(✓) iii.| 𝐕𝐈𝐋𝐄, 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝.

[ 057 ] 𝐀 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐏 𝐓𝐎 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋

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MILES SAT ACROSS FROM LIA ON THE BATHROOM FLOOR—-she was slumped against the wall as she stared ahead at him with half open eyes.

he wasn't even concerned that she tried to kiss him... well of course he was. but that wasn't the number one thing on his mind, he noticed something else...

there is no bubbly personality within her.

she lost her spark. she lost the part about her that made her the lia everyone knew.

what happened?

"m-miles you left and i got hurt" she choked out tiredly as she looked at him, he stared at her intensely as he responded,

"who hurt you?" he asked,

"i don't know... i don't remember" she said as she slid the back of her body down the wall and down on the ground,

"you don't remember?" he questioned with confusion, she shook her head no... he didn't even understand what she meant.

"miles... m-miles its bad... it's really really bad i can't tell you i'm sorry" she said as she started crying on the ground, he looked at her with worry.

what was he even looking at?

thats not lia.

"lia you have to tell me" he leaned over and pulled her up,

"i can't it's really bad... miles i really cant tell you" she said as she shook her head, he stared at her, knowing there was no getting through to her.

just then the door swung open, both of them turned to face who just walked in—-seeing noah. he stared down at them with confusion,

"hey guys, what are you doing in he— oh my god lia are you okay?" noah asked with concern as he looked over and saw the smudged makeup and tears running down her face.

"can i talk to you really quick?" miles asked as he stood up, noah looked at him with an odd look. something seemed off about the situation.

"yeah?" noah answered more like a question.

miles turned around to face lia, who stared up at them with worry before he spoke,

"stay here... i'll be back in just a minute, okay?" he asked her calmly, she hesitated before nodding—-she looked more terrified than anything.

miles shut the door before turning and looking at noah with wide eyes,

"what? what did i break?" noah asked with concern, miles shook his head,

"nothing, for once you actually didn't break anything..." he began before continuing,

"...her, what's up with her?!" he whisper shouted as he pointed at the closed bathroom door, noah's eyes widened before he started whistling and staring up at the ceiling, not wanting to answer the question.

"schnapp i'm serious!" miles hit him on the arm,

"ow! okay... okay..." noah said as he sighed before answering,

"to be honest, i don't know, she just randomly got less... childish? started acting more her age, or more like a harvard drop out alcoholic always high women" noah said with wide eyes,

"what?!" miles whisper shouted with wide eyes,

"i don't know with her! she always has some sort of bottle by her side or a drug! she doesn't really talk as much and just does her own thing..." noah honestly answered,