𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟

𝒛𝒖𝒓𝒊 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒏𝒆

𝒁𝑼𝑹𝑰: just in case you wondered this is zuri by the way

𝒁𝑼𝑹𝑰: i am so sorry i mixed the last two numbers

𝒁𝑼𝑹𝑰: wow, well i didn't see any snakes and we didn't get any poison ivy on us so i guess either no or we avoided those things luckily lol

𝒁𝑼𝑹𝑰: did he tell you we got lost hiking up to the hollywood sign? oh my gosh. it was a bit bad but good sort of???? no regrets 😄😄

@𝐙𝐔𝐔𝐔𝐔𝐔𝐑𝐈: 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺'𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘵

“well,  i  mean  ----  who  wouldn’t  want  something  new  and  exciting  going  on,  you  know?”  zuri  shrugged.  she  ran  her  finger  over  the  tip  of  the  shot  glass  before  she  tilted  her  head  back  and  drank  it.  “what?”  she  coughed  slightly,  shaking  her  head.  “uh  ---  no.”  she  couldn’t  recall  the  last  time  she  had  slept  with  anyone.  maybe  months  ago?  it  was  probably  months  ago.  “oh.”  a  photo  of  her?  at  a  bar?  her  father  would  probably  keel  over.  she  chuckled  softly  as  she  thought  about  it,  then  nodded.  “sure.  fine.  are  you  going  to  be  in  it  with  me?  we  could  ask  the  bartender.”  

zuri  pouted.  wondering  what  zara  was  trying  to  imply.  “and  ---  may  i  ask  who  do  you  think  will  fall  for  that?”  she  asked  it  with  genuine  concern.  who  didn’t  like  gifts.  maybe  zara  had  a  special  way  of  getting  people  to  buy  her  things.  zuri  wouldn’t  protest  to  any  offers.  well  ---  good  ones,  anyway.  “what’s  the  secret?”  she  asked,  a  smile  on  her  face.

"no,  nothing  new."  and  honestly,  zuri  was  a  little  sad  and  disappointed  about  that.  she  had  no  romantic  prospects,  didn't  go  out  much  ---  and  ---  she  missed  her  cat.  "i  guess  that's  my  own  fault."  she  shrugged,  not  neccissarily  wanting  to  say  that  out  loud.  she  took  a  shot,  hoping  ruby  would  ignore  the  comment.  "but  i  am  looking  forward  to  seeing  la  alot,  though.  and  making  sure  i  take  a  few  photos  to  send  to  my  dad."  she  did  that  as  much  as  she  could,  making  sure  she  kept  him  updated  with  everything  that  was  going  on.  she  missed  him  so  much.  "what  are  you  thinking  of  getting  into?  i  can't  wait  to  do  some  shopping."  some.  not  a  whole  lot.  some.

"i  would  assume  that's  a  given."  zuri  smiled,  nodding  her  head.  "i  would  definitely  want  to  make  sure  i  let  everyone  know  not  to  break  any  of  my  things,  either.  that  would  not  to  go  over  well."  it's  probably  why  zuri  never  hosted  parties  at  her  own  place  before  she  came  to  this  university,  and  every  party  that  she  would  go  to,  she'd  sometimes  get  on  edge  whenever  people  would  throw  things  around  or  handle  things  carelessly.  that  too  she  understood,  not  wanting  to  be  in  a  house  all  by  herself.  she  knew  that  feeling  all  too  well.  "fair  enough."  she  bit  at  her  lip.  tilly  was  probably  right,  zuri  would  probanly  not  see  anyone  as  much  as  she  thought.  "alright,  i'll  stay  with  you."

zuri    arrived    at    the    stadium    before    cassidy    did,    but    she    wasn’t    surprised.    she    was    usually    always    the    first    one    to    arrive    anywhere.    she    couldn’t    help    herself.    she    smiled    when    she    saw    cassidy    arrive,    waving    him    over    to    her    and    watched    him    as    he    sat    down.    “hey,    you.”    she    chuckled    when    he    placed    the    hat    on    her    head,    and    she    fixed  it    better    to    suit    herself.    “yeah?    i    can    imagine    that.    you    and    your    baseball    fetish.”  she    shook    her    head    again.  her    eyes    brightened    when    she    saw    the    nachos,    reaching  towards    them    to    grab    some.  “where’s    the    salsa    dip?  i    only    see    cheese.”    she    pouted.    

oh?  zuri  tilted  her  head  to  the  side  just  a  bit,  but  didn’t  comment  on  it.  she  didn’t  want  to  assume  the  wrong  thing.  that  would  be  far  too  embarrassing,  especially  since  she  was  sober.  before  zuri  could  agree,  she  was  already  being  tugged  alongside  ruby.  she  got  comfortable  as  she  sat  on  the  stool  at  the  bar,  glancing  over  at  her  company.  “so  ----  how  was  your  day,  today?  good,  i  hope?”

zuri  could  only  blush  at  ruby’s  compliment,  and  she  dipped  her  head  as  she  pushed  her  hair  behind  her  ears.  “well  ---  maybe  i  am,  maybe  i’m  not.  you’ll  never  know.”  she  chuckled,  shaking  her  head  before  she  considered  the  option.  shots?  she  might  as  well.  she  was  here  to  have  fun.  she  might  as  well  get  a  little  drunk.  “yes,  definitely.  shots  first.”

@𝐙𝐔𝐔𝐔𝐔𝐔𝐑𝐈:  𝚕𝚘𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚕𝚘𝚜, 𝚒 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚒 𝚊𝚖 𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚎𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞.  🌸🌞

“oh  my  god.”  zuri  sighed,  rubbing  her  fingers  over  her  eyelids  as  she  closed  her  eyes  and  sighed.  “alright,  then.  let’s  just  remain  calm.”  she  pulled  her  bottom  lip    between  her  teeth,  and  reopened  the  map.  “we’re  ....”  she  bit  down  on  her  lip,  trying  to  read  the  map  and  where  they  were.  “we’ll  figure  it  out,  no  worries.”  would  they?  she  hoped  so.  she  would  hate  for  them  to  get  lost  during  their  trip.  that  would  ruin  everything.  

“is  it  too  early  to  suggest  hiking  to  the  hollywood  sign?”  she  smiled  at  him,  hoping  he  would  be  as  excited  to  do  that  as  she  was.  she’d  always  wanted  to.  los  angeles  was  just  one  of  the  few  places  she’d  wanted  to  visit  in  the  united  states.  london  was  great,  but  she  loved  the  idea  of  travelling  and  seeing  new  places.  “tell  me  you’re  as  excited  for  that  as  i  am!”