Crashing Down Into Flames

Chapter 5

Chapter Song: Best Friend (Feat. Doja Cat)- Saweetie

Monday- Morning

-Evangeline-

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"I-" I take my suddenly shaky hand and straighten out my braid, "I have to explain to him before he finds out."

"Do you think Mr. Winters knew about the picture already?"

"Charlotte, I couldn't give a fuck if Mr. W has seen it or not. That man has seen me at my worst when I was pregnant. Hell, he's seen me eat a bowl of cereal naked in bed. I'm worried if Mika has seen it, then..." I couldn't finish the sentence.

"Damn, you must of really love him if you trusted him enough to show your worst to him," Charlotte says while fixing her blonde curly hair and smoothing her perfect pink dress.

I roll my eyes, "Of course I loved him. He was the most important thing in my life until he wasn't."

"Will you two keep your voice down?!" Roger grits out his teeth. "These walls may be thick, but they're not soundproof. We have ten seconds until live to prepare."

Oh shit. Mr. W could have heard me. That's going to help a lot for me in the long run. Or even worse, Mr. Lockhart heard me.

I roll my eyes, annoyed at the thought, "Oh, take a picture of us for the media."

I pull my phone out of my pocket and throw it to Roger, who barely catches it, "Why do you have a crack in your phone?"

I roll my eyes, "Never mind that just hurry and take the picture so we can boost our views."

Roger sighs and aims the camera at Charlotte and me as we scoot together and pose, "Say cheese."

Charlotte and I smile wide, and as the camera flashes, I try to keep my focus to only the flash, but all I can see from the corner of my eye is Mr. W. in his suit that fits him too well with Mr. Lockhart next to him.

"We have five seconds," Roger replies while lowering the phone, cutting my attention back to him.

"Quick, hand me my phone!" I urgently say while holding out my hands.

Roger tosses the phone in a long throw. I reach out for the phone that goes over my head and smacks dead into the window, breaking more.

"Really Roger?!"

"Three," As Roger starts counting down, I spin my chair around and reach for my phone.

"Two," I grab my phone and spin back around, facing the camera.

"One," I shove my phone into my phone and quickly set my hand with a slam of a hurry on the table, to act like nothing happened.

Roger points at us, telling us we're back on air.

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I feel like I cheated on my boyfriend.

The show started, and of course, the first topic that Charlotte brought up was the kiss was Mr. W over the break. But I pushed it off, like I always do, saying it was nothing and making up some lame excuse that I hoped Mika would believe.