𝐔𝐍𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐊 𝐈𝐓 ( 𝘯𝘰𝘢𝘩 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘰 )

23. plans & progress

IMESSAGE
bRI
no uhhh

bRI
hey do you think you could
give me a ride to the fair??
max was supposed to take me
but he scheduled this last minute
photoshoot so he's flaking

no uhhh
sure i'll be at your
place in 20

bRI
thanksss
oh and kj's philosophy class is
going a little late so he's just
gonna meet us there eventually

no uhhh
okay no problem

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REAL LIFE
right — brielle
left — noah

the time was around 6 o'clock and brielle and noah had paid for their tickets and we're making their way inside of the fair at santa monica pier. noah's eyes widened a bit in amazement as he took in all of the rides and attractions that were placed along the large pier.

"wow, and i thought santa
monica on a normal day
was cool."

"(laughs) you're acting like
you've never been to this
before."

"i haven't."

"wait, really? you're a santa
monica fair virgin! oh my god,
this changes everything."

"(laughs) okay, now i'm
kinda scared."

"don't be. it's just that i have now designated myself as your very cool
tour guide around this place, so yeah. (smiles) first stop: the ferries wheel."

"alright then."

brielle grabbed noah's hand and led him toward where the ferris wheel was. she still had a smile on her face and now so did noah. he knew that her taking his hand was more than likely seen as nothing but friendly to her, but he silently wished that she saw it as something a bit more than that.

and even if it wasn't, he was okay with that because he knew, mainly hoped, that kj's plan would work tonight and the curly haired girl would recognize her feelings for him.

noah honestly wanted nothing more than to just call her out on it and hope that she would respond in a positive way. but, he knew the odds of that happening weren not in his favor and that it would probably end with him pushing the girl away from him and losing their friendship forever, which was something he did not want to do.

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