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A/N: Thank you to all the people that read this lil series I created in my head, I'm glad you liked it and hope you also like this last part. Also, this is the longest part I ever wrote so yeah...enjoy.
Summary: This is the end, finally all that was broken starts to get fixed, the chains that tied each other are no longer here, and we will have to imagine what the future brings next.
Warnings: Not proofread, English isn't my first language, a bit rushed (?), I'm re-watching Bojack Horseman (iykyk).
Word count: 4.3k+
| PART 1 | | PART 2 | |PART 3| | PART 4 |
Itâs been a couple of weeks since that party, things havenât been the sameâŠand itâs all my fault.
After Y/N left me in the kitchen that night, I went to my room and started contemplating everything that happened and all the things that went wrong: the way I lied, the way I was, the way I felt.
Looking at the ceiling, I started replaying in my mind every conversation she and I had since all of this started. No more movie nights, no more sleepovers in my room with Sam constantly making sure we werenât doing anything too âexplicitâ, getting breakfast together, drinking a cup of coffee while cuddling and telling each other what our day would have in store. Did I gave all that away for a false sense of freedom? I kept holding onto something that was never real, a facadeâŠI didnât just lie to all the people I love and used to care about, I also lied to myself.
I spent so much time looking into the past that I didnât realize I had a future right there waiting for me, but I pushed it away, I went away blindly and ended up falling into the darkness that was now consuming myself.
Sam also started acting different, or maybe she did a long time ago and I recently realized, I knew that Y/N told her what happened, I could see in her eyes the disappointment and hurt that her heart was reflecting, and instead of talking about it, I just hid into my room like the coward that Iâve been all this time. I didnât want to confront her, because talking to her would confirm how I screwed up things, and that the new cracks that were forming around us were all because of me.
There once was a time, when everything happened in Woodsboro, that I became the missing piece to that puzzle that made everything fit together. I was the reason why Sam and Y/N joined forces and stopped their fighting to save what was most important to them: Me.
I never told them how I hated to feel that way, feel that I was so important. That I questioned their decisions and loyalty to me; when it was my own close friend and her crazy boyfriend, the ones that tried to kill us. That I fell into her manipulation and tricks, and that at some point, I even fell for her.
There was a time when I fell for the girl who had my back and took care of me as if I was the most beautiful thing she ever saw, and how I craved to be exactly what she thought I was, only to end up being that same person that ended her own light, ended the darkness that consumed her, the one that was now consuming me.
But again, I didnât told Y/N and Sam many things, I didnât even apologized nor asked for forgiveness, because in reality, I felt like I wasnât deserving of that, I felt frustrated, not at being caught anymore, not at having to miss the next parties there were, I was frustrated at myself, and I kept thinkingâŠhow could they forgive me if I canât really forgive myself? How can I ask for something I donât even think I deserve? I wanted to remain locked in my room drowning in my own emotions, I wanted to pay for all the damage I did.
One week after what happened in the kitchen, Y/N moved out and started living with Mindy and Anika.
Could I blame her? No. But did it hurt? Yes. It felt like a brick being thrown my way, the consequences of my actions were finally here.
You knowâŠIn those days I spent loathing myself for what I did, I started to feel some kind of comfort, I started feeling some sort of peace with my emotions and the hurt that I caused, and also created for myself. I think itâs possible to heal a bit faster when you are the one who made the mistakes, because it makes you frustrated at yourself, for what you did and what you broke, and with that, you can understand a bit more how to get better, because the problem isnât someone else, itâs you, itâs only you. But just because itâs less harder, doesnât mean itâs easier. When someone makes a mistake in which you didnât had nothing to do with, you sometimes wish it kinda was, you start searching for what you could have done to prevent it, because you can understand how to get help; but when it is the fault of others, you are stuck, because you canât heal for them, you donât have the answers, you donât know which are the rights tools. So yes, I hate myself for what I did, and I also hate myself because out there: my friends, Sam and my girlfriendâŠif she even is anymore, are now in that position of trying to understand why I did what I did, and how they also contributed to it. I hate myself, because I made them doubt their friendship, their support and their actionsâŠI made them doubt the love they gave me.
Classes went as usual, just without me in them. I tried to avoid my friends the best I could, I was ashamed of how I dragged them into this, and being honest, I donât think they wanted to see me either, because it was so easy to get away with not being seen. I spent time hiding at the library, just grabbing whatever book I could find and pretending to read it while my head was in a different place. Maybe a few hours passed and there werenât many people around, it was just me and three other students scattered in the library. I stood up and went to return the book I grabbed, but when I started searching where did I even get it from, I saw her right there, Y/N. When she saw me, she froze in place, I could see how her brain was starting to think in a possible reaction to my presence, but how would that be possible? We became strangers, I became a different person, there was no possible way of expressing all that with a simple look, but it was the first time I remained there in my place and stood my ground, the first time I wanted to actually do something and get close. By the time I took a step forward, I could see how she started panicking, giving me a nervous smile and then just disappearing fast. I know I should have seen that coming, deep inside I knew it was going to happen, but I guess you canât ever truly prepare for that pain in your chest. I started to feel angry, but this time, it wasnât at myself.
My feelings were starting to change, because this time, it wasnât me the one that decided to pull away, it was also her, I felt so confused and trapped, because I was now the one who wasnât at control of what to do, what to hide and what to try and fix of myself, I was the one questioning what does looks could mean, what would her thoughts beâŠif she missed me just like I did.
I remember getting home that day with a tight knot in my throat, with tears about to spill from my eyes and drench my face, thatâs when I realized I wasnât just hurting, I was grieving too. I was grieving what I lost that day and didnât know was slipping away from me. With every drink and every lie, I slowly started killing what I used to believe was the happiness of my life, I was deep into the idea that I was being dragged into a rabbit hole with the protection and insecurities that were being thrown at me, I was blind to how the comments of the past werenât a punishment, but a warning.
Sam was in the kitchen, just staring at me without saying anything, but I had enough of it, I was tired of the looks and how I trapped myself into my own torture and gatekeep my feelings just for myself. I wanted to scream, I wanted to cry, I wanted to get on my knees and let myself be broken. Maybe that was what I was missing, I never shared this pain, I never let anyone look behind my cracks, I wanted to believe I was fine, I wanted to be normal, I wanted to act like a person of my age, I wanted what so many people had and didnât even knew was such a privilege, I wanted to erase the scars of the past in fear of how the world would see me, and I didnât know at that time that the only people that truly mattered where the people that stayed for those same reasons.
She gave me a final look, and started heading straight to her room. I broke.
âAre you still going to give me the silent treatment?!â I yelled, and she stopped. âI know, alright?! I know that I messed things up, and I wonât forget that. I know that my actions were wrong, and that I hurt you, I hurt our friends, and I hurt her. But please, stop looking at me like that!â She didnât move, not facing me. âWhen will it be enough?! I hurt her, I know, but is it really hard to see I am hurting too? Ever since Woodsboro, Iâve been drowning without seeing the light for so much time. I know it doesnât justify my actions, nor do I want an excuse for what I did. I need help, I want your helpâŠwhy canât you just help me?! Instead of looking away, instead of just siding with her. I havenât been grateful, you came back for me and I pushed you away. You sacrificed so much for me and I just wanted to get away from you.â I started walking towards her while the tears started to flow, I was finally letting go, I was swimming to the surface. âI know you donât know how to approach me, and the truth is, I donât know either! I know Iâm not easy, I know Iâm not the best sister, but you are all the family that I have. I wanna get better, I wanna be better. So pleaseâŠI wanna be sisters again, I wanna mend what I broke. I love you, Sam, thank you for everything youâve done, Iâm sorry Iâve been hurting you so much, I just canât stop doing what I only know.â
She finally turned, didnât say a word, but the tears that stained her shirt and made her face shine gave all away, she gave me a hug, and we broke down together, we cried our hearts out while still holding each other tight, it was a pact and a promise, of staying together, starting again, we showed each other our insecurities and fears, we crumbled and let our walls be destroyed. I couldnât help but smile at that, I felt relieved, a weight was being lifted, but there was so much more to do. After calming ourselves down, Sam then just said something that I knew was inevitable.
âWanna go to therapy?â
âŠ
âSo yeah, thatâs basically the reason why Iâm here.â
Tara was now with her friends, all sitting in the apartment living room. Itâs been a month since the party, and one week since Tara started going to therapy, and things surely have changed; she stopped drinking, going to parties, participating more in classes, putting her whole life as a priority and trying to put herself together. Sometimes itâs hard, sometimes it feels as if there is no use to get better if Y/N isnât there to see how Tara has changed, but at the same time, she knows it would be hard for you to see the new version of her, because the person she is now will be a reminder of the person she used to be, you would see how things are and think about how actually bad everything was before, how she treated youâŠand that scares her, but she then remembers what her therapist said:
âI donât think I will be capable of change, what if I relapse or I do something wrong again? Itâs hardâŠthis is hard, why does it have to be hard? Will it ever be easy to be the person I want to be? The new me, the better me, sometimes I just wish there was an easier path for this, that I could fix things like I broke them, easilyâŠâ Thatâs what she said during one of her sessions, being overwhelmed with the negativity that was still around her heart and clouded her mind.
âIt will get easier, Tara. Every day it will get a bit easier. But you gotta keep doing it every dayâŠand thatâs the hard part.â
And since that moment, she knew she had to keep going, to not dwell on the past so she could live the present and wait for the future to arrive. That was the reason why she was here with her friends, she wanted to make things right, she wanted her friends back, her life back, but at the same time, she also wanted you back, there by her side.
âI know that things havenât been the same since that nightâŠI know that my actions hurt you deeply, I lied to all of you and I made you be part of my stupid scheme to go out and get drunk every single day, that I pulled you away from Sam and Y/N because of that, and Iâm sorry, Iâm sorry.â She started saying, looking into the eyes of everyone that was there: Sam, Mindy, Anika, Chad. âI hurt you, and there is no excuse for that, my actions were wrong and Iâm trying to work on that so I can get better and be the friend you all deserve, so pleaseâŠâ
âWait, TaraâŠâ Mindy extended her hand and stopped Tara. And at that moment she started thinking that maybe they didnât want to hear it, that maybe they were done with her, maybe it was over⊠âYou shouldnât be the only one to apologize.â What? âYes, you did some things that werenât okay, but we also had our faults. Even if you told us to not disturb Sam and Y/N, we didnât even try to contact them or reach them, ask how they were and everything. We didnât help you or make you slow down with the alcohol, we didnât protect you nor made sure after those parties you were really safe. Yeah, sure, you did all those things for yourself, but we also didnât worry about you, we let things get out of hand from our side. Iâm sorry, Tara, we were also bad friends.â Mindy said with a grimace and a bit awkward, guess everyone had something to apologize for, and with that, Tara felt a bit relieved, to know that they werenât there to put everything on her, to question or shame her, noâŠthey also cared and reflected on what went on, it felt good to know she wasnât the only one fighting this battle, and that in the future, they could use this to fix what might get brokenâŠbut that would be a conversation for another day if it ever happens.
âWe are also sorry, Sam. Even if Tara told us those things first and we believed them, you are also our friend, we should've looked out for you too. A text, a voicemail, even just a small call or get here to say hello. We should have tried at least, be there for you as you were also there for us, please forgive us too.â Chad expressed and waited for Sam to say something.
âThank you guys, but well, I canât really blame you all. I know I also have done some questionables things in the past. Honestly, I think if I kept doing those things, I would have ended up being the one pushing you all away, but by my own actions.â Sam then just let out a sigh and looked at every single one of them in the eyes for a moment. âI also have to thank Y/N for being there for me, she was the one that helped me to go to therapy, I donât think I would have been able to help Tara after if she didnât help me get better for me and all of you.â
âY/N was also the ones that talked with us about apologizingâ Anika finally spoke and Mindy along with Chad nodded. âWe all were so confused about everything that happenedâŠâ She then looked at Tara who was now a bit uncomfortable, but provided her with a reassuring smile. âWe didnât know what to do, Y/N was the first person we apologized to, but by talking with her and everything, we ended up realizing we were all to blame at some point, we all made mistakes, but we shouldnât be ashamed of them, because everyone does mistakes, itâs part of being human, but what makes you grow and heal, is owning up to them and embrace them as they were.â
Tara didnât know what to say at that, she didnât know how you could be and what would you even be thinking, she had so many questions surrounding her mind. Did you think of her? Did you miss her? How are you doing? Did you move on?...Did you stop loving her?
âHow is she doing?â Sam asked, seeing how Tara wasnât able to ask herself.
âSheâs been silent about it.â Said Mindy without explaining any further.
âI need to talk with her.â Tara finally said with a knot on her throat. You were the last person to whom she needed to apologize, and being honest with herself, the one that deserved it the most. You were always there for her, you stayed for so long and saw how she started fading away from you, you saw her change in front of your eyes. She needed to make things right, she needed to be okay with you, she just needed you, she still loves you.
But did you love her too?
TWO DAYS LATERâŠ
Alright. Everything came down to this moment, what she has been waiting for. With the help of her friends, she invited you over to the park so you both could talk about everything. Tara was a bit surprised at how easy it was for both your friends to convince you about hearing her out, but well, that meant you wanted to talk too, and thatâs what made her a bit more confident about this whole plan. She was sitting on a bench, fidgeting with her hands and trying to think what she would say and in what order, would she apologize straight ahead? No wait, she should say hi first, or maybe follow that with an opening question, maybe just ask how youâve been, why was this soâŠ
âHeyâŠâ You arrived.
Tara took a moment to look at you, see any sign of possible discomfort, or anything else, but she saw nothing, you lookedâŠgood, fine even. âHiâŠâ She started saying, getting up from the bench and approaching you. âHow are you?â You just shrugged and smiled awkwardly, guess itâs easier to judge a book straight by its cover, but she appreciated how you were trying to be honest. She motioned you to sit by her side on the bench, and after a moment of silence, she spoke again. âThank you for meeting me here. I thought it would be a nice place to apologize and talk things out, without the guys or just Mindy trying to spyâ Tara tried to joke, an effort to lighten up the mood since she was still so nervous about you being that close to her, she missed that feeling of your presence surrounding her.
âTrue.â You chuckled nervously and looked away. âItâs a beautiful night, good choice.â You tried to say it in the same joking manner as her. Tara left a sigh of relief at that, but she didnât want to pass any more time without addressing the elephant in the room, she already spent so much time running away from that.
