toxicity

Dinner

"Mom, please you know i hate Chase. Why'd you invite him?" I ask. "Laura please we've talked about this. You two should come along. Me and his mom are still friends."

I sigh and i think i'll have to accept it.

Chase fucking Macauley. My enemy since middle school. We were best friends in middle school. Until we had a huge fight and we stopped being friends. We still see each other because my mom and his mom are best friends.

The bell rings. My mom jumps out of the chair in the kitchen. "They're here and remember. Be respectful towards him." I roll my eyes. "Yeah sure." Of course i'll be nice to him.

She opens the door and i get nauseous by even looking at him.

"Hello Mia and Chase. Welcome." My moms says while hugging Chase's mom. "You look different, anything different to your hair?" Mia asks. My mom nods. "Yes it's blonder."

Me and my mom don't look like each other at all. She's blonde, naturally a dark blond but she dyes it lighter. I'm brunette. She has brown eyes. I have green eyes.

I stand near the hall seeing Chase looks disgusting at me. I roll my eyes as i go back to the kitchen. He walks over to me. "Long time no see, wish it could've last longer.." Lmao i think he forgot we go to school with each other. "Yeah, since this morning, asshole." He laughs as he walks past me.

"Well uh how are you?" He asks. "You know, you don't have to be nice just because your mom said you have to." I say.

"That's a relief." He says. I mean i know we both hate each other but he can still pretend to not be an asshole. Whatever i don't care.

While i want to turn to the kitchen he grabs my hand. "Can we talk?" Shit why is he asking me? Is this about our fight in middle school? Or is it because i'm mean to him? My heart is beating faster than ever.

"Uh w-what's wrong?" I stutter. "Well we have that assignment for english and i don't understand it, my mom said you have to help me. So?" Wow i thought it was intenser. "No. Do it yourself." I say as i grab my wrist back.

Our moms comes to the kitchen. "Wow Laura, you've changed a lot since i saw you the last time." Mia says.

It was indeed a while since i saw her. "Yeah it's been quite a while." I say akwardly.

Chase takes a seat next to my seat. Ugh asshole.

We all sit down exept my mom, who was cooking.

"Well Laura how's school?" Mia asks. "Good, i got mostly A's." I say really proudly. "Me too, you're not special for being smart." His mom immediately gives Chase an angry look. "Chase, please behave yourself."

"It's true." He says with a smirk. I roll my eyes.

"Enjoy dinner." My mom says after scooping our food. "Thanks Charlotte." Mia says.

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"So Alexander said i was one of the prettiest woman's he's ever seen. I have to admit i was blushing." Chase's mom said. "I do feel bad about Christopher, i mean he only passed away 2 years ago."

My mom lays her hand on Mia's. "It's okay, just take your time and whenever you're ready. Go for it." My mom assures her.

Me and Chase are watching TV and we sit as far as possible. Our mom's are sitting behind us at the diner table. I overheard their conversation and i do feel bad for Chase.

His dad passed away two years ago when he was fourteen. He became cold to everyone.

My dad is neither in the picture. He left me, my mom and my brother. The divorce was rough but for the best. My broth-