❝why enter a relationship that you know will eventually end?
but what if it doesn't, what's if it lasts forever?❞
Charlotte moved to NYC once she was accepted into her dream school, Tisch, and her dream of becoming a dancer is getting closer with...
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With the events of today still rushing through my mind, I'm interrupted of doing my art history homework when I hear the door of the apartment open followed with laughter, and without even having to turn my head I immediately know who they belong to.
Daisy and Ethan enter the kitchen area, where I'm currently sitting at, holding hands and laughing about something he had said, they are your typical cheesy couple, he takes her in romantic dates, she is her biggest supporter and goes to every one of our games an they are perfect for each other in all the ways possible, they are that couple that would make you stop believing in love if they ever broke up, it was sickly sweet , but cute, and sometimes it made me want something like what they have.
"Hey bro" he says and slaps me on the back, behind him, Daisy looks at me in a curious way "Hi Kalen" she sits down in front of me "Hello Daisy" I tell her with a smile and she rolls her eyes. Ever since we met I had always called her Daisy instead of Daiz because I know he hates it, eventually it just stuck.
"So" she says loudly "I heard you met my new roommate" she starts interrogating me, she often took part in the boy's plans to get me a girlfriend, even tried setting me up with Genevive but it didn't work.
"Yeah, we went to work on our project" I simply say, knowing that she will start to interrogate me.
"Yeah to work on your project walking 'round the park" she says in a tone your sibling would use to frame you in front of your mom, and I can't help but roll my eyes, before I can give her a sassy remark, Ethan joins in "Who's this chick we're talking about?" "Lottie, our new roommate, she has been spending some time with Kalen here" Daisy says with an evil smirk, if it wasn't clear before, we have a love-hate relationship.
"We aren't spending 'time together', we just happen to have a project together" I clarify but it doesn't change anything because Daisy stands up of the table while saying "Same thing" which only makes me roll my eyes, already getting frustrated with this situation, if Lottie is Gen and Daiz' friend I can only guess she will start to spend time with us, besides we have the project to work on, I don't really have anything against her, on the contrary I see myself warming up to her, she is fun and nice to be around, I just don't want to get too comfortable, specially because I barely know the girl.
"Keep rolling your eyes and they will get stuck" She chants and Ethan laughs "How do you know what we did anyways? Did she tell you?" I make the big mistake of asking a little too quickly. "Man you're so whipped" Ethan chuckles, taking his girlfriend's side as usual. I don't blame him though, Daisy can be extremely scary when she wants to.
"I mean she told me after I questioned her because I heard Bella and some other girls talking about it during practice" she casually says while grabbing some cookies from the counter. Hearing Bella's name makes my body go tense and the air in the room changes, "I don't understand why she just can't stay in her lane" She says, and she is right, Bella thinks we're still in high school or some shit because she keeps claiming me as her property and scaring anyone that gets close to me, when it is pretty clear at least for me that we were never anything and it will stay that way.
"She's so annoying, remember that time she pushed a girl into the pool because you were dancing with her" Ethan says referring to last year's halloween party, that night was wild.
"Anyways, whats the deal with Lottie" Daisy brings back the topic to her, lately it feels like she's everywhere, if I see a brunette girl my thoughts dart to her, and I don't know why or what is happening.
"Literally nothing, we are just getting to know each other and working on the project" I answer truthfully, except that I leave out the part that she's always in my mind. "So, isn't she cute?" At this point I know she's just trying to get a reaction from me or just annoy me. So I do what any logical person would do and surprise her by saying "Yes" I just say that, no further explanation. And for a split second, I know I catch her off-guard but he regains her posture as if it didn't happen.
And it is true, she is cute, and completely my type, but I'm not about to tell that to her best friend.
"Anyways, I'm gonna go shower, coach barely killed us at practice" Daisy excuses herself from the table to Ethan's room, or well her and Ethan's room since she basically lives here at this point.
"so... Lottie huh" Ethan says with a smirk, a knowing smirk. He can read me like an open book, and it wouldn't surprise me if he knew i've been thinking about Lottie more than what you think about a school partner or a friend. "Shut up man" I say and he chuckles, but still takes my smile as an invitation to talk.
"Do you like her?" I feel like I'm back in middle school being interrogated if I had done my homework. "I mean, she's pretty and smart, but we're just friends" I say reassuring me more than him.
"Yeah I'm not buying it" he simply says giving me pointed look "Look bro," he leans in his chair getting closer to where I am "You can fool whoever you want, man even yourself, but you can't stay single forever" I am ready to reply when he continues "You and I both know that you want someone to settle down with and go on cringe dates, so maybe it's time to give in and listen to your heart" he finally finishes, and I'm not gonna lie, he's got a point, however I don't know if I'm able to just give in and put my past behind, I don't think is that easy.
"Besides, you know not everyone is like your parents or like her" He shrugs, and I know that, but it's just easier to pretend everyone's that way so I don't have the possibility of putting myself through what I already went though.
"How do I know it won't end up worse that last time?" I sigh.
"You don't, you gotta take the risk man" He stands up and says "I'm gonna go check up on Daiz, just think about it" and with that he exists the kitchen, leaving me alone with my thoughts, or what I could make of them before more of the boys entered the kitchen.
After greeting them I too exit the kitchen and go to my room.
Once I take a shower I hop on my bed and out on netflix and play a rom-com.
What can I say, it's my guilty pleasure.
But all the time I'm watching it, I can't stop thinking that maybe Ethan is right,
Maybe it could end up differently than last time.
a/n
Here's another mediocre chapter but we move
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