âIâm sorryâŠfor what I did.â Your face dropped and just looked away, but she needed to continue, she needed to get this off her chest. âI know that I made things difficult between us, I made things difficult for us. You always were there for me, since Woodsboro, after whatâŠâ She stopped for a second and swallowed. âAfter what happened with Amber.â The way you tensed at the mention of her, the name being a reminder of what happened back there, of what she did, what she meant for Tara and it was also a wall that Tara put between you both. You never wanted to burden her with your questions about it, but it was clear she meant so much to her, but she was now dead, you werenât, and even so, it was as if sometimes she was still there, she haunted your mind and heart.
âIs that why you did it? Because of the memories? Was Amber the reason for it?â You asked, but there was no demand in your voice, there was: fear, curiosity. Tara knew that she had to talk about it, she was the one that brought the topic, she mentioned it with her therapist too, she needed to be free of the restraints that she created for herself, she wanted to start fresh and be reborn again; be free and safe, able to confide in you like she always wanted, not pull you away, but closer.
âI guess? In some type of way, I think I still felt some sort of way about herâŠNot romantic or anything!â She said fast before you could get the wrong idea. âI think I just felt guilty for still feeling sad about her death, I just couldnât believe she could have done that the people I loved the most, that someone I used to have in such a high place could do all that, but I should have known, she also had her dark side, I guess I should have stopped expecting her to be the best person I thought she could be, in that way, it would have hurt lessâŠâ Tara snorted at that, she must have sounded so stupid by saying this out loud.
âWe have that feeling in common now.â You said in a whisper and she just looked at you. âI guess itâs true what they say about mistakes, huh? If you donât learn from them you are doomed to repeat history all over again, but I guess in this story, the roles totally changed. You hurt me, Tara, you hurt me deeply.â Confessing your own emotions and proving what she has been dreading to hear the whole night, she felt defeated at the truth of all the damage she caused. âBut even so, I canât blame you either.â She looked surprised. âI knew that you were hurting, I knew that you were keeping things from me, I knew and I still didnât say anything, because the truth was that, I didnât even know how to talk to you, itâs like at some point we ended up being so far away from each other that we lost the ability to communicate. I didnât know you and you didnât know me, we just fell into a routine and started to pretend, you might have lied to everyone, but I lied to myself, I thought everything could be fixed by just giving you time, by not pushing you nor pressuring you to talk, but what I did was just making you get more comfortable to leave. Iâm sorry, Tara. I failed us both.â Tears started streaming down your face and you covered your mouth to hide the constant sobs that were now exiting your mouth, Tara at seeing this got close to you, and without caring for the possible boundaries there might be, she hugged you.
âNo, no, no. Please donât do this, donât make this about yourself when it was both of us the ones at wrong, you might have given me the chance to leave, but I was the one that took that choice in the first place, I was so confused and caged, that I started blaming the wrong person for it, you were never the one that imprisoned me, Y/N. I did it, we did it.â She cried too, finally letting everything out. She patted your back at seeing how you were also breaking in front of her.
âIâm sorryâŠâ You said in a whisper and pulled away to look at her.
âIâm sorry too..â She said, and in the middle of all the silence that suddenly made its presence, you both couldnât help but laugh, a sincere laugh of relief, knowing everything had been said and finally you both were free from the cells you locked yourself into. From the broken glass that was this bond, you both could finally see among the cracks the beauty that was hiding from all that pretended, the true colors that were waiting to show into each other's eyes, seeing both sides of the coin. Your fears, your insecurities, your doubts, finally being seen and taken care of, you saw each other with another light, and even if it wasnât perfect, thatâs what made it beautiful. âWould you take me back?â Tara finally asked with a smile not only in her face, but also in her soul, she could feel it, radiating and warming up her whole body. You smiled.
âI never stopped being yours.â
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BONUS SCENE
Y/N: SoâŠdid anyone move into the apartment after I left?
Tara: Not yet, but Sam told me that a person contacted her, so we are going to have an interview next week.
Y/N: Nice, whatâs their name?
Tara: Some girl called Quinn.
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A/N: Thank you everyone for the love you've been giving to this little story I've been writing.
Summary: We find ourselves in the eye of the storm. Within a situation quickly escalating, Tara finally realizes the damage she has been creating all on her own and starts facing the consequences of her actions.
Warnings: Not proofread, English isn't my first language.
Word count: 2.5k+
| PART 1 | | PART 2 | | PART 3 |
âWhere are you going?â
After everything that happened at the Coffee shop with Anika, you needed to confront Tara about what you found out. You weren't mad, not at all; that wasn't the reason you wanted to talk. You just wanted an explanation: why did she have to lie? Why couldn't she just approach you? You never wanted her to go down this road.
When you arrived at the apartment, it was empty. Sam had previously told you that she went out with Danny, and after that, he was going to drop her at therapy, and TaraâŠwell, let's just say you were waiting for her to arrive. You stayed there on the couch, thinking about what you would say or how you would tell her that you know what she has been doing all these past weeks.
It's been two hours, and Tara finally arrived, acknowledging you for a second just to say âHiâ and then go to her room, you didn't move or say anything at all. Minutes passed, and she finally exited, wearing a different outfit than the one she arrived in and heading straight to the door. That was the moment you asked.
âTara, where are you going right now?â You pushed again, wanting an answer, wanting to see if she could keep up with the facade that she invented for herself. You watched how her right hand transformed into a fist, but quickly relaxed, and finally looked at you.
âIâm going with Mindy to this event that our film class is launching.â She said it in a very smooth way, as if she had rehearsed all her lies to make them sound convincing. It made you a bit sick to see how easily she could lie, and how she had been doing it for the past few days.
âThat sounds fun, can I come?â You wanted to test her, see how far she could run with this, see if you could make her crumble and finally confess, to come clean and just talk it out; you knew that if you started this and told her how you already knew everything, the situation would just turn even messier, you still had hopeâŠyou still wanted to save what you both had.
Tara tensed again and started looking anywhere but you. She started murmuring things, trying to come up with an answer to give you and for you to get off her back, âActually, itâs only for students, so no one else can come, sorry.â
Now it was time for Tara to look at you. Why were you acting like this so suddenly? It was supposed to be THE night for her; she decided that this would be her last party for a while. It was becoming way too much to keep hiding and doing all this, so one last party and she could put it on hold for a while. So why were you starting to ruin it? It wasnât fair; she didnât need this right now. She wanted to go already, but something in the way you looked at her made her feel uneasy.
Seconds that felt like hours passed while you kept looking at her, you thought she would come clean, that she would finally tell you what she had been doing in the shadows, why did she have to keep lying? Things werenât like how they were in the past. Sam got better and has been giving Tara her space. You even stopped worrying much until this day. Did she not notice that? WellâŠYou couldnât blame her. Why would she see all these changes if she was never home?
âOhâŠI-I understand, have fun.â You said, and without even looking at you again, Tara left the apartment. She didnât notice your sadness, didnât see the way your figure gave out, and immediately dropped down on the couch with your hands to your head; she didnât hear the way you started to break, and how your tears drenched your shirt. Tara, the Tara you knew, was gone; she left, she left and lied, the girl that promised you would be together and who was by your side when everything happened, the girl that crumbled in your arms after shooting her best friend in Woodsboro, she was goneâŠit was all over.
AT THE PARTYâŠ
The place reeked of alcohol and some other substances mixed all together, the music was deafening due to the volume, everyone was doing whatever they wanted, just getting the motivation from the cheap beer and whatever concoction someone put in the drinks; and even with all those warnings, Tara wanted to stay and feel the same.
Her friends stayed in a secluded area, Mindy and Anika sitting on the couch with a drink in hand and just chatting, while Chad was just being himself and playing beer pong with some other guys. Tara was free right now, no supervision or anyone by her side, she was alone, and she loved every second of it. She poured some of the suspicious stuff in a cup and drank it, feeling the oh so familiar burning sensation going down in her throat, and she kept on doing so until she lost count and the drinks ran out.
Mindy noticed how Tara was starting to act so dizzy and moving side to side, sure she usually got drunk but never like this, this time it was different, Tara was out of control and they couldn't handle this alone, she knew that, she wanted to call you, they needed you, you had to help them and get her to safety.
She hesitated a bit, she remembered Tara telling all of them how you were so busy and never had time for them due to stress, so it was best to leave you alone for a moment, but let's just think a bit here, wouldn't you want to know if something happened to your girlfriend? That's what Mindy kept telling herself. She knew that Anika saw you today working in a coffee shop, and all went well, so that should have been a sign too that it was okay to call youâŠso she did.
AT THE APARTMENT...
You were crying in your bed, deciding to just let your blanket be the provider of warmth and console you while your tears stained your shirt. Sam would still take some time to arrive. You didn't want her to see you like this; she would start questioning what happened, and then the truth about what Tara has been doing would come to light, even if things were rough between the two of you, you still caredâŠGod, how stupid you were, huh? You felt so lost right now, so when your phone started ringing and the name of Mindy appeared, you just answered on autopilot.
âHello?â You said while coughing a bit, trying to disguise the fact that your throat was a mess due to your sobs, thankfully, Mindy was occupied with her own worries to even notice.
âY/N! I'm sorry to be calling you, I know that Tara told us thatâŠâ You stopped listening for a bit, getting hit by the reality once again about how she lied to you all this time and played you, played your friends, everything. â...here.â She stopped, and you went back to the call.
âSorry, what did you say?â You asked, confused as to what was going on, and due to you spacing out.
âDidn't you hear me?!â She asked exaltedly, and you had to put your phone a bit away from your ear due to how she was raising her volume. âWe need you here! Tara is really bad right now, and she needs you. She's been drinking a lot.â
Putting your phone in your bed while your thoughts ran like a wildfire, everything was just spinning, how bad could she be? She's been doing this for weeks, and you never noticed just how much she drank this time?
âY/N? Are you there? Say something, dude!â Mindy yelled desperately, and you picked up the phone again.
âI will get there in 5 minutes.â You finally said and hung up.
BACK WITH TARA...
Things at the party started getting out of control; there wasnât a single drop of alcohol left, and Tara felt like she was starting to lose it. How could it be? You would expect that for a party this big, people would have gotten better supplies to overcome the shortage that she was experiencing right now. As she was looking through the empty bottles to find at least a gulp left in them, someone approached her.
âThere is no more left, huh?â He was tall, a bit buff, and with a smirk on his face that would make everyone wary of his intentions, but Tara was too far gone to even think about it, so she just ignored that and chuckled.
âYeah, such a shame tho, the party was getting good.â She said, slurring her words and being a bit wobbly, something that the guy took notice of. Tara couldnât help but feel a bit down; something in her was screaming to go already, but there was also that other side of her that wanted to keep hiding here and just drink her weight in alcohol.
âI have a bottle of booze up there in my room, if you wanna go,â He said while offering his hand and smiling, his eyes travelled fast around her body, scanning her, but Tara still wasnât able to see that. Like thinking about it, she just stared into his eyes and with a simple nod, smiled and took his hand. The guy seemed nice. Why would she be suspicious? He was just going to give her what she needed, a last drink to be satisfied for a whole week. After all, you were already growing suspicious of her antics, so she needed to lay low for a while.
Following him among all people, Tara thought for a second what you would be doing right now, watching a movie maybe, catching up on some work you had, maybe you were already sleeping. Itâs been so long since you both had an actual conversation and spent some time together, wellâŠnot really if you counted the talk they had before she left, but you seemed a bit off, now that she thought about it, you seemedâŠdrained, like something was holding you back. She paused for a second and just stood there. Did she leave you while you looked soâŠdown? The last thing she remembers while closing the door was hearing something like a sob, but she brushed it off, too excited for the party.
What if you already knew? Did she blow things up? Was she that dismissive? How could she not notice? All these questions were starting to consume her. Was that need to fill a void so big there was no place for something else? Has she been pushing you away that much? No, noâŠIt couldnât be, she was your girlfriend, yeah, maybe she hasnât been around that, but that doesnât change things. Clearly, after this, you would see that she just needed some space and everything was okay; it had to be okay.
âYou coming or what?â The voice of the guy pulled her out of her thoughts, rightâŠshe was following him upstairs, but was this worth it? The realizations of what happened earlier made her sober up a bit and question what the fuck she was doing. When did she let all this happen? Enough wasnât enough. Things were starting to be clearer, and with that, Tara started feeling how her chest began to ache. She just felt so trapped before, but was she really trapped? Or was it just her that made that happen? Could she not see beyond her pain and think about the others who were around? Was she really that selfish? Did she really hurt you? How could⊠âHey, I asked you something.â
âYeah, noâŠI think Iâm going home.â She said before even processing everything, there was so much going on, but one thing was clear for sure, she needed to go back home, home to you. All this time, she has been so blind, trying to fix something with a new sense of liberty that in the end only made her feel more trapped. What was the purpose of drinking and partying if she still had to live a lie? Hide away from her girlfriend and sister, her family. Lie to her friends, the ones who always remained by her side. She messed up big time; she needed you right now, she needed to come clean.
âOh, come on, the real party is just getting started.â The guy ignored what she had previously said and, while still having her hand in his, started dragging her up the stairs. Tara started panicking. This guy was bigger than her, and even if the effects of the alcohol were disappearing, she was still weak compared to him. With rough movements, she tried to get away from his grasp, sitting on the stairs and putting whatever weight was enough to make him struggle. âDonât be such a bitch, you basically agreed to this.â He said while trying to remain a bit of composure so people wouldnât start noticing what was going on around them, everyone was still deep into their own conversations.
Were these the consequences of her actions? Being so blind to everything else that she got dragged into this situation by her greed and desperation, Tara started questioning if she should just give up; she was the one to blame after allâŠThe way she lied, the way she used to be before all this, the way she was feeling before, and now, realizing how really nothing changed in that last aspect, what felt like freedom was only a cage she designed for herself. How stupid she was, and before she could even give up, she felt another hand starting to hold her up.
âShe doesnât want to go with you.â A familiar voice said, and when Tara looked up, she saw you right there. Throwing a punch at the guy, Y/N removed his hand from Taraâs and watched as the guy quickly stumbled. That was the perfect opportunity for them to go.
