stairs, practically sprinting. She bolted up the stairs while she was still firmly attached to my arm, so I had no choice but to follow just as fast, and we rushed into her upstairs hallway until we reached her room.

We stopped right in front of her door, which she opened and pushed me in, before slipping in herself. She jumped onto her bed and sat criss-cross applesauce immediately, and patted the section of the white comforter right next to her.

I laughed and rolled my eyes, but obeyed, dropped my bag on the floor, and flopped onto the bed with her.

"So," she started of subtly. She took a giant breath in. "How's you and Zach? I could tell you liked him and when Edwin pulled you out in the hallway to tell you he could tell you did I wished I would've done that sooner because I just know you so well and you know me too so you know I never go with my gut and–"

"Ari!" I cut her off. "Do you wanna know or not?" Her eyes widened, and she looked at me the same way you'd have seen her 7 years ago, like a little girl in a candy store.

"Yyyyyeessss!" She said anxiously.

"Okayyyyyyyyy, weeeellllllllllllllllllllll," I stretched, trying to go as slow as possible to annoy her.