from me to u... (book three - dalton)

chapter fourteen: aftermath

dakota
Thanks for finding him
I had no idea...

ariana
none of us did
don't be too hard on urself

dakota
I can't believe she would do that to him
I thought those two were endgame...

ariana
i'm cancelling my trip to nyc for my week break
i'm staying here with y'all

dakota
Oh Ari, you don't have to
It's your break

ariana
nonono i insist
my friends will understand
i want to do this

dakota
He would appreciate that
Despite his acting out
Thanks, Ari
For all that you're doing

ariana
i just wish i could do more

dakota
You're doing way more than you need to
And again, we both appreciate it so much

ariana
🤍🤍🤍

...

ariana
i'm so sorry bb
i need to be here for my friends, my work family

tom
I get that, Ari
But... you spend so much of your time looking out for others
I'm sure he has his own support system
You need to do something for yourself

ariana
but this is something for myself bc i chose to do this on my own terms
tom... he was cheated on and lied to
and he almost drank himself to death

tom
And he needs a therapist
I know you want to help him, and you have such a big heart
But you're just one person; at the end of the day, we all are
We can only do so much in the first place

ariana
sigh...
i don't know
will u give me some time to think about it?

tom
Of course, my love
I just want whatever decision you make to be your decision and yours only

ariana
thank u 🤍

...
groupchat: bunch o' clowns

court knee
girl, u really should go

doug
i mean ur boyfriend is there!!!

ariana gran-dé
uhhhh not my bf yet

mikey
Still taking things slow eh?

scootie
I mean, it couldn't hurt

ariana
i just need to work on myself just a little bit more before i bring another person into my heart and emotions u know

vic
ye that's fair

tayla
more than

bri
But back to the topic.........
You should go

ariana
u think so?

scott
Well tbh I think you should stay since
He's a friend of ours and he could our support
But ALSO
It's 100% your decision