You stood on the porch, your overnight bag slung over your shoulder, and rang the doorbell. A moment later, the door swung open to reveal Ruth, a warm smile on her face.

"Hey there! Come on in," Ruth said, stepping aside to let you enter.

"Hi, Ruth. Thanks for having me," you replied, feeling a bit excited for the sleepover.

"Of course, dear. Make yourself at home. Alex is upstairs getting his stuff ready. You can head up to his room if you want," Ruth said, gesturing to the stairs.

You nodded and headed up, your bag bouncing behind you. As you reached the top, Alex poked his head out of his bedroom door.

"Dude, finally! I've been waiting for you," Alex said, grinning.

You chuckled and followed Alex into his room, where you spent the next few hours playing games, watching movies, and catching up on each other's lives.

As the night wore on, Ruth poked her head in to check on you. "How's everything going? Do you guys need any snacks or drinks?"

You and Alex both nodded enthusiastically, and Ruth laughed."Okay, I'll bring some pizza and drinks up. You two have fun."

The night was filled with laughter, good food, and great company, and you felt grateful for the chance to hang out with your friend outside of school.

After a few hours, it's 1:27AM and alex is asleep now, you felt thirsty so you went to the kitchen and on the way there, you bumped into aunt ruth which is about to sleep, she looked at you in an curious expression "what are you doing this late at night?"