This Could Get Ugly / Conrad Fisher

Back to the Days (Again)

A/N: Playing around with the format a bit, bear with me here.

Six Months Prior

I had taken off two days of school already since the whole breakup and my workload from my AP classes was already piling up. I had to go back in but I was dreading it.

My phone buzzed on the bathroom counter as I was doing my makeup (gotta cover up those eye bags). I glanced down at the lit up screen to see who it was and a smile grew.

Are you finally going to let me drive you to school or are you going to continue moping?

The message was sent with an emoji face sticking their tongue out so I knew he was joking. I would have guess that either way without it. It just wasn't Jeremiah's style to rip open a wound, that hadn't begun to heal, even further.

Jeremiah and I had been texting all weekend and it had helped curve a little bit of the pain and embarrassment I had experienced at the party. Just a little. Jason used to drive me to school every morning. Even though I was perfectly capable of driving myself, I appreciated the gesture.

I guessed that gesture belonged to Jeremiah now. I can't deny, the message sent a thrill down my spine. I know I shouldn't be feeling this way in the sea of dread and devastation Jason had caused. He left a wave of issues in his wake.

I blinked and looked back at the message I had yet to reply to, thinking of a witty reply was hard. Do I go cute? Or do I body slam him with something to make fun of him? I did like to joke around and push the boundary a little bit once you got to know me but I wondered if he liked hanging around those types of girls. I was overthinking this way too much.

Are you going to be my personal chauffeur?

I deleted that before I could send it. Way too forward.

Do you think I'm not capable of driving myself?

I sent it with an emoji to also let him know I was joking.

After the week you've had so far I want to say yes. But strong women and all that soo I'll go with I think your perfectly capable but would it be so terrible if we spent those precious minutes before school together

It's you're

Okay smarty pants. You in?

Yes, I'll send my address over in a min :)

Great! I'll have tea ready!

I swooned. He remembered something so little yet so effective. Boys do the least and I go weak in the knees. That latter thought made me check myself. Not too close, Lina. They always start out nice.

I put on some bland outfit to make sure that I wouldn't attract any attention whatsoever. I knew it was fruitless. People talk and talk and talk. The rumors were running wild and I couldn't keep up no matter how fast I was. It was just best to grin and bear it.

It was Hollywood, I'd had nasty posts on my Instagram before. This was just practice for the future rest of my life in the shadow of my parents.

After not leaving my room for 48 hours, my mother surprisingly noticed something was wrong. I love mom, but at times she can be a bit in her own world and it ends up hurting the people she loves the most.

Father is almost never around so I was left to my own devices, with Jilly of course (queue feeling sorry for me and the sob story). I think I turned out pretty alright considering all things, I never felt pity for myself. It is just the way it is. Jason, turned that world upside down.