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Chapter 19:

Beckinsile Point of View

Thursday and Friday at school go by extremely fast. I ride home with Ed and watch crime shows on Thursday. It's Friday afternoon now and Oliver is driving me to Danika's house. We stop at a store and pick up a bouquet of roses and some chocolates for Danika's mother, or witch of the year as I like to call her.

I told Oliver why I had to buy chocolate and roses; he found it just as entertaining as Gabe had. He laughs extremely hard as I walk back out with the peace offerings.

"The woman hates me; I have to kiss up somehow." I giggle and slip the helmet back over my curly hair.

Oliver speeds out of the parking lot and back onto the main road. He drives for a few more minutes and then we pull into Danika's large, circular driveway. I can feel my nerves sky rocket as he rings the doorbell.

To my surprise, Danika's mom opens the door. She scoffs at me and then opens the door wider. Oliver walks in before me and murmurs a greeting. I walk in slowly and hand the peace offerings to Mrs. Blackwell.

"I'm really sorry for insulting you and accusing you of things that I don't know are true. I hope you can forgive me." I say in a polite tone.

"What you said was beyond rude but I think I can forgive you; just please don't do that ever again." Mrs. Blackwell says sweetly as she takes the flowers and surprisingly admires them.

"Thank you," I smile and follow Oliver to where the maid says Danika and Brandon are.

We walk into a large room filled with bean bags and a TV. There's drawing supplies strewn about and a few snacks set up. Danika and Brandon are seated on the floor giggling with each other.

"Hey, Beckinsile," Danika smiles warmly. "Would you help me get some colored pencils from my room?"

"Yeah, sure..." I mutter and follow her up a large staircase.

"My mom told me what you said to her. It stung a little but I think she needed the honesty. I can't say that the words you chose didn't hurt me a little but I know you were just defending Cadillac and I can't thank you enough for that." Danika pulls me into a hug.

"I'm sorry; I shouldn't have been so rude. I've never lashed out at somebody like that but what she'd done to Cadillac and her mom sickened me so I had to say something to her. I'm sorry if it hurt you in any way." I hug her back.

"Don't worry; I was never mad at you." Danika pulls away and grabs a box of colored pencils from her desk.

We walk back downstairs where Oliver and Brandon are already situated on the beanbags. I take a seat on the bean bag next to Oliver and we begin discussing some ideas for the project.

"I think we should draw a high end coffee shop because it would portray the coffee as sophisticated." Danika says as she sets her sketchpad down on her knees.

"That's a good idea but we don't want people to think it's expensive because our target audience is the average consumer." Brandon says as he grabs some chips from the bowl on the coffee table.

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"There; it's finished." Danika adds one final touch to our ad before showing us the finished product.

We all cheer and then turn on the TV.

"It's movie time," Danika and I squeal at the same time.

We collapse into a fit of giggles as Danika inputs her Netflix password.

"What to watch?" Danika taps her chin with her index finger and gives me a smirk.

"The Notebook," We say at the same time.

The boys groan as I get up to turn the lights off. The movie begins and I take a seat next to Danika. I look over and see Oliver let out a sigh as he catches my gaze. Brandon doesn't look very happy either but I have a feeling that their unhappiness will make the movie even more enjoyable.

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It a few minutes before the end of the movie. Danika and I are holding onto each other with tears dripping down our chins. Oliver and Brandon, surprisingly, stayed awake during the whole movie but had "kill me now" written on their features throughout the whole thing.

The screen goes black, causing Danika and I to start sobbing again as the credits begin rolling. We have our arms wrapped around each other as the boys stand up.

"You know what you guys need?" Oliver says with a smirk.

"What?" We shout through hiccupping sobs.

"Ice cream," The boys say in unison.

I let go of Danika and check my phone. "It's 1 A.M."

"Perfect timing," Oliver chuckles.

"What ice cream store is still open at 1 A.M.?" Danika puts her hands on her hips as she turns to face the boys.

"Eddie's," Oliver says with a smirk. "Grab your jackets, ladies. We're going to Eddie's." I grab my bag skeptically and follow Oliver to his motorcycle.

Danika and Brandon follow us to Eddie and co. Ice Cream Shop in his car. We all get out in front of the only store on the street that still has its lights on.

There's a bored looking teenage boy standing behind the counter and not another customer in sight. Danika and Brandon order and then go off to find a suitable table.

"I'll get coffee ice cream with chocolate sprinkles." Oliver says as the boy moves his gaze onto me.

"And what can I get for you?" the boy gives me a smirk which earns him an angry glare from Oliver.

"Boy, her eyes are up here." Oliver says, gesturing to my eyes.

I laugh a little and try to decide what to order.

"I'll take mint chocolate chip..." I say with a polite smile.

"Anything for you, sweetheart..." the boy winks at me before moving on with our order.

He brings us our ice cream a few minutes later and tells Oliver the grand total. I go to pull out my wallet but Oliver stops me and pays for both of ours.

"She's taken, by the way..." Oliver drops a dollar bill into the tip jar and grabs my hand.

He's so cute when he thinks I'd even give someone else a second glance.

I squeeze his hand as we take our seats with Danika and Brandon. I take a bite of my ice cream and my mood sky rockets. It tastes even better at 1 A.M. I really needed a pick me up after the movie. We all talk about the most random things, as if we've been friends forever. I love having these guys as friends; which is something I never thought I would say.

After we've all finished our ice cream, we say goodnight. I give Danika a hug and high five Brandon. Oliver puts his arm around my shoulder in true boyfriend fashion as we walk towards his bike.

He hands me his extra helmet and I straddle the bike as I've done many times before. Oliver starts off towards my house. I wrap my arms around him and practically fall asleep to his calm heartbeat.

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"Beckinsile Madeline Williams, where have you been?" My mother shouts the minute I walk through the door.

She's dressed in a pink bathrobe and holding a mug of tea. She has her reading glasses on and the day's newspaper, folded in her hand.

"I told you, I was working on a project..." My voice trails off as I make eye contact with her.

"Until 2 A.M... Where were you actually?"

"I was at Danika's doing a project, and then we watched a movie and then went out for ice cream." I say as I make a hasty dash for the stairs.

My mother sighs and hits me lightly with the newspaper on our way up.

"Just call next time," My mother walks off to her room tiredly.

"Love you, mom." I say as I walk into my room.

I plop down on my bed and almost fall asleep right then and there. I groan and then put on my pajamas. I finish getting ready for bed and then slip under my covers. My phone dings as I pull the covers up around my shoulders. It's from Oliver.

Can't wait for tomorrow; see you at noon.

Can't wait either, Olly Pop.

I respond and then fall asleep. Tomorrow is going to be an event filled day.