Sunlight

Chapter 39

Ariana's P.O.V.

It's seven o'clock at night when me and Justin walk into a restaraunt. We are meeting up with our friends who we haven't seen since we graduated.

We spent all day yesterday and today with our families. We thought it would be a good idea to meet up with our friends and spend some time with them as well.

"Hello, how may I help you?"The lady at the front podium asks us. "Hi, I'm here looking for a few friends. I believe the name under the reservation is Nate"Justin tells the woman. "Ah, Nate. Yes, I'll direct you to his table. Right this way"She motions for us to follow her.

We follow her through the restaraunt and to the back where a table of six is occupied by four guests. I notice these guests to be our friends.

"Ariana, Justin!"Lexi, my best friend, is the one to notice us first. "Lexi!"I squeal and rush over to her to give her a hug. "I've missed you"She tells me. "I've missed you too"I say and pull away.

I turn to see Lea standing next to me and pull her in for a hug as well. "It's so good to see you Lea"I say while squeezing her tight. "It's so good to see you too Ariana"She says and we pull apart.

"I'm finally reunited with my best friends"I say, a huge smile on my face from being in their presence. "I'm so happy that we're still best friends. A lot of people drift away after high school but I'm gald we haven't and that we're still close to each other"Lexi says and I nod in agreement.

"It's good to see that you and Justin are still together"Lea says and I look over at him. He's currently talking with Nate who he also hasn't seen in a long time, and Nate's girlfriend Maggie.

"How are you and that guy who was your date from when we went to prom? You and him seemed pretty fixed on each other?"I ask Lea.

"His name is Dylan, and we aren't together. We were just dates for the prom, that's all. We decided not to take things further since we were both going to different colleges"She answers. "That sucks"I say.

"Not entirely. So far during my time in New york, I've met someone. His name is Kian, he's in a few of my classes at NYU"She says. "Kian, that's a nice name"Lexi nods. "I'm happy that you found someone Lea. I hope things go well between you too"I say.

"Thanks"She says. "Speaking of relationships, how are you and Brandon?"I ask Lexi.

"Don't freak out, but me and Brandon have ended things"She says and I widen my eyes in shock. "What happened? I thought you guys loved each other?"I ask.

"Well, you know how I had a feeling a few months back that he was cheating on me? Turns out I was right, he was. I guess he didn't truly love me"She says and I instantly feel bad for her.

"I'm so sorry Lexi"I apologize and pull her in for another quick hug. "When did you guys break up?"I ask next.

"A few weeks ago"She answers. "How come you didn't tell us sooner?"Lea asks. "I didn't feel right telling you guys over the phone. I knew I was gonna see you guys during Christmas break so I decided to wait"She says.

"You must have felt heartbroken when you guys broke up. I wish you had told us when it happened so you wouldn't have had to go through that alone"Lea says. "I didnt go through it alone. My dorm roomate helped me, we've become good friends"She says.

"Well I'm glad that you had a friend to be there for you"I say. "I don't want you guys to worry about me, I'm fine, really. Enough talk about my love life, why don't you two tell me about your lives"Lexi says.

"Sure, why don't we sit down first and than we can all catch up"I say and they both nod. They sit back down in the seats they were in and I take a seat next to Justin.