Listen this above song to get the vibe.

Enjoy!!!

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The rest of the classes were canceled as the weather was getting pretty bad. I saw the news in the morning but it didn't say that much that there would be a freaking storm.

It had been raining pretty hard since three hours, and the wind was so stormy.

I hate storms!!!

The principal decided to cancel the rest of the classes and ordered the students to go home immediately.

Gwen was already absent today. She called me this morning saying she had flu so she wouldn't be able to attend the class.

As if she had inner feeling that there would be a storm.

It was so cold as I rushed out of the gate. Now I had to walk back home. I didn't think, I would be able to reach bus stop in this wind.

The students were getting into their cars and school buses. I couldn't even see clearly in this heavy rain.

I was now all soaked in rain.

Should I stay at school?

No way I was staying all alone in this huge building. Leo told me about zombies, but that was Leo who told me.

Never mind!

Screeching of bus tires on the pavement could be heard as buses started to leave the ground.

For sure I was not going with any of these people.

What should I do?

Suddenly my eyes fell on something or rather someone. He was standing by his car, soaked in rain.

He started waving his hand in air in my direction.

I squinted my eyes to see who it was.

When I realize who it was, my eyes widened.

It was Nate.

When did he come back? He told me, he would be coming next week.

I ran through the rain, putting my bag on my head, when I was completely soaked already.

The sound of thunder echoed as I shut my eyes tight and almost tripped over something while running towards his car.

I didn't hate storms, I was just freaking scared of thunder.

The ground got pretty empty by now only some cars were here, which were leaving too.

Nate opened the door without saying anything as I sat on passenger seat. He shut it and went around car and sat on drivers seat.

"H-Hey! w-when d-did you comeback?" I was shivering at this point. This thin blue shirt was sticking to my front, well it was not showing at least.

"I'll explain, first let's get out of here," He said as he started the car and we left the school ground.

The heater was on full. We didn't talk the whole way. We reached his apartment sooner than i thought, He decided to be here cause it was near from school and driving in storm wasn't easy to reach my house, which was a little far.

We exited and ran towards the gate and got to know that the power was cut off of the whole city so no chance of elevator. But his apartment was on fourth floor so it was Okay.

Unlocking the door with a click we stepped in to nothing but darkness. It was a small chalet apartment. As we entered a small lobby, then to my right was a comfy lounge with matte red couch and LED placed on the beige wall with a small balcony at 90° from the door.

Opposite to it was a small open kitchen from where you could clearly view the lounge, beside it was a washroom. A small hallway which lead to the two rooms.

Other one probably of his roommate.

"Let me get you something to change, or you'll catch cold," He scurried off to his room leaving me alone. I didn't want to make his couch dirty by sitting on it. I was completely soaked and freezing.

It was still daytime but the grey clouds veiled the sky so the light cascading through them wasn't enough to light up in the lounge.

I stuffed my hand in my pocket and took out my phone but almost cursed to see it dead. Dad must have been worried and called.

Nate came back with a maroon sweat shirt with a black sweat pants. His warm aura made my heart set on peace. He smelled like rain and and strawberries.

"Here, it won't fit but you won't catch cold at least," He chortled and I took it from him. "The bathroom is there." He pointed out to which I already know.

We have been here before when he had a sleepover. Me, Ethan, Gwen, Leo, Nate and her'.

Nate Cooper, seventeen year old, just same as Ethan and the rest of our friends. His parents doesn't live here so he went to meet them after the incident to California.

Maybe because of some other reasons too.

I took him in completely. Despite of being through the same he looked pretty good than me. I smiled at him and walked in the dark bathroom before locked the door and stripped off my soaked clothes and changed it to his ones.

They were way too large but comfy and better than my ones. I came out to found no one but an empty lounge. I glanced out the balcony window to see it was still pouring.

"Nate?" I called out in dark. The sun was setting and it was getting completely dark without the power.

"In here Aria," I heard him from the kitchen. As I stepped further in lounge I could see his back. He had changed his clothes too.

The aroma of coffee hit my nose as he turned around and made his way back to me with a smile on his face. Lifting the candle he waved his hand to distinguish the match stick before placed the candle on the stand.

"Can I call from your phone, I__have to inform dad that I'm safe, he must be worried," I pleaded with eyes as my lips pressed against each other.

"Sure," He took out his phone from his pocket and hand it over to me as I called dad. He picked on the third ring. The signals must be bad. Informing him I was safe and with Nate at his apartment I cut the call and took a sigh of relief.

He was completely fine with him. Well he knew all of my friends for so long.

We walked towards couch and the silence fell upon between us. He gave me coffee mug. The smell was so divine as I took a sip and now I feel a lot better with the scented candle soothing my soul with it's aroma.

"So?" My voice came out as whisper, as I raised my eyebrows demanding him to explain it all.

"I came yesterday and I was about to join today on Monday," He explained as he paused to take a sip."I wanted to surprise you but the weather had other plans."

He was still the same, same dark chocolate hairs cascading down his forehead, same brown devine eyes.

For a fact that it had been so long we had known each other, we did feel so awkward. He decided to stay with his family for while, away from the tragedy that happened.

We all wanted a change so he chose that.

The silence fell upon us when my eyes fell on our group picture, placed beneath the TV on the wooden stand.

God I miss those carefree days.

It just made me more depressed to see how happy we were back then and how wrecked we were now.

"How are you?" Breaking my trance away from the picture, I asked him as I realize I was staring at it endlessly like a creep.

"I'm fine, I___started School last week, I met Gwen and Leo, now____ You," I sipped my coffee and placed the empty mug on the wooden table .

Nate placed his mug on the table as he scooted closer. He took my hands in his which were more warmer than mine.

"I mean it Aria, You are okay right? All this time you were in my mind. I was so worried," He looked straight in my eyes.

Nate had been a really good friend since we had known each other. But never I felt what he needed me to feel towards him.

I couldn't deny the fact that whatever happened, we were in this together.

I had known Nate since junior high, and I knew his feelings towards me.

But it was just I never reciprocated more than friends.

His one hand reached my left cheek as he start caressing it with his thumb. The air felt tense in a wrong way. He was too close to my face.

Stop Aria!

His face tilted as his lips brushed against mine, the hot breathe hit my lips. My hands started to curl in fist out of nowhere.

Just when his lips touched mine, I pulled back and looked away from him.

Ethan's face flashed infront of my eyes. Nate and I had discussed this before that we would only be friends. Love was such a strong and beautiful feeling, affection to be specific and no matter what, I only felt that way for only one person. Nate was always a good friend.

What now?

He sighed heavily and ran his hand over his hair as guilt grew on his expressions. I scooted away on couch to one end looking anywhere but him.

"I'm so sorry, I didn't-

"It's okay," Turning my head away, I eyed the beautiful balcony.

All this time I was committed to Ethan but now he was all gone. Why I still feel that I was doing something wrong?

"So you got any calls?" My head snapped in his direction. I gulped on the thought of it.

The Call, Right.

I sighed as I shook my head. Each and everyday I was waiting for her call. Which would turn everything way how it should have been.

The rest of the night I slept in his room, while he slept on the couch in the living room. We argued a lot about it. But he was in no mood to let me sleep on couch.

The fact that we almost kissed again made me feel awful. Why was I not feeling fine with it?

I knew I have always loved one person, even we were not together now, even I didn't love him anymore, but I still couldn't move on.

My heart was still beating for him. Which I truly hate. Why did kissing Nate made me feel like this?

It was always Ethan. No matter how much I was denying it would always be him.

I didn't even have my sleeping pills with me. How may I supposed to sleep?

The thunder sound echoed in the dark room as I closed my eyes tight.

Could this night end any time soon?

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