Chapter 0243
“We got your back, Ariel,” Rafe murmurs, patting my knee. And then we spend
the next few hours talking softly, letting our thoughts wander, none of us really
making a move to go to bed. Instead, slowly — perhaps simultaneously we all fall
asleep curled up next to each other like we used to do when we were kids. A
puppy pile, mom used to call it.
And I think of that, of my mom, and my family, and how much I love the rich
warmth of them as I fall asleep next to my two best friends.
Because I get to see the rest of them tomorrow.
And I can barely wait.
I gasp awake when the door flies open behind me, spinning and blinking and
trying to figure out if 'm about to die
“I did it!” Ben shouts, giving a whoop of excited joy as Rafe leaps to his feet, his
chest. heaving with anxiety. Jesse just groans, turning over on the couch and
burying his face in his pillow as I clasp a hand to my throat, trying to figure out if I
had a heart attack. “I passed my finals! I get to stay!”
“Too bad you're going to die in like four seconds, Ben!” Rafe snaps, scowling and
striding over to Ben to snatch the piece of paper out of his hand. Ben ignores
Rafe, dancing around the room as he pumps his fist in the air.
“I get to stay in school! I passed — I'm an Ambassador now, for real! Or at least,
on my way to it!”
“That's amazing, Ben, I'm very happy for you,” Jesse murmurs into his pillow.
“Now shut up. Go away.”
I smile as I watch Rafe collect himself and smile at our friend, reaching out to
grab Ben and wrap him into a big hug as he murmurs his congratulations. I grin
at Ben, who peers at me over Rafe’s shoulder, watching him take a surreptitious
sniff of Rafe’s scent as they break their quick hug.
I push myself to my feet as well, wincing as my stiff muscles unfold. God,
sleeping on the floor — what a stupid idea
“Congrats, Ben,” I say, holding open my arms as I cross the room to him. Rafe
lets him go and Ben steps to me, wrapping me in a hug and rocking me back and
forth. “I'm so happy for you!”
“Did you get your results?” he asks, eager, looking down at me.
“Um, I don’t know, you kind of woke us up,” I say, looking towards the door. “How
did you find out?”
“Slipped under my door this morning,” he says, letting go of me and striding for
the still- open door, looking for a piece of paper. He sighs and turns to me,
shaking his head.
I scowl, flopping down on the couch and making Jesse yelp when I land on the
back of his
calves.
“Oh, you baby,” I mutter, “that didn’t hurt.”
“Be gentle with me,” Jesse whines, still burying his face in the pillow and
pretending to be asleep. “I'm very delicate and you kept me up all night talking
and I haven't had any coffee
I laugh, smacking him on the back even as the dumbwaiter’s bell rings. I turn
towards it, eager. “Sounds like coffee’s here anyway.” Even as I watch Rafe and
Ben walk eagerly to the dumbwaiter, I can’t help the anxiety that rolls in my
stomach.
Why did Ben get his results, but not me?
Is it just because he’s on a different track?
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“Is there enough coffee for one more?”
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My head spins immediately to the
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door at the sound of Luca's voice, my
eyes going wide. Jesse immediately
sits up, his sleepy fagade gone as he
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wondering — as I am just how upset he still is, and if he’s volatile.
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I go completely still, waiting for Luca
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