Y/N started dragging Tara out of the house, saying a quick âthank youâ to Mindy, who was there watching the interaction with a blank face, so she was the one who called you. Everyone started noticing the guy there left on the stairs and started questioning what happened, but you were already inside your car with Tara in the passenger seat.
None of you said anything, focused on the road that was in front of you, and that remained until you got home. Opening the door, you entered without looking to see if she was right behind you, being too consumed in your thoughts, until Tara finally spoke.
âY/NâŠâ She tried to say something more than your name, but the shock and the shame she was feeling right now were consuming her whole body.
âGood night, Tara.â You didnât even look at her, didnât even try to approach her, you just left her there and went into your room, banging the door and putting the lock on.
She messed upâŠ
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Thank you for your attention! Hope you enjoyed reading this, part 4?
A/N: This is part 2 of my previous post, if you haven't read it first you can find it right here
Summary: Each lie keeps making Tara and you to grow apart, but when her lies become uncovered and you realize what's been going on, it will be time to think about what the future of your relationship will be like.
Warnings: Not proofread, English isn't my first language.
Word count: 1.7k+
âThe group wants to meet up at Chad's apartment.â
âI have a group project with Mindy and other classmates.â
âAnika had a fight with Mindy and needs me.â
âI'm gonna go study for this final at Mindy's.â
âI already told Anika I would accompany her to this place.â
You believed her, every single thing that she told you, and all the plans she suddenly had, you fell for each lie she told you. There is no denying that at first, you were a bit suspicious of it. Still, you trusted her with your life. Looking back at it now, there was no way you or Sam could think something else was going on.
Due to her sister starting therapy to resolve her past trauma and heal the relationship she and Tara had, and you being stressed over work and college, there was no time to start investigating, after all, everything was going alright. Sam started to trust Tara even more; she stopped sending texts every half hour to see how she was, making her share her location at all times, threatening to lock her in her room for the whole week, and interrogating herâŠyou get what I mean.
Everything was going alright, they were alright. You were happy about that, finally there was starting to be a bit of peace in the apartment, it was starting to feel like a home, it was starting to feel as if things could finally be okay, put your past behind and start new, together, safe..happy, but then there started to be even more plans, more hangoutsâŠand that's what made Tara to start neglecting your relationship, and of course, you in general.
Excuse after excuse, party after party, with each lie Tara told you, it felt as if she was drifting apart from you. The distance that was now beginning to form between you two was clear, but what could you even do? It was as if she was trying to get away; she rarely spent time in the apartment now, with all these âprojectsâ and âassignments.â You wanted her to be there, to be with you, just to be by your side⊠so you started to try even harder for her to stay.
âHey Tara! Sam is in therapy, and I am free. Would you like to watch a movie together? I miss spending time with you.â Trying to express how you felt and initiating a possible moment for you both, you prepared yourself for the obvious answer that would come from Tara's mouth.
âSorry, love, but I already made plans with Mindy to watch a horror marathon at her place.â
Okay⊠that wasn't the answer that you were expecting, but it's fine! There will be other opportunities.
ONE WEEK LATERâŠ
âMaybe another day? Iâm busy.â
âSorry, stuff came out, I gotta go.â
âI need to do something, see you later.â
âCanât, have a meetingâ
Now her explanations were just vague, you thought nothing could be worst and the impossible ended up happening, there was no explanation, she was now just not here with you, it was as if you have lost her; she wasnât at home anymore, she always had stuff to do, college stuff or just meetings with other classmates and friends. With her absence being so present now, and Sam still going out to therapy and spending time with the hot neighbour, you found yourself alone by the time the sun went down.
Over the past few weeks that Tara has been absent from both your and Samâs lives, you both found yourselves growing closer and trusting each other, and you were the first person she told about her new boy. She told you who he was and his name, also made you promise not to tell anyone else, and you kept your word. You were happy for her, to finally find someone else in whom she could trust and lower her guard, she was starting to become like a sister of your own, truth to be told you both were similar, there was nothing that you wouldnât do to protect Tara, even if she wasnât present anymore.
Every time Sam told you about Danny and how happy she was, there was a part of you that wished for Tara and you to be like that once again, to be together and just close to each other, feel her presence and her warmth close to you and safe in your armsâŠthings were getting tough without her in your daily routine, and watching her leave each time made you lose your spark with every occurrence.
You were starting to doubt yourself and the relationship. Did she find someone else? Was there something else going on? Maybe she wasnât really busy, and they were all liesâŠNo, that couldnât be, she was still your Tara, your lover, and who you wished to spend the rest of your life with. Maybe you were just becoming a bit paranoid, probably all this will be over soon, and she will be back to you, you just gotta be patient.
Thatâs what you kept telling yourself.
...
Tara never felt like this before; she felt so free of doing what she wanted without having eyes around her watching her every move, there was no Sam, no boss to tell her around and act as her security guard. With every party and every drink, she became more relaxed, as if the alcohol in her system was some sort of magical thing that made her problems disappear for a few hours, making all her worries go away and forget the shit she experienced last year.
She started craving that feeling every time she partied, drinking and drinking without control, until her head started spinning. But she also had to be careful about it; she didnât want you and Sam to find out, so she started creating a sort of system. Tara would lie and say that she would stay up late for a project and then wait for her, and those were the days she could let herself loose and drink all she wanted without a care in the world. Sometimes she would drink just a bit and go home like nothing happened, running to her room and closing it behind her without making much of a noise. She hated those days; it was as if she wasnât satisfied.
Tara was starting to become addicted to that new sensation like a drug. She felt amazing each time, and she couldnât help but congratulate herself for getting away with this. When Tara started lying more and more, she started telling her friends that Sam and Y/N had been so busy over the past few weeks and that they didnât have time for visits or even to join the hangouts, so it would have been better for them to not bother the two for a while. At first the group grew a bit suspicious from what Tara was telling them, but they quickly brushed it off, she was just so convincing that they gave in easily; sometimes they would keep telling Tara to invite Y/N to a party or for them to just hangout somewhere, but Tara just brushed it off and said you were still very busy to even hangout with just herâŠit was crazy how she became such a good liar.
...
Work has been treating you a bit rough since things with Tara started going sour; she was still neglecting and treating you as if you were invisible. You were working at a little coffee shop, a bit far from the campus, and the only customers you had were old customers in their mid-30s to 40s. But all that changed one day when Anika walked in.
âY/N? Is that you?â She said with a smile as she watched you behind the counter, it was nice to see a friend again. You wondered why itâs been so long since you last saw her or the others. You always heard from Tara how she would make plans with them, but apparently, they forgot you, just like her.
âAnika! Iâm so happy to see you.â You said while giving her a smile of your own. âWhat can I get you?â
âThe feeling is mutual! Iâll get a latte, please.â Anika started going into her purse to grab the money for the order, as you started making it yourself. âSoâŠhow are you doing? Itâs been so long since we last spoke, Tara kept us in about everything.â That made you stop for a second.
âWhat do you mean?â You asked while keeping your gaze on the drink you were fixing for her.
âYou knowâŠwhy you havenât been able to hang out with us, she keeps saying about how you have so much work and projects that you canât come to the parties. Weâve been missing you, Y/N! To be honest, we need you there, Tara can get pretty wild with the drinking, and sometimes we have to look after her so she wonât do any crazy things.â She started talking to you with such ease, she didnât even realize the shock and surprise on your face.
âOh wellâŠyou know, just been hit with some stuff, but maybe I can go soon.â You tried to go with the flow, but you were still curious about something, so you went ahead and asked, âHowâs everything with Mindy? Had any fights recently?â This was it, the moment to finally know about what Tara has been up to all this time.
âWhy would you ask? Everythingâs been going amazing, we havenât had any fights.â She answered you, confused by your question.
So this was the truth, all this time that you were left there doubting yourself, wondering what you could have done wrong, and why Tara was so absent now. Did Tara lie to your friends just to go partying? Did she truly have something to do the other times, or was everything a big lie? All these ideas and revelations were invading your mind so fast that you just came back to your senses after spilling some of the hot coffee onto your hand. You moved a bit as the warmth of the drink started to sting your skin.
âY/N, are you okay?â Anika asked with concern as she saw how your hand was turning a shade of red.
âDonât worry, part of the job,â You said, faking a smile and trying to brush it off. After giving Anika her drink and telling her to have a great day, she waved goodbye and left you there in the coffee shop with so many emotions swirling inside of you.
It was time to confront Tara about everything.
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Thank you all for the support you've been giving me! I hope you enjoyed reading this fic.
A/N: This is the second fic I ever published, so I hope you all enjoy it, and also let me now if you would like a part 2!
Summary: In which Tara resorts to lying so she can go out to party and drink, without realizing that soon her lies will become all too much and she will end up wrapped into her own mess.
Warnings: Not proofread, English isn't my first language.
Word count: 1.7k
Tara knew that by the time she started this, there was no way of going back, but what she didnât know was how easy it would end up being.
It all started after moving to New York; a new life was about to begin, a chance to start fresh, leaving all the past behind and creating a life of her own, free from the suffering and pain of the bittersweet memories that had been troubling her heart and mind. Everything was going well, the college life was something Tara had been looking forward to, more freedom and an escape from her sister Sam, itâs not like she was a burden or something, but she could be way too protective of her due to all they went through, after allâŠTara couldnât blame her sister, but she felt trapped in a cage every time Sam tried to look after her.
And among her sister and her mannerisms, there was someone else right there in the picture: You.
She had met you during high-school, sharing classes and also the Ghostface attacks, the bond you both had grew even stronger and made you both develop a romantic relationship, but even so, it seemed as if the same fear of losing her had created a new sense of protection within you, becoming a shadow of Samâs fears and desire to protect Tara at all costs; it was becoming just way too much, she needed an escape, something to let her be reminded of just how it felt to be a normal human, a college student, and adult.
âI just donât understand why I canât go; everyone will be there, and itâs safe.â Tara yelled with desperation to Sam, who was blocking the door of the apartment.
âItâs too dangerous, Tara. We just moved a few weeks ago, and the news about Ghostface and the attacks itâs still a fresh topic in the news. What would happen if someone recognized us? Itâs too risky, besides, itâs not as if you canât have fun right here.â Sam tried to argue.
âY/N, please back me up here, we could go together.â She looked at you desperately and pleaded for you to give in and save her from Samâs protectiveness, but by the way you were standing and the grimace on your face, she knew in that same moment she was cornered.
âIâm sorry, Tar, but I agree with Sam. Weâve barely talked with people around the Campus and still donât know about the impact the news could have done to our image and the idea they have of us, it could be dangerousâŠmaybe we should just wait a bit more.â You tried to explain while looking down at the floor, guilty for not backing your girlfriend up.
âThen how much? When will it be enough time for us to be still in fear? What happened is in the past, you both should just move on already, and donât let your insecurities impact my life.â She said it without thinking much of it, but by the time Sam walked out and headed straight to her room, it was clear the damage was already done. âY/NâŠI-â Tara tried to fix it, but you beat her to it.
âI know that we might seem overprotective, but put yourself in our shoes for a moment, Tara.â You begged while getting closer and holding her hand. âWhen you were attacked, I was so scaredâŠI felt as if my whole world was collapsing, I wasnât there for you, and if I could have been, maybe I would have been able to do something, whatever it took for you to be safe, I couldâŠI should haveâŠâ You tried to express yourself, but it seemed words were starting to fail. âI just canât stop thinking about how you got hurt, and I wasnât there to protect youâŠand Sam too; her boyfriend was the one who orchestrated that whole thing, I bet she feels as guilty as I amâŠmaybe even more.â You try to defend her sister, knowing the similar pain you both carried.
âI get it, really I doâŠBut I just canât keep reliving the past and thinking about all the ways it could have been prevented. Iâm glad that you werenât there with me, cause I could just imagine you getting hurt. I know you were scared, I was tooâŠof leaving you, dying young without achieving something, without living my life at its fullest.â You knew she was right, that she had a valid point, but still, your fears were bringing the worst in you; it was just hard to let yourself be vulnerable; you had to be strong, for her, you couldnât let anything happen. Not again,
âYouâre right, I know, and Iâm sorry, but I just canât, I canât lose youâŠjust give me some time, to both of us, Iâm sure with a bit more time, everything will feel normal.â You tried to show a smile, and Tara appreciated that.
She kissed you and, with that, put an end to the conversation.
A WEEK LATERâŠ
Everything was becoming too much, with exams around the corner and Sam still being such an overprotective sister, everything was just so difficult to deal with. Tara felt like she was losing her mind over it.
The only good thing was you, it took a bit of time and communication between Tara and you to work your differences and put all the problems aside; when she was with you, she feltâŠnormal, it was her safe space, she felt like home: but that was also changing.
You were also dealing with your own thing, managing your assignments/projects, also preparing for your own exams, you even got a job to get a bit more financial stability, it was already hard enough to cover your tuition. But that meant your time with Tara was also limited, it was rare for you two to be together, it was driving her insaneâŠ
*Ding*
Her phone light up with a text of Mindy:
âParty at a frat house around campus, Anika and Chad will be there too. Do Y/N and you wanna come?â
As she was starting to think about it, someone opened the door of her room.
âHeyâŠâ It was you, since you were living with the Carpenter Sisters in the same place, Sam made it a rule for you and Tara to sleep in separate rooms. âSam ordered some pizza, I thought you would like to eat together while we watch a movie? Perhaps we could even make her watch The Babadook.â You tried to joke around and Tara couldn't help but stare at you, you've practically become the glue that kept everything together while Tara and Sam worked their differences.
Without saying a word at first and now looking at her phone, contemplating what she would do next, and also if it would be worth itâŠ
âI actually have to go, Mindy is having some issues with the assignment that the film teacher left us, she is begging me to go help her out at this hour.â For the first time, she lied to youâŠshe didn't know it would soon become a habit.
âOhâŠâ The deception in your face was clear as ice, thinking about what your next words would be âI'll tell Sam that you already have plans, you don't wanna keep Mindy waiting, we know how she can be while under pressure.â You smiled Or at least tried to while Tara started packing some things and getting ready to go out.
She was going to open the door and leave, when Sam's voice rang.
âWhere are you going?â She asked with a demanding tone, the one she has been using on Tara for a while now.
âIt's alright, Sam. Tara is gonna head over to Mindy's so they can work on something for their film class.â You quickly answered, trying to not start an argument between the two of them; something started twisting inside Tara by hearing how you easily believed her and were now covering her.
