I have already talked about my time in Scotland in my last post, so all I’ll add to that is that the rest of my time in Scotland was good but I was ready to leave and go to England.
The best part of my trip was my cousin, Gabriella, and her best friend, Scarlett’s Sweet 16 Birthday Party. I got so excited about arriving to Gab’s house that I jumped out of the car while it was still moving! My Papa was none too pleased about this, but didn’t mention it when he saw how happy Gabriella and I were to be united again. Once everyone had come inside, Gab decided that she wanted to show us the dress she was going to wear to her party. Gab had had a really hard time finding the right dress, but at the last minute she had found the perfect one.
We were all so excited and nervous about arriving at the party hall and weren’t let down when we arrived. It looked amazing! There was a DJ, 4 tables filled with food, a huge cake with Gabriella and Scarlett on it, and everyone was dressed in suits or dresses that were just gorgeous. Gabriella didn’t waste a minute, she started going around and talking to all her friends and getting all hyped up. I stood back for a bit until I spotted Lucas, Adam, and Alisha.
Lucas has become a really good friend of mine as we Snapchat almost everyday. He’s the sweetest guy I’ve ever met, besides Adam, and perfect for my cousin. Lucas has the biggest crush on her and it’s just the most adorable thing to watch. Anyone who was in the room and saw the look on his face when he saw Gabriella for the first time that night could tell just how much he has fallen for her.
Adam is another sweet guy who I met a year or so ago when I was visiting Gabriella. I always feel so comfortable around him and I think he feels the same when he’s with me. We get along really well and have actually started talking more.
Alisha and I don’t talk much but we get along really well when we’re together in person. Both of us can’t dance to save our lives which helps us not feel so self conscious when we were dancing along to the music.
The night was a success! I had such a great time and will remember it for so many years. There was so many good things that happened, but a couple of the highlights were hanging out and dancing with Lucas, slow dancing with Adam, and watching Gabriella and Scarlett have the best night of their lives.
Lucas and I stuck together for about half the night. We talked, laughed, and danced stupidly to the songs that the DJ was putting on. At one point, I did try to get Gabriella to dance with him because he had really wanted to, but she didn’t want to make a seen to her parents, so I had to stay with them while they danced for one song. I felt bad for him, but he told me later on that just seeing her have a good time was good enough for him.
Adam and I didn’t spend a lot time together at the party, but we did socialize for a little while. At one point, I asked him how he learned all the sick dance moves and he responded by taking my hand and leading me to the dance floor. Even though I was really bad at doing the moves everyone else was doing to the song that was playing, I felt at ease beside Adam. When that song had ended “Stay With Me” came on and Adam just looked me and we started singing together. He took both my hands and we started swaying as we sung. Most of the people had left the dance floor, but we didn’t notice because the whole time we were looking into each other’s eyes. About half way through the song, Adam pulled me closer and before I knew it we were slow dancing! For some reason it just felt so right. We both didn’t really know what we were doing, so we just held each other close and danced. He leaned his head on mine and I was against his chest. It was a moment I didn’t want to end and I still wish I could go back into time and do it all over again.
Now, I’m not saying that I have feelings for him, I think, I just got caught up in the moment and that was all. Adam is such a good friend that I don’t want to ruin it. He has a different religion to me. I’m not saying that because he believes different to me that I can’t be with him, it’s just that the Bible says that you shouldn’t be unequally yoked and I know that it would cause lots of controversy if I were to fall in love with Adam. I don’t think I ever will, I mean I think I still have feelings for Blake, I’m just not sure. Honestly, I’ve had a couple days to think about it and I think that we are really great friends and I’m going to leave it at that.
Gabriella and Scarlett were so touched by how much fun everyone had at the party and probably couldn’t have asked for a better turn out. There were, of course, a few people that got tipsy, but that added a bit of humor to the night.
The end of the night was the hardest part for me. Saying goodbye to all my friends was just heartbreaking. I hugged Lucas over four long times and we were both really sad about me leaving. Adam and I also shared a hug that lasted until he finally had to walk out the door, I seriously almost cried.
It was even worse when I had to say goodbye to Gabriella at the airport. She always cries when we have to part and it kills me every time. When I got on the plane I was shocked when I got a Snapchat from Chris, one of Tasha’s other friends, because I’ve never really spoken to him. In his snapchat, he had a really sad face and asked me not to go.
It was in that moment that I realized that I was torn. I wanted to go home because I wanted to see my parents and my animals, but I also wanted to stay and hang out with my friends. That’s the hardest thing about living so far away and I hope that one day I’ll become a billionaire so I can travel to see my friends and family whenever I like. I do get lonely in the country that I live in because there aren’t many teens my age who can speak good English.
I will always remember the time I spent with my cousin and her friends. I know that I will keep in contact with a couple of them and get to see them as soon as I travel over to the UK again.