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REAL LIFE
"lia, please open the door. someone's here to see you." josh knocked on her bedroom door for the fifth time that morning. it had been two days since the tragedy happened and cory had been in her room the entire time. she barely talked to her mom or her brother at all since it happened. the only people she'd been in contact with were matt and lizzie.
"oh my god." she groaned as she opened the door, only to be met by a bone-crushing hug.
"i'm so happy you're okay." nick exclaimed, hugging the girl. cory gasped as she pulled away. she was met with the sad smiling faces of the triplets.
"i have kitkat, twix, fries, and mcdonald's sweet tea. it's your pick." chris holds out a paper bag and a drink. cory takes them.
"thank you guys. did you actually drive all the way out here just to see me?"
"we wanted to see if you were okay." matt said, taking his turn to give his girlfriend a hug. "also josh wanted to get you out of your room so he called us." cory turned to her twin brother, who was standing at the side. he looked like he was about to cry. she walked up to him and gave him the biggest hug of all.
"thank you." she said. josh smiled, his eyes welling with tears.
"hey, if anyone could get you out, it's them." he said, his voice cracking a little bit.
"i'm sorry i haven't been talking to you." cory was near crying. josh, too.
"the one day i use my phone in math class and get it taken away was the day you needed me the most. i'm sorry, too."
"don't put this all on you, josh. be glad, i had someone. if matt hadn't responded, i probably would have died of a panic attack rather than a bullet." she joked. josh sent her a glare, warning her that it was too soon. josh walked over to matt, giving him a hug as well.
"thank you for being there for her. most of the time, i don't trust people, but you're one of the best for her. so thank you. i'm forever grateful."
"of course. i would do anything for cor." matt said, accepting the hug. chris and nick looked at each other, before sending josh a signal that neither matt nor cory could understand. josh quickly nodded before stepping away from matt.
"we'll be in the living room if you need us." he said, taking nick and chris outside with him. matt looked down at cory, who was already looking at him. the two silently went and sat on cory's bed.
