We all clap as Noah blows out his birthday candle. The Olive Garden employers congratulate Noah and disperse from our table.
"Happy birthday, babe," Naomi says, basically on top of Noah and grabbing his face while pulling him towards giving him a passionate kiss.
"Boo!" Dante and Esme say in unison and we all laugh.
Naomi had convinced her mom to let her get a semi-permanent perm which made her hair giant fluffy and curly, so like my hair. It looks beyond amazing with her blue floral halter top silk sundress. Honestly, she's so stunning! Florida has also done Esme some good. Her skin has been sunkissed and she looks absolutely amazing in a coral off the shoulder top and white shorts. I feel like they can pull anything off. I gave myself some scalp braids to form a crown so my hair wouldn't be all over my face when we were in the water, but I made sure my hair still stayed in their curls.
In honor of Noah's birthday, we left Orlando this morning and drove to Miami and took a trip down Key West. Naomi's mom got us tickets for snorkeling so we took advantage of that today. Definitely one of the best experiences I have ever had.
"Guys, honestly though, thank you for making this birthday so memorable. Jesus, who would have thought we'd be able to go somewhere this great, and on my birthday!" Noah says and we all cheer.
"It's mostly thanks to our girl, Mimi, so thank you again," Dante says, putting up his glass of soda in the air.
Naomi rolls her eyes for Dante calling her Mimi but still smiles and puts up her glass.
"I'll like to thank all of you for pairing up and leaving the single girl make all of the decisions and to take all of the pictures. Not gonna lie, though, I take pretty good ass pictures," I joke and we all laugh. I put my glass of water in the air and say, "Thank you, Nao."
"I've always dreamt of going somewhere far and amazing with my best friends. I know we are all struggling, some more than others, but I want to take a moment to appreciate that we can all sit around this table and enjoy the smell and feel of Key West, Florida. Nobody can ruin this trip," Esme says, proudly, and puts her glass up.
"I love all of you guys. I guess I'm last," Naomi jokes. "Of course I would find some way for us to come here. It took a lot of begging and a lot of work and dedication from each of us. I know the trip would have been more complete with, I can't believe I'm about to say this, but with Freddie here. And of course with Zamari. But even with just us, I've had the time of my life. And Ana, you did take some great ass pictures, we'll find you a boo soon so we can make it an all couples trip to somewhere else, like Puerto Rico."
I smile and let out my dorky laugh. "But I love all of you and thank you for coming on this trip. And happy birthday to Noah!" She puts her cup up and we all say cheers.
We finish our dessert and talk about the crazy adventures we've been taking. I mention our faces when we were going down the Popeye ride at Universal and how we didn't think we were going to get wet but instead came out looking like we showered in our own clothes. Dante teases Esme from when she got scared in one of the shows we went to the first couple of days in the trip. The guys cackle when they mention the story from when they pushed me off the dock at Cocoa Beach. It was not fun!
"Imagine if we found Harold here, though? Jesus, I would legit die if I see him get off the Hulk roller coaster at Universal," Naomi mentions.
I almost choke on my water when she finishes that sentence. It reminds me of a time when Zamari and I stayed after class with Harold because we needed help on some homework assignment he gave us. He left the classroom to pick up something from the office and while we waited Zamari insisted we go through his "Treasure Box". It's a box where Harold keeps some of his personal belongings. I kept telling Zamari to leave it alone but he believed he was going to find his collection of boy scouts pins as well as some girl scouts ones. Instead, we found a picture of him and his ex-wife on the California Screamin roller coaster and his wife seemed to be bored and over the ride, while Harold was near tears and screaming his head off. We couldn't take him seriously for a week and kept asking him questions about phobias and rollercoasters.
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Salted Wound
Teen FictionAnastacia Flores doesn't live a perfect life, but she pushes herself into her education to have a bright future and become a teacher. She is loved and supported by her family, her boyfriend, Luis, and her best friends. Zamari Sabian is a deviant wh...