âIt's that true, Tara?â Sam looked at her without giving you a second glance, she studied Tara's posture and eyes to check she was in fact telling the truth.
âYeah, she is having some sort of issue because instead of paying attention, she's constantly texting Anika.â She said in such an easy way, but to be truly honest, that wasn't a lie at all, Mindy was always texting Anika in class.
Sam stayed quiet for a bit, maybe trying to decode Tara's mannerisms and find out she was in fact lying. After what felt like hours, she let out a sigh and nodded. âAlright, but stay safe out there and alert to your phone.â
Tara only left out a quick yes and approached you in a fast motion. âI'll make it up to you.â She promised, you simply kissed her and wished her luck.
Closing the door behind her, she collapsed at the staircase and pulled out her phone to finally answer Mindy's text.
âOmwâ
20 MINUTES LATERâŠ
As she was approaching the place where Tara and her friends will meet to then go to the party, her heart wouldn't stop beating fast in her chest. When her friends say her arriving, they smiled and got closer.
âHey, Tara! Glad you could make it!â Say Mindy as Anika hugged her and Chad waved with a smile.
âWhere is Y/N?â Said Chad while looking around, trying to find you since it was very odd for you to miss a hangout with all your friends; even after sharing the past trauma for what happened at Woodsboro, you were all connected.
âOhâŠyeahâ She forgot about that for an instant âShe won't be able to come, I tried to persuade her but with all her work and projects, she preferred to stay home with Sam.â Tara tried to sound so confident while saying that, even using a sad tone to fully sell it.
âAwâŠI feel for her, these past few projects have been ROUGH.â Anika says as an attempt to try and lighten up the mood.
âLet's hope she can be here for the next one.â Says Chad with a smile.
âAlright! Then, what are we waiting for? Let's party!â Mindy screamed and with that they left to the frat house. But Tara was still feeling a bit guilty from lying to everyone like this.
Oh boy was she really under deep waters now, butâŠthere wouldn't be any consequences for her actions, wouldn't it? After all, there was no way that you would ever find outâŠright?
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Summary: Jenna and R are like on ldr cuz of her work, after mooonthhss, J surprises R by going back home early to her. J gets so worried cuz R isn't in the house, and she can't contact her. R gets home wasted, J confronts her, R breaks down, rambling about how she just misses Jenna, not knowing it is actually Jenna who she was speaking to... she mistakes her to be Emma..đđđ»
unbearable uncertainty
Pairing: Jenna Ortega x Fem!Reader
Summary: request! ^^
Words: 3.3k
Warnings: slight angst? maybe? bittersweet??
a/n: wrote tara carpenter smut then dipped. oh my god, i truly apologize for going on an unknowingly and unbearable hiatus from writing. but on the bright side, i met someone whos truly so special and i cherish the most on here :] thank you for the request and im sorry if ive been holding it back for months!
(ps. ive forgotten how to write entirely, please be patient with me)
Long goodbyes were never easy.
How could Jenna ever forget the last piece of comfort she felt in your arms as you held her for the final time before she boarded the plane? The warmth and security she found when you whispered "I love you" was something she couldn't find elsewhere.
You hugged her so tightly, Jenna felt as if you were trying to fold her into your very being.
You always did that, always have.
But you held her a little longer. Closer, tighter. As if it'll be the last time Jenna falls in love with you. It felt too surreal when she heard your voice started breaking in tears like there was a cloud over your heart Jenna used to bring life in.
She tried to memorize every detail of your face, every line and shadow, every crease and every feature like you were a past lover she's been searching for, she wanted to hold onto each imperfection and perfection as if capturing this moment in her heart could somehow lessen the pain of parting.
When you reached out, gently brushing a stray tear from her cheek, and she leaned into your touch, savoring the warmth that would soon be gone. It was a gesture so tender, so full of love, that it made her heart ache even more.
Would she have done something differently? Perhaps tell you she got it all wrong, tell the producers and chosen to live in peace with you and frolic in some field of flowers like a coming of age movie.
No, she could only swallow the lump in her throat and urge her heart to stop grieving for something that wasn't even dead but merely distant.
Vermont proved to be a cold comfort, like winter for a thousand nights without somebody to hold on, stark contrast to the warmth she'd known for all these months.
The first night was the hardestâcruel, even. As she unpacked her bags in the apartment paid for b the producers, it was a far cry from the home you had shared. Despite its charm for space, it felt emptier than it should've been. A shell.
Jenna remembers lying awake that night, unable to find solace even in the darkness. Each thought weighed heavier than the last, fearing you would grow to resent the fame she would have declined in a heartbeat if given the choice, that loving her had become more of a chore than a joy.
The frequent overseas flights and constant altering of time zones only added to the strain, affecting even how her heart would beat. Conversations became shorter while days grew longer, and only letters and distant updates from you brought reassurance. She missed the moments of quiet intimacy, the laughter shared, and the smile she could reach up and kiss, the comfort of knowing she was always there for you.
It was a constant routine of staring at the ceiling, desperate to imagine your arounds around her and your warm breath against the neck. The loneliness was a crushing weight, far more realistic than a mere idea it was. Unbearable.
She found herself wanting for the familiar warmth and solace that only your presence could provide her. She would watch herself listening for your voice, remembering how you would tell her if she's been overworking, half-expecting to hear your laughter or even a slight tone or maybe even the sound of your footsteps.
She always found small ways to feel connected to you.
The letters you sent were her lifeline. She would read them over and over as if it were new ink, tracing the words with her fingers that carried your thoughts and reassurances, imagining your voice speaking them. Each letter was a piece of you, a reminder that you were thinking of her, missing her just as much.
The voice calls were both a blessing and a curse.
Hearing your voice brought her comfort, but it also made the distance between you feel even more unbearable. She would stay up late into the night, talking to you, laughing with you, sharing her day and listening to yours. But when the call ended, silence would descend, and the emptiness would return with a vengeance. She would lie in bed, clutching the pillow, trying to replay the sound of your voice.
So it was a huge, pain-in-the-ass problem for her, the amount of calls and thousands of sleepless nights with her arms wrapped around a pillow instead of the love of her life was a step away from insanity. It seemed dramatic, but can you blame a girl!? Love always had a way of making seem things insignificant in comparison.
Another grueling month without the love of your life? She couldn't and wouldn't even bear it, you would have to finally cut the two parts of her brain in half and throw away the other one to endure that kind of torture.
So what started as a joke with her finger hovering over the "book flight" button while on the phone with you turned out to be, surprise surprise, not even close to a silly little joke.
She clicked it impulsively, without a second thought or even a first one.
Her heart raced faster than ever with the thought of seeing you again. Feeling your arms around her, hearing you laugh, smile, and talk was all the motivation she needed. It was like a recurring dream youâd betray another day for to live in.
And here she is now, at your place, luggage in hand in the dead of night, looking like she fled the country, with that familiar airport scent still clinging to her clothes and hair. She smelled like whatever hit-terminal coffee it was that day and recycled air.
Jenna's been muttering to herself all evening, "Pick up, pick up, pick up, oh my God, who leaves their house unlocked!?"
Her phone, balanced on her shoulder, was one slip away from hitting the ground, and she was one missed call away from losing it. She imagine the look on your face when you saw her standing there, unannounced yet so desperately wanted, not like wanting to send out a search party for you!
It was voicemail after voicemail, a ring before a cruel tone that mocked her for seconds, the unknowing certainty that something had happened to you.
Youâve been M.I.A ever since she arrived, and the last text she received from you was a breezy, "Iâm going out tonight with co-workers" followed by a thousand kisses. The gesture was sweet, but itâs not helping now that itâs 12 fucking a.m. and youâre nowhere to be found.
She paced back and forth in your living room, the anxiety gnawing at her insides and the sharp pain from her palm to her heart had never been so severe.
Every creak of the floorboards made her thoughts race, hoping it was you finally coming home. The silence of the house was deafening, broken only by her thoughts replaying your voice. She glanced at the clock on the wall that displayed digits she seriously did not want to see.
She knew she wouldn't be able to sleep until she saw you with her own eyes, until she could touch you and confirm that you were truly safe.
Her hands immediately went back to her phone, wondering if your co-workers would even answer a distress actress concerned about her girlfriend if there was a high and 100% chance they were wasted with you. Obviously, each call went straight to voicemail.
Why is being sent on delivered the most humiliating ever!?
"Fuck," Jenna cursed under her breath, her head lowered in defeat as she stared at the countless of messages she sent to your friends, co-workers, shit even your family!
The only thought going through her head is "thank you for birthing Emma Myers."
emma
just said goodbye
shes round the corner
sent one attachment
going back to her place
Even light couldn't travel as fast compared to how quickly Jenna reacted when that attachment processed in her brain. It was a photo of you (thank fuck), looking a bit tipsy, sure, maybe knocked in the head, but you were unharmed, waving goodbye to Emma.
The wave of relief that washed over Jenna felt like an overall baptismâa splash of water to commemorate coming back to a harsher reality than she didn't expect, but reality nonetheless.
She almost wanted to laugh at the absurdity, but she shoved the thought aside. Her focus was on you, and getting to you as fast as possible.
If you weren't going to come back home sooner or later, she'd come to you. Geared up and mentally preparing everything to combat the cold weather, plants of how she would take care of you, and a surprise. Aka, her.
Is what she would've followed through if she didnât hear the unmistakable sound of a key turning in the lock.
The sound was so abrupt. Too sudden and swift it nearly made her jump out of her skin unlike any scare people tried on her.
Her heart pounded as she turned towards the door, hoping, begging, and nearly willing the universe to grant her at least one moment of sanity. She watched the door creak open, and there you wereâalive. You stumbled in, eyes bleary but safe, and Jenna felt the tension drain from her body as if it had never been there.
"Y/nâ!" Jenna's sudden movement was a blur, barely having time to embrace yourself before she collided with you, the force of her embrace nearly knocking out the ragged breath you had left.
You could've noticed the slight tremble in her frame, heart pounding against your chest, and a hand clinging onto your shirt that pulled you closer if you weren't drunk.
âDaaamn, girl, you walk faast! I swear we dropped you at your street?? Why are you inâshitâin my house??â Your voice slurred and you stumbled as if the very act required more effort than you could muster, mind sluggish and your sense dulled, voice thick and unsteady.
You were undeniably and completely fucked. To say the least.
Drunk, Intoxicated. Mentally impaired. Right, how could Jenna even forget that?
You barely managed to step inside when your legs gave out, sending you tumbling to the floor.
The world tilted and spun around you as if you were a sun blinded by its own solar system. Your vision blurred and you struggled to make sense of the swirling images and a familiar blobby brunette girl in your home.
To no surprise, Jenna was at your side in an instant, crouching down with her face filled with concern as she looked you over, her arms reaching out to steady you. "Y/n⊠Why on earth do you have a huge straight bump on your forehead?"
"IâŠ" you mumbled, blinking up at her. Her face looked like one of those spiky and blobbed images you see through a rain-streaked window. "I wasâI was watching one of those 'how to be a good girlfriend in an LDR relationship' videos on the way home. Andâand well, there was a pole."
Jenna's expression shifted, concern to curiosity. "What⊠What? What do you mean? Why? Why are you searching thoseâ"
You felt like your chest was closing in on you, your throat mimicked those of a barren wasteland, and embarrassment washed over you like a tidal wave. You wanted to shrug it off, to laugh and tell her you were just curious, that it was nothing. But you couldn't.
"Because!" you burst out, voice trembling as you looked away from her eyes, "How else am I supposed to believe that I'm good enough when Jenna's halfway across the world? When every time she touches me, it's like she thinks I'm everything you've ever wished for in a star, and Iâ"
You faltered, your breath catching, the words threatened to slip away from you, but the emotions, doubt and fearâthey had been building up for too long. You couldnât stop now, even if you wanted to.
"I don't deserve it, I'm not enough for her. There's something more that i should be doing, something more I could be, because how can I be enough when she's there and I'm here? I can't hold her, I can't comfort her when she's stressed, I cant show her how much I care every day like I want to. How am I supposed to truly feel that I'm doing fine and she's feeling loved? Every time she tells me that I'm enough, I try to believe her, butâbut there's this voice in my head that keeps saying, 'What if she's just saying it? What if one day, she realized she was wrong? That I'm not great, that she's just loving a version of me she created in her head, that she finds a fatal flaw in me that keeps her away from loving me? What if I'm not who she thought I was?"
You can't speak anymore, but your mouth persists in words like a machine. Your eyes already welled up, you bit your lip to stop it from trembling and forming a frown.
"I want to be perfect for her. I want her to feel like she's never missing anything from me or feel like she's falling short from the love she gives me and I give her. But I don't know how to do that. I don't know anything. So I watch those stupid videos to hope I'll find a way to be enough, to finally feel like I am. But no matter what I do, it feels like it'll never be. How can I be it when I'm not with her? How can I be enough from so far away?"
Tears blurred your vision as you tried to reach out, "I just miss her, Emma. I just miss her so damn much. I thought I could handle it, you know? That I could be strong, that I could keep it together until the next time I saw her. But it's been too long, I keep feeling like I'm falling apart. That my relationship is falling apart for her. I thought maybe if I just stepped back, she'd find what she needed without me getting in the way."
"I try to keep things feeling normal. I try to tell myself that the distance is temporary, that weâre strong enough to make it through, but what if weâre not? What if the longer this goes on, the more we rip apart? I donât want to lose her, but I feel like Iâm losing pieces of us every day."
"I'm scared, Emma," you admitted, your voice barely above a whisper. "I'm scared that one day, she'll take all her words back, she'll realize it's not enough. That every text she sends me is in complete dread, that she's just staying for the hell of it. That she finds a better relationship than what we have now."
Your gaze was locked on the floor, but Jenna's eyes were on you, wide and creased with confusion. The words you've thrown at her just echoed in her mind, looping relentlessly until they became the only thing she could hear along with the race of her heart thudding so loudly. She had been silent the whole time, listening to you pour out your fears, insecurities, on how much you've missed her.
She shouldn't have. She wasn't Emma.
Jenna's eyes flickered to you, your eyes was stuck on the floor, your shoulders slumped as if you were carrying the weight of the world. And in that moment, despite the ache in her chest, all she wanted was to hold you. It's the only thing that felt natural for her.
