Arianna's POV
I opened my eyes and gasped. The make up that Jia put on me made me look different in a good way. My hair was curled and was falling down my back elegantly. All I had to do now was wear the dress I had to model. Yup. It was time to model Stacey's summer collection. Everyone was getting pepped up and ready. I went to the dressing room and changed into the dress I was modelling in.
It was made from thin fabric with exotic pattern. It's not the type of dress that hugs your skin, it was flowy from top to bottom that when you twirl, it's shaped like a full circle. I paired it up with a black sandals and I was ready to go.
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When the fashion show finished, everyone went for a dinner. My mom met Nico's mom and they kicked it off easily just like Aunt Claire had. Unfortunately, she had to go catch the next flight cus she had a meeting to attend in Japan. Apparently, she's gonna be having a fashion show there too. I didn't know being a fashion designer was hard.
"Uhm. Dad? Can I take A out?" Nico asked my dad.
He smiled. "Sure. Just be sure to bring her home before midnight." he said.
I groaned. "Dad. I'm 20. I don't need a curfew." I said, annoyed.
"But you're still my baby girl, so shush." he said.
I rolled my eyes.
"I'll see you guys later." Nico said as he pulled me to his car, opening the door for me. They waved goodbye at us as we drove off.
"Where are we going?" I asked curiously.
"Not telling. But you said you wanted to go there, so now I'm bringing you." he said, smiling sligtly.
I frowned. "I forget stuff easily. What did I say?"
He shook his head, smirking. "You'll see. By the way, we're gonna be in this car for 5 hours. We're going on a long drive."
"WHAT?! But Dad said to be home by midnight. It's 7 P.M. We'll just be getting there by midnight." I said.
He shook his head. "And you say you're 20. Just wait. You'll see what I'm talking about."
I rolled my eyes. "Fine. But if daddy takes out his gun, I'll leave you behind. I'll just sleep and pretend you kidnapped me." I said, crossing my arms in front of me and closing my eyes. I never really meant to fall asleep, but hearing Nico's angelic laugh made me smile as the tiredness hit me.
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"Wake up, sleepind beauty. We're here." Nico said, shaking me gently.
I swatted his arms and groaned. "5 more minutes."
He chuckled. "Nope. I have a surprise for you." he said.
I bolted up. "Surprise? What kind?" I asked enthusiasticly.
He looked outside the car, which made me look. That's when I realized where we were. Wild Water Adventure Park. The place I've been wanting to go to with my family and friends. I remembered that we talked about this while we were in Paris.
I smiled and jumped when Nico opened the door from outside. I hadn't realized that he got out of the car already. I stepped out and was greeted by fresh air. As we walked towards the entrance, I frowned, noticing it was closed already. I pulled Nico to a stop. "It's already closed. What are we gonna do?"
He smiled. "Just wait and follow me."
Then we started to walk again. I pulled out my phone to check the time. 5 minutes till midnight. Nico stopped and turned to me. It was dark, but I managed to see him a little.
He smiled sweetly at me. "I love you. You should know that. I might not know you like Aaron does, but I'm working on it."
I frowned. What is he saying? I thought.
He continued. "You always say that you wanted to come here with your family and friends. You said you wanted to come here with your boyfriend, husband, or kids, just for the heck of it. I'm not your husband YET, but I'm your boyfriend. Ever noticed that you're turning 21 in a few minutes?" he asked.
My eyes widened. My gosh. It's almost my birthday? It didn't seem like it. Ti e flies by so fast.
He grinned. "I thought so. Well, we're here. You wanna see your surprise?"
"Yes!" I screamed.
Then, just as the it came out of my mouth, lights filled the whole park, blinding me momentarily before I focused on something behind Nico that made me smile like a mad man.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" my family cheered.
Everyone was there. My mom, dad, Aunt Claire, Uncle Erik, Aaron, Paul, Stacey, Jia, Geo, Jessica, Nate, Lizzie, Stephanie, Jerica, Mikey, and Adrian.
I looked at Nico and smiled. "Thank you. So much. And I love you too." I said, kissing him. He led me to our families and they squished both of us in a group hug.
Then we parted and I saw dad and Nate carrying the most beautiful cake I've ever had. It was 3 tilted layers. The bottom layer had red skulls around it, middle layer had squares and hearts, and the top layer had musical notes. They I loved skulls though I'm not emo, squares cus of Spongebob, hearts cus of no reason, and musical notes cus I love to sing and write songs sometimes. At the top said 21, but a girl acted as the one. I suppose that was me? At the flatform that the cake was on said, "Happy Birthday, Arianna". It was made of my favorite colors: white, black, and red. I love it.
Then they started singing. Off key, of course. But it didn't matter.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR ARIANNA!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
I laughed as they carried the cake right in front of me. I closed my eyes and made a wish.
'Let this memory last long'
I blew the candle. It wasn't much of a wish, but I had everything right now. There was nothing left to wish for.
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IMPORTANT AUTHORS NOTE!!!!
Hey peeps, I have a bad news to tell you guys.
Sadly, this story is about to end. 2 more chapters left, plus an Epilogue.
I'm still thinking if I should make a series for this book. If I get a lot of votes, reads, and comments, I will make one. Maybe about Aaron? ;)
Inspirational song is.... Lullaby by LaTeeya :)
Don't hate meeee!! -innocent smile- C:
-Claire <3
