Fezco // Safe Space (𝔼𝕦𝕡𝕙𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕒)

Chapter 24

Sofia's POV

I woke up early the next morning and left a text for Fez, thanking him for letting me stay the night again and the dinner he made for me. Kat was the one who picked me up, telling me that Maddy ran off with Nate to pick up his prisoner costume. Which means that her and I needed to figure out our costume situation ASAP.

Thankfully, she didn't question me about why I was at Fezco's house so early in the morning or why I had been wearing his clothes. I'm sure she got the idea by now.

She decided on a nun, and I decided on a devil. I had a full body red suit, red horns, a tail, fuzzy red heels and a pitchfork. I spent almost 2 hours perfecting my makeup look with glitter and rhinestones, not to mention the sparkly red lip gloss and body glitter. I even put glitter in my hair. Surprisingly, nobody else was dressed as a devil. I guess everyone left that vibe back in the early 2000s. Not me, devil costumes are classic.

I walked into the party feeling refreshed and confident, making my way over to Fez who was sitting on the couch. I watched as some guy from my school dapped him up and walked away, Fez putting the money in his coat.

Rue and Jules were dressed as Romeo and Juliet, even though Jules looked more like an angel than anything. Maddy and Nate hadn't arrived yet. Lexi was dressed as Bob Ross, Cassie was dressed as a cow / whore, and Fez was dressed as... well, Fez. He's a businessman, what can I say?

"Look at you all dressed up" he smiles at me. "Look at you all dressed down" I say sarcastically, sitting very close next to him. "Chill, you know I'm not here for all that. Just here for the money" he chuckles. I give him a look. "And you, of course" he adds, licking his lips while checking me out. He pulls out a cigar from behind his ear. "You look very nice" he says, sparking it up.

"So do you" I say, putting my hand on his thigh and leaning closer to him. I hear Rue cough and we both look up at her, standing by the couch. "What's up Rue" I say, pretending that I didn't just hear her screaming at Fez through a door the other day. "Hey what's up kid" Fez says. "Hey Sof.... Fez, what's up man" she says, looking at him awkwardly and waving. "Uh... I don't mean to interrupt anything but can I borrow him for a second?" she asks, coming closer to the couch. "Yeah, sure, I'm gonna go get some drinks" I say, standing up and leaving them alone to talk.

"Uh... I owe you an apology" she says. "Nah, come on now we're good" he insists. "I said some really fucked up shit I didn't mean" she adds, and that's the last part of their conversation I heard before I was out of hearing distance. She was apologizing for the day she came over without any clue that I was sitting in the living room the entire time she yelled at him.

I walked into the kitchen and grabbed 2 cups, filling them both to the top. I mixed Fez's alcohol with some fruit punch and left mine the way it was. I drink my liquor straight from the bottle.

I saw Devin calling my phone and decided to take it while I was away from Fez. It feels so wrong... I don't really want to talk to Devin, but apart of me was wondering where he was at. He always comes to parties like this, something didn't feel right.

"Hey" I said, picking up the phone. "Sofia, where are you?" he asks. "At the Halloween party, where you should be. Where are you?" I ask him accusingly with an attitude. "Listen, I'm at your house with your mom. We talked about some things and... well, I think it's best that we go away for a little bit" he says. "Go away? Devin, what the fuck do you mean by that?" I ask, getting ready to leave the party. Why is he at my house?

"Listen, calm down. I booked us a flight to San-Francisco and a hote-" "San-Francisco! Are you fucking kidding me!" I said rather loudly, making the people around me stare. I grabbed my drink and downed half of it. This is making me so fucking angry. I mean, I'd love to go there. Just not with him. "I understand that you're upset but I'm already helping your mom pack some bags for you." he added.

"Devin, we're not even together. I NEVER agreed to this and- and... you could've picked somewhere closer! We live in Los Angeles for fucks sake, there are plenty of luxury hotels in Beverly Hills or Santa Monica, why the hell are you booking us a flight?" I asked in an upset tone of voice, my hands shaking as I took another sip from my drink. "I already booked it Sofia. We leave tomorrow morning" he tells me. I spit out my drink after hearing that one. "Tomorrow? Devin, I have school tomorrow. It's Monday!" I remind him.

"Your mom and I already talked about it, I'm gonna finish helping her pack your things and I'll be back to pick you up tomorrow morning. End of story." he hung up on me. "FUCK!" I screamed and threw my phone on the ground, watching it shatter to pieces before I stormed out of the party and leaving Fez's drink behind. I'm going home, I can't deal with this shit. There is no fucking way.

I felt tears streaming down my face, ruining my makeup that I spent hours on. "Sofia, wait" I heard Fez calling after me. I kept walking, ignoring his attempts to catch my attention. He started to catch up with me as I made my way down the street. "Please, Sofia" he says, grabbing my arm and making me turn around. He saw my face filled with tears and his expression changed. "what happened back there... talk to me" he says softly, letting go of my arm.

"Fez, I really can't talk to you right now I just... I'll call you later, okay?" I said in a rush. "Sofia I just watched you smash your phone on the ground" he reminded me. "I know, it's just... I'm really upset right now and I need to go home" I explain to him. He looks worried. "Shit, okay... uh, just let me pull up the car and we can talk about it on the ride b-" "No! Fez, you're not giving me a ride home, okay?" I cut him off rather rudely, leaving him with a confused and hurt look on his face.

"It's just really complicated and I need to get out of here. I need to be alone, okay?" I insist. He sighs and scratches the back of his neck, as if looking for something to say. Please just give up, I thought to myself. "Fez, I can't be near you right now. I'll talk to you later" I finish my sentence. He watches me walk off without another word.

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"Thats so unfair mom! How could you set me up like this?" I ask in disgust, crying over the fact that she would do this behind my back. "Sofia, he told me how you have been ignoring him and refusing to work things out. This will be good for you guys! I will take care of Vallie while you're away" she says, continuing to pack my clothes. "You guys? Mom, we ARE NOT in a relationship anymore!" I explained to her. "Yes you are" she simply responded.

"I cannot fucking believe this right now, mom! What about school? You're just gonna let me fail because of him?" I try to convince her to change her mind. "You will not fail for missing 1 week of school. Even if this nonsense was true, Devin will pay for your education. He will pay for everything, Sofia. You have nothing to worry about ever! You are hooked up for the rest of your life as long as you make things work with this one. He is a good boy, you understand?" she points her finger in my face.

"No mom, I don't understand! I'm not going, and neither of you can force me. I am not staying here either!" I exclaim, grabbing my purse and heading toward the door. "Sofia you walk out that door and I won't let you come back" she says seriously.

"You're bluffing" I tell her. "You think I won't change the locks?" she raises her eyebrow at me. "I'll just tell Maddy to let me back in!" I argue back with her. "If your sister lets you back in, she will be on the street just like you" she tells me aggressively.

"I literally hate you!" I scream at her, going into Maddy's room and slamming her door shut. I lay face down on her bed and cry my eyes out, trying to understand why my mom hates me so much. I give her that candle she goes and does this?

After crying for what felt like hours, I decided to call Fez. Then I remembered that I don't have a phone.

And that I'm supposed to leave with Devin tomorrow morning.

For an entire week.

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