nova's pov :
a small chuckle leaves my lips as i watch pal and bri fight over a stupid situation.
"bri, i'm not repeating what i said." pal sighs
"well you should pal. you're wrong. i'm right." she sasses back
pal raises her eyebrows in shock and sets her hands on her hips. i quickly jump up from my seat, getting in between them before anything can escalate even further.
"stop fighting. you guys are like children." i murmur
bri frowns at my response and pal rolls her eyes but steps back and raises her hands up in defeat.
"no fighting." pal says
i raise my eyebrows, doubting her bold statement and she shakes her head, chuckling a bit.
"are you going?" she suddenly asks
"where?" i ask, walking back to my desk
"you're kidding?" bri scoffs
they watch as i open up my anatomy book and flip through pages, shaking my head at bri's question.
"perla's wedding, nova!" pal yells
"you couldn't be any louder. we already got noise complaints pal." bri whispers
i nod and sigh, shutting my thick anatomy book and setting them down on my desk, putting all my attention on pal and bri.
"no one's going to cover my shifts for the hospital."
pal and bri look at each other and back at me. pal shoves her face in her hands, groaning in frustration.
"just skip! it's perla's wedding nova!" pal whines
i sigh and look around our apartment, my mind filled with pros and cons about going and not going.
"ok. you guys go and if i show up, i show up. i can't tell you a simple 'yes' or 'no' yet."
"you swear?" pal asks, raising her eyebrows
i nod, smiling and chuckling a bit.
"she's having a party before the day of her wedding. it's only her closest friends and her family. then at night, the boys and the girls split up and it's the bachelor and bachelorette party. you better be there novs." bri says
i nod and smile sadly, scared that i might let them down.
"don't you guys have to sleep? i have to drop you off at the airport in five hours." i laugh
pal's eyes widen and she slaps bri's arms, urging for her to get off her bed.
"get off!" she squeals
bri glares at her but gets up slowly, teasing pal a bit.
"i don't know how i'm going to be on a plane with you for five hours." bri murmurs, getting into her bed
"are you okay with the light?" i ask, playing with the pen resting in my hand
"nova. we deal with it everyday. obviously we're ok with it." pal laughs
i hear bri shuffling in her bed and she chucks a pillow at pal, earning a small yell to come out of pal.
"you're such an ass sometimes." bri laughs, shuffling around her bed to get in a comfortable position.
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my eyes tear up and pal sighs and chuckles, hugging me even tighter.
"oh god. nova stop crying! you're going to see us soon!" bri laughs
"you don't know that!" i squeak
they both shake their heads and i get out bri's last suitcase out of the trunk.
"you have everything?" i ask
"stop being a mom. we have everything." pal laughs
bri opens up her arms and i hug her tightly, sighing in comfort.
"call me when you land, ok?" i say, pulling back from bri's embrace
they both nod and i watch them roll their suitcases down the sidewalk.
i watch pal as she grabs bri's arm, guiding to her a different door than bri was originally going into. i watch as they fight and i chuckle and drop my head, staring at the small pebbles on the street. bri gives in and smacks pal's arm away, walking into the same door as she was.
they turn back around at the same time to sadly smile at me and wave me away and i wave them both back hurriedly, motioning with my hands for them to hurry. they chuckle and turn back around and i watch as the sliding doors close.
