Chapter Nine

I never thought I would find myself laughing so hard that I thought I was going to die, and it honestly felt good. All of us were chatting together about Felix's big youtube plans, and how Cry wanted to join him. Marzia wanted to make a youtube channel too, but she didn't want to do gaming videos. She wanted to do fashion videos, and she wanted me and Oksana to join her. Oksana declined, stating that she rather enjoyed being a stay-at-home caretaker. She turned to me, her eyes almost begging me to join her.

"I know you don't like fashion that much Lily, but you can be my camera person! We would have so much fun!"

She smiled.

"I would love to Marzia, but I don't think I'm going into the youtube business. I wanna write and compose music on my old guitar"

I replied, an almost wistful tone in my words.

She smiled in understanding, but made me promise her that I would star in some of her videos. Which I gladly accepted, and that caused her to smile even more. Her smile was contagious, and everyone was smiling soon after.

"Wait, if you're starring in her videos then you are gonna star in mine!"

Felix smiled.

"Mine too! We can all do covers with you so you get more of a chance for a producer to find you"

Cry chimed in, kissing my cheek lovingly.

I blushed and smiled. My friends were all so supportive of me! We finished our ice cream and headed back to my house, chattering eagerly and making plans for watching another scary movie marathon tonight. We were all betting on who would get scared first, and making wagers and deciding prizes to the winning people. Felix and Marzia called home and explained that they were staying the night with me and Oksana, while Cry only shrugged when I asked him why he wasn't calling his parents. I didn't even know if he lived with his parents. He was eighteen after all, maybe he lived alone? I decided not to question it as we walked into my house.

"Guys, it's Sunday. We have school tomorrow. I'm warning you now so you can't complain about being tired in the morning"

Oksana said, walking into the kitchen to fix snacks and drinks.

Marzia and I followed her, leaving the two boys to set up the living room. When she pulled the big box of popcorn down, I randomly remembered Coach Hudson's offer for us to join the track team. I slapped my forehead in exasperation and pulled my sister to the side.

"Hey sis, Coach Hudson offered us a spot on the basketball or track team Friday. I totally forgot about it just now"

I smiled sheepishly.

She looked away, apparently deep in thought. "Sports, you say? Lily we both know that you hate sports, and we both know I cant run. Why would you even bring that up?"

"Sorry Okie, It was so sudden and I wasn't thinking logically."

I admitted, my cheeks flushing with embarrassment.

She only smiled and shook her head. We re-joined Marzia tending to the snacks while listening to Felix and Cry acting stupid in the other room. When I saw her pouring popcorn into large bowls by herself, I felt bad. This weekend was supposed to be our weekend, no boys, and Oksana promised to stay in her room the entire weekend. Ever since Cry came into the picture, I've been kind of ignoring her. I joined her and started pouring some popcorn into more large bowls.

"Marzia, I'm so sorry about this weekend. I know we don't get to hang out as much because of our different schedules at school, and I've been kind of ignoring you since Cry and Felix came over. I'm so sorry"

I apologized softly, trying to avoid her gaze.

She smiled softly and put her hand over mine. "It's okay Lily. I'm happy. Because of them coming over, we have great boyfriends. And no matter what you do, you will always be my best friend"

"It means a lot to hear you say that Marzia. You're the greatest friend I could ever have!"

I smiled in relief.

She giggled and grabbed a bunch of popcorn-filled bowls and went into the living room saying,

"Come on! Let's enjoy movie night!"


(It's short I know, but I have a very busy schedule right now. This chapter is mainly about Marzia and Lily anyhow. Next chapter will be longer, I promise ^-^ Just bare with me for now. Thanks guys. I love you. HeartSymbol)