She closed the gap between you two, close enough that her knees brushed yours, and slowly enough as if she were afraid that you might pull away. The contact felt like a connection, barely there, yet it grounded you and your worries. It felt familiar.
Jenna's breath as she looked at you, her eyes searching your face for any sign that you were uncomfortable, that you were still here with her.
Without a word, she lifted her arms and wrapped them around you at last. Her touch was tentative, she was unsure you wanted her there, but as her hand rested on your back, she felt the subtle rise and fall of your breathing. You were relaxed in her arms, you became yourself underneath her hands. She pulled you in closer like she was trying to shield you from the weight of whatever thought you had put on yourself.
"Y/n," she spoke, you knew that voice. it wasn't distant or abstract, it was real, present, and undeniably her. You knew this. The fact that you didnât pull away. You didnât flinch. In fact, the moment her presence reached you, it was as if a piece of you had been anchored to the ground again.
You knew her.
The warmth of her skin, the gentle rise and fall of her chest as you let yourself pull in her, it was familiar, comforting. You hadn't even realized how tightly you've been holding onto your fears and worries. But now, with her, they're no longe the loud and consuming force they had been before.
"Jenna?" you whispered, your voice was barely audible, trembling as it left your lips and hope it gets through with her.
It was the first time you had said her name aloud in her presence. You could feel her heartbeat against her chest, the steady rhythm that took both of you off. You pulled away from her embrace, looking at her as if you saw a ghost.
"I'm back home," she whispered back, her voice soft like it never changed.
Her words settled into your bones, offering a comfort that you didn't realize you've been craving so desperately. And for the first time in what felt like a long time, you allowed yourself to believe them. She wasnât just saying itâshe meant it. Jenna was here, she wasnât going to leave.
You didnât care what she had to say; it felt impolite, selfish even, but all you wanted was to crash into her arms like you had before. You were no longer standing at a distance. You didnât think, you didnât hesitate, you just moved.
With a sudden rush, you wrapped your arms around her as if she were the only lifeline you had in a world that felt like it was spinning out of control.
You clung to her as you murmured her name over and over again as if it was a prayer the heavens needed to hear. Your fingers gripped the fabric of her shirt and every part of you was aware of her. How her body felt against yours, the way she held you felt like a promise saying she wouldn't let you go in her life.
âIâm so sorry,â you choked out, your voice shaking as you pulled back just enough to look into her eyes, your tears blurring your vision. "I'm sorry for everything. For doubting you, for pushing you away when you clearly didn't want to.
"Youâre finally here," you murmured, as you looked up at her, "Youâre back with me."
Jenna's grip around you tightened, and you could feel her smile that always made you float in the air, even though you couldn't see it. "I missed you," she said softly, "I was so worried about you and I kept thinking about all the things we used to do together. I missed the way you laugh, the way you always know how to make me feel better. I just wanted to hear your voice again, to feel close to you. Don't worry about falling short, I'm already standing on a mountain of love that you've given me."
It was her, she was the same Jenna you've always loved. How she held you in your arms, how she kissed you after apologizing countless of times, how she feels in your arms, how she moves, how she laughs, how she makes you feel like you're safe and secured. Uncertainty washed away from you.
A.N.: So, this is actually my first time writing something like this, hope you like it and enjoy it. Also, everything will be narrated from Vada's point of view.
Warnings: Angst, not a happy ending, possible grammar mistakes (English isn't my first language).
Inspired by the song "Everything Stays" from Adventure Time.
Vada's POV
Itâs crazy how someone can change your life with just one smileâŠone smile, thatâs all it takes to make someone feel safe, for me that person was Y/N.
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It was the first day of classes, during break time in the cafeteria. - Hi! Can I sit here? - She approached me with a vibrant and charming way of being, I was confused about it, no one really paid me that much mind or ever asked me that, my only friend has ever been my buddy Nick, who sadly couldnât be here at the moment cause he was with on a vacations trip with his family for another two days.
- AhâŠsure? - I was shocked by it, probably my face showed even more than my actual voice cause she just laughed and sat at the table, right in front of me. That gave me a chance to look at her more directly, but before I could even form an idea about the type of girl she might be, she spoke again.
- My name is Y/N, Iâm new so Iâve just been trying to check out the place and find someone interesting to talk to, I also like your shirt. -Â
- Iâm Vada - I said, and she smiled.
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That was the first time she talked to me, and suddenly a conversation started, she was niceâŠmade me laugh, and intrigued me at the same time, but soon things started going in another direction.
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- Okay, so here is the question, would you rather be with someone who looks like your friendâs mom or someone that has the same age as her? - It was a Friday, a casual day after classes letting the weekend soon start and take us away for rest after a long week of exams. Y/N, Nick, and I were just at the beach with some slushies from 7/11 and doing dumb stuff as we normally did.
- Why do all your questions always have to do with moms? Is this your way of telling me you like mine? - Nick joked around and Y/N laughed at it, those were the moments I truly loved, cause we were just being teenagers, having fun, and enjoying our time together.
- Who wouldnât? - Said then Y/N and Nick hit her in the arm soon after finishing her sentence - Hey! Hey! Iâm joking! - We all laughed and she then spoke again - Hmm, wellâŠI think I will go for someone who is the same age as her. I mean, what if one day she sees my girlfriend and then finds out that it actually is her long-lost daughter who wanted to get closer to her so she used me instead? Plus, older women are way hot and mature.Â
- Yeah, cause an adult woman would sure put her eyes on someone so immature and crazy as you - I said with sarcasm and she then smiled back at me.
- Hey! I think I am very charming and would totally be able to get with an older woman - She tried to defend herself.
- If you end up doing that, do you think you could find me a sugar daddy? Gotta take care of my hair and good looks.
We all soon started laughing at Nickâs remark and continued with our hangout at the beach. But after many hours in the sun and the breeze of the ocean waves hitting the sand, we left the place and went to our houses. I was going to spend the night at Y/N cause we planned to continue a Netflix series we started watching some days ago, so it was the perfect plan to stay up all night. With the time passing and the dark being a witness of it, something else happened, something changed between us two, I could feel it and I know that she did too on that day.
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The days went like normal, but we werenât the same anymore, our relationship changed, and we started growing closer and closer with each interaction, Nick noticed, my family noticed, Y/N did too, and one dayâŠ
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- Pss, Vada⊠- She called me from behind, Y/N always sat behind me since the classes started and made sure to stay like that, and I wouldnât have it any other way, I was falling for her, how could I not? Funny, smart, prettyâŠsuch an idiot but thatâs what made her so intriguing, she was herself and didnât try to hide it, she always made sure to show me how she was, how honest and real her presence and she was, she always knew how to make me smile and reassure meâŠshe knew how. - I was wondering if you well, would like to go to our spot at the beach later? - The look on her face was weird, nervous it was, but I didnât know at the time what it was.
- Sure, let me send Nick a text - I responded but the reaction she gave me said something else to me - OrâŠyou donât want me to?Â
- I thought it could be just between us two? Want to tell you something important - And she smiled, like she always did, I wish things could have been different then.
- You can tell me now - I said, almost too quick to respond, to change things, make a move, and be brave for once, but she looked at me confused.
- VadaâŠyou know how this is supposed to go, Iâm not here anymore. You canât change the story.
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But I wanted to, I wanted to be able to stop it from happening, if I could have done something else if I didnÂŽt receive that text if I could have just been there for her even though she told me to go, why did I leave her alone? Why, why, why, why, whyâŠ
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- Vada, are you still with me? - I snapped and looked around me, I was with the psychologist.
- YeahâŠIâm sorry, where was I? - My mind was blank and my emotions were like a river flowing by, I knew the answer but my mouth didnât want to move again, I didnât want to end the story.
- You were telling me about Y/N, and how her death affected you - She said and pushed me to keep going, I knew things wouldnât get better if I didnât do this, but it would also hurt if I did.
- That dayâŠI was ready to confess to her, but the shooting took place and I was in the bathroom, I tried to go and look out for her but then Mia and Quinton were there too so we stayed, the last thing I remember was my hands covered in her blood, she tried to go look out for me and got shot in the end, I canât stop thinking about it if she could have just waited and didnât worry about me, or if I didnât stay in the bathroom or chatted with Mia in a first place, maybeâŠjust maybe, she could still be here, I could hear her voice, her laugh, see her smile and how we just had fun like how we were supposed to be doing during those days, maybe I would have even told her how much I loved herâŠthat I still doâŠI still doâŠ
My voice broke, I didnât want the reminder of her to be erased by the actions of someone that was too far gone to take away so many livesâŠincluding her - I knowâŠI know that I canât change the past, but I justâŠIâŠI guess all that is left is just the reminders of her life, all the memories stay but she didnât do the same.
summary: in which cairo's obsession for mr. miller drifts you two further apart, and you can't do anything about it.
word count: 4.2k+
warnings: angsty (not proud of it) toxic cairo, mentions of sex, mentions of teacher/student relationships
based off request!
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Hey... Can I have a request?! Cairo Sweet x Fem!Reader
"I'm done waiting for you, Cairo."
Credits to: urfriendlywriter
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Cairo was.. Honestly, you didnât know how to explain to her. Thatâs just exactly how to describe her. She was indescribable.Â
One moment in a day would you be like the teenage girl you are, in love. The beat in your heart would race, fluttering in your chest as she bit the eraser on her pencil, looking at you with eyes that made your legs feel like mush.
Then, another day you would feel hopeless. Helpless. Because the beautiful brown-eyed girl would leave you in the dust.Â
She would sweep you off your feet, but never care enough to really catch you. Maybe thatâs why you kept going back. To feel the thrill, to be loved for just a little moment with the girl youâll love no matter what happens.Â
But you had no cure, because she was so contagious. Addictive. She was like a drug that you couldnât get enough of, yet there was no cure to make you stop. Cairo Sweet. It was in her name. Her genes. She was so syrupy sweet, you just couldnât help it. You were too blinded to think properly.Â
The amount of times Cairo swept your feet, you grew tired. Tired of her games, of her love that began to come off as a hoax. As much as youâd want to holler it out loud, you couldnât say you were tired of her. Never.Â
The countless moments where you were left in the dust, the rain. No seriously, the rain.Â
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âIâll be there!â Cairo smiles, your grin wide. âI just need to discuss the essay for my final to Mr. Miller real quick. It should only take 8 minutes max.â The girl assures, rubbing your shoulder as you two e spend our lunch together. You lean into it. A part of you now wishes you couldâve changed it. Maybe youâd feel better not feeling the stabbing pain in your stomach.
âOkay,â you respond softly. âI canât wait to work on that project with you! I think weâll amaze her with our studies, then after you can spend the night and we can have ice cream!â
She laughs.
You canât stop looking at her eyes. Syrupy sweet, not a hint of hesitance. She lifts a cigarette to her mouth, a soft smile on her face. Cairo nods, âWeâll outsmart the whole class with someone as smart as you,â she gives your nose a little boop with her finger before the bell rings.
Quickly, she packs her bags, stopping to look at you from time to time as she stuffs papers in it. Your eyes filled with expression, it comforts her to see the happiness that shines through them. It makes her smile too.Â
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The bell had rang, echoing through the hallways as the doors of classrooms slam open. The empty, hollow hallway is now bustling with everyone chattering and speaking to each other, giggling and laughing.
Winnie is by your side, the wavy hair girl walking with your arm linked to hers. âCairo seems so into her final for Mr. Miller, donât you think so?â She has the slightest accent, you slowly nod.Â
âI guess so. She is a writer after all. Not to mention a talented one.â You go through the exits of Tennesseeâs high school, stopping at one of the benches right at the exit. âIâm waiting here for Cairo, weâre going to finish our project, adding all the important stuff.â Winnie nods, handing you a lollipop as you take it. âThanks.â
âSee you, Y/N!â
You give her a small wave, watching her leave.Â
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It had been ten minutes since the bell rang, the students slowly beginning to die out. Youâd call your mom once Cairo would come, you liked having conversations with her anyway. Chatters of students still quietly linger. You stand up, peeking through the gates, theyâre closed.
Thirty minutes pass and a sigh escapes your lips, bored. Maybe Cairo is just having more questions to ask, like she always does. You plop the lollipop that Winnie gave you into your mouth, stuffing the wrapper in your jacket.Â
It had been officially an hour and four minutes. You donât even know why you waited this long. As if it couldnât get any worse, rain begins to drizzle down, damping your hair. For the first time, Cairo left you out there, in the rain. You stare at your phone, gripping it so tightly that your knuckles spread to white. You try to wait for a text, anything so Cairo makes it aware that sheâd be a little late, but it never comes.Â
You call your mom, sniffling as you press your ear to the phone, kicking your feet across a puddle. You wipe your eyes,Â
By the time your mom honks, waving you with a smile on your face, you weakly give one back, walking up to her. Wet clothes stuck to your figure, drenched and shaking. The look on her face gives it all, your mother sees through you no matter what.Â
âHi, honey. Whereâs Cairo? Didnât you say that she was going to come to ours today?â
You stiffen, throwing your soaked backpack in the backseat. Cairo didnât even live that far. She always walks to school. âSheâs busy,â you reply, turning away from her. You look out the window, sinking into your seat. âLike always.â
âBut didnât you two have that project, itâs due tomorrow, no?â
âWell she canât make it, okay?â You mumble.
âOh, well maybe she can come over some other time,â she leaves it at that.Â
The more you think about Cairo, the more you feel sick, the lollipop disintegrated in your mouth.
You canât help but feel the sweetness of the lollipop leave a new awful taste in your mouth. Your mouth fills with saliva, how it always does whenever you are upset. You swallow it down.
You did almost the whole project by yourself, you were up till 2AM.
So when school arrives the next day, youâre barely awake, turning it in and tired eyes completely avoiding Cairoâs gaze.
â8 minutes my ass,â you mutter while slamming the project into the turn-in basket.
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From that day on, it just kept happening.
