Shades of Color

Chapter Five

***Brandon***

"Guys guys!" I called. The car was an absolute mess.
Laurie was refusing to sit in the middle and Nadia was sitting on Angelo's lap with the reddest face ever.
"I told you I didn't wanna sit here." She growled at me. I raised my hands up in surrender.
Maya shoved Laurie in and sat in the side. Lilayah came and sat with me in the front.
"Change of plans." I breathed out. "Let's go to the beach for a few days. Go get your stuff. Nadia, your the first stop."

***Nadia***

"Mom, please. It's only two days."
"I said ask you father." She closed her eyes and waved me off.
"Baba. Baba please. I'll be with my friends." I begged.
I'm standing in my living room, with my packed bag.
"Please."
"Fine, but be safe." My dad told me.
"Thank you Baba!" I squealed before running outside towards the car.

***Brandon***

"Jesus Chase can you sit down!" I bellowed. We still had two hours before we got to the beach, and I made the stupid decision to bring along some friends.

Once again, Nadia was sitting in Angelo's lap and Laurie was now sitting in Alex's lap.
Lilayah and Maya were pushed to the back along with Chase.
"No!" Chase yelled back. "I'm hungry!" He stuck his nose up proudly before a hand shot out from under him and pulled him down. Then the hand came back up and signaled me with a thumbs up.
And lastly, Angelo's friend Grey, was sitting passenger.

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"We're here." I mumbled.
"Whoo!" Chase bellowed while running to the door.
"Chase!" I shouted. He immediately stopped and raised an eyebrow at me.
"Yes?" He stretched out.
I shook my head and unlocked the doors before opening the trunk.
"Get out."
We all piled out of the car. Chase, Laurie, and Maya ran towards the beach, leaving us with the bags. Surprisingly, Nadia held a bunch of bags - yeah I know that's bad for me to say. Angelo, Alex, Grey, and I juggled with the rest of the bags while Lilayah pulled out a few papers and grabbed her purse before making her way to the beach.
Me and the guys walked slowly, almost staggering, and Nadia matched our pace and walked with us.
I did catch Angelo staring at her, and Grey definitely smiled smugly before holding his hand out for Alex to smack a $20 bill on.
I rolled my eyes and shook my head, catching up with Nadia.
"Hey." She turned her head to look at me. She nodded.
I felt eyes on me so I turned around to see Angelo intensely watching me. He quickly cut his eyes away.
I decided to give Nadia a hug from behind and we walked to the beach like that.
"Hey bestie!" Chase said when he spotted us. He quickly ran over and scooped Nadia in a hug.
She squirmed a little before pushing him off.
Angelo pushed past me and took his shirt off. That's when I realized everyone else's shirts were off so I pulled mine off too.