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No One POV

six years later

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"Tori, look at this!"

She leans over her long term boyfriend, Weston, to glance out the window of their private jet. It turns out that Weston's dumb YouTube videos were actually financially good for the pair.

Tori's eyes light up at the stunning sight of the clear, blue waters of the Bahamas. Although at their age they should be in college, the two lovers wanted to spend this time exploring the world together.

Once their plane landed, they quickly got to the house they rented out along the beachside and ran out to the waters. Weston admired how Tori was freely running across the sand like nothing could stand in her way.

Until Weston, being him, physically stood in her way and prevented her from enjoying the beach.

"Tori."

"Wes."

Weston breathes in and out. It's now or never. Well, actually, it's now or later, but he would prefer now.

He slides the small, black box out of his pocket, Tori's eyes widening in shock and excitment when seeing his actions. Weston drops to one knee and stares into Tori's eyes. He almost forgets his rehearsed speech while getting lost in her eyes.

"You're everything I ever wanted, and I can't get over how lucky I was that our paths crossed. Thinking about how all this started, I can't help but laugh. I mean, what are the odds that we end up meeting over a groupchat?" he pauses to chuckle, "I truly do believe that we were meant to find each other. Although I could probably go on, I'll keep this short since I'm pretty anxious for an answer. Victoria, I love you, and I would definitely take you over a chance at having a top lip, so will you marry me?"

Tori laughs at his last sentence, "Yes, Weston, of course I'll marry you!"

He smiles and slides the ring onto her finger. The moment he stands on his two feet, Tori throws her arms around his neck, and he quickly responds by accepting her warm hug.

"I love you, Wes."

"And I love you, Tori."

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April sighs in relief and shuts her laptop. She finally finished her fourty page essay on the benefits and harms of x-rays for her medical school.

"Looks like I was just in time," a voice says from behind her.

She turns around in her chair to see a figure leaning against the doorframe.

"Mario!" April runs over to her long-distance boyfriend and wraps him in a tight hug.

He chuckles and holds her close to him, lifting her off the ground ever so slightly. She hasn't seen him since summer break: While she spends her months attending John Hopkins University in Maryland, Mario is studying in Harvard Law School in Massachusetts. The couple is grateful that they aren't too far from each other, but unfortunately they can't be with each other all the time.

"I missed you," Mario whispers to her. She responds by holding him tighter.

After they let go of each other, they decide to have a night in watching romantic movies.

Soon enough, they're watching La La Land, and the song Planetarium fills the air. Mario stands up and pulls April up with him. He holds April's hand in his and places his other hand on the small of her back. April lightly laughs and places her free hand on his shoulder.

They sway to the sweet melody and slowly come closer to each other. April rests her head on Mario's chest, letting his heartbeat soothe her.

"I can't believe I met a guy like you," April quietly says.

Mario agrees, "I never thought I'd find the perfect girl for me, and the way we met was so unlikely."

"I guess you owe it to Brook and I," April chuckles.

"True, if it wasn't for that one phone call, I wouldn't have gotten to know you."

She thinks, "But then again, it was Hunter and Nathan who added us into that groupchat, so I guess we should thank them. Is anyone in the groupchat still in contact?"

He ponders over everyone, "I think the people who are still famous on the internet are. Oh, and obviously Weston and Tori are."

April lights up, "I just had the greatest idea! We should reenact the phone call that started it all!"

"April, you're brilliant," Mario smiles, this could be pretty fun, "But who do we call?"

She tries to hide the smirk on her face, "I know exactly who we should call."

After April confirms her plan with Mario, the two dial the numbers in and block their Caller IDs. They wait for the numbers to pick up and make sure to put them both on speaker.

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"Guess who," a voice says to Brook while placing his hands over her eyes.

She laughs, "What do you want, Blake?"

"Okay, you got me," he removes his hands, "We should do something today. I don't have any classes."

Brook thinks over her schedule, "Yeah, I'm down. There's nothing important today, so I can skip class."

The two walk through Stanford University and try to find something to do. They ended up accomplishing both of their dreams together: Brook is studying neuroscience, and Blake is pursuing business. Besides, what better place to start a company than Silicon Valley?

"We could go up to that one roof," Brook suggests.

Blake nods, "Let's do it."

They make it up to the roof and admire their surroundings.

"Damn," Blake says.

"This view never gets old," Brook smiles.

Blake's phone rings in his pocket, and he picks up the call. He walks to the other side of the roof to speak to the caller.

Almost immedietly after, Brook's phone also rings. She glances down at the blocked number and figures she might as well answer.

"Hello?" she says through the phone.

"Hey, who is this?" an all too familiar voice asks.

"Who are you? You called me."

"You sound familiar," he trails off, "Wait, Brook?"

Brook's hand flies to her mouth in disbelief, "Hunter?"

"Brook," Hunter says in shock, "I missed you so much."

"I missed you too, Hunter."

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fin :)