I remember when...

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"Rowan hurry up, Rowan hurry up, Rowan hurry up!" I said as I paced around the living room of my flat as me and Nicole waited for Rowan, it's half 11 and she was supposed to be here at 11, we want to leave soon.
I ran around making sure that I had everything I needed, then I asked Nicole if she did, "Yes, calm your tits."
"My tits are calm." I replied holding my boobs.
She laughed and moved from sitting on the kitchen counter to sitting on the sofa. I sat next to her huffing, "She's gonna make us late, I had a schedule." I stated, Nicole shook her head. I lay my head back as I heard a knock and ran to the door, "Hurry up get in, do you need a pee? You got everything? Chargers? Money? Snacks? Clothes?" I asked gathering everything at the door.
"Yes, I've got everything I need, let's go, sorry I'm late, ran out of petrol."
"It's fine hurry up I wanna leave." I said dragging my 2 suitcases and a shoulder bag through the door, the girls following.
"She excited to see everything." Nicole said to Rowan.
"I can tell." Rowan said struggling to drag her bag back out of the door, Nicole kicking it and helping her.
"Ally ally out," I said as I shut the door of my flat and locked it, turning around to go down the stairs to the lobby.
I lay one suitcase down on the top step and the other on top, now is when I wish this place had an elevator. I walked around my bags to the third step down, grabbed the side of the bottom one and gently tugged until it went down a step, then I continued my walk down doing the same on each step, the other 2 girls just dragged theirs, I struggle. We got to the bottom and I said goodbye to the old woman that lived in the flat opposite me, she had a small dog, they were very quiet but very nice, she was becoming like a family member to me, since she had no one she was happy that I moved in, her name is Fran and her dog is called Andy. I hugged her goodbye for the 2 weeks and patted Andy on the head before continuing out towards my car. "Happy Birthday!" She called after me with a sweet smile.
"Thank you, love." I replied.
We got to my car and managed to squeeze all of our bags into the back, my smaller one had to go in the back seat next to Rowan because it wouldn't fit.
Our drive to London had now began and I had my road trip playlist ready to go, I pressed play and pulled out of the flat block car park.

Half an hour into hour drive to London, from Basingstoke, a small town right in the South East part of England. Rowan started up a conversation, we had literally only been singing along to every single song together on full blast. " I have an announcement..." She said smiling.
I looked at her in my rear view mirror, "what?"
"I'm bi-sexual."
"Really? Awh yay, does your mum know?"
"No, she's not going to."
"Oh, why?" Nicole asked.
"She's weird about this stuff."
"Oh alright, bless." Nicole replied.
"Do you like anyone then?" I asked wiggling my eyebrows.
"Maybe, maybe I've already asked someone." She smiled widely.
"Ooo who?" I asked smirking.
"Her name is Eloise, she's amazing."
"The Eloise, the one I always thought was your best friend?"
"Yeah, I'm so happy."
"Awh good!" I replied smiling and continuing to drive.
Another half an hour past and we were getting close to London now. Suddenly, Girls Talk Boys by 5 Seconds of Summer came on from the playlist.
"WOOO" we all shouted and started head banging to the beat.
"WHEN THE GIRLS, OH WHEN THE GIRLS TALK, WHEN THE GIRLS TALK, OH WHEN THE GIRLS TALK BOYS!" We all shouted/sang in time with the song. We all danced and sang and shouted in time throughout the entire song, laughing every time we head banged and Nicole sat next to me playing air drums and dancing mentally. It was hilarious. Everyone that drove past must have thought we had escaped from a mental hospital, it looked that way.
"Ooooo we're here!" I squealed.
"Woooooo!" Nicole and Rowan replied bouncing in their seats.
We pulled up into the hotel car park and drove up the twisting slope to the top floor of the car park, I looked for the furthest left space, "Why do you do this every time?" Nicole asked.
"Honestly, I don't know, just a habit from the first time I parked in this car. It feels weird to park anywhere else, this way I know where I am." I replied.
I opened the boot of the car and grabbed 2 bags out, Rowan brought round my other bag from the back, I took it off her and passed her one to her, and Nicole got hers, I shut the car and locked it as we made our way to the elevator and went to be lobby of The Claridges Hotel.
"It's stunning!" Rowan said.
"How'd you afford this?!" Nicole asked.
"My mum and dad asked me what I wanted, I showed them this and they said okay, to make it special for my first day as a proper adult."
"Wow, lucky!"
I smiled and walked up to the desk, "Hi, can I help?" A man smiled.
"Yeah, I'm here under Dolley."
"Ellie?" Asked the man.
"Yup." I replied smiling widely. He turned around and got a key out of a small draw in the desk, "Top floor, 2nd room, have a lovely stay!" He smiled.
I took the key and turned to the girls smiling so much my cheeks hurt. They legged it to get to the top floor, the second room was the second largest room in the hotel and I couldn't believe that was the one my parents booked.
We got to the top floor and I twisted the key in the lock to the room, and slowly pushed the door open, we all stood gob smacked at how huge the rooms entrance was, we could see straight through to the Windows on the edge of the building, and we could see out into the whole of London. This was incredible.
I screamed and ran into the room, "Dibs on the biggest room!" I shouted and ran around to find the master bedroom. Each bedroom had on suites, the kitchen was massive and had every kind of kitchen appliance, the sofa in the living room area was huge and there was a huge round chair hanging from the ceiling in the middle of an empty area looking right out of the window at the view, there was a room towards the back with a swimming pool and hot tub, both leading outdoors and going to the edge of the building enough to look over the edge and easily spill water out of the balcony, the bathrooms were huge and each one had a large bath with a TV and bubble jets. Each bedroom had a king size bed and walk in wardrobes, with a few clothes already stocked away ready for us to borrow, we'd have to pay if we kept them. Finally, I found the master bedroom, with a queen size bed, a shower room, an on suite, a walk in wardrobe and a window in the ceiling, I gazed around, the entire ceiling except the middle for the huge window was mirrors, the chandelier was glistening and hanging from the tall ceiling. "Woah." I said amazed.
Nicole and Rowan came running in "Oh my... Wow." Rowan began and Nicole finished. I nodded in agreement, "Incredible isn't it." I said walking around the place, I ran into the living room and threw myself on the sofa. "Make yourself at home girls, 2 weeks begins now!" I said rolling off the sofa and running to the round chair hanging in the middle of the room, I curled up and lay down staring out at the view. I feel so lucky, it's so good to be 20!
I got out my phone and texted my mum and dad saying thank you and that I love them so much.
This is gonna be good.