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four | Gabe and Tati

•a r i a•

I wake up, the memories of last night replaying in my head.

I rub my eyes, still smiling and get out of bed, going straight to my bathroom. I strip from my clothing and hop in the shower.

The steaming water calms my body and I try not to stay in there too long before getting out. I head over to my closet and pick out a simple outfit for school, do my hair and put on some light makeup.

After making sure i have everything ready, I head down to the sun room where my brother is eating a bowl of cereal, a plate of fruit placed beside him.

I smile mischievously, dropping my things and sitting down beside him.

"This is mines, right?" I ask, suddenly excited to see a variety of fruits.

He looks at me like I'm dumb, "Not at all"

I roll my eyes, picking up a strawberry and popping it into my mouth, allowing the sweet and slightly slower taste to take over my taste buds.

"Why are you up this early?" I ask Aryn.

"Why are you wearing black leggings?" He shots back.

I raise an eyebrow at his response, "because I want to"

"Exactly! Look at you, being all smart and shit" He scoffs at me.

My mother walks up behind him, smacking his arm lightly. "Watch the language"

I giggled, finishing up the last of my delicious fruit.

I said goodbye to Aryn, despite his sassy mood on this Tuesday morning and headed to the car.

It was finally time for my second day at Carter High and I wasn't as nervous as I was yesterday. I had already made friends, which makes this whole new school thing a lot more easier.

"You seem happy" My mom says, her eyes still fixed on the road.

"Yeah" I mumble, not really knowing how to reply to that.

"I see that you and beanie boy made friends" She smirks at me.

I roll my eyes, not really in the mood for her motherly teasing at 7 in the morning. "He's really nice and genuine. I wouldn't say he's quite my type of guy though"

"Oh please, I think everyone would know that you don't have a fixed preference on guys" My mother replies as she stopped at a red light.

"That's not true!" I argue, crossing my arms over my chest.

She laughs, shaking her head.

The rest of the drive to school is queit, the only sound being the faint songs coming from the radio.

Way to kill my mood, mom.

Once we arrive at Carter, I walk into the school and go straight to my locker, finding Julian and Chloe standing near it.

"Hey guy-" I smile, staring to wave only to get cut off by Julian grabbing my wrist.