Fourteen days

Untitled Part 10

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PRESENT DAY

5 days after the accident.

"Well, well, well, if it isn't the runaway best friend" Lola crosses her arms before taking a seat beside me "first you disappear without a trace, now I find you just laying down here not saying a word...such a drama queen" she says while lifting her hands up, mason enters the room and I smile at the sight of him.

"How is she?"

" I dunno...she's just laying down there and not talking, always such a diva!"

"That's because she's in a coma!" "Then she should get out of it...always stealing attention, such a drama Queen" mason takes a deep breath and shakes his head at her.

"Look what I have to deal with constantly Ell!" He says before taking a seat beside her.

"Pssh...you try talking to her and see if she answers" Lola says and crosses her hands.

"Hey Ell!" mason says with a big smile on his face.

"See...she's ignoring you too" mason ignores her.

"See...she's getting all your attention"

"Ell, tell her to shut up" mason says before pulling Lola into a hug.

Gawd I missed this two.

"I miss you Ell... I can't believe you just left like that" Lola says and grabs my hand "you're getting an earful when you wake, seriously" she says as she blinks away her tears "oh my gawd, you've made me a crybaby... I have a lot to tell you, Reece is here! I know!"

Oh...Reece.

"Anyway I'm going to try to get him into your room and a lot of our other friends too...it was hard convincing your mum to let me in here as it is, I have so much to tell you I don't know where to start, can you believe...I wouldn't have even known you were here if Katie hadn't called me..."

"Breathe Lola, breathe" mason interrupts her before she could continue, Lola sometimes talks too much and too fast she forgets to breathe, it's like she just wants to get what she wants to say out there quick and fast before you lose interest in the conversation(which¬ kinda happens a lot with me), she's crazy like that- it's one her many endearing traits. "Oh...right, thanks" she says and smiles gratefully at mason who kisses her forehead, before she turns back to me and continues filling me in on all I've missed in the time I was gone.

I loved them together.

I missed this.

I missed her.

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June, 2016

"What's up?" Lola says sitting beside me on the kitchen stool.

"Nothing" I say as I take another bite off my apple, I turn and I see she's staring at me. "Fine...I and Jay had our first argument"

"Oh...why are you still dating that boy?, I told you I saw him at the mall with another girl"

"Yes, I confronted him, she's just his work friend"

"No she's not...it didn't look like it, mason can testify..."

"We're done with this conversation" I say and I start to head towards my room.

"I'm sorry" she says and I stop in my tracks "who are you and what have you done with my best friend?" I ask surprised while I take a seat on the stool I'd earlier vacated "you just apologized" I say with my mouth open, she reaches out and shuts it while rolling her eyes.

"Why were you two arguing?" I take a deep breath and she takes my hand in hers "you can tell me anything"

"I know...we've been going out for almost seven months now and I'm still a virgin"

"I'm not surprised...go on...didn't you tell him you're not losing it till yunno..."

"I told him but he says that, we don't have to get married to have sex and that if you're in love with someone, you have to take the next step and show them you love them.."

"Okay...first off...that's bullshit if you don't want to have sex, it's your decision he has no right to force or pressure you into anything, you don't have to prove anything to anyone, if he loves you he'll understand and wait till you're ready..." she says while squeezing my hand and waiting for it to sink in "secondly, do you really love this guy?" I take my time to consider it before answering. "I dunno" I sigh and let my hair out of its bun before tying it into a pony tail "I think so...I mean I've not felt like this with anyone since..."

"Reece?" She says and I nod "darling that's enough reason to ditch this guy and try to contact Reece" she says and I shake my head at her.

"I can't...I don't know where he is"

"Yes... you do, he's in Wales"

"Exactly...he could be anywhere in Wales, plus gawd we were 13 when we last saw each other and even then I'm not sure he liked me" I pause "it's stupid, he probably has forgotten about me and has a girlfriend or something.."

"It wouldn't hurt to try"

"Forget about it, Lola...it's not happening"

"Okay...you know I'm only looking out for you"

"I know...mérci món ami" I say kissing her cheeks and getting myself a snack. "I love it when you speak french to me" she says and starts laughing "I mean that in every possible way"

I wrinkle my nose at her. "I don't know what you're even talking about." "neither do I" she says smiling at me, I shake my head and open the fridge.

"Why are you with him?" She asks me solemnly "don't bullshit me"

"Maybe because he's the only guy who has ever wanted me..."

"You know that's not true...a lot of guys at college like you...there are a lot of fishes in your sea"

"Well...all the fishes are running away from my hook and I've been standing there all day, I was only able to catch this fish"

"No...the fishes were scared, if you had put out a more enticing bate they would have been millions of them rushing towards it"

"Okay, I'm getting confused...let's stop with the fishing analogies"

"Okay...fine, stop sticking your head down that fridge and help me cook"

"Do I have to?"

"Yes"

"Arrrgh"

"Scoffs"

"You know you have to make the sound not say it?"

"Oh... shut up!" She says while bringing out pots, slapping her palms and shouting out orders to me.

My best friend.