we're kissing in the bathroom girl, and, uh
i hope nobody catch us
but i kinda hope they catch us, anyway
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𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 vivienne thorn finds out the boy she had been despising all summer goes to her high school. in hope to ignore h...
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CHAPTER042 - ╰┈➤ ' perfect little life ' ೃ⁀➷ 「 real life 」
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─ real life ☾
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THE SUN WAS SETTING OVER THE TOWN, casting long shadows across the high school parking lot. the air was thick with the echoes of laughter and the smell of fast food, a typical friday evening for the students. but for matt and rio, the atmosphere felt suffocating. weeks of unresolved tension had finally come to a head.
matt leaned against his car, arms crossed, his expression a mix of annoyance and disappointment. rio approached, his brow furrowed as he tried to read his friend's mood.
"hey, man," rio said, forcing a casual tone that did little to mask the tension hanging in the air. "you good?"
"yeah, just peachy," matt replied, his voice dripping with sarcasm. "you?"
rio sighed, running a hand through his hair. "look, i know things have been weird between us, but can we talk about it?"
"talk?" matt scoffed, pushing off the car. "you mean like how you've been too busy playing the perfect son to even notice i've been dealing with real stuff? or how you've been too wrapped up in your own life to give a damn about our friendship?"
rio's eyes narrowed, frustration bubbling beneath the surface. "that's not fair, matt. you know i have responsibilities. i'm trying to keep my family together while you're out here doing whatever you want."
"whatever i want?" matt shot back, anger flaring. "you think i want to be the reckless bad boy everyone talks about? i'm just trying to find a way to cope, and you're acting like i'm some kind of idiot."
"maybe you are," rio snapped, the words escaping before he could stop them. "you spend all your time smoking and partying, thinking that's going to solve your problems. it's pathetic."
matt's expression hardened. "and you think you're some kind of saint for staying home and being responsible? newsflash: not everyone can just hide behind their perfect family image, rio!"
"hide?" rio echoed incredulously. "i'm not hiding. i'm trying to help my family! meanwhile, you're out there getting wasