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ered through the phone as I pushed my

ation. The sun shone high and the airport was busy, people kept colliding with my luggage

aland? For your birthday trip?" Zola

I replied as I entered a cab

to come home for?" Zola didn't give me time to reply "Is your

uld call me home. A week before my twenty-third birthday, I had gone over every possible scenario and came up with

ill there?" Zola's voice

wants Zo. But I can wait to find out

for the can and ring the bell. The security looks at me through his p

a large hug "I've

make me laugh despite everything I was

om me and led me into the house I had stayed in a lot of times when we were younger "

erself. Moar of my memories of LA aren't good. Dad was barely around

orward to go to Greece after visiting New Zealand" Zola said as we both laid on h

he always has something planned but I don't

large smile "You've come to the right place,

nd eat ice cream and mourn t

n, I know you staying here tonight is your attempt so why not go all out?

low profile? You know how he is about his image" I tried to convin

ries about finding great places to hang out on my channel and you know those videos are doi

etting drunk, I can't deal with a hangover while M

ed my cheeks as we giggled "Oh,

sked, eyeing her suspiciously as

couldn't just leave my best friend at

ld it up for me too see, it was beautiful. I

in this, do you li

speak much but Zola always understood

new research. Zola's mother studied biochemistry and was a large figure in the field. When night time arrived, Zola p

eople" I whispered, trying to avoid shouting but Zo

thing?!" She shou

my han

nd I started to feel more relaxed, maybe I needed this outing, something t

e going back i

arstool and we pushed into the crowd of

ed to remain at the bar while I tried to locate the restroom before

when my eyes met his. Even in the lowlight of the

dn't place "I'm sorry, I

, his voice was even more, it sounded like warmth as his sce

"I mean, upstairs, there's a place you c

out of it

my body and I was half hoping my underwear was not on display and maybe it was the alcohol but I was half hoping he could see it. In the light of the room, he was even more

e options for you" He finally turned to fa

around, hoping to escape before I jumped on this stranger but

I squeezed my thighs together "You could wait

t falling from my shoulders. At first he was stunned and when I tried to pull back, he