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Eden stumbled into her apartment, the sound of the TV on in her bedroom letting her know that Daisy had come over. They didn’t live together officially, though they might as well be. Daisy still had to put up pretenses with her ‘boyfriend’ and that was the only reason she wasn’t a permanent resident in Eden’s apartment. Still, she was there nearly every night that Eden wasn’t working, and it reminded her of the times when they were together before, only with much more freedom now. It made Eden happy that she didn’t have to hide her affections, confining it to the darkness of their old shared bedrooms, whispering professions of love under stuffy down comforters.

She stumbled forward a few steps, giggling to herself as she tried to step out of the wedges she’d been wearing. A horrible choice when she was going to get completely wasted at an impromptu kick back at her lab partner’s frat house, but in her defense, she hadn’t known that’s where she was gonna end up. She had every intention of coming back as soon as her second and final class of the day was over, having promised Daisy she would, but then her lab partner had invited her back to his frat house and she had told herself she would only be there for an hour. An hour ended up turning to two, then three, then by four she had drunk so much and she was so high that she could barely read the blaring white numbers on her phone.

Even still she could barely make out the large 12:00 AM on her phone screen, but she knew it was late, and she only hoped that Daisy wouldn’t be too upset. She had texted her to come, wanting her best friend by her side. In hindsight, she should’ve known that Daisy wouldn’t want to, considering Eden’s habit of prancing off with whoever had caught her eye for ten minutes. Still, she entered the room slowly, smiling at the back of Daisy’s form on the bed.

Carefully crawling onto the bed, Eden tugged down the blanket that covered Daisy’s petite frame, a smile on her lips when she saw the oversized t-shirt Daisy loved to curl up in. She leaned in, nuzzling raven black hair before pulling it back away from her face, lips pressing to the shell of her ear. “Daisy,” she sang softly, hand sliding down her arm and resting on her side as she moved to press her lips to her cheek in a lingering kiss. “Daisy, wake up.”

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It had felt like a miracle when she came to Bernard and managed to find Eden again. Originally Alvaro had just been someone to give her a stable home, she had just turned 18, had no money, no work experience, no anything to help her actually make it through life, and Alvaro was sweet and generous... using him for his money seemed fair, and when she soon learned he attended school at the same place Eden did? Well, it was obvious to use him to get there, to get to Eden. That is until Daisy realized that college was an even worse environment for someone like Eden to be around. There were plenty of boys who would use her… disability to their benefit… Leaving Daisy along and wondering when Eden would be finished fucking the entire Kappa fraternity.

She always felt bad for how she treated Eden, how she would talk about her to others when she was angry. It wasn’t Eden’s fault… she couldn’t control herself and no one else understood it, Daisy barely understood it in full detail, she just knew the why, and the how bad it could get. Eden had always been that way, easily taken advantage of, preyed on by men and teenaged boys alike as they were growing up, even was so bad to the point she got Daisy hurt a time or two, which is what caused her to take a baseball bat to their old foster brother.

Tonight, was no different though, Daisy had managed to leave Alvaro’s place early enough to come to Eden’s, showered, did some homework and ate some cardboard pizza she made, waiting for Eden to get back from her lab. But she never came home, simply texted Daisy, asking her to come to a party with her, and rather than reply Daisy ignored the text and decided to just sleep until she made it home, her heart heavy with disappointment and anger.

She slept restlessly and woke up easily when she heard the sound of the front door open and shut, counting the stumbly steps of Eden as she made her way to the bedroom. Daisy didn’t move when she felt the bed shift, or when she felt Eden’s hand pulling her blanket away, or her hand moving her hair from her face and sliding down her arm and side. She kept her eyes shut when Eden whispered to her, soft and sweet while pressing kisses to her cheek, smelling like booze and her perfume. Daisy wanted to just pretend like she wasn’t aware of what Eden had been doing all night… who’d she been kissing, who had been touching her, and fucking her… but it was all she could think about, her mouth on someone else, moaning because of someone else.

the sound of the front door of the apartment falling shut behind him was a sound that nearly felt like liberation. class hours had drained every last stray bit of energy within his body, and at this point in time, he was nearly glad he had cancelled all of his plans for the night. simply because he felt as if daisy and himself had maybe not spent as much time together as they should have — or as he wanted to, and tonight was the time to catch up on lost hours together. even if it would merely be the two of them entangled on the couch while debating what movie to watch.