Like always, you somehow always manage to come back to Cairo. You canât help it. To turn away those doe-like eyes makes you feel like you just murdered an innocent creature.Â
Cairo Sweet.Â
Sourness coats your tongue when her name rolls off of it.Â
After countless stand-ups and sobbing in bed, even when you forgive her, you can sense that you two are drifting further apart. Sheâs been snapping at you a little more often, ignoring you sometimes, it makes you feel unloved. You donât like it. You really donât like it, yet you canât stop it.Â
âItâs that stupid final sheâs doing, Winnie. Ever since Mr. Fucking Miller assigned to her, itâs like she hasnât had time for anything. She only has the time when it comes to him, â you rant, wiping your mascara stained eyes with your fingers.Â
Winnie looks thoughtfully at you, a small frown tugging at her lips. She sighs, patting her thighs, âCome here, sweetheart.âÂ
When you crawl in between her and her comforter, she cuddles you. âSometimes people are like that. They abandon things when they find a new thing to obsess over. Even when the things are the most important to them. Itâs like they forget about what the thing did to make them feel so special and go running off to a new one because it makes them feel good.â
She strokes your hair as you sniffle into her neck. From her eyes, you looked so vulnerable. Like how you did when you first got into arguments with your parents. âIâm sure once that final is over, you two will be back into two peas in a pod. Three, including me at times,â she cracks a smile at you.Â
You donât respond, looking away, before mumbling, âWinnie, I donât think itâs that final.â
âYeah?â
âCairo was writing about a prompt to answer what love was,â you look up at her, trying to make her understand. âI read some of it, and it was straight up smut, Winnie.â
You couldnât believe it when you first read it. The way your eyebrows contorted, lips pursing into a tight line. You memorized one of the lines she wrote as you recited it out loud. âHis fingers, long and ribbed, glistened with the arousal that gushed out of Aliceâs heat like a riverbed-â
âOkay fuck that shit, whoâs âheâ exactly?â
âThatâs the problem. Itâs about a student-teacher relationship Winnie. The final isnât the issue. Sheâs trying to convince herself that there's some connection between her and Mr. Miller.â
âThat man is at least 80 years old-â
â50.â
âWhatever, but if Cairo is trying to experiment how far she can go with her charms. Iâm going to be proud to take the trophy for who has the most reasonable crushes.â
âYou cannot be talking right now Winnie.â
âBoris is a different story! But like, for anyone else, Iâm an equal opportunist. Iâd fuck you.â
âI know.â
âSee, reasonable crushes.â
You roll your eyes, it doesnât really make you feel better.
Winnie thinks for a moment, itâs silent, until you almost see a lightbulb flash above her head. âCairo loves lantern festivals. She wouldnât miss one for the world, what about this?..â
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Your knee bounces up and down, waiting in your usual spot after school for Cairo. Itâs the first bench under the tree. As you see her, youâre about to wave, until you see him.Â
Mr. Miller walking Cairo out of his classroom, patting her shoulder before making eye contact with you briefly. You narrow your eyes as he gives a disgustingly sweet smile to her before turning away. You flip him off, like a fire burning behind your pupils.
Tell your baby that I'm your baby.
âY/N!â she shouts, grinning as she walks up to you. âHey!â
âHi, Cairo.â you greet, offering to take her books, which she thanks.
âIâm almost done with my final essay for Mr. Miller. I think heâll be able to write my letter of rec for college in the future. Probably going have to meet with him after school on some days.â
âSounds fine,â you plainly respond, holding her books. âBy the way, I was thinking that next Saturday we could spend some time together. Maybe Winnie can come too.â
The writer hums in contentment as you keep going, âIâve never gone to a lantern festival before, and theyâre holding one next week. Itâs like 2 hours away and I really wanted to go with you.â
A flutter in your chest erupts as you see your favorite brown eyes shimmer. âYeah,â she says, âYes, Iâd love to go with you!â
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After the slow ticks of the clock and marks on the calendar, getting closer to the countdown, Saturday finally comes.
You hate the way it feels so long when youâre in school, waiting for the weekend, but it dashes by when summer break arrives. You especially hate it when youâre waiting for an event, it makes the time go by even slower.
Winnie kept patting your shoulder and teasing you about it. âProbably because youâre looking a bit too forward with spending time with Cairo.â Sheâd say. âI mean, I love lantern festivals! But you seem so much more excited than I am.â
An oversized tee gets draped over your figure, pairing it with blue jeans as you try to look decent before dashing out the house.
Your mom drives you, in which you're happily hoping to spend the night in Cairoâs bigger car. She told you she brought blankets and stuffies and everything. When you think about it, you grin through the refreshing breeze that blows in your hair.
âYou seem extra happy, Sunshine,â your mom notices, smiling at you. âJust how I love you, always so bright.â
The afternoon sun illuminates through the city as minutes and hours pass, changing into a grassy meadow. You stick your head through the window, feeling alive every time the wind hits your hair. Everytime you close your eyes, you see the picture of endless floating lanterns lighting up the night sky.Â
Like a scene out of Tangled.
You have to actually turn on the radio and sing your feelings out.
âNow she's here, shining in the starlight, Now she's here, suddenly I know. If she's here, it's crystal clear, I'm where I'm meant to goâ
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Two hours pass by, and you hop out of your motherâs car. âIâll stay nearby, okay? Your aunt's house is only 25 minutes away.â
You nod, kissing her cheek goodbye as the clock hits 5:45. The grassy meadow surrounds you, slightly swaying from the breeze and glowing from the setting sun. You see people setting up their tents, so you lay down a towel and send Cairo a text.
y/n: hey! iâm here, i got us a seat. canât wait to spend the night in your car!
Birds chirp along with the chatter of people around you. It soothes your body a little as you lean back and take a nap, your mind only on the excitement that you get to spend this moment with Cairo Sweet.
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You wake up from the sound of fire crackling, your eyes adjusting to the lanterns that people are preparing to let go in about an hour and thirty, when the sun will completely set. The weather is cool, breezy, sunny, and the light blue sky plastered with fluffy clouds. You head to get some floating lanterns, noticing that Cairo isnât here yet. Maybe itâs traffic.
A nagging feeling tugs in your gut as you hear the giggles of couples decorating the lanterns together.
As you head back with three large lanterns in your hand, you check your phone. No new messages, your shoulders fall to their sides, sighing.
âY/N!âÂ
You immediately perk up from the call of your name, turning around and seeing Winnie, a bright smile on her face. You wave her over.
âHi,â you say, looking at her hair thatâs put down.
âHey, cutie, whatâs with the sour face?â
The silence is really all she needs as she goes, âOh. Sheâs still not here? I thought I was really late.â That made you feel a little worse.
Cairo wouldnât abandon you, sure she has canceled plans last minute thousands of times, or made you wait longer than usual, but not in the dark. Not in the dark knowing how much you looked forward to this. Your heart tugs again, your breath getting stuck in your throat.
Itâs the same feeling your tiny self felt when your childhood best friend moved away, or a thousand times worse than realizing that the tooth fairy wasnât real.
y/n: where r u? the festival is going to start soon.
Really hoping youâre not going to stand me up again, like the plenty of other times you did. You really wished you could have added that phrase.
6:30 and still no sign of her. You know youâve cried like a little child because of her, youâve tried to avoid her in every way possible. Yet no matter what, it always seems that the sweet girl youâve known comes back to you moments later.Â
Sheâs just running late. The tiny voice in your head says, to somehow calm your nerves down. Winnie squeezes your hand, urging you to decorate your lanterns together. So you force the growing lump in your throat with a painful swallow, nodding and beginning to draw flowers that somehow are Cairoâs favorite ones. âItâs going to be okay,â she softly coaxes, and you feel like crying into her arms.Â
You really thought she wouldnât do it this time. You really started to believe that she was good at heart for you. Maybe she could be. But you didnât want to give her the chance anymore, you were officially drained.
The sunset envelopes you and Winnie in its eternal color of the sunshine, though the warm feeling is rather cold. Cold and ugly. You wouldâve been used to it, but you drove 2 hours for her. You knew you could count on Winnie, but you traveled so far for Cairo to be able to spend time with her. Now it just seems like sheâll throw you away whenever Mr. Miller is around.Â
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Sheâll talk about him almost anytime she can, it makes you feel insecure. Sometimes, you wish you could just shake her brain and tell her, âIâm right here.â You were there all along. You would be there when she needed it, but she was never there when you needed her. A moth to a flame.
Even when your heart cracks more and more, to love is to sacrifice, your broken hand is still holding on. Cairo is the only thing youâd ever know about love.Â
Even when you tell yourself to get over it, to ignore her, you canât help the way your heart turns into goo when she smiles at you. I wonât let go yet. You promise to yourself as she crashes her lips to yours, alcohol coating her tongue as you have the need for more.Â
Take me, your heart sings as Cairo, drunk and wanting, tears the bottom of your blouse, the room filling with your breathy moans.
You need to let go, Your brain pounds against your forehead as youâre left in the dark of the movie theater, an empty seat next to you. A seat that was meant for your hand to hold hers.
Why do you manage to always forgive her? Believe that sheâll be âokayâ this time? Why did you always let her in knowing that she would do the same thing once again?
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7:30, the lanterns begin to lift off, your eyes half-lidded with unshed tears as you hold onto your floating lantern. Winnie turns to look at you, but you donât look back, the small ember glistening against your glossy eyes.Â
She was just late. Sheâd come. Your heart grows a little heavy.
âHey,â she says softly, putting a reassuring hand on your shoulder, âItâs going to be okay. Cairo is just stupid, sheâs been stupid ever since Miller. But I donât want to talk about her right now, okay? Letâs spend the night together and weâll see what to do when itâs over.â
You still avoid eye contact, can you really just feel okay if someone tells you? Thatâs never worked for you.
A floating lantern symbolizes the hope of the moments ahead and being able to move on. To mark the start of a new beginning. Your eyes flicker to all the children with their family, smiling happily, the couples who are cuddling together as they prepare to let go of their lanterns. Every time you saw something like that, you thought of Cairo. You wondered if she ever thought of you.
I guess fate brought me here, you tell yourself. When your favorite person turns into a memory of a lesson. Gosh, you hated when you saw quotes like that, even worse now that you understood it with each tear that poured out of your eyes.
You cling onto the lantern like itâs the most important thing of your life as you shut your eyes. You think about Cairo, your best friend, someone that you always told yourself loved you. You hope she still did. Winnie feels your head placed on your shoulder as you finally let it go. Finally let her go as it flies away with the specks of others, lighting up the night sky. It was like a reminder that she was slipping away.
Tonight, you thought it wouldâve ended differently as you watch it mix in with the glow of other lanterns, other wishes, other endings.
All those times you look into these eyes, even the ones that arenât hers, you remember that her eyes that once admired you are gone. Youâre watching her watching him.
Youâre standing here, waiting for something that you knew for a long time might never come. Loveâs a game of heartbreak. The latest you could do is slump down to the blanket and toss your body into Winnieâs, closing your eyelids and letting yourself relax. It was cold, yet you didn't bother to ask for a blanket.
âY/N, baby. We gotta get going.â A voice, soft and sweet coaxes you awake. You're no longer on Winnieâs shoulder, but a lap that you know all too well. You scramble off of Cairo with your eyes wide, blinking, adjusting, before letting yourself cry.
Cairo hasnât seen you cry in almost ages. Well youâve never cried in front of her, but knowing that she stood you up again, arriving almost 3 hours later, it tells her a lot of how much you did when she wasnât there.Â
Her eyes look at yours that are closed, sniffle, âHey, donât cry. Why are you crying? Iâm so sorry I missed this-â
âYouâre never sorry!â You hiccup, forcing your shut eyes open, âIf you were in all the times past, you wouldnât have left me here again! I had my mom drive me 2 hours just so I could picture myself wishing you were beside me!âÂ
âI-â
When was the last time she made you feel like she actually loved you?
âIt seems like you donât need me anymore, Cairo. You find something else to obsess over and run away when I need you.â
âI do need you,â she argues, looking at you in disbelief. Yet you can see that a part of her knows that youâre right.
âOnly when Mr. Miller isnât here to make you feel good.â
âT-thatâs not true!â She stammers, âYou arenât understanding what youâre saying-â
âI always want you when I'm finally fine, Cairo! Thatâs the problem with you! I canât stop crawling my way back to you because my heart canât beat without your reassurance, even if itâs just a sweet glance. But every time Iâm standing here, youâre turning me away. And the only way for me to stop loving you is when Iâm here, telling you how Iâve felt every single time youâve left me in the dark for the attention of a 50 year old man that Iâve given you since the start! Iâm not some toy that you need at moments- I-I needed you too.â You murmur, looking down, ashamed with the hot tears leaking out of your eyes.
It takes Cairo a moment to pull you back onto her, âIâm sorry,â she tries, her hand around your cheek. âI just.. I didnât⊠He failed me on that final and I just needed to know why and I guess-â
âItâs okay,â you say, finally looking into her eyes while you put your hand away from your face. âI tried thinking that maybe it was that final for Miller, that you needed time to write something amazing for your final, like I knew youâd always do. But instead, you made your assignment obsessing over him.âÂ
Gosh you felt so stupid looking back at your naive self. âTo see him in the hallways and talking to him while I stood there waiting for you, forgetting that I was even here in the first place.â
Cairoâs silent, eyes pleading as she tries reaching out for your hand, but you pull away. âIâm done waiting for you Cairo. Maybe you can pursue focusing on him more and donât have to worry about focusing on me.â You bite back a shiver, your body shaking slightly.
She watches you turn away as Winnie wraps you in a blanket. Disappointment flickers in her best friendâs eyes as she helps you walk away. Cairo wishes, oh so terribly that you would turn back, to look at one more time, but you donât.
Where I'll be looking in their eyes when they're down.
You stop for a brief moment, about to hop into Winnieâs car, before turning to her, looking down at her shoes. âIâm sorry I wasnât enough, Cairo. I love you.â
âI love you too.â
âIâm sorry it ended like this, I never met to hurt you.â She wants to say, but bites her tongue as your body slips away from sight, Winnie starting the engine. It was too late now.
Cairo made you wait, made you see a flicker of hope in her candle and she blew it. She made you wait in the cold.
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She really wrote her story on your heart. But was it ever a good one? Maybe there were some that lingered freely in your heart, but her story wouldâve never lasted like you wanted.
It was rare, she almost never saw you sitting on the same first bench. There were days where she immediately ran out of Mr. Millerâs classroom to push through the students just to go to that bench, to be reminded that you werenât there to wait anymore. There was no one to wait for her anymore. The spot was always empty.
Youâll always want her when you are finally fine, even when youâd feel like your heart healed, it never would. Because you always needed her. You canât heal without her.
Now every time your eyes meet in the hallways, youâre the first one to tear your gaze. Maybe it was just for the best. Tear your eyes away from her pretty ones before she tears your heart apart.
