samantha stared at her phone blankly after reading her dead best friend's comment. she didn't know how to act or what to do. all she was possibly thinking was if he was actually alive and pretend to be dead or if she was going crazy.
"sammy," someone said, "hello earth to samantha."
samantha shook the thoughts out of her head to notice her twin brother was sitting right in front of her.
"are you okay?" he asked, "you've been in quite a daze."
"i, um. well, you see," samantha started off but couldn't explain what she just saw.
she pulled up the picture she posted and showed dean the comment made by nate's account. he looked at her and laughed. samantha furrowed her eyebrows.
"dean what is so funny? i don't find that funny," samantha said.
"doofus. i put that comment," he said. "before nate died, he told me to put that comment if you and chris ever got together because he knew if he was still alive and him and you broke up, you'd date chris cause how well the both of you get along."
samantha made an 'o' shape with her mouth and slightly shoved her brother. they both laughed and sat back on her bed. that's when a thought popped into dean's head. samantha looked over at him and gave him yet another confused look.
"what is it now dean austin?" she asked.
"how come after everything that j put you through, you forgave him?" he asked.
"what do you mean?" she asked.
"like how come you were so quick to forgive him?" he asked her.
"dean, it took me almost a year to forgive him. i just realized that i wasn't the girl that was going to make him happy. i know that zoe was the one who made him the happiest and i was okay with that. j deserves to be happy and i couldn't have his bandmates mad at him either, you know. like, i shouldn't have to come in between their brotherhood. i also realized that he was one of the only people there for me when i was at my worst and he never left my side and i was grateful for that. he is just someone that i want to be in my life and i think he has made me a better person," samantha said truthfully.
"then how come you can't forgive alexia?" he asked his sister.
"the main reason i can't forgive alexia is because she turned me away from you and it took me four years to realize that. she is a manipulator and i don't want any part of that. i got over the fact that she is with my toxic ex. they are perfect for each other. i don't want to be in the state i was in before. i am super happy with where i am now. i got people who love me for me and will stand by my side no matter what," samantha told her brother.
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christian had noticed the comment made by nate's account and wanted to see if his girlfriend was okay. he walked over to the twins room and stopped at the door when he noticed that both of them were in the room. he moved out of the frame and overheard a little bit of their conversation.
"like how come you were so quick to forgive him?" dean asked samantha.
"dean, it took me almost a year to forgive him. i just realized that i wasn't the girl that was going to make him happy. i know that zoe was the one who made him the happiest and i was okay with that. j deserves to be happy and i couldn't have his bandmates mad at him either, you know. like, i shouldn't have to come in between their brotherhood. i also realized that he was one of the only people there for me when i was at my worst and he never left my side and i was grateful for that. he is just someone that i want to be in my life and i think he has made me a better person," samantha said truthfully.
christan's eyes got watery and he walked away from the door and into his room. he couldn't believe what he just heard. he sat on his bed and thought about it for a second. he knew that samantha wasn't saying that jonah was the only who changed her but it still hurt to hear his girlfriend talk about her ex like that.
