Mistakes to Repeat

Chapter 35 "The Ski Lift"

BEEP BEEP BEEP

I stir in my sleep, my mind awake but my body still craving sleep.

BEEP BEEP BEEP

"Come on Zar, we have to get up." I heard Natalia's voice say as a hand nudges my shoulder.

I groan, wrapping the end of my pillow around my face so it's covering my ear.

There was a silence and I felt myself falling back to sleep, until a strong force pushed my body off the bed.

I roll across the floor and only stop when my body hits Scarlett's bed.

"What the fuck, Nat?" I yell, sitting up and rubbing my back where her foot kicked me.

"You wouldn't listen." She shrugged and threw the covers off of her body and stood up from the bed.

"Would y'all shut the fuck up?" I heard Scarlett say as I stood up from the floor.

It wasn't until I sat back down on the bed that I noticed her appearance.

I burst out laughing to the point where my ribs begin to burn.

"What the hell are you laughing at?" She snarled.

Her blond hair was knotted and sticking in all directions and her lipstick was smudged on her face.

I guess she forgot to wash her makeup off last night.

"Oh my god...I can't..." I managed to say in between breaths.

Natalia appears back in the main room from the bathroom.

"What is-" But her question was cut short by an outburst of laughter.

Now, we were both laughing until our faces turned red.

"You look like a rejected troll doll." I shout, making myself laugh harder.

"Oh my god, she does!" Natalia agreed, bending over with laughter.

Scarlett rolled her eyes and crosses her arms.

"Shut the hell up." She mumbled before standing up from the bed and running to the bathroom.

"Hey, I wasn't done in there!" Natalia screamed.

"You snooze, you lose!" Scarlett's voice said, muffled by the door.

"What a bitch." Natalia mumbled.

She turned around and grabbed her duffel bag off the desk and began to dig through it.

"What are we even doing today?" I ask, grabbing my phone from the bedside table in between the beds.

"What we're here for, we're going to ski." She told me as if I was supposed to know that.

"Nat, I can't ski."

"After today you will." She said and I saw a smirk form on her face.

"No, no no no." I shake my head. "I don't know what you're planning to do, but I'm not doing it. If I get on that hill, I'll die."

"Don't be so dramatic, I found a professional to teach you." Natalia waved me off, taking out different articles of clothing from her bag.

"You're joking, right?"

She shook her head, the smirk still playing on her lips.

Oh god, I'm going to die.

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"Natalia, I'm going to kill you." I say through gritted teeth as my body shivers from the cold.

We were bundled up in our coats and snow pants, hats, and snow boots while waiting in line for the ski lift. Snow was covering the ground and I swear my phone said it was 10°F.