You wish that one day, when you meet her when you two are older, sheâll be the person you once knew. Your Cairo Sweet. The one that didnât leave the sickening taste on your tongue.
summary: jenna's plans don't go as expected with you, the cute coffee girl, you spend the day with her in the park instead.
word count: 3.8k+
a/n: idk what to think about this, but really wanted to get this out there. aggtm series mentioned!
read the previous parts here!: part 1 part 2 part 3
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A day comes a little quicker than anticipated. You send her your address and she tells you sheâll come at 10:25.
Jenna spends the whole day after filming figuring out just what sheâll wear.Â
âItâs not even a dateâ sheâs trying to assure herself. A moment of weakness for her caused her to ask you out for anything but what sheâd call a date.
Jasminâs voice is already echoing in her head.
âYou know, Y/N, Jenna dressed extra fancy for this occasion. Spent all night trying to impress you. So feel proud, she doesnât dress this well even on expensive dinner nights.â
The thought makes her groan, she wishes that it was filming day tomorrow. All they have to do is be there and listen to the picture of the director for their next shoot.Â
She unhangs the top hidden in her closet and takes out a black off the shoulder long sleeve mini dress. Her eyes scan it for a moment, looking at the mirror while draping it over herself. Then she pairs it with a pair of gold hoops.
Sure itâs not simple, but sheâd wear it to fancy dinners, so Jasmin wouldnât tattle tale of her wearing something more extravagant because of you. Sheâll just make up an excuse of some sort.
You told her to come at 10:25, youâre basically 10 minutes away from her.Â
Jenna fucking wakes up at 7:25. The sight that she saw in the mirror was the closest thing to hideous sheâd ever seen. Every morning the brunette looks like a messed up raccoon when she looks in the mirror. Her eyes staring dully at her, half-lidded and hair all scattered.Â
The reflection stares back at her, a smile on her face.Â
âThis is actually so stupid,â Jenna says to herself, immediately dropping the giddy smile on her face. âRidiculous.â
She tosses her clothes to the side, into the basket that held her unwashed clothes. Her fluffy cow slippers fly off as she feels the cold tile under her come in contact with her skin.Â
She shivers.
The handle of the shower is turned to a warm setting. Leaned more to the hotter side, before she steps in and lets the warmth of the water tickle her bare skin. A sigh escapes from her lips, grabbing the best smelling shampoo her heart desires. Itâs not even the day to wash her hair, but she does it anyway.
âDate, date, dateâ says the voice in Jennaâs head.
âOh, so now youâre haunting my brain, Jasmin? Great.â She murmurs, shaking her head while letting her fingertips thread out her bubbly hair.
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Jenna showers for 30 minutes, smelling as fragrant as possible. She hopes you like vanilla. Well, she doesnât care if you like vanilla or not. She doesnât even care about you. (Yeah no, thatâs a lie)
Steam hisses out the shower when she steps out of the stall, body wrapped in a warm fluffy towel.
Her fingers brush through her hair as she blow dries and curls it, putting on her outfit she chose the day before, glimmering in the lifting sun.Â
Then she puts on skin care and makeup, closing her eyes as she rinses her face off with her grapefruit wash, her eyeliner perfectly sweeping next to the tip of her eyes.
She sprays her favorite perfume. Which also coincidentally seems to be her most expensive one.
At 9:30 you send her a small text.
y/n, the nice okay coffee shop girl: hi, goodmorning! i hope i didnât wake u if u were sleeping. iâm still not sure if youâre still picking me up at 10:25, i was waiting for a text yesterday to confirm but i didnât want to push, yk?
âShoot,â she mutters, mentally smacking herself in the face, she forgot to text you to let you know that it was for sure she was going to come get you. She furiously smacks her thumbs against the keyboard.
jelly bean: omg hi! Sorry, lowkey was kinda distracted yesterday.
Jenna stops for a moment, realizing she was distracted planning out her whole day and making sure that youâre impressed with what she shows you, before looking back at her phone to type more.
jelly bean: with work i guess but yes! 10:25 is still on. I hope u donât mind being tagged along with a few people, they usually pick me up. Sorry for not texting!
seen at 9:34
y/n, the nice okay coffee shop girl: oohhh yeah donât worry about it! I just didnât want to bother u or anything
jelly bean: Text me anytime, you donât bother me
jelly bean: I might just take a while to respond, but I do eventually. See u soon!
liked by y/n, the nice okay coffee shop girl
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Honks are heard from her driveway as Jenna uses her spare time wrapped in her headphones and the book she was currently invested in, As Good as Dead. She places her bookmark through the page she was on and closes it, before she listens closely.Â
Long-long-short-short
Yep, she knew that beeping pattern all too well to know that it was Jas. She grabs her keys, some gum, and her book before opening her front door.
âHey girl! Oh shit, you look amazing!â Jasmin hollers, Mason screaming his head off in the passenger seat and Melissa poking her head out.
Jenna can feel her eyes rolling, a smile plastered on her face as she crawls into the back of the car, hugging Melissa.
She can hear the statement coming before Jasmin even says anything, âOh, wait a minute. Youâre all dressed up because of a certain someone, arenât you?â
âNo Iâm not.â
Jasmin looks at her with a âreally?â look in her eyes from the rear-view mirror. âHair styled and everything. Oh!â She gasps, turning her head slowly and teasing her.
âAnd your favorite perfume too.â
âAy dios,â Melissa mumbles.
âJasmin, Iâm going to leave if you say anything when Y/N goes through these car doors.âÂ
She gasps, offended, before giving up and letting Jenna off easy, âOkay, okay. No promises though.â
Itâs silent for a moment, before Jasmin turns back from the wheel, âBut Iâm going to tell her if I catch you making out in the backseat of my car.â
âJasmin!â
âOkay, okay, Iâm going!â She yells, turning a right and following the navigation to your house.
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When they pull up to your drive, where your lawn is perfectly mowed and littered with the most precious flowers, Jenna texts you.
jelly bean: iâm here
She looks over to your window, her attention drawing away from her phone. Your house was white, nice windows and cute gnomes and exterior looks. Jenna only looked away for a few seconds, to look back at her phone and see Jasmin was literally nudging her nose through your messages.
âWhat the fuck!â Jenna screams.
âY//n, the nice okay coffee shop girl,â she replies out loud, a bit too loud. âOh wow, you even have her in your pinned messages.â
Melissa leers over, looking at the two as they smack each other's hands.Â
She has to physically stop Jasmin and Jenna fighting playfully, âSheâs coming out.â
They donât hear her. Of course.Â
And before Jenna knows it, sheâs shaking her phone out of the other girlâs hand. She hears a tap on the window and looks up.
âHi,â you greet, glancing at the people behind her. You wore a pearl necklace, hoops dangling from your ears. Jenna noticed that sheâd never seen you without your apron at the cafe. Now youâre here, wearing something that you usually wouldnât wear. She shook her head, trying to get rid of the dreamy thoughts.
The phone that was grasped is immediately let go and Jenna looks at you with eyes wide. It takes a moment to be able to register what was going on.
âCan I slip in?â
Jenna pops out of her thoughts, immediately opening the car door for you and scooting into the middle seat, âOops, yeah, my bad, sorry.â
Jasmin rolls her eyes, âAmauteur,â she whispers under her breath, watching you buckle in your seat belt. She notices the way you tilt your legs to the side of the window, like you can give Jenna leg room.
âHope you donât mind a few friends tagging along?â She says, looking at you as you stare at the window.
âOh no, itâs all okay.â You glance at her for a moment, trying to avoid the way everyone is basically staring at you.
âIâm Melissa,â the brunette next to Jenna says to you.âMelissa Barrera,â she adds, a small roll of her râs present. She has eyes like one of a deer, wavy hair, and looks sweet. The smile she gives off eases your nerves a little as you give a small one back.Â
âIâm Jas and this is Mason. Donât get near him, he has a thing for throwing anything in his arms when someone scares him..â The curly short-hair driver says, like spilling a secret. It makes Jenna smile. You scoot just a teeny bit closer.
Mason gasps, smacking her arm as she drives to the set, âFor your information, itâs called reflexes. Chad would definitely have survived, couldâve gotten away by accidentally hitting ghostface whack with a guitar.â They share a laugh.Â
Jenna digs in her bag for something, earbuds. Damn it, you didnât expect her to listen to music. You didnât want to just curl up in the window while the other three were talking. You were hoping to get to know her better.Â
âSo, coffee girl,â Masonâs voice brings you back from your thoughts. He stays silent for a moment before whispering, âWeâre trying to get to know your name!â As if he didnât already know from the gazillion number of times Jenna told them. Heâd just have to play stupid.
âJenna named you cute coffee girl on her phone,â Jasmin teased, âNo, Iâm just kidding.â
You give an awkward laugh, feeling the way Jenna tenses against you. You donât catch the dead glare she gives to her. You hope youâre not a bother to her, maybe she thinks of you too lowly to find you cute. You let it go, âItâs Y/N,â you softly say.
âThat name is pretty,â Melissa says, Jenna agrees, getting the courage to nudge your shoulder like she usually does when the other 3 arenât around. You nudge her back.Â
âThanks,â you murmur, giving a thankful smile.
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âWhat the shit do you mean there's no filming today?â Jasmin hollers, slamming the gate with her palms.Â
âJas, I think you got the wrong date,â the tall brunette says next to you. Jenna skeptically looks at the girl, currently complaining, âI got my hair done and everything!âÂ
The shorter girl taps on her phone, you stay close by, âWow, I thought you were just a little shorter than me. But man, you really are short.âÂ
She shoots you a look, her freckles apparent on her face. She flips you off. âHow do you miss the day by 4 days?â
Mason jumps up and down, slamming his fists into his chest, âYou know what that means⊠MOVIE MARATHON NUMBER TWENTY-âÂ
âNo.â
âOk,â Mason mumbles, defeated.Â
Itâs a little chilly, you try to get familiar with your surroundings. Itâs a filming studio, youâve seen it before when you drove to work. You try to think where you five could go to that was nearby.Â
âThere's a garden nearby, if you guys are willing to go. We donât have to go if you guys donât want to. Iâve driven there before and itâs really nice, I just never had the time to actually go there.â You suggest.
Jenna looks up at you, scrunching her nose. You sniff, ruffling her hair as she speaks, âI thought you only knew about coffee.â
âLucky for you Iâm a lady too,â you reply, grabbing out plain crackers from your backpack. âYou wanna feed the geese?â
She snatches the crackers and opens it, âYes,â she says, already stuffing her mouth with the crackers. âThis brand is fire.âÂ
You chuckle, before snatching the bag back and putting it into your backpack, âMiss, I can assure you you will be given more crackers if you help me feed the wild animals,â your voice is sarcastic.
âBut Jenna is a wild animal,â Jasmin states.
âOh, right,â you say, nodding up and down like it was a realization. âHere you go, jelly bean.â You throw the cracker in Jennaâs mouth while she munches it happily.
âDuck duckity duck goose.â Mason sing-songs, dancing with his hands everywhere, âI want me a goose so I can juice a moose.âÂ
Jasmin looks at him, weirded out, âJuice a moose?â
âHave you never heard of rhyming?â
âMason is so silly like a Billy that wants a chili- Okay guys thatâs enough.â Melissa interrupts, âIâd love to hear your rap battle but I want to come home with flowers so letâs GO.â
Mason and Jasmin cross their arms, rolling their eyes, âAw man."
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You five walk across the garden, the sweet smell filling the air. You look at Jenna, currently flipping through the starting pages of a book that looks oddly familiar.
"Is that a book from A Good Girl's Guide to Murder?"
The question makes her ears perk, immediately looking at you, "Yeah, actually it's the third book."
There is nothing more that makes her heart swell than to see your smile right here and now, "I love that series! I finished all of Holly Jackson's books in the span of 2 weeks."
"Really? I just remember reading the first one and really liking it. What did you think of it?"
Your eyes shine, "It was so good! Had me in a book frenzy. I like the third one the best, though I thought it was kind of slow at first. It definitely has the most action. You'll love it."
"I'm glad to hear that. Hey, maybe we should read the same books or watch the same movies and compare our tastes, music wise too!"
You look like a little girl on Christmas Eve, a silly smile on your face, "I'd love that!"
Jasmin, Melissa, and Mason whisper among each other, smirking at the two of you. "They're already flirting."
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âSo,â Jenna starts, walking with you across the meadow filled with flowers, it looks so pretty, just like you. She could say that, maybe youâll find her strange and stare at her with a straight face, so she doesnât. âWhy did you decide to work at a coffee shop?â
You look down at her, playing with your necklace, âI donât know. Honestly, I used to bake a lot when I was little. It was mostly because my brother was a fatass.â You say seriously, and Jenna turns to you, going, âOh.â
Itâs silent for a moment, before you start giggling, âNo! Iâm just kidding, sure my brother was hungry. But I started baking cause my grandma was always in the kitchen making random shit. It was just that I liked spending time with her. I guess it sort of rubbed off on me.â You look at her and she takes in your eyes. She didnât know how to explain it. But Jenna would say something in them made you special.Â
You tear your gaze, looking at the blossoming display of flowers in front of you.
âDo you think youâd like doing it for the rest of your life?â
The display of different flowers growing makes the setting like spring. âMaybe, I donât know. Maybe not the rest of my life. I mean,â You donât know how to explain yourself. âWell, as much as I love baking and carrying on the piece I can only connect to my grandma, I guess Iâm not always going to be happy baking.â
âWhat do you mean by that?â
âBaking is something I like to do for a hobby. I like to do it because I want to do it whenever I feel a certain way. But itâs not really fun when I have to do it no matter what Iâm feeling, if you can understand that.â
Jenna nods, âYeah, I do.â She murmurs as you guys find a place to sit down. The other three walk around.
