The sun was setting at just the right angle; low enough to illuminate the page Elsa was reading but high enough to last a while. Her room was clean, her homework was done, and neither of her parents would be home for another three days.
She glanced over the top of her book, at her supposed moral support during her parents' business trip. Out of all the vacant spots on the queen sized bed, Anna chose to lay on top of her feet as she texted on her phone. Not that she really minded, the redhead was like a heater. Elsa smiled softly and turned the page.
The silent streak didn't last long, "Heey Els, guess who just skipped their first class?" She glanced at the foot warmer again. Anna was sporting a crooked smile, but she didn't look up from her phone.
"Rapunzel perhaps?" Elsa was rather indifferent when it came to delinquency, as long as it didn't interfere with her life she could care less. Anna looked up this time, "Yeah, how'd you know?"
"Anna you've been pushing her to skip a class since freshman year, it was bound to happen at some point."
"You make it sound like a bad thing", Anna pouted. She was quite proud of her cousin for completing such a big milestone before graduation. She thought everyone should feel the thrill of rebellion at least once before adulthood.
Elsa on the other hand, wasn't sure how she became friends with the soft-core delinquent. "Because, it is? It's an illegal absence?"
Anna rolled her eyes, "It's not an illegal absence."
"Anna, it's truancy. That's illegal."
"Oh... well pirating music is also illegal and yet nobody cares! Even you do it", She felt the need to defend herself against the bookworm. Elsa scoffed, "Really? That's the argument you're gonna use?"
"Yes, that is the argument I'm going to use because it's completely valid and they both follow the exact same principle", Anna sniffed haughtily before checking her phone again. Elsa tittered, "honestly, what principle? Self-indulgence?"
"Exactly", the ginger winked at her.
"Then wouldn't that just mean you lack self control?"
"Mm yeah... yeah pretty much. Depends on how much you allow yourself to indulge. Sometimes the reward is far greater than the cost", Anna admitted. She wasn't going to deny it.
That crooked smile grew soft as she thought about the past, "I remember tenth grade, when I skipped that one class for nearly the entire first semester just to get me through the day. Only got caught once, and detention was just around thirty minutes."
Elsa rolled her eyes, "You mean the sixth period geometry class you almost failed because you were putzing around next to me in the library instead."
"Yeah, that's what I just said", Anna replied smoothly as she tapped away on her phone. Elsa wasn't sure how to respond to her nonchalance, so she merely rolled her eyes and focused on her book once more. But Anna's words had made it hard, she furrowed her brows, 'Wait...'
A moment had passed, her book was nestled in her lap as she stared at particular spot on the wall. Elsa had ran the conversation over a few times in her head. Of course after the second time, the silver lining had been obvious but she always had to second guess things when it came to her friend.
Heat had begun to crawl up her neck at the thought. Anna on the other hand, remained the same way she had been an hour ago, calm. Elsa buried her nose in the book and willed the flurries out of her chest. It was senior year. Anna was going to California for college. In three months they would split ways. 'Don't get your hopes up', she thought.
Nope, this is not a new story. I'm just using this to get rid of my writer's block.
