Hey readers!
To make the story move faster, so things won't drag on, I'm fast-forwarding 3 months later….
Also, since I know I am a horrible person for not updating sooner, I will update 1 more to make up for it for today.
3 months later
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" A long, piercing scream screeched throughout the entire campus and Lola jumped up and down, ecstatically. She had then ran towards the girls' lounge seeing Lana, Zoey, and Quinn gathered together.
"I got in."
Zoey looked up, a pencil in her mouth after sketching. "You got in, where?"
"Julliard. I got into Julliard. I'm going to Julliard. I'm a student at Julliard. I'm attending Julliard!"
Lana's eyes bulged out and she smiled, hugging Lola.
"Lola, that's incredible. I am beyond happy for you."
Lola hugged back, screeching loudly, hurting Lana's eardrums.
"Thanks."
Zoey and Quinn both ran to congratulate Lola. "I cannot wait until you win your Academy Award," Zoey whispered into her ear.
Lola smiled, releasing herself from their grip.
"Did you guys get your feedback yet?"
All shook their heads.
"Where did you even, apply to Lana?"
Lana shrugged.
"My dream school is definitely Brown, but because of my dad, I applied to Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Columbia, and Princeton too. My safety schools are NYU, Middlebury, and USC though."
Zoey rolled her eyes. All Ivy Leagues, almost.
Quinn nodded. "MIT, obviously. But I also applied to Yale, because it's my grandfather's alma mater."
"Fashion Institute of Technology for fashion design, NYU, and to be closer to my parents, Oxford. I might want to study abroad at the Sorbonne too."
"Already talking about our futures?"
Logan entered the lounge and kissed Quinn's cheek. "Can't we just continue being slackers?"
Ever since they had impulsively kissed, Logan and Quinn had dated, surprising everyone at PCA, since they had hated each other, and all thought she would marry Mark since she was almost obsessed with him. But they had proven everyone wrong and had gone strong, ever since.
"Who cares about school, anyway?"
"Why did you apply then?"
"My dad made me go. He said: "I didn't pay that much tuition for you to slack off on your future. Besides, I need somewhere to go if I don't get recruited by scouts or get discovered by an agent."
Quinn rolled her eyes. "I can't believe I'm dating you."
"I'm getting hysterical here, you guys."
Lana's eyes almost began to water. "It's almost over. Just 1 month and we're gone. I wish I spent more than 1 year here."
"Are you okay?" Chase entered, his hand on her shoulder.
"Yeah, yeah. In fact, I better get my mail to see if I got a letter from somewhere yet."
"Wait."
Chase held up his letter from the University of Rhode Island. "I got mine. I wanted to share it with you."
Lana's eyes went wide with delight and excitement, and she grabbed the letter from him, opening it quickly.
Zoey watched eagerly, trying hard not to run up and tear the letter to pieces.
Lana's face broke into a wide, gorgeous smile and she jumped into his arms. "You got accepted, baby. Congrats!"
Chase smiled with relief and hugged her back. "You got me worried, there, Lana."
Lana released herself and kissed him on the cheek.
"You deserve it. You've accomplished so much and I am so proud of you."
Michael appeared, tears almost out of his eyes.
"Chase, man, I don't know what to do with you all the way in Rhode Island, man."
Both hugged.
Zoey's face turned red and she decided to get out of this trap. "I better go. Congrats Chase." She hugged Chase quickly, with barely any emotion and left the room in a hurry.
"What's wrong with her?" Logan asked, carelessly.
"Logan. Show some sensitivity, for once," Quinn scolded.
Chase had come to greet Zoey, a peace offering in his hands, of grapes and chocolate chip cookies, her favorite snacks. He knocked slowly on the door, ready to finally know what was up, until Zoey had angrily opened the door, her expression sour.
"Chase, not now."
"Zoey, come on, it's been 2 days. What's wrong?"
Zoey opened the door wider, and shrugged her shoulders. "I just can't believe that you are giving up everything you've ever worked for, to attend college with your perfect little girlfriend."
Chase rolled his eyes. "What, is this one of your mood swings or jokes, Zoey? Because frankly, I'm tired of you always moaning and groaning about everything, nowadays, Zoey. All year, I've tried to be flexible with you."
Zoey opened her mouth in indignation. "Get out. You entered my door, now get out."
"We need to get this resolved, Zoey. Tell me, I'm your best friend. I love you and I care about you.
Not the way you are supposed too.
"Chase, don't go to Rhode Island," she blurted out.
Chase's expression turned shocked. "What?"
"You can't go with her, Chase. You can't. She won't give you your dreams, she'll steal them away, you don't love her, I know you, and you don't."
"Zoey, stop it. You have no right to tell me how I feel about someone and what I do with my life. Just quit it, this is so typical of you, controlling and nosy, and trying to solve my problems when I don't need you. I love Lana, that's the deal."
"Not in the way that you had loved me, Chase. Not in that way."
"Zoey," he warned .
"No."
Zoey stepped closer to him.
"I've watched you as you've gotten closer to her all year, Chase. I get it, you are scared, and so am I, but I want this just as much as you have for the past years at PCA, Chase. I've always wanted it, I promise. I just went to Todd because I was alone and scared of what would happen when you came back. Chase, I care about you, I want you, more as a friend, more as a bud, please, please."
Zoey grabbed his hands. "I lo-"
Chase snatched his hands away.
"You had your chance, Zoey. Lana's the one I want now."
"No she's not, Chase."
"Look me in the eye. Please, please."
"Tell me that you love her more than you had ever loved me."
Chase turned to stare at her, right in the eye. "Zoey, I love Lana more than I will ever love you."
He turned coldly and opened and slammed the door, hard.
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