77. COMPENSATE

~ Zoie’s POV ~ - - - - - One Week Later - - - - - Zoie and Landon were walking down the hallway of their apartment. Landon was carrying most of their stuff, including their two rolly suitcases. Meanwhile, Zoie was texting on her phone while carrying a bag of leftover food from her mom. They had just gotten back from the airport, but there was no time to rest because her friends were already planning a party. Her birthday party, to be exact. “...Anyway, Jo and Nic are saying they wanna do an 80’s retro night at the roller rink or something like that,” she said, relaying the messages on their group chat to Landon. “Sure. That sounds fun,”  “Uh-huh, we just gotta get some shoes…” Zoie was still typing on her phone when they arrived at the door. In front of her apartment door, there was a big FedEx box waiting for her. She looked at Landon and narrowed her eyes. “Don’t tell me you’ve already ordered the shoes?” Landon laughed and shook his head. “You just told me about roller skating a min