Ava

"Pass me the wrapper." I looked around on the ground for a wrapper. There were too many.

"Which one?!"

"Blue with white dots." I passed the wrapper to Poppy who is sitting adjacent to me packing gifts.

"Aren't you going to give gifts to anyone?" Lola asks walking in with her set of gifts.

"Nope, I don't have any close friends apart of you."

"Okay."

I continued editing the pictures on my laptop while they packed their gifts. "I can't believe we will be walking down the aisle with our degree in three days." hearing Poppy's words made me look at all the photographs posted on my wall.

"I'm gonna miss this dorm," Lola said which is true we are going to miss this campus, dorm room, garden area and even mess food.

"Can't believe we are graduating, time flew quickly." Poppy's words are true. Time flew quickly without us knowing. I don't even remember what I did all these days. We were busy all these days preparing for exams, writing assignments, submitting them and then doing lab work and tests. We didn't hang out this year like we used to because of our subjects, we all were serious to pass the semester.

I'm going to graduate in three days, my parents will be here. Vincent will try to come and attend my graduation as this means a lot to me. He didn't even attend my high school graduation.

I'm searching for a place where I can open my own studio. I'm thinking forward to grow my photography business. I wanted to open a studio here in North Carolina or at my hometown. I'm not sure about that yet.

I will be deciding that once I go back home, I shared my thoughts with my parents, they were happy and supportive. Vincent wanted to buy me a studio but I denied as I wanted to open my own studio with my money which I saved all these years.

At present I'm working for the same organisation, I enjoy my work watching new couples with their little family. That's something which I can't explain watching their love for their little one.

"Why don't we all hang out today?" I snapped out of my daze hearing Poppy.

"Yes, call everyone. We will meet in thirty minutes," I replied.

"By the way Ava, your big pants is a champion now. He won last night's championship."

I stopped doing whatever I was doing and turned to her. I already know about that, after two years of wait he won this year championship.

The day he came to see me was the last day I saw him, we never met or spoke. He messaged me for Christmas and new year which was a big surprise from his side. Then the short messages he used to send stopped, I pushed my crush and feelings aside as I need to concentrate on my career.

I got busy with my college work and my photography. I went on every photo shoot as I need to save money. I enjoyed though, if I'm being honest I missed him. I used to stay in his apartment whenever I miss him. I even stole one of his T-shirt which is too big to my short height.

He don't have to know about that T-shirt though, I don't even think he would remember the black T-shirt. I expected him to come home once in these two years but he never did.

"Ava stand up and get ready boo!" Lola yelled.

I changed into a red T-shirt which has Star Wars wrote on it and skinny black jeans. I along with Lola and Poppy wandered to the main gate where the boys are waiting for us. I hugged them before pulling away, it's been a while that I hugged them.

"How are you little one?" Max asked ruffling my hair.

"Good now that exams are done, what about you?"

"I'm good."

I spoke with Julian, Ron and others while Max drove us to a nearby restaurant.

"You going back to your hometown?" Julian asked as I pushed Lola playfully when she asked if I'm going to date anyone.

"Yeah, I will be staying there. What about you?"

"I'm going home."

"I'm really going to miss all of you, even though you guys are annoying." Ron stated looking at us.

"You are an annoying ass not us," Lola replied.

"Nah, you both always suck each other face all the time. Not even caring the fact that there are three single souls in our group." Ron says pointing his finger at Lola and her boyfriend Auden.

I and Julian agreed "True."

"We aren't stopping you guys from dating. It's not our fault that you three are single," Max commented slyly.

"Tell me Ava whom will you date Ron or Julian?" Poppy directed a question at me. I raised my brow at her while everyone looked at me with curiosity.

"None, I"m not interested in dating."

"That's what you say all the time," Lola replied.

"She is interested in big pants but he isn't here," Poppy commented.

"Big pants? Who?" Max asked.

"Brad McCarthy."

"Brad, you mean the boxer?" Auden asked with interest.

"Yeah," Lola answers him. The boys don't know that I used to meet Brad or about the fact that I worked on his apartment. I thought Lola and poppy already told them about Brad.

"You like him?" Julian asked.

"Yeah, he is my brothers best friend. So our little Ava developed feelings for him," Poppy said. I rolled my eyes slapping her hand.

"Woah! Can we meet him? You know him. I wanna meet him," Ron tells me with excitement.

"Chill Ron, I ain't met him in two years. I don't know when I will be meeting him if I meet him I will ask if he could meet you people."

"Ohh... He won't meet his fans?"

"Ron, Brad is a hothead person. He doesn't like to meet people and all."

"I already know that, the way he fights... God, I love him so much!" Ron exclaimed. I looked at him as he behaved like a kid on Christmas night.

"So you and Brad huh?" Max asked with his sly smile.

"No."

"Why? He must've given you his number. Or you have many chances to meet him," Julian said.

"Lol, even though I have his number. We don't talk or text each other... He is busy with his career and I'm busy with my education. He hardly text each other."

"So you really like him?" Ron asked.

"Nope."

"Stop lying little lady, we can clearly see feelings written over your face," Auden says patting my head.

"Don't do that," I say. Auden patting head is like beating a drum.

All night they teased me by Brad's name while I sat there eating my food. They even have the audacity to joke how tiny I look if I stand beside Brad.