Ch. 28: New Friends - Pt. 2

I knock on Reece and Gabe’s door just a few minutes after seven. The sound of footsteps can be heard coming towards the door right before it opens. Reece smiles brightly when she sees who’s at the door, “Hey Ella! Gabe said that he invited you, but we weren’t sure if you were coming. Come on in, I’m so happy you’re here!”

“Yeah, sorry I’m a little late. I got a last-minute phone call that I needed to take.” I return her smile.

“Oh, you’re fine. We are still waiting on a few more people, so consider yourself early.” She giggles and leads me into the living room.

Their apartment is almost the exact layout as mine, how the front door opens up to a small hallway. There is a coat closet on one side and directly across from it is a utility closet. The end of the hall opens up to the living space with the kitchen to the left and living room on the right. There is a bathroom that faces the hall, with two closed doors on each side of it, which I can only assume are the be