In the Spotlight

Chapter Five

Normally, people love waking up peacefully, but when you have a best friend like Maria, you could say good-bye to that wish. When Maria saw Aubrey's phone ringing, she looked at it and jumped on the bed to wake Aubrey. Aubrey and Maria's friendship was strong that no one of them minded the other snooping in the other's phone. Maria and Aubrey slept in Aubrey's room the night before as they kept talking for so long while they were watching a movie and Maria was too lazy to go to her own room.

            "Wake up, Ree! Your future husband is calling!" The excitement in Maria's voice made Aubrey think about shoving her off the bed to continue her beauty sleep. She was too sleepy to identify Maria's words.

            "Shut up Ria..." she mumbled sleepily, pulling the duvet over her head.

             "Jordan is on the phone, lazy-head," Maria whined, shaking her powerfully. When Aubrey heard Jordan's name, she jolted up and snatched the phone from Maria's hand who was looking at her with a smirk curved on her lips.

            "Good morning," Aubrey answered the phone, hoping her morning voice was not too obvious. She has always hated her morning voice, saying that it sounded terribly raspy. 

            "Did I wake you up?" Jordan asked her with an apologetic tone.

            "No, actually you didn't, my friend, Ria, is the one to blame for that," she said, giggling a little, earning a slap with the pillow from her friend.

            "I was just wondering if you're still up to meeting my sister," Jordan told her. He was worried that she might have changed her mind. He chose not to call or text her immediately after meeting her on Thursday, giving her some space.

            "Of course," she replied, making him mentally sigh in relief. "I will finish working at the studio tomorrow around four. We can definitely meet after that," she added, running a hand through her hair. Maria was still sitting at the end of Aubrey's bed with a wide grin on her face. Jordan asked her about the name of the studio she recorded at then they hung up after she answered him.

            "Tell me tell me tell me!" Maria exclaimed, clapping her hands together excitedly. Aubrey rolled her eyes in response and got out of bed, refusing to feed the curiosity of her best friend just for the sake of teasing her. "Why you gotta be so rude?" Maria sang, following Aubrey around the apartment.

            "There's nothing to tell, Miss Nosy. I'm just meeting him and his sister tomorrow," she told Maria. "Now if you'll excuse me, let me take a shower," Aubrey said, slamming the bathroom's door behind her.

            "We're not done yet!" Maria shouted from the outside then went to make breakfast for the two of them.

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            Aubrey wanted to get ready on her own, but Maria insisted on dolling her up, even if it was against Aubrey's will.

            "I promise, I will make you look casual but cute!" Maria grinned. She wanted her best friend to look good while meeting her crush.

            "Don't go overboard, please," Aubrey joked, pushing her long light brown hair away from her face. She watched Maria as she went to her closet to pick a nice outfit for her. After five minutes of searching the closet, Maria settled on high-waisted black jeans, oversized off-shouldered powder pink pullover and a white scarf.

            "I think you have boots in the same colour as the pullover." Maria looked at Aubrey.

            "Yes," she replied, getting up to get the boots from the shoe cabinet. "Here," she said, showing it to Maria.