âSo, what do you want to be?â she asks, now a little more intrigued.Â
âSomething in film. I always wanted to do something like that. A director maybe, I guess I want to be in an atmosphere thatâs based on what I see on set.â You pick at the daisies in front of you, tucking it in your ear and offering Jenna one, she takes it. âMy parents never let me do anything with theater when I was in high school. I remember I wanted to do it for 3 years, when freshman year of high school started, I was going to apply. But my parents forced me to take something else when they looked over my decisions.â
The shorter girl looked at you, the way you twirled the flower in your hand. It seemed like the subject made you a little vulnerable, the lack of seeing your soulful gaze gave it away.Â
âI was pretty upset,â you sigh, scratching your head, âI mean, sure I understood that they just wanted me to have a career that could make me a living, something that I wouldnât regret. But even then, I wish I couldâve just done it for fun, take the experience. At least if I couldnât do it as a career, I wanted freshman year to be the time to explore. I just kind of gave up, knowing that what my parents wanted was only trying to protect me.â
Jenna could understand you. She too was rejected when she wanted to first act. She could remember slamming her tiny hands into her pillow as she sobbed angry tears when her mother told her no. Maybe she shouldâve been more thankful that she was given the opportunity. You never were told yes.
You wrap your arms around your knees, she does the same and feels you put your head on your shoulder. âWhat are your favorite flowers, jelly bean?â
âRoses. Light pink ones. Sunflowers and daisies are nice too.â She says, also tucking the daisy against her ear. âWhat about you?â
âTulips. Pink, blue, yellow. I think theyâre just so pretty. I love hydrangeas too. The light blue ones if Iâm choosing a color.â
Jenna tries to keep that in mind. You look away from her, putting a strand of hair behind your ear as you look at the never ending garden in front of you two. She pulls out her phone, snaps a photo of you looking into the distance, away from her. You donât notice.
âTulips suit your favorite flower,â she murmurs. âI heard people match their favorite flower.â She puts her phone down as you turn to her.Â
It takes you a moment to get what sheâs saying. She thinks youâre pretty. It makes her smile when she sees you realize what sheâs saying. The least you can do is give her a foolish grin, âThanks. You suit your favorite flowers too.â
âGuys, geese!â Masonâs voice interrupts, all breathy and out of breath from running to you guys. âI want to feed them, come on!â
You and Jenna get swept off your feet as you run with her into the flower-filled meadow to the small pond filled with ducklings, geese, swans, and fish.Â
They quack, waddling up to you as you pull out your crackers. It doesnât take long for at least 30 animals to come to you. Half of them arenât even geese. Squirrels, jack rabbits, heck, even a stray cat.Â
You hand the crackers to Jenna, before bending down and petting the orange kitten. âHello there,â you say in a baby voice, petting it as it meows and nudges its body to your legs. You giggle, sitting down and letting it rest on your lap. âYouâre a small one, arenât you?â The cat makes a small noise as you stroke its soft, orange fur.
Jenna hands the crackers to Mason and the other two. âI never seen a stray this cute before,â she squeaks, petting the small catâs head gently.Â
The kitty purrs, licking your hand thatâs scratching its side. Itâs a boy. âWhat should we call this adorable creature?â
âWhat about Tiny?âÂ
âTiny it is. Tiny the tiny kitty.â You grab an apple slice and let Jenna feed him.
âOh youâre so cute!â She exclaims, cradling Tiny. He seems pretty clean, you hold him. âI wonder what itâs doing out here.â
âI think itâs a sign for us to start a pet daycare.â
You giggle.
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Mason, Melissa, and Jasmin run around, throwing crackers to ducks.
âSOMEONE FUCKING HELP ME!â Jasmin cries, accidentally hitting the cracker whack in the gooseâs face, running around as itâs chasing her. âIâM BEING CHASED!â She screams, throwing her arms in the air as you and Jenna watch her, laughing and huddled up against a tree.
Mason and Melissa snort, shaking their heads and rolling their eyes. âThis is what she gets for taking all the cute and chubby ducks.â
Jasmin shrieks, running into a patio for the park nearby and closing the gate.
30 minutes pass and everyone is calmed down, except Jasmin, whoâs cautiously eyeing the goose who chased her. âIf you can run faster than me, Iâm going to apply to be a track runner bitch.â
You're napping on Jennaâs shoulder, Tiny cuddled up against you two. She snaps another picture of you, smiling widely.Â
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The day after, you open your phone to be greeted with a new post from Jenna on instagram.
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jennaortega: Day in the park with my favorites. 3rd photo taken by melissa, te amo
melissabarram: Pretty girls đÂ
y/n_l/n: we are oh fish ally giving tiny a new daycare cutie
âł jennaortega: oh yes, we first need to sign a contract of marriage and work
aliyah.ortega: yes queen
jasminsavoy: i'm never going there again, i almost got brutally murdered by that goose.
masonthegooding: đ„need to plan a picnic there
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You smile to yourself, letting yourself lean on your side as you grin. You send her another text on Insta.
y/n, the nice okay coffee shop girl: i have to sign a contract of both marriage AND work? what if i have to choose just one?
jelly bean: đ€·ââïž i can only give you one contract if you tell me your schedules for your shifts. Do u know how many times I came in and am greeted with someone completely different?
y/n, the nice okay coffee shop girl: okay maam, you got it ! :p
Might be a bit of a interesting ask, but I love your work and wanted to ask if you could write something for me? And I mean just like your thoughts not a story! I know youâve got a lot on your plate (I am eagerly awaiting your pippa ficts.đ€) I suffer from sleep paralysis, and itâs honestly been something I have had since I was a child. Itâs hard to sleep, and sometimes I actually donât even want to go to bed because I get anxiety. And if I do have it the next day I feel weak and just exhausted. It doesnât happen all the time just when Iâm stressed. But I was wondering (here come the comforting thoughts) I am obsessed with Emma myers, (love the girl. Cutest human on earth) and I wanted to know what her characters would do to help reader? ( Enid and pippa) Specifically reader who is scared and uncomfortable. Tired but doesnât want to sleep. Whatever thoughts you have! (And if you add a few pippa thoughts I wouldnât mind. Sheâs be all logical and tell you it canât hurt youđ€Ł) đ«¶
enid sinclair (roommates)
enid knows dreams. nightmares. nights where she couldn't sleep for her life because of her mom, a tired day of being happy for everyone, just anything that could wake her in a cold sweat. but she never experienced sleep paralysis, the thought itself was terrifying, and the stories she heard was bad enough. but what would happen if the person she cares and adores for the most experiences them without notice?
it's painful. agonizing, of course. she was always someone who looked out for others, how could she miss this part of you that ached and longed for her touch on nights where you wanted to scream for her, warn her that there was something in the room approaching you. approaching her. scream that there was something bothering you, your heart pounding, unwanted pressure lingering in your chest, and your body feeling like you were drowning in air.
you endured this for weeks, maybe even months, just especially when its examination week. or just any regular day where you feel stressed. you thought you could take it, that you'd endure it. having to wake up or just watch the morning light appear in front of you with pure exhaustion the next day was fine in exchange for enids peace.
but one day, you woke up in a pool of your own sweat. heart beating and yearning to be free from your chest that you wanna rip out and lie down, feeling nothing but happiness that you dont have to suffer anymore. you feel exhausted, uncomfortable in your own space, in your body, in your own silence. the room was dark, and the atmosphere was heavy. you thought enid drifted off to her own side of the bed like she always does.
then you find that she isnt. id like to think that enid doesnt sleep until you do, its that feeling of reassurance and safeness that your loved one is at peace in sleep. when you woke up that night, you just couldnt bear the burden of every ounce of stress and weakness in your body that you cant escape even in your dreams, you just broke down right in front of her.
you told her everything. down to your weaknesses, the creatures and hallucinations that lurk in your eyes even in reality you fear them, how it torments you from time to time by going after enid instead of you, the stress and anxiety of a day and knowing something awaits for you when you drift off to sleep, the feeling of death getting closer and closer yet youre chained down in your own body, you told her everything.
enid would wrap her arms around you through it, inviting you on her bed. one hand on your back parallel to your heart with another wrapped around your waist. she was bringing you closer to her and soothing your heart in so many ways more than one. she listens to you so attentively, and also curses her for not noticing soon. throughout the night, she comforted you right in her arms, reminding that youre not in this alone if shes with you. even she cried for the scars that you want to heal from. she'd always ask if it would be okay if you two slept together in the same bed, she'd even create a fort of all of her squishmallows and other plushies around you so that youll feel safe. that was the first night you ever got a wink of sleep.
after that, enid researched everything about sleep paralysis and what causes it. she knows from the get go that its inevitable, theres no mental and total cure, but she's so damn confident that she'll atleast cure or treat your sleep paralysis episodes. obviously, you mustve done research yourself on how to stop it yet ended up with the same failed results, so she refrains from saying the same thing over and over again.
but she'd check up on you literally everyday and every second. when youre sleeping, she doesnt until she gets the affirmative that youre fine and awake, looking out for tiny whispers that youre screaming in your mind, visible discomfort/fright, eyes twitching or your body jerking awake.
when you wake up, youre suddenly bombarded with questions from enid asking if youre okay or did you sleep well, offering you everything she has to offer from snacks to a simple girls night so itll take your mind off of things. youre getting ready to fall asleep, enid is already there by your side, offering a hug or a squishmallow. this gets more apparent when youre stressed, enid would literally take everything away from you and tells you to relax with her. offering a gentle massage, stress balls she kept away from her closet, hugging you like theres no tomorrow.
outside of the dorm, enid is still attached to your hip. making sure that no one will talk to you about something thatll stress you out. if someone did, they'll just get a half transformed enid sinclair and if theyre unfortunate enough, a hospital bill. since youre exhausted, enid basically does everything for you even if you insist that youre fine with doing it yourself. she gives you a big gasp and a shock face like "oh l/n/y/n you are NOT doing all of this by yourself, let me help you or so help me god!!" and its just eating food or walking to a certain place up the stairs.
when its just the two of you, she prepares her bed (or your bed, whichever you prefer that night) to be the most comforting thing ever. a laptop on her lap if you ever want to watch something to fall asleep in (hopefully) peace, snacks if you ever feel peckish, and some things to make everything go away.
if you ever encounter a sleep paralysis episode, enid is already on your side. hugging you as you cry with your head buried in the crook of her neck as you hugged her back. no words attached, just comforting physical touch that calms you down from time to time. if you ever needed some alone time, she accepts your requests and goes off to her side until youre ready to invite her back or fall asleep on your own.
in what you fear, enid will always make sure that your peace is certain. awake or not, she'll be there by your side. she overdoes it sometimes, sure, but she gives you the boundaries you need. just such a ball of sunshine that take cares of literally everyone around her, especially you.
pippa fitz amobi (childhood friend, takes place during/after good girl bad blood)
you always thought pip was smart. she was logical, academic achiever thats for sure and she was always so realistic with everything. id like to think pip was the first one to notice there was something off when the two of you were still a child. not your friends, not even your parents, but it was pip that had everything sorted out for you. she noticed how you always snuck out late at night to sleep at her place, always calling her in the most darkest hours of the night, she'd be concerned if you even slept at all. but pip was a good friend, she always had an eye of you, until her mind was consumed by the andie bell case.
pip is a caring one, you know that deep down your soul, yet she was never the one who took care for her self. you stopped talking about your own stress, anxiety, and episodes in fear that it would double the amount of things she has to worry about in her own time, so you gave her space. maybe a little too much space that she started worrying for you even more, always reassuring you that shes here for you. you always responded with an im fine and assure her that youre at your best.
that was until pip broke into your home (old fashion pippa fitz amobi style) with a literal folder, food that her mom made at home in a little plastic bag, and she was decked out with pjs head to toe. she looked tired, not even a trace of pure rest in her eyes. thats when you realize the two of you needed eachother to fall asleep in peace, arms wrapped around eachother as if eternity lies within the hands of the other.
you knew pip was already so restless because of her case so you didnt have a choice but nail your mouth shut and let her inside your home. you thought itd just be a check up from pip from time to time and she'd be on her merry way until she sat you down on your bed. fixed your cushions, even set up the night light for the two of you. you question her but youre just met with silence for the most part.
when shes done, she'd sit beside you, open the folder she has on her hands, and tell you everything she researched for the past month or week youve been giving her the silent treatment and youre just completely bewildered by the sight. its logical, rational, and completely in-depth.
you almost tell her that its all pointless, you appreciate the thought and the hours she put into it and even negelcted her case for a bit, but it was just none of the ordinary. no matter how many times she reminds you that its harmless, its in your head or hallucinations, it wont hurt you, its not helping.
that was until she was opened up to you herself. id like to think that pip has recurring nightmares that would lead to sleep paralysis because of the shit she went through, she literally saw someone get shot several times and she couldnt do anything but watch in terror. id like to think thats the same in her episodes.
after all that time apart, it really affected her mentally and physically. she couldnt sleep properly without having to check up on you. you both comfort eachother by just hugging nonstop, whispering sweet nothings to bring a sense of comfort and reassurance until you both fell asleep in eachothers arms.
the two of you needed eachother anyway.
really important a/n:
im honestly honored that you came to me about your own personal problems and asked me about my thoughts, so sorry if this took so long. even as someone anonymous, i imagine that takes some pretty big courage to do. im sorry for what youâve been enduring literally all your life, especially about something that causes you pure exhaustion, more stress, and anxiety of living your life. i dont know if you got used to this routine, but if you did, that just makes it all the more worrying that you're just familiar with repetitive episodes of sleep paralysis as a child to now. we're both two strangers on the internet that dont know our personal lives or what we really do in our spare time, but i assure you anon that everything will soon be okay. maybe not today or next week or even next year, but peace will soon come your way.
im just somebody who writes for hundreds of people to see and hope my little stories bring just simple carefree and happiness for people on the internet, but if youre willing and consenting to talk or just take your mind off something, im always available on here, just dm me!
love u anon!! just remember that even as someone you dont really know, im here for you. stay safe out there <3!!
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It seems pip has given all of us pip fever đđ but seriously!!! Her running and the end with her eyes peering into the cameraâŠyesâŠthe glareâŠthe hot blue eyesâŠyes.
literally SCREAMED. i love emma myers as pip, i just know shes gonna portray her well everything down to her personality and just the writing of pip in general. her british accent got me bashing my head like okay youre fucking insane come and kiss me???
Ok but Emmaâs range in the trailerâŠ.yesâŠitâs giving AGADâŠ.
oh i am fucking SEATED when my girl is up on that fuckass screen and giving it her absolute all and basically bashing a guys brains out with a damn hammer.
+ im also wondering if theyd continue the cliffhanger we were left on (hey sarge) or itll just cut to a black screen (dont really know if they confirmed that since im not that active on the news BUT I REALLY HOPE THEY CONTINUE THE DAMN SCENE LIKE JUST A SLIGHT BIT)