the backpack was swung from his shoulder and left on the kitchen table for the time being, noticing the presence of the ravenhaired girl. he reached out with his hand, fingers tangling around her wrist to pull her closer and peck her lips briefly. “ cancelled everything going for the rest of the night — i felt exhausted, and just kind of wanted to spend time with you, you know ? ” were his muttered words, corners of his lips forming into a soft smile as his fingers gently ran through her hand. “ you’re the best, mi amor. the absolute best. ”

he let go of her, after a last peck on the cheek, to dig into the pizza that he found on the countertop. he took one of the slices, taking a bite while he glanced over at daisy. his brows knitted together however at her mention of eden once more, simply leaving him nodding. “ oh, no — s’okay, ” he shook his head in order to exaggerate how he was okay with this, but maybe deep down he was not so much. the time they spent together was slowly but surely decreasing, and even now he felt second place to eden. something he had accepted for god knows how long, but something that started to sting slightly. “ just, take your time. i’ll be okay by myself for a little while. ”

Despite being with him for so many months, his affection still caused her stomach to churn, in both nice and negative ways. Daisy wasn’t used to affection from anyone but Eden, at least not the positive kind, and Alvaro, being the sweet and loving boy he was, smothered her in it, making her cheeks tinge and a soft laugh fall from her lips, “Aren’t I?” She teased, biting her lip as she watched him walk away.

She tried to ignore the little look of disappointment on his face, rubbing awkwardly at the side of her neck as she tried to smile, “We can make tomorrow special or something you know,” Daisy offered, walking over to his side, sliding her hand up the back of his shirt, trailing her nails along his spine as she tilted her head up to look at him, practically fluttering her lashes, “Really special,” Daisy murmured suggestively, standing on her tiptoes to kiss his jaw, “We haven’t had a night like that in a while huh? And we can watch movies after, and spend the whole day together, I promise.”

She knew that it was unfair to him, cruel even, to be so deeply in love with Eden and yet still be with Alvaro, making promises of the future she couldn’t keep, making declarations of love that made her feel like she was betraying Eden… but Alvaro was all that she had when she needed someone most, and while the love for him didn’t compare to her love for Eden in the slightest bit… there was still something there, a caring, an obligation maybe… she wasn’t sure. Plus, Daisy had no money of her own, she had no sense of right or wrong either, and to her, giving this sweet boy attention in sex and being taken care of return seemed like a perfectly acceptable thing, and she needed to ensure that she had that still.

“Want to know a fun fact?” Jude spoke up out of the blue, cutting through the silence drenching the front porch that only he and another shadowed figure were stood out on acquiring goosebumps – inside, away from the cold, the college party raged on. Carefully sprinkling a clump of tobacco out over his rolling paper, his brow furrowed slightly with mild concentration. “Always been scared shit-less of horses. Think it’s the teeth. Fucking large.”

“What are you gonna do? Tell on me?” Sully asked the person that had looked in his general direction just as he’d hoovered up the white powdery contents of a line on the wooden tabletop at the campus pub. “If you’re going to get all Racing Against Drugs on me, you can go. But I also don’t mind sharing. More fun that way.”

She was about to exit her shared apartment when her roommate walked through the door, making her let out a soft sigh as she put on a smile for him, her boyfriend, Alvaro, “Hey baby, I thought you were staying late for that uh, study group or whatever?” Daisy questioned as she dropped her bag, feeling her phone vibrating in her hand, knowing fully well it was most likely Eden texting her again, “I ordered pizza, it’s on the counter, your favorite.” Being in his presence made the little tinge of guilt enter her heart, watching him as he locked their front door. 

Alvaro had given her a new life when they met… he was a nice boy, not the boys she was used to, and despite how much she had originally wanted to hate him… his charm was enough to win her over, and the fact he went to Bernard had also encouraged her to give him a chance, it was the only way she’d ever be able to see Eden, living a lie with him, poor clueless, sweet Alvaro who loved her. “Eden invited me over for a movie night…” Daisy glanced up at him when he drew nearer, smiling softly, “But I’ll be home early tomorrow if you want.” @alarcvn

“It was an accident,” Silas said through gritted teeth, counting backwards in his head as he gestured under the chair of the individual that had tried to help keep her from falling. “It’s right there,” he said, gesturing toward it a second time as if signalling that he wasn’t about to get up and retrieve it for her. “Also, I’m not a moron. If anyone here is a moron, and I’m not saying that anyone is, it would be the one that wasn’t watching where she was going.” Silas didn’t often have an attitude unless it was really necessary, but lately he’d been on edge, rage only bubbling one level under the surface. “And another thing… Captain Hook is a stupid costume for a girl.”

Silas was getting sick of parties. They felt like an obligation, because if he didn’t go, his older sister would surely think that he was reverting back into some kind of agoraphobic state like the one he’d been in after he’d come home for good. So, he’d sat at one of the round tables in the hall, legs extending in front of him for his own comfort. Suddenly, he felt the collision of another person’s foot against his calves, wincing as the person tripped. “Oh my God,” he said, quickly standing to his feet. “I’m so sorry. I didn’t see anyone… Shit… Shit, I’m sorry.” 

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