ALL THE THINGS I'VE YET TO DO (3) : GO CAMPING
I end up taking Ariel up on her offer and, after sending a quick text to my dad, I decide to stay at her place.
“Good morning,” she says when I roll over to face her, a bit after 1pm.
I smile back lazily and jump up to go to the washroom. When I open her bedroom door, I’m greeted by the sight of two shirtless boys arguing in the hall.
“Listen, Naruto would one hundred percent beat Deku in a fight,” says the taller one.
The other shakes his head. “I’m not disagreeing, but I’m saying that with time, Deku will be insanely strong!”
They pause their conversation when they hear me close the door.
“Maya! Tell him! Deku has the potential to hold his own against Naruto one day!” exclaims the younger boy.
“Good morning to you too,” I roll my eyes. “I agree with Ace: Deku will be super powerful by the end of the series. That being said, I’m pretty sure Naruto would completely annihilate him, regardless.”
“Exactly,” beams the taller one. “This is why Maya is always welcome here.”
Ace scoffs, “It’s not like we could get rid of her, even if we wanted to.”
Instead of coming to my defence, Alex agrees with his brother. I laugh as they switch the topic to debating a different set of characters.
Continuing my trek to the bathroom down the hall, I’m happy to see that those two are back. I wonder if everyone’s home.
The Scott family has five children: Ariel, Adrian, Ace, Alex, and Adonis. Each of them are two years apart, the twins being the youngest. How their parents managed to take care of newborn twins with a two year old, four year old, and a six year old is beyond me. After brushing my teeth with the toothbrush that I always leave here, I return to the room to find Ariel missing.
I skip down the stairs and follow the various voices to the kitchen. At the large glass table are the four boys along with Ariel.
“Good morning Maya,” greets Mr. Scott from the stove.
The smell of breakfast invites me to grab a spot next to my best friend. “Morning!”
Mrs. Scott appears at the table, passing plates and cutlery around, before her husband joins us and sits down too.
“So,” Adonis starts, once we begin to shovel food onto our plates, “I’m thinking some time next week.”
“I have Monday to Wednesday off from work, so that works for me,” agrees Alex.
I stop gulping down my orange juice (bad drink choice after brushing my teeth, by the way), and join their conversation. “What’s happening next week?”
“Oh! I completely forgot to mention it!” says Ariel, turning to me. “The five of us are going camping.”
My mouth forms an ‘o’ shape.
“You should definitely come, Maya,” offers Ace.
“How do you expect to get rid of me when you keep inviting me everywhere?” I joke.
“That’s what I keep telling them!” exclaims Mr. Scott. We all laugh, and he adds, “No, but seriously, you should go! I’m sure you guys will have fun.”
I look around at everyone for confirmation. “Come,” says Adrian, “I’m gonna invite the guys later too.”
“Christian will probably come too!” squeals Ariel from beside me.
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All The Things I've Yet to Do
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