"Aspen" I hear someone whisper from faraway. I ignore it and just pass it off as the wind since I left my window open last night.
"Aspen" I hear again except it's louder this time. I ignore it again.
A couple of minutes later a sweet smell fills my nostrils. It reminds me of pineapples and vanilla.
"If you don't wake up, I'm going to burn your favorite book" I hear a familiar voice say which causes my eyes to snap open as I jolt up in bed so that I'm facing my best friend
She's sitting crossed-legged on my desk chair while looking at me with amusement in her green eyes.
Great, she snuck in again.
"I swear to god, Charlotte" I say with a glare as I look at her through my mess of hair. It would be so convenient if I could wake up looking put together.
"Don't use god's name in vain" she says with a scolding tone as she stands up and dusts off the imaginary dirt from her outfit.
I subtly check out her outfit. She's wearing a white spaghetti strap tank top that's covered by a black leather jacket, she paired that with black skinny jeans and a pair of black combat boots. She kept her hair naturally wavy.
"Are you going to continue checking me out or get ready so that we're not late for school?" She asks with a smirk as she climbs onto my bed which causes me to roll my eyes and blush
I uncover myself and stretch my tight bones since I feel tense before I stand up and walk towards my bathroom so that I could get ready for school.
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"How is it possible that you take longer to get ready than me?" Charlotte complains as I walk out of my bathroom fully dressed for the day
"Because your wardrobe is mostly the same stuff," I say with an eye roll as I pull my long brown hair into a high ponytail
"Can you hand me my glasses?" I say as I point towards my bedside table that has my black rimmed eyeglasses lying on top.
She grabs them off of the table and walks towards me before she opens them and places them over my eyes. She smiles at me before she kisses my cheek and grabs my wrist which causes me to blush.
She's usually never this affectionate with me.
"Come on, I can smell your mom's famous banana bread" she says as she pulls me out of my room and downstairs.
As soon as we reach the kitchen the smell of my mom's banana bread hits me in the face which causes me to smile in delight.
My mom is a well known culinary chef and baker. She's been able to keep me out of the public eye since she knows what happens to some people when they get overwhelmed.
"Hey, Ms. Bailey" Charlotte says with a smile as she lets go of my hand and walks towards a barstool. My mom turns away from the oven and smiles wide when her eyes land on Charlotte.
"Charlotte, I haven't seen you around here in awhile. How have you been?" My mom asks as she walks towards her and gives her a hug
"I've been good" Charlotte replies as she wraps her arms around my mom in an appreciative hug.
Here's something that Charlotte will never mention or approve.
She's very emotional, but she likes to pretend that she's not. I'm lucky that she's not afraid to show her real emotions to me.
"Aspen, eat" my mom says as she point to the plate of banana bread in front of me
When did that get there?
I pick up a fork and start to devour the delicious treat as my mom washes the dishes.
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After breakfast Charlotte leads me outside towards her Audi R8. She opens the passenger side door for me which makes me smile as I slide into the seat. She closes the door behind me before she walks towards the drivers side and starts the car.
When we arrive at school she cuts the engine before we exit her car. People stare at her in awe as we walk past them but when they notice me they either glare or smile.
"Charlotte, I love your jacket" one of the girls scream out but Charlotte doesn't glance at them, she doesn't even show any emotion as she continues to walk towards our class
When we reach our class all eyes immediately turn towards us and not long after that Maddie walks towards Charlotte.
"We didn't see you at the football game last night. Where were you?" Maddie asks her as she twirls a strand of her black hair around her finger. Charlotte rolls her eyes before grabbing my hand and dragging me towards a lab desk in the back of the classroom.
"Are you okay?" I ask her since she looks tense. She turns her face towards me and has an emotionless expression.
Oh, she's pissed.
"Why must she always ruin my mornings? She acts like we're dating, I don't even like her" she says in a low tone since people are still watching us
"Calm down, I'm sure she'll get the hint soon" I say in a calm voice as I look her in the eyes. She nods before laying her head on the desk and falling asleep.