call me back? •billie eilish book•

twenty nine

miss me?

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recap
What Laila didn't realize was if Billie brought up her partying every night..her relapsing..it would force her to open up about a very dark part in her life she swore to never talk about again.

A part in her life she was slowly shifting back into....
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•• Laila's pov ••

"What did you tell her"

"Billie I don't know what you mean"

"She told me you said shit to her..what did you say"

"Right, I just said I hate seeing you like this again"

"Oh my god"

"What..did I do something wrong?"

"Mom you clearly don't know shit about Laila..I'm gonna have to tell her something,that shit is gonna eat her alive. She can't handle not knowing what's going on"

"Well I'm sorry I truly didn't see anything wrong with that"

"Of course you didn't"

"Billie I just want you too be okay, do you understand that? What's so horrible about that"

"I can't do this right now"

Well that's quite the unpleasant thing to wake up to. Heavy stomps fill the now silent house, getting louder and louder as they approach her bedroom door.

I don't really wanna talk to her right now she probably needs a second to cool off first, so I quickly
shut my eyes and make slight quiet snores.

A slight creak as the door opens, "Goodmorning Laila..I know you're not sleeping"

"How did you-"

"Magic" She flashes a fake smile

I let out a long sigh "You don't have to tell me anything if you don't want to, I'm not gonna force it out of you" reassuring her

A small "okay" is all I got for a response, she sits back down on her bed and interlocks her fingers with mine gently rubbing her thumb down the back of my hand "let me know if I'm over stepping any boundaries, okay?"

"I will. Promise" I squeeze her hand "I would love to sit like this all day but I have a lot to figure out"

"Like what?"

"Well, school for starters, I'm gonna have to go back some point. I'd rather it be sooner than later, since I don't plan on leaving again any time soon." I sigh "Then I have to decide wether or not I'm going back to my house, I feel terrible house hopping, and I'm gonna have to face my parents at some point"

"You can stay here, you know I don't mind"

Laying my head on her shoulder "I know, still feel terrible though" I say "Hm what if we both go back to school Wednesday? That gives us two days to prepare and talk to the principal"