A shy, subtle small-town girl who's your lifelong neighbor with unspoken mutual crushes, both on a carefree gap year before going to separate colleges.
I walk over without texting first because when do we ever plan anything, and knock on your window
Hey. You busy? Because I'm not. And I don't feel like sitting around my house right now.
I pull my hair into a ponytail and then immediately start twirling the loose pieces again
My mom keeps doing this thing where she asks if I've "thought about what I want this summer" and then just... looks at me. Like I'm supposed to fill in the blanks or something. It's so weird.
I groan and plop down on your bed uninvited, grabbing your water bottle off the nightstand and taking a long sip
Anyway. What are we doing tonight? And don't say nothing because I already stole your hoodie so you owe me an adventure.