𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 | 𝘑𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘒𝘭𝘦𝘪𝘯

Chapter 15 - Mardy Bum

Our way back to the house was absolutely hilarious. Maybe it was the liquor making everything seem funnier than it actually was but we were all dying of laughter. Stuntje had "accidentally" stolen a street sign, he broke of the sign in attempt to climb it. Don't ask.
Joost said he knew a shortcut which led us through a park. It was pitch black, only our flashlights showing us where we were going.
Teun's phone was dead so he was attached to Ellie's hip who had a flashlight. In his drunken state he ran further away into the darkness.
Ellie's flashlight followed him but in that moment he fell over a bench, flipping around completely and landing on his arse. A very high pitched scream left Teun's mouth. We almost peed ourselves laughing. It would haunt him for the next 20 years at least.

We all headed straight to bed as soon as we arrived. That's when I remembered my concerns about Joost and the distance he kept for most of the night. I had sobered up enough to think straight, otherwise I would've waited until the morning.

"Joost?"
"Mh?", he hummed and was about to turn the corner to his room.
"Can we talk?", I asked carefully.
"Sure", he simply said, letting me into his bedroom.

"What happened?", I questioned with a worried expression on my face, receiving a look with furrowed eyebrows from him.
"What do you mean? Nothing happened."
"But you seem so distant, is it about the Rob thing?", I made sure. It was obvious since the second his name first dropped. Our past didn't make him feel any better either.
His silence confirmed my suspicions.
"Baby, trust me when I say this. It was one time and over a year ago. I didn't even like him that way but I was confused. If I remember right, he has a girlfriend now", I started,"I can assure you, you are all I think about. Only you." I cupped his cheeks in my hands, gently forcing him to look at me.
He sighed: "I'm scared, Len."
"Of what?", I frowned.
"Losing you."
"You are stuck with me. I'll never leave you", I claimed, my eyes becoming glossy.
His eyes were already becoming red from the unshed tears.
My arms immediately found their way around his neck pulling him close to me. I wanted to show him I meant what I said. Joost buried his head into the side of my neck, his arms tightly around my waist. The emotions mixed with alcohol made us fall asleep in short time.

——

"I love this album cover oh my god! You look beautiful", Alanis squealed when I showed her the final product.
"Thank you, I think it's simple but effective", I stated.
"Are you going to announce it today?"
"I think so yeah."
Our day was spent at the house again. I wasn't planning on doing much either. We had something planned for the coming weekend and decided to keep it calm for the few days we had left before it. So now I was announcing my debut album which I had been waiting to do for months.

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lennon.not.john i hate to keep you waiting but i'm delighted to tell you that my debut album "Lifetime of Wanting" will be released on October 21st !!!!!! i've spent so many hours thinking and writing, it's finally time to let you in. can't wait to show you 🤍