reunited | E.D.

Four

I wake up and see amber is already awake and on instagram. I take a deep breath and sit up, looking at the time that her phone shows, 10:43 am.
"oh, hey Tori. I have news...." amber says, a cheeky grin on her face as she draws out the "e" in news.
"alright," i reply to her, rubbing my eyes, "what's up?"
"i found someone on instagram. i was going to ask you to guess, but i'm to excited to tell you." I look at her weirdly, wondering who she could be talking about, until she shoves her phone in my face. My eyes grow wide as I see ethan on the screen.

"you're kidding! how did you find him? wait he's verified??" i'm in complete shock, and i have too many questions for her to answer.

"yes, he's verified. remember when i said i recognized him? well, that's because my younger sister watches all of his youtube videos! he and grayson post videos every week, and the best part is that they both live in LA!" amber says, replying to my questions. this is crazy.

"do you think he remembers me at all? i should probably follow him. or if he remembers me, would he think it's weird that i followed him?" i ask her more questions.

"Tori—just go for it. who cares if he remembers you or not, following him isnt going to embarrass you, he has 8 million followers. i say just go for it." i shrug at her response and search his username up on my phone. hesitantly, i click the follow button. there's no going back now.

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i finish off my simple makeup—just concealer, mascara, and highlight—and then go to my closet to find something for both amber and i to wear. i end up choosing a white lace halter bralette, a yellow and white striped tube top, and ripped jeans paired with my white vans. luckily, amber and i are relatively the same size, so i give her full access to my small closet.

after my help, amber decides on a light blue cropped t-shirt and some black ripped jeans with the checkered vans she was wearing last night. i get a phone call from josh, my brother.

"hey josh, what's up?" i say, picking up the phone. "yes, we're about to leave. see you in ten? ok, ok bye."

i grab my keys from where i left them last night and amber and i walk to the parking garage, getting into my car. today we were going to meet up with josh for lunch at a cute cafe we saw when he was helping me move in. we parallel parked a little crooked, but it's LA and nobody really cares here.

as soon as we walk inside i can see the aesthetic. "ok this lighting is amazing we have to take pictures for instagram." amber smiles and nods in agreement, and josh walks in through the door. i give him a quick hug and the hostess leads us to a table outside.

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so yeah not a great chapter but the story is somewhat picking up

i have nothing to say here so thanks for reading if you even read this :)

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