BEEP BEEP BEEP

I stir in my sleep, my mind awake but my body still craving sleep.

BEEP BEEP BEEP

"Come on Zar, we have to get up." I heard Natalia's voice say as a hand nudges my shoulder.

I groan, wrapping the end of my pillow around my face so it's covering my ear.

There was a silence and I felt myself falling back to sleep, until a strong force pushed my body off the bed.

I roll across the floor and only stop when my body hits Scarlett's bed.

"What the fuck, Nat?" I yell, sitting up and rubbing my back where her foot kicked me.

"You wouldn't listen." She shrugged and threw the covers off of her body and stood up from the bed.

"Would y'all shut the fuck up?" I heard Scarlett say as I stood up from the floor.

It wasn't until I sat back down on the bed that I noticed her appearance.

I burst out laughing to the point where my ribs begin to burn.

"What the hell are you laughing at?" She snarled.

Her blond hair was knotted and sticking in all directions and her lipstick was smudged on her face.

I guess she forgot to wash her makeup off last night.

"Oh my god...I can't..." I managed to say in between breaths.

Natalia appears back in the main room from the bathroom.

"What is-" But her question was cut short by an outburst of laughter.

Now, we were both laughing until our faces turned red.

"You look like a rejected troll doll." I shout, making myself laugh harder.

"Oh my god, she does!" Natalia agreed, bending over with laughter.

Scarlett rolled her eyes and crosses her arms.

"Shut the hell up." She mumbled before standing up from the bed and running to the bathroom.

"Hey, I wasn't done in there!" Natalia screamed.

"You snooze, you lose!" Scarlett's voice said, muffled by the door.

"What a bitch." Natalia mumbled.

She turned around and grabbed her duffel bag off the desk and began to dig through it.

"What are we even doing today?" I ask, grabbing my phone from the bedside table in between the beds.

"What we're here for, we're going to ski." She told me as if I was supposed to know that.

"Nat, I can't ski."

"After today you will." She said and I saw a smirk form on her face.

"No, no no no." I shake my head. "I don't know what you're planning to do, but I'm not doing it. If I get on that hill, I'll die."

"Don't be so dramatic, I found a professional to teach you." Natalia waved me off, taking out different articles of clothing from her bag.

"You're joking, right?"

She shook her head, the smirk still playing on her lips.

Oh god, I'm going to die.

~~~

"Natalia, I'm going to kill you." I say through gritted teeth as my body shivers from the cold.

We were bundled up in our coats and snow pants, hats, and snow boots while waiting in line for the ski lift. Snow was covering the ground and I swear my phone said it was 10°F.

"Stop complaining." She told me as she rolled her eyes, her nose and cheeks pink from the cold. "You're going to have fun."

"I don't know how many times I have to tell you I can't do this for you to understand that I CAN'T DO THIS." I told her, accidentally yelling the last part.

A few people around us looked over and I stuck my tongue out at them.

"You'll be fine, the professional will teach you everything you need to know." She simply told me.

"Who is this guy, anyways and how much did you pay for him?"

She smirked. "I didn't pay a dime."

"Next." The guy working the ski lift yelled.

Natalia and I walked over to where the footsteps were painted on the concrete. I looked up and saw that one of the benches were coming back around and my heart started to beat faster.

"I don't think I can do this, Nat." I whisper as I felt my body begin to shake.

To my dismay, she walks back to the line.

I watch her in complete shock as my anxiety level gets higher and higher as the bench gets closer and closer. My head cloudy, I notice someone else get pushed out from the line and dragged to where Natalia was standing next to me just as the guy yelled for us to sit.

In a rush, I plopped my body on the bench and it swung back and forth as it started making its way up the mountain.

"What the fuck?" The person next to me yelled as he turned around to look down at the people in line.

I knew the second he spoke that it was Finn Rider sitting next to me.

"It's all apart of the plan!" Natalia yelled from the ground.

I went to turn around to flip her off, but my stomach dropped to my feet when I noticed how high up we were already. I quickly turn to face forward and grip the metal bar in front of us. My heart was beating so fast I thought it was going to explode.

"Zara, are you okay?" Finn asked, bu it sounded like her was miles away from me.

I open my mouth and begin to breath heavily, ignoring the fact that my lower back is becoming sore from shivering so much.

I felt my head become light and my eyes heavy, my body becoming numb when Finn grabbed my cold cheeks with his hands.

How they were so warm, I have no idea.

He turned my head to face him and all the bad feelings seemed to vanish when I saw his bright blue eyes, filled with worry.

"Are you afraid of heights?" He asked me in a soft whisper, as if he was trying not to frighten me. I nod. "You seemed fine on the billboard."

"That didn't move towards the sky." I told him and he chuckled.

"I didn't think you were scared of anything." He whispered, his eyes darting between mine. "I guess there are still a lot of things I need to learn about you."

My breath hitched in my throat as his eyes fell down to my lips, like they had done that night on the billboard. My entire body became warm as my heart started pumping with adrenaline, instead of anxiety.

He moved a strand of hair behind my ear, his touching leaving tingling feelings on my skin. He began to lean in and...

"Stop!" I yell louder than I anticipated.

He must not have seen that coming because he jumped back.

"W-What's wrong?" He stuttered, looking at me up and down.

"I-I can't do this." I tell him as the warm feeling vanishes from my body, soon being replaced with more shivers.

"You can't do what?" He asked, a cloud forming from his breath as he speaks.

I stay silent, rubbing my hands over my face.

"What can't you do? I don't understand!"

"Just stop talking!" I scream, my voice cracking.

I rub my fingers through my hair, trying to push the tears back into my eyes.

Finn angrily mutters profanities as he crosses his arms over his chest and sits back on the bench.

~~~

A.N~

I'm livid at myself; I want to drown in a toilet.

I was going to sit down in choir today and my phone slid out of my hand. Not only is the screen cracked, but I can't click anything on the top half of my screen. >:(

I'm getting a new phone soon because my birthday is next month, but at least I can still read. :D

Anyways, extra extra long chapter coming up. ;)

Chapter 35 is written and published. Hope you all enjoyed! <3

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