Gravity

Chapter 20

I woke up crackishly early. I just couldn't sleep anymore. I was too excited to order Spencer's "surprise." I'm really hoping she likes it.

I already ordered the flowers, bears and a card that goes along with it. Now I'm putting in my credit card information to pay for the Edible Arrangements that I also ordered.

I know you might be thinking I'm going over board with all of this but I'm really not.

I've tried calling her and texting her.

I even went as far as calling Paula.

That was so embarrassing, I'd rather not relieve it.

I put my credit card back in my wallet and realized it's not even six a.m yet.

I feel oddly wired without the help of coffee.

I took a shower and got ready for school.

Ugh, it's only 6:20.

Still too early.

I pulled my phone off the charger and called Emily.

"Good morning!" I say into the phone.

I heard Emily mumble something unintelligent.

"Would you like to repeat that?" I ask spinning around in my computer chair.

Weee.

"I said this better be fucking important." She says a tad bit angry on the phone.

"I can't sleep. You wanna go to breakfast?" I ask practically jumping in my seat.

Note to self no coffee.

"Ashley. It's six in the morning. I don't wake up til eight..."

"...yeah but you're coming anyways right?" I say already knowing the answer.

"Yeah.. yeah.. give me a half hour."

"Yay!"

"Ashley! Tone it down!" She said with a sigh and hung up the phone.

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"These vanilla scones are life!" I exclaim to the entire Starbucks as I take another bite of this wonderful creation.

"What the fuck has you in such a good mood?" Emily yawns and takes another sip of her coffee.

As you probably already guess we're at Starbucks and the Caramel Macchiato I had just made me more crackish.

I can feel myself twitching.

"Mmmm..." I say licking my fingers. "What did you say?" I look at my friend who's suddenly wide awake looking at me like, for the lack of a better phrase, she wants to eat me. I roll my eyes which made her smile.

"I asked why you're in a good mood?"

"Oh, I ordered Spencer's surprise earlier and I don't know..." I say letting my sentence die before taking a sip of my coffee.

"You're cute you know that."

For the second time with in a span of a minute, I roll my eyes at my friend which she just laughs off.

"How mad do you think Katie will be if we wake her up right now?" I ask trying to steer the subject away from.. where ever it was about to go.

"Um.." Emily says pretending to think it over. "Just about livid. Let's do it!" She says with a devious smile, taking out her phone and calling Katie. "Hmm, she didn't pick up. Let's keep calling shall we?"

Emily says this like she actually wants me to answer her.

"Katie! Wake up! Fuck you! No! Fine!" Emily says I don't even wanna know what Katie is saying on the other side of the call. She hangs up with a satisfied smile on her face. "She said she'll see us at school."