ocean eyes and city lights {ricky horror}

twelve • arrival

Angie's POV

I descended from the plane, making sure not to look at anyone. All the law enforcement probably knew my dad.

There was more to my past then I let on.

When I was here, I wanted to see my mom. I'd found out her location years ago, but I was to terrified to see her. When I gave Ricky that bracelet, it made me realize that I needed to see her and find out why she left.

I called a taxi and asked him to take me to the nearest hotel. We made it there quickly, and I went in to get a room. She handed me a key to room 167.

Once I was in my room, I FaceTimed the MIW groupchat. Everyone picked up within five minutes and I was invaded with questions.

"Guys, guys!" I raised my voice a bit and they quieted down. "The trip was easy, I'm at the hotel now, and I'm going to be home in a couple weeks."

"What do you need to do there, anyway?" Balz asked.

I rolled my eyes. "You guys already asked me that five million times each. I'm just gonna do some things that I've wanted to do for years now."

"Why didn't you do them?"

I shrugged, looking at Vinny's side of the screen. "I've been nervous."

"Have fun," he tells me.

"Thank you!"

"Okay, I'm gonna go," Ghost announced.

"Me too," Chris said.

The guys all left one by one; except Ricky. He stayed and talked to me for awhile. We made small talk, talking about things like tour and Chicha.

"Okay, I'm gonna go make sure my cats are okay. I haven't seen them for awhile," Ricky told me.

"You're so attached to them." A giggle escaped my lips.

"I know, I know." He looked down and I knew he was blushing.

"Rick, I wanted to say sorry. About before. When I ran off, I didn't mean that I didn't want us to be together. I want us too - just not yet."

"It's okay. I'll see you soon?"

"Yeah, see you soon, spider."

"Bye, snake."

I smiled at the nicknames we had for each other; spider for his spiderbites, and snake for my snakebites. I hung up my phone and plugged it into my speaker. The song Girls by Lil Peep played and I danced around, laughing at myself.

Ricky and I used to dance around like this.

I sighed and turned off my music. I might as well just sleep and try to forget about all the people I'm about to make angry.

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I was debating on whether I wanted to go and run my errands today or sometime else. Maybe it would be better towards the end of my trip, or maybe in the middle. Maybe I should just do it now and get it over with.

I didn't want to make a move until the end of my trip, I decided. I was gonna take some time to do other things I've been wanting to do. Save the best for last, right?

First thing I wanted to to was visit my mom. I wasn't mad anymore, about her leaving. I used to be so angry, but then I realized why she did it: she didn't love Jason. When she left me those bracelets and I gave one to Ricky, it made me realize that she left those for me to give to someone I love because she never got to give it to someone she loved. I always thought it was cheesey, but I understand now.

I grabbed my rucksack type purse and walked to the elevator. This was gonna be a long trip.

My life is frustrating right now but I'm gonna continue writing/editing/revising.
     - salem ♡

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