I immediately video call Scarlette. She doesn't answer the call so I try again. Luckily, she answers the call the second time. I don't turn on my camera. Her face hasn't changed much. She still reminds me of that little girl with honey colored hair which she used to tie into pigtails and which used to curl up at the end.
"Hey Chari" she says beaming.
"Why haven't you turned your camera on?" she asks.
I now turn it on. She waves her hand.
"I have missed you" she says.
"Me too" I say.
"How was your day?" she asks again sounding concerned.
"As usual" I say and laugh.
"Okay, so what exactly is the surprise?" I ask.
"Oh that" she says and she smiles her wicked smile and I know that this surprise might give me a heart attack. I wait patiently. She continues to give me her wicked smile.
"Tell me or I will go" I say a bit seriously.
"Fine, don't need to threaten me" she says and we both laugh.
"I am coming to California" she says.
For a while I think I didn't catch her words properly.
"What?" I ask again.
"I am coming to California" she repeats.
I am wordless in fact clueless. I replay her words in my mind. She said she is coming to California. She is looking at me. I have no words to say.
"When?" I ask after a while.
"After 2 weeks" she says.
"When did you plan your visit?" I ask again.
"Last week. I wanted to tell you immediately but you have been very busy Chari" she says sadly.
"I know. I have been really busy these two weekends" I say.
"We are actually moving back to California" she says.
"Whoa. Another surprise" I say and smile.
"I am thinking of enrolling into FPU as well" she says.
"That will be great. I would love to meet you. It has been 8 years" I say.
"I know. We will meet soon Chari" she says.
"I can't wait" I say laughing and clapping my hands. She laughs with me.
"Got to go. I have to do my packing" she says.
"Okay. Say hi to uncle, aunt and Stefan. I can't wait to see him. He was so little when I saw him last" she says.
"Sure. You too say hi to uncle, aunt and Aubrey" I say.
We wave goodbye and I end the call. My happiness has no bounds. I will be meeting my best friend after 8 years. This feeling is wordless. I haven't told her about Cedric yet. I will tell her when I meet her. I know what exactly she will say. Cedric reminds me of something.
I open my Instagram and open my conversation with Cedric. I think about texting and asking him why he did not attend his classes today but I just give the thought because I really want to give him time. I take a deep breathe and walk out of my room and shut the door.
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CHARLOTTE
Teen Fiction"It is better to be hated than to be ignored because it's like we don't exist at all and our presence holds no value." After...
