Your official GRAHAM!

*as stated before though you are not obligated to imagine them this way;)
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The ride back to my house was filled a perfect kind of silence, one that was filled with good music and casual laughter. I needed it, I needed a friend and in that moment I realized I had a friend in Graham.

As we pulled into my driveway he finally spoke, "Just so you know, Marco and I trying to get Luca to realize he likes you... a lot, more than he thinks he should." He says turning the music down slowly.

All I can manage to say is, "Okay..." and then I finish saying, "Honestly, I'm just another one his girls... and that's okay... I'm not gonna fall for him."

"You're not just another girl, he doesn't just talk to anyone or stand up for anyone, you've earned your spot Mila, he just has to admit it to himself first." He replies running his hand through his messy hair. "See Luca hasn't genuinely laughed or even smiled in a long time, there's something about you and you're slowly bringing back the old him. And trust me he will admit it to himself and hopefully when he does... it won't be too late." He finishes hopping out and opening my door for me.

"Such a gentleman..." I say laughing as his cheeks redden, "Thanks for bringing me home Grammy."

"Whenever and wherever MiMi." He says climbing back into his car and backing out of my driveway as I walk through the front door as quietly as possible and my mom comes into view.

"I don't know where you've been but..." she starts but I say, "Don't worry it won't happen again, I don't plan on hanging out with him anymore." And with that I slowly trek up the stairs and into my bedroom stripping naked and climbing into the shower.

The steam engulfs me and I let the water burn my skin, as I imagine the past, the present, and the future. Who I was, who I am, and who I will be.

If I went back to my old life, with my old friends and old boy friend maybe I'd be happier than I am... maybe I wouldn't. Brady never hurt me like Luca does so easily and frequently, I mean I guess he did but behind closed doors but he was always so sweet and tender with me, he made being with him easy, he was almost too perfect.

But I guess that was also a front to his is extracurricular activities...

That maybe if I went back to being the girl who didn't want to be anyone but herself, the one no one could change not even herself...

And with that I climbed out of the shower and wrapped myself in my towel, standing in front of mirror wiping it clear of fog, looking back at me though isn't Mila Monét Wilder, it's someone different... someone braver, stronger, and more beautiful than I'll ever be.

"What's going on sweet pea?" My mom said her eyes filled with worry.

"I don't know, I just... I want to go back to when things weren't so tough. I don't know when I changed and all of a sudden everyone's eyes were on me... judging me." I say slowly turning to look at her.

"My beautiful Mila, if only you knew... everyone's eyes have always been on you. You were just good at staying hidden." Shes says as her lips turn up into a smile and she grabs the brush and begins to brush out my hair.

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I wake up disoriented and still completely tired, as I turn to check the time, 11am. I slowly roll out of my bed, pulling my hair into an unruly ponytail, making my way down stairs.

I walk into the kitchen to both of my parents smiling, "Hey hunny bunny." My dads says smiling at me with a full mouth of pancakes.

"Morning." I mumble heading to the fridge for some water and then to the cabinet for some aspirin... I've heard that's what you're supposed to do.

"So we were thinking we would head to the lake house this weekend for some family fun, you can bring a friend if you want but they have to be here by 12:30." My mom says grinning ear to ear

"Sounds fun, I'll go text my friend!" I says suddenly feeling mood lift slightly as I trot up the stairs to my room.

Me: wanna come to my lake house for the weekend???

Liza: hell yes! details?

Me: meet at my house in an hour and I'll drive us there🤪

Liza: sounds good I'll be there soon:)

And with that I pull out a spare backpack from my closet throwing some essentials in; swim suit, underwear, bras, clothes, towels, bath things.

My doorbell rings and I race to opening it quickly, yelling to my parents, "Liza and I are gonna head out early!" She arrived within just twenty minutes so we wanted to leave out early and get a head start on the weekend traffic.

The two hour drive flew by quick as we gossiped and jammed out to music, while eating the countless snacks we brought. As we pull up to the beach house I realize I haven't been here since I was ten or eleven, I've missed it.

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"Mi casa, su casa..." I say swinging open the front door, revealing the inside as Liza stands in awe. When we built this place, we planned on visiting often but that plan slowly went away. Most of the inside was white, with hard floors, and marble countering, as well as a walk out to our pool and lake.

"Okay so my mom wants us to start dinner and she'll finish when she gets here, but let's get in our swim suits first..." I state grinning at Liza as we run to the nearest bedroom switching into our bikinis.

I pull on an all white bikini with partial triangle cups that push up my boobs slightly extenuating them and making my tan skin seem even darker, as Liza appears in a scooped orange one piece that makes her olive skin seem a tad darker too.

I send Liza out to the pool to set up while I spread out the groceries on the counter and begin to cook, when I hear the front door click and footsteps approaching me, "Hey mom?" I question as they shouldn't be here for another hour.

No one responds.

And as I round the corner I come face to face with the one person I thought I was escaping this weekend...

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Weekends on the lake and best friends are the best!

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These chapters have been roughly edited & still have some mistakes, so point them out politely and I will fix them!

With love,

littlemixedgirl