Forgotten

Chapter 11

(Ariana pov)

June-9th-2018
Mall📍

Ariana: "Where did everyone go?"

I looked around & noticed everyone was gone, I remembered they were behind us.

Pete: "Well just meet up with them later, we could spend some quality time together."

Ariana: "Ya of course." I smile shyly. "Do you like me?" I nervously asked.

Pete: "I umm, of course I like you, what kind of question is that?" He laughs.

Ariana's thoughts: "That was a stupid question, what was I asking."

Ariana: "Ya it was stupid of me to ask."

I look away shamelessly blushing feeling dumb. I've been through many relationships, one after another, I just want to feel like I'm wanted like I was with…

Ariana's thoughts: "Just forget it."

I hold his hand & walk into the shops looking at what I could buy.

Pete is standing nearby but isn't really paying attention like most guys do. It's the mall, what did I expect?

Ariana: "If you're bored we can go somewhere else."

Pete: "What I'm just waiting for you…take as long as you want I don't mind waiting, really."

Ariana: "You sure?"

Pete: "Ya I'm sure." He smiles.

I go back & buy what I was looking at & walk towards Pete. Lately I've felt off, maybe Faith was right & I got into a relationship too fast.

Ariana's thoughts: "It was my choice not hers, hmm do like his personality."

I pull my hat down over my face, this is a day out with friends & I do not want anyone to interrupt it.

Faith: "Like I said, I'm past the music, it's not like I don't know the crap, I just rather not you know."

Victoria: "You could just give it another go at it, you never know."

I heard two familiar voices enter the shop right next to us walking.

Ariana: "Hey can you wait here for me." He nods.

I enter the shop & it's right up Faith's alley, anime, marvel, sports, & her clothing style.

Faith: "Music is yours & Ariana's thing, it's not mine anymore…I'm too rusty anyways I'd just mess up." She smiles awkwardly.

Ariana's thoughts: "So she was playing dumb, why didn't she tell me!?"

Victoria: "Wasn't it your thing too long before Ari's."

As Faith is about to talk I slip & cause clothing to fall giving myself away.

Victoria: "Ariana?"

Ariana: "Hey where in the same shop." I nervously said.

Faith: "You weren't eavesdropping were you?"

Ariana: "No I was just looking around with Pete."

Victoria: "We'll since we found each other we can go eat."

Faith: "I am starting to get hungry."

We all agree to go & eat at the food court. I get in line to order, Faith she sneaks up right behind me.

Faith: "Hey." I Jump. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to scare you."

Ariana: "No you're fine." I catch my breath smiling. "I didn't expect that at all."