Let Them See You (Joey Stamper/Anthem Lights)

Chapter 17

~ Ariana's P.O.V. ~

The rest of last night everyone just chilled and watched a movie. Today I hung out with Ashley for a couple hours, and now we were in the airport waiting to board the plane to return home.

We finally boarded the plane, and this time I was next to Joey, and the rest of the guys were a few rows in front of us.

The plane ride went by quickly, and before I knew it, we were pulling into my driveway. Everyone was really tired at this point, so all the guys took naps. I was unpacking my bags when I heard a knock on the door.

When I opened the door, I was shocked to see who was standing in front of me.

"Sam?" I said.

"Hi." She said, "Can I come in?"

"I don't think thats best-" I said, before getting interrupted.

"I just want to talk." She said.

I opened the door more, letting her come in. We sat on the couch, "What's up?" I said.

"I thought about what happened like a week ago, and I thought about how you got clean. I"m gonna try to do the same thing. I've only been clean for 2 days, but its a start." She smiled.

I smiled, "Sam, that's awesome! 2 days is something to be very proud of, even if it seems small."

"Thanks Ariana. You really inspired me! Hey, why don't we hang out tonight? Just like old times, but just at my house, and my mom will be there." She said.

Anxiety took hold of me. I mean, she did say she was 2 days clean and trying to get better. We'd only be hanging out at her house.

But she also said that last time, and that didn't turn out too well.

Her mom would be there though, so it would be fine, right?

"Yeah sure, let me just talk to Alan." I said, getting up and going upstairs.  Alan was awake, and Joey was actually in his room, talking to him about something.

"Hey, can I talk to you guys?" I said.

Alan nodded, "Sure thing! What's up Ariana?"

I sat down on the bed next to Joey. "So, someone knocked before, and it was Sam. She said she's two days clean. I know thats not much, but she's trying. She asked me if I wanted to go over to her house and hang out, and she said it would just be us two, and her mom."

I saw the look of confusion on his face, "I thought you said you weren't going to hang out with her anymore."

"Yeah, but she's getting clean now. And like I said, her mom will be there. I'll call you right away if something happens, but I don't think it will." I pleaded.

I don't even know why I wanted to hang out with her so bad, which slightly frightened me.

He sighed, "Joey, what do you think?"

Joey said, "As long as nothing happens, I trust you." 

"Alright, you can go. Call us right away if anything changes, alright?" He said.

I nodded, and hugged them both. "Thank you!"

I walked back downstairs, "I can come."

She smiled, "Cool, let's go."

I grabbed my phone and Sam drove us to her house.

"I thought you said your mom would be home? I questioned.

"She'll be home from work in a half hour! is that okay?" She said.

I nodded.

We went up to her room, and just talked for a while.

"Do you want something to drink?" She asked, as we walked downstairs to the kitchen.

"Sure!" I said.

She handed me a cup, "coca cola, your favorite!" She laughed.

I smiled, "of course."

We sat down and she said, "So, this Joey guy, is he your boyfriend?"

She wiggled her eyebrows.

I felt myself blushing, "Yeah!"

My head started to feel weird, but I ignored the feeling.

"What's he like?" She asked.

"He's amazing. He's so funny, and he loves God. He's everything I could ever want." I said.

"Ariana, that's so cute!" She said, her words slightly starting to slur.

I giggled, "Yeah, he's perfect."

"What's so funny, Ari?" She laughed.

" I dunno, your face!" I laughed.

I seriously was losing my mind, like I don't know what's wrong with me and why I was acting so weird.

She cracked up, "Your too funny, lets go do something fun!" She shouted.

"Like what?" I asked.

" Come on!" She grabbed her keys and we ran to her car.

She sped off.

"Where are we going?" I laughed.

"I don't know!" She laughed, along with me.

She started to swerve around, leaving us both laughing uncontrollably.

Things weren't as clear as it should of been, but I could see a huge truck coming our way.

"Sam, watch out!" Was the last thing I yelled before everything went black.