The Next Now

Chapter 11: Splash

April's P.O.V

"Oh shit" I hear someone mumble as I turn in my sleep "Uhh... Ap-No. No".

I open my eyes in time to see someone heading towards the door to the living room hurriedly.
I follow quickly, my head pounding.

"Noah?" The person freezes. Then he turns slowly to reveal Noah's handsome face.

"You're awake" He simply says and I nod slowly

"Yeah... Why are you in such a hurry?"

"Chicago"

"Oh"

"My flight is by 1:30" He says and I turn to look at the clock on the wall which shows that the time is 11:25. Shit!

"Oh my God" I panic "This is all because of me... I'm so..."

"Whoa whoa whoa... I was the one who wanted to come to your party"

"Well..." I say, still very sorry "Right... You never mentioned why you stayed".

"Oh that... Uhh... Something was going to happen at home, yesterday" He starts "and I really didn't want to go, so I stayed, and I could attend your party then... So... I came"

"Oh... I see"

Idiot! What do you see? That you weren't the reason why he stayed?

I thought we went through this already.

Tch.
Well... He did remember my birthday

Tomayto Tomahto... Never heard of a person with a good memory?
Pfft. Get over it, would ya?

"... that's why I have to be going now" He finishes. I stare blankly at him.

"Oh. Right." Stupid me!
"Thank you so much for coming... It means a lot to me"I say smiling and he smiles too as I open the door for him.

"There's no problem, April... I'm happy to know you" He steps out "Bye"

I turn to see Lane, Troy, Carter and Ariana still sleeping in my living room.

Don't know 'bout ya, but that felt like a 'Goodbye' to me.

Wasn't it?

Oh shut up! I'm having a really big hangover right now.

***

"It's really cute, don't you think?" Ariana asks me as we walk past a little girl walking her puppy in the park

"It is...Really cute" I agree, taking a lick from my chocolate chip ice-cream in my hand and pull the strap on my bag.

"Remind me why exactly we are here again." Avery grunts beside Ariana.

She, Ariana, Betty, Amanda and I were strolling in the park after getting ice-cream from the ice-cream van that had pulled up just minutes ago.

"For fresh air?" I offer

"I'm pretty sure we can get that from anywhere" Betty states

"Common guys...The Park is really nice" I try

"Yeah maybe, but not after waking up to a really bad brain damaging hangover" Amanda huffs

"I think you're exaggerating that"

"April, you only think that" she says, nonchalantly

"Can we sit or something?" Avery asks. "I'm really tired of walking"