hellbound; cory | ACKLEY BRIDGE

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people change, even satan
used to be an angel
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"he's a dog, he'll go for anything, him."

razia's words cut through me like a knife. i'd gathered that when he walked passed us with a throaty "alright, girls?" it was just a dig at me, but hearing raz say it so plainly made me feel stupid. why would i ever, ever try something with him anyway? i knew what he was like, so did the whole school apparently, and even after he'd denied it he was doing it right in front of me. like it was in his nature..unless he were just tryna wind me up. guess a girl can dream.

"i'm not looking to marry him, raz," chloe laughed, watching his back as he went. bloody hope not i thought.

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cory wilson had a plan. sure, he'd warned cece off of him, told her to come back when she grew up a bit, but he wasn't lying when he said he cared about her. his dog days were far from over — he'd literally just asked out alya — but he wanted to at least get back to good terms with her. so when he was bragging to riz about being able to get any girl, and miss avena was walking passed with the new girl, he knew what he had to do.

"y'alright, london?" he smirked, nudging riz. "enjoy the game?"

"uh, no, i didn't see it i was in detention," chloe said shyly, and cory didn't miss the subtle eye roll that cielo gave, her hands folded over her chest.

"awh, what's the matter?" he asked, picking up on her shyness. "don't like seeing lads get sweaty?"

there was a pause where nobody said anything, he gave riz a reassuring smirk as cece watched her shoes, waiting for this conversation to be over or even hoping they'd start sinking into the ground. "what ya doin tomorrow night? after school?"

"not much..."

"you wanna go out?"

"uh, yeah, okay, sweet."

"alright," he said, nudging riz again subtly.

"uh, cece?"

cielo's head snapped up, her mascara had smudged a bit under her eyes but someway, somehow, she pulled it off. she tugged her bottom lip between her teeth and nodded at riz, telling him to go on.

"fancy going out as well?"

cece wasn't completely stupid, even with staring at her battered up converse for half the conversation she knew as soon as riz asked her that this was some sort of plan.

"no," she replied, walking dead straight passed him with her bright pink head held high.

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i sighed frustratedly as i got a notification on snapchat, telling me that riz nawaz had added me. tapping on it a little resentfully, i added him back and he started typing almost immediately.

RIZ
what's up

CECE
your cock?

RIZ
funny

CECE
it's a talent

RIZ
are you sure you don't want to come?

CECE
are you sure cory didn't put you up to this?

RIZ
well he was trying to help me get a girl, i won't deny it 😂

CECE
typical that it was me, right?

RIZ
what??

RIZ
look idk what's happened between u and him lol if u don't want to come don't let me pressure u

CECE
ur surprisingly sweet, i almost regret the cock joke

CECE
almost.

RIZ
do i have an answer?

i sat at the breakfast bar i'd had cory at a couple days ago. i sighed, fuck it. i sent him a picture of my face and a wink, not minding my chipped nail polish, first step to getting over him was spending some time with someone else, right? maybe? no? i didn't know. but we were definitely trying it.

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song
remember this — nf
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