NICOLE
The day of our trip arrives.
At last.
I've been talking about it for so long, and for the last few days, it's really all I've discussed with Haley, who's extremely glad that I'm taking the time for myself. Mason's always been around whenever I talked about it.
Yet, now, he's acting like he's never heard me mention it at all.
I sigh in frustration as I shove another bathing suit in my duffel bag. "You're such a pain, you know that?"
"I think it's messed up!" he argues. "You just had that...that thing happen to you, and now, you're going with that crazy friend of yours someplace I can't go to if something happens. It's too far and I have work!"
"I'll be fine," I say for the hundredth time. "I know you're worried about me and I appreciate it, but I'll be totally fine."
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