Chapter 25

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"Hey Athena you want to come with me and Avery to take pictures for her sisters clothing brand?" I asked
"I'd love too but I can't I'm visiting my dad today." Athena Said somewhat sad
"O-Oh sorry I forgot about that... maybe next time?" I ask with guilt in my voice
"Nah it's chill, and yeah sure but I'm not taking any pictures!" Athena Said
"Whyyyy?!? Your good!" I yelled through the phone
"No I'm not!" Athena yelled back
"Whatever! See ya." I say somewhat annoyed
"Yeah yeah. See ya." Athena Said ending the call

"Sorry Avery, Athena needs to do something important today. Maybe next time?" I say looking at Avery
"Awh, it's ok and yeah next time. Anyways, my sister said that she's here." Avery said looking at her phone
"AVERY!" A girl with brown hair and slightly taller than Avery said
"LUCY!" Avery said running to her and giving her a hug
"Lucy, this is my friend who I told you about, you know the one who takes really good pictures." Avery said
"Ah Yeah. Anyways, my name is Lucy Fernandez, the other two are Mirissa and Rob." Lucy said pointing at the others
"Nice to meet you guys. I'm Julia." I say
"Alright well I've already seen your work so just do your magic while we sit still and look pretty." Lucy Said
"Like that one song?" I ask
"Yup! Also tell us what type of posies to do if you have any in mind." Lucy Said walking to the spot
"Ok I'll do my best." I say following them

After taking multiple picture I show them the final products and let them choose which ones they wanted.

"Damn your really good at this aren't you?" Rob said
"Yeah I'm ok at it." I say
"Well, do you think you can take picture for me too? I can pay you every hour since I want to take multiple picture in multiple places." Rob Said
"Um yeah sure why not." I say
"Great do you have an insta?" Rob Asked
"Yeah, here." I say giving him my phone with my insta on it
"Thanks. I'll text you on there when I need you. You should turn this into a job, I can see you going far. Also, how much do you charge?" Rob Asked
"Haha, thanks maybe I will. And for now $5 an hour since your my first customer" I say smiling
"Alright great, ill shout you out too so you can get more clients." Rob Said
"Thanks." I say smiling while rob nodded his head in response
"I thought you were doing that YouTube thing." Avery asked
"Yeah I am but hey, a quick buck isn't going to hurt anyone. Plus Athena's dumbass is hurt so we can't really do much without her you know?" I say
"Haha yeah." Avery said
"Anyways my sister is going to take us out to eat because of you taking the photos for us so let's go." Avery said grabbing my hand and dragging me to there car and smiling
"Ok." I say smiling

"Mei you ready?" I ask
"Yes." Mei Said walking out of our room
"You still look beautiful without even trying, you know that?" I say blushing at Mei
"Th-Thanks." Mei said blushing
"Anyways, it's going to be pretty far so we might come home a little late." I say
"Ok." Mei Said

We both head out the door holding each other's hands while walking to the bus station. As the bus arrived I payed for our fee and waited until our stop arrives. As we were waiting I look over to my left to see a sleeping Mei and smile.

Cute

As our stop came closer I woke Mei up and stepped out of the bus. We then start walking to the cemetery. My anxiety started to build up again but I kept it under control with breathing knowing that I could easily break down once I saw his grave again.

"Where here." I say
"Hey, dad. I miss you. Anyways, this is the girl I was talking about the last time we spoke. She's a really great person who I think has made me a
better person." I say smiling at Mei
"Hi I'm Mei Hua, it is nice to meet you sir." Mei Said smiling
"Sorry mom couldn't join us today but she'll be coming later today because she got her dream job. She's a successful business owner. And yes I have your dog tag. I always wear it." I say taking out his dog tag
"Mei would you like to say anything before we go?" I ask
"Yes, sir your daughter is in good hands. I will take care of her and never leave her side." Mei Said smiling and placing her hand on my shoulder
"There you have it dad. She loves me. Haha, anyways, we have to get going. I'll see you sometime again soon ok? I love you dad." I say
"Good bye sir." Mei Said holding my hand
"Bye dad." I say holding Meis and and walking out of the cemetery
"Mei you hungry?" I ask
"Yeah." Mei Said
"Ok I know a good place so just follow me." I say as Mei nodded
"Hey Athena, your mom said that you battle is anxiety, can you tell me your symptoms?" Mei asked
"Uh Yeah sure. But it's very hard for people to claim me down or prevented me from having a bigger anxiety attack so keep that in mind." I say
"Ok." Mei Said

How hard could that be?

"But one way is if you see a ring on my finger take it off because my friend knew about me fudging with my ring so she took it away before I did a speech and it helped. But my symptoms are, cold sweet, having a sturdier, rapid heart beat, uneven breathing, and breaking down." I say
"Wow, that's a lot. How do you counter act it?" Mei asked
"I counter act it by doing a boxers breath which is 4 sec in 4 sec out, being left alone for a while, breathing in with my noise and out of my mouth, and grounding myself. I don't take pills by the way. It's not as bad as I make it out to be." I say
"Ok well how could I help you?" Mei asked
"I don't know, my friend hugged me last time and asked me why I had an anxiety attack. So I guess just comfort me and give me ice and put it on my back." I say
"Oh ok, I will, thank you. I will keep this in mind. I don't want you crying." Mei Said with concern in her voice
"Heh, thanks." I say looking at the taller women

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