𝚂𝚄𝚁𝙵𝙴𝚁 - 𝙲𝙷𝚁𝙸𝚂 𝚂𝚃𝚄𝚁𝙽𝙸𝙾𝙻𝙾

four.

REAL LIFE

MOONIE

"what the hell are you talking about?" i ask iris, and she looks back at me, still appearing confused.

"matt and nick don't have a brother, they're twins." iris says, but i shake my head.

"matt and nick definitely have a brother, they have two other brothers." lilly says, but iris shakes her head.

"no, just one. justin, he's the older one." iris says, and i can see chris' eyes gloss over at the comment.

"chris-" lilly starts, but chris shakes his head.

"she's lying." he says, almost sounding like he's convincing himself. "she's lying, she has to be."

"i don't know you, i'm sorry." iris says, but chris shakes his head again.

"no, no, you do. we've dated for two years. you've slept on my floor while we held hands, you steal my clothes and wear them home, you drive me to the beach and i watch you surf, you love it when i roll all the windows down and we sing- you know who i am!" chris says exasperatedly, tears running down his face as he does, iris suddenly looking guilty as she turns to nick.

"i don't know who he is, why does he know me?" she asks, still confused.

"chris-" nick starts, but chris is backing away from the door.

"i need- i cant- i- i'll be back." he stutters out, stumbling down the hall and into a bathroom, matt quickly following him. lilly, nick, and i all look at iris, who's still looking at nick.

"did he really do all those things?" she asks quietly, and nick nods.

"yeah. yeah, he did." nick mumbles, and iris shakes her head.

"but i don't remember it. i can't remember a chris, ever." she says, wrinkling her forehead in deep thought.

"so much for minor." i mumble, looking down the hall at the bathroom chris and matt had gone into.

"you're telling me." lilly whispers next to me, sending an anxious glance to the door herself and looking back at iris, who's still trying to remember any time at which she knew chris. it's dead silent in the room while me and lilly stand in the doorway and nick just stares at the floor.

"is chris the one who always takes us to mcdonald's?" iris asks, but nick shakes his head.

"that's matt." he says, and iris frowns, looking over at me and lilly.

"can you guys please tell him i'm sorry and i want to talk to him? maybe if i talk to him it'll bring something back?" iris suggests, and lilly and i nod.

"yeah, for sure, we'll go get him." i assure, walking down the hallway to the bathroom chris and matt are in and knocking on the door.

"no one else is in here, come on." matt's voice says as the door unlocks and he pulls it open, me and lilly quickly shuffling in as matt locks the door again. chris is sitting on the floor by the sink with his head leaned against the wall.