Seventeen

             "Maria couldn't come with you today?" Jessica asked Aubrey as they were both lying on the bed with the laptop close to them; they were watching a movie on Netflix. Jessica's room was quite modern. It was a dreamy room that any girl would love to have. The walls were off-white. The bed was grey and the pillows were made of multiple colours like grey, white and beige, but dark blue was the dominant one. At the end of the bed, there was a backless dark blue couch. The duvet was made of the same colours as the pillows; it was custom-made.

            "No, she had things to do. In other words, she's going on a date," Aubrey replied, putting some popcorn in her mouth; she loved caramelized popcorn.

            "Have you seen the guy bef