𝚋𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚏𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚍 𝚣𝚘𝚗𝚎 // 𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚢 𝚋𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚗 [𝟷]

1.1

It's always been a tradition that Thalia, Alaina, Nini, Kourtney, Big Red, and Ricky would drive together to school. They would usually rotate depending on who had gone last. Still, since Thalia's car was the biggest, Thalia usually drove everyone to school. She didn't mind, though, because fewer people driving saves the environment, and she drives an electric car.

But now that Ricky and Nini broke up, the group found it wise not to continue the carpooling; at least Nini and Kourtney wouldn't join. Please don't get the wrong idea, Thalia and Alaina still adored the other two girls, but it was different now.

Thalia was glad to be getting into her routine again. You know, wake up, take a shower, brush her hair, brush her teeth, get dressed, pick up her friends, go to school, and repeat. She was always a sucker for a good routine because it put her life in order.

Order.

Thalia hates chaos, havoc, and everything in between. It spikes her anxiety. Thalia has had a problem with anxiety and panic attacks over the years. She's gotten control of it, but when her life gets a little too out of hand or stressful, she'll fall off the rails. She gets better, though, eventually.

But now we're off track. It's the first day of school! Lots of memories to be made.

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"I know you are, but what am I? Tell me have you seen a sunset turn into a sunrise, kiss right through the night. Cuz we should try that sometime, hold you till the morning. And if I said I'm falling, would you just reply, 'I know you are, but what am I?'" Thalia sings along to one of her favorite songs, What Am I by Why Don't We.

She pulls up to Alaina's house mid-song.

"Why Don't We? Again?" Alaina laughs as she enters the car.

"Obviously!" Thalia laughs. "Only the finest for carpool karaoke."

"I still think Zach is the cutest," Alaina tells her.

"Nope! It's Daniel one hundred percent!" Thalia exclaims as she starts to drive in the direction of Big Red's house, where Ricky and Big Red both are.

"You're wrong, but whatever," Alaina sighs.

They continue to jam out to Why Don't We, Shawn Mendes, The Weeknd, and SHY Martin.

Finally, they reach Big Red's house, where Ricky and Red hop in the car.

"Hello, hello! How y'all doing?" Thalia asks in a funny voice.

"Good, good," Ricky grins widely, his mood shifting from dread to happiness.

"Any requests? No? Good!" Thalia doesn't give Ricky or Big Red a chance to respond. She continues to turn the music up and dance in her seat, causing Ricky to laugh.

They all sing and dance on the way to school. Once they get there, Ricky and Big Red skate off while Thalia and Alaina walk in.

"Thalia, you know you finally have a chance with Ricky, right?" Alaina tells her best friend.

"What do you mean?" Thalia asks, quite perplexed by her friend's statement.