Internet Friends // Matthew Espinosa

Chapter 13

"Look, um, Nic?" She and Charlene are sitting on the couch, I'm getting water.

"What's up?"

"Would you mind taking another trip?" Charlene asks.

"To where?" I walk to the couch.

"Hint: It's really sunny, there's a Walk of-"

"YOU'RE GOING TO LA?!" I yell and squeal.

"Yeah, there's a fashio show were helping design!" Riley squeals, too.

"When? When?" I tackle both Riley and Charlene.

"Tomorrow night (Saturday). Flight's at 5:00 pm." Charlene laughs. "We're packed. You need to."

"For how long?" I ask.

"The whole week." Riley says.

I laugh and run to my room to pack.

I pack carefully, so I only have 1 bag. 2 bathing suits, 7 outfits for going out. 8 pajamas. Curling iron. Hair stuff. Shampoo. Conditioner. Body wash.

I put the bag down and take a shower. I turn on my Pandora radio.

5SOS - Amnesia.

It's funny how much this song relates to my situation. But, it really doesn't. It says how much I miss him. I don't miss him. Do I? No. Yes? No. Yes, I do.

"I remember the day you told me you were leaving."

But, I left you.

"I remember the make up running down my face."

Yeah, I remember. Crying with Cameron. Cameron.

"And the things you left behind I didn't need them."

His laugh. His smile. His hair. His hoodies I have.

"Like every single wish we ever made."

We wished i didn't have to leave. That we could stay together.,

"I wish that I could wake up with amnesia."

I wish I could. Forget it all. The hate. The drama. Matt.

"And forget all the stupid little things."

All the little things. The names they called me. The moments we shared.

"Like the way it felt to fall asleep next to you."

We would watch the Kardashians and laugh. Then he would put his arms around my waist and hug me tight. We'd fall in love exactly the way we would fall asleep, slowly, then all at once.

"And the memories I never can escape."

The way he asked me to go out with him. When I saw him kissing Alina. Everything.

I finish showering and step out and brush my hair and my teeth. I put on clothes and walk to the kitchen and grab a bowl of leftover tortellini Alfredo from Panera and walk back upstairs. I turn on Pretty Little Liars and eat my pasta.

"Hey, Nic?" Riley yells to my room.

"Yup?"

"What are you planning to do before the flight tomorrow?"

"Nothing, why?"

"We're going to the mall At 12 and heading straight to the airport. Invite your friend."

"Kay." I turn on my phone and text Krystel. She says sure and I turn back to my show and keep eating. "UGH EZRIA EZRIA EZRIA." I throw a pillow at the wall.