Hello! Thanks for your patience and I hope everyone had a very happy holiday season. I'm down with Covid for now, so this chapter is a little short. On that note, this chapter was very stressful to write, and it might be stressful to read as well. I'm not going to be much more specific than that for the sake of shock value, but if you are easily disturbed or triggered, then I recommend you proceed with caution.
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"Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad."
― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Elmer hadn't been hit by a bus before. But if he had to guess, the feeling he'd experienced just now and the emotions afterward would be comparable. And just when he thought it couldn't get any worse, she'd just made herself at home. She was in his house; touching his stuff; talking to his mom.
When Piper came back inside, she suddenly seemed so cheerful.
Her best friend could come after all.
Before Melania could get a word out about how pissed she was that Sara let herself in her house, Piper stepped out on the balcony with her to defend her friend, leaving everyone else with Sara in the foyer.
"Mrs. Haas."
"She just let herself in my house."
"Yeah, but hear me out," Piper said with her hands up, trying to defuse the tension.
"Well? Go on." She said in a very irritated voice after waiting too long for Piper's response.
"Okay, so, she's... she's just like that."
"Tell her to leave," Melania said without missing a beat and without any patience in her voice.
"Mrs. Haas! Please don't make her leave."
"And why not?! She's rude and entitled and you just expect me to be okay with that because 'that's the way she is'?"
Back in the foyer, Josh cringes as soon he sees Sara.
"You've gotta be fucking kidding me."
"Like you're smart enough to get the joke even if I were kidding with you."
"We thought you were in mourning. You literally have a funeral tomorrow." McKenzie steps between them.
"Yeah. I was mourning the loss of my final homecoming before my mom had a change of heart and said I could come."
"And when the hell did she decide that?"
"On Wednesday."
Deciding not to argue with her about why she hadn't returned to school if she was "grieving," McKenzie turns around and lets a deep breath of air out.
After turning around, she feels Sara touch her hair. She jumps away from her, her hand up to smack her reflexively.
"I see you changed your hair. It's nice. You look human for once."
Just like that, the entire attitude of the room changed from surprise and annoyance to disgust and rage: the same attitude that was exuded from Melania Haas on the balcony behind them.
"Ma'am, I'm being very sincere when I tell you that she's literally the only stable friend I've had for years; and even though she's kinda mean, she's always been there for me."
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Ride or Die
FantasíaElmer, a male omega, has had a long-time crush on one of the most popular girls in school, Piper, but has always lacked the confidence to talk to her until their senior year. Just as Elmer prepares to conquer his shyness and take a chance to shoot h...
