can't be friends

adorn - 5

Saturday
1 week later
Emily's POV

We were watching a movie but JJ had fallen asleep literally 5 minutes into it. I turned off the movie about an hour ago and put on a show. She's still out of soccer for another week and she's been so bored lately.

The team group chat starts ringing and they are group calling us. JJ wakes up from the sound of the ringing and whines. Burying her face into my neck. I pick up the call and Derek is on it. "What's up?" I ask. "Elle wants to talk to you two and apologize." He says, walking somewhere.

"Why?" I ask. " I don't know apparently she got into therapy and she realized that she was out of line. She just wants to apologize." He says. "Okay tell her to come to our room when she wants." JJ mumbles. Woah. I thought she'd be completely against it.

"She'll be over in a few minutes. I just texted her." Derek says. " okay bye." I say and hang up the phone.

"JJ you sure?" I ask. "Mhm." She eyes rubbing her eyes. "I thought you hated her." I say. " I do. But I hate hating people. It consumes too much energy." She says.

Right as she says this we get a knock at the door and we both look at each other.

I get up and open the door. "Hey." Elle says. "That was quick." I say. "Yeah I was at my friend's dorm downstairs." "Okay." I sit down on the bed and Elle sits at the desk.

"How ya feeling JJ I heard about your concussion." Elle says. "Better. Head still hurts a lot but better." She says.

There is an awkward moment of silence for a second and then Elle starts.

"JJ I am so sorry for the things I said about your sister. It was out of line. I'm sorry. And not to try to make myself look better but I tried to go off my medications and obviously that was not the best idea as I took it out on you two. Blaming you for what happened to your sister was so absolutely disgusting and I really apologize. You don't have to accept it, but I want you to know I'm sorry." She says.

"And what else are you sorry for?" I say.

"Well initiating the whole fight with JJ, and calling you both sluts. And just everything that happened. I should've been supportive of your relationship. I was just upset because I guess I had a crush on Emily before you two got together. My feelings for you are gone don't worry... I was just jealous that's all." She says.

"Thank you Elle." JJ says.

"Can we be friends again? Or maybe cordial?" Elle asks. "Cordial yes. I don't think we should be friends with you for a while." I say. She turns to JJ. "I'm guessing you feel the same?" Elle asks.

"I think it's best if we wait a while. But I do appreciate your apology. It actually means a lot." She says. "Are you still mad at be? Be honest. Because if not then why can't we be friends again?" Elle says. Oh gosh.

"Respectfully I feel like I can't trust you anymore... also you just told me you had feelings for Emily and with the most respect if we became friends again right now and I even see you breathing around her the wrong way I'm going to hate you.... So it's best if we go our separate ways for right now." JJ says.

"But... I miss you guys. And JJ said thank you for the apology so I don't get why we can't be friends."

Oh brother. Shut the fuck up.

"JJ may have appreciated it but I didn't. I'm not even trying to argue with you it's just the simple fact I cannot be around a person who hurt my girlfriend. End of discussion. Maybe in the future we can be friends again but I can't right now." I say.

"Okay." She says and gets up. Leaving the room and shutting the door behind her.