𝓦𝓸𝔀, 𝓘'𝓶 𝓲𝓷 𝓛𝓸𝓿𝓮 ~ 𝓚𝓵𝓮𝓲𝓷𝓹𝓱𝔂 / 𝓒𝓸𝓷𝓶𝓪𝓷

. － Forty // Jared － . (Rem;)

Jared's P.O.V (Remade)

I can see him as I drive away. He's just fucking standing there, staring at me with an absolutely undecipherable look. At first, he tried to run after me, but I assume he realized that it was in no way working. You know, with the fact that I'm in a fucking car and he's a scrawny 12th grader.

I didn't want to leave-- I don't want to leave. But I can't fucking handle any more pity coming my way. The day he died everyone around me started shoving their fake-ass sympathy at me; I couldn't even bring myself to tell Evan because I didn't want my only friend to act like them too. Maybe that's why we drifted apart. Makes enough sense.

Ten minutes into the drive and I remember that I have no fucking idea where I'm going. I pull over, clicking my phone on. Scrolling through my contacts, I only see one person who wouldn't be doing anything too worth-while that I could stay with for a bit. 

I tap Rich's contact, hitting the call button. It takes a few seconds for him to pick up, but eventually, he does. Doesn't sound like he's out at any parties or whatever either. 

"Dude, why're you calling me? It's like... one in the morning." I roll my eyes at my phone screen. It's not a video call, I'm just more annoyed than I should be right now. "I--" --Pause-- How the fuck do I phrase this? "Can I stay with you for a while?" It goes silent on the other end. "Would Jake be okay with it..?" "What happened?" 

I stare out the window as a car speeds down the road and past me. "I'll tell you when I get to yours." "So I never actually had a choice, then?" "Please?" He sighs into the phone. "Yeah. Okay, come over, but don't expect me to be wide-awake, or anything." "I don't. Thanks." 

"Sure, whatever. But your telling me everything."

~

I pull up into his driveway, there's a birdbath in his front yard that looks newly installed. I'll be honest, I'm trying to get my mind off of all the stupid shit that's happening right now. Or just think about literally anything else. Rich is also there, outside, on his porch. He's sitting on the steps, smoking something.

He's staring at his phone. I shut my car door, shoving on my backpack and walking over to him. "What the fuck are you doing?" He looks up at me, then back down at it his phone. "Dude, what the fuck are you doing?" I try to focus back on that birdbath from a minute ago.  "What do you mean." He switches his blunt to the hand holding the phone, pulling me down next to him and shoving his phone in my face.

"What?" I shove my glasses back up on my face so I can actually see the screen properly, which is clearly a string of texts from the group chat. 

connorthemo: guys v urgent did any of you see jared anywhere?

connorthemo: ik its late but please

connorthemo: seriously. im not kidding.

✓ seen by m1ch4elm3ll and j3rem1ahish33re at 12:58 a.m., October 20th

m1ch4elm3ll: its too early for this

j3rem1ahish33re: whats this abt? whats up with kleinman?

connorthemo: stuff. has he called you guys or anything?

m1ch4elm3ll: no i just woke up to this

j3rem1ahish33re: ill wake up chris and see if she knows anything

j3rem1ahish33re: u guys wake up rich

m1ch4elm3ll: will do

m1ch4elm3ll: @richgoranskee

m1ch4elm3ll: @richgoranskee

m1ch4elm3ll: @richgoranskee

m1ch4elm3ll: hold on

m1ch4elm3ll: @jkbitches

✓ seen by richgoranskee and connorthemo at 1:03 a.m., October 20th

m1ch4elm3ll: @jkbitches

m1ch4elm3ll: @jkbitches

m1ch4elm3ll: worth a shot 

I can feel and hear my phone buzz in my backpack. "He's really worried, you know." I try and ignore the twinge of guilt after he said that and push his phone away from me as the screen goes dark. "I know." I stare over at him as he adjusts the blunt back in his mouth. "Alright," He gets up, stuffing his phone into his sweatpants pocket. "Come on. It's fucking freezing, oh my god." The door unlocks and flies open. I walk in, close, and re-lock it. 

"So," I glance at him from my place near the doorway. "aren't you gonna tell me what the fuck is going on?"

Word Count : 890, AKA the coolkids number *insert sunglasses emoji that I don't want to look for to paste he(e)re because im a lazy fvck*

Time : 12:25 p.m., the coolkids time heheheheeh

Inspo : very very good! im trying to end this book around chapter fifty with a fluffy lil ending, so a shitton of angst has to come before aeugario HOPE YA LIKE THIS CHAPTER THOUGH I FOUND IT VERY APPEALING TO WRITE :D

P.O.V for the next chapter : consider: i have no idea youll just have to wait and see its very all over the place rn (probably connor then jared because that seems the most logical ^^)

Get called out for being amazing sfjjfbwkg : arizonaiceteass & readxr_uwu !!!! love u two yall give me the most serotonin!! BUT DONT SKIMP ON HOMEWORK!!! PLS!!! READ THIS WHEN YOU CAN!!!! IM HOMESCHOOLED SO ITS EASIER 4 ME TO WRITE!!! D O U R W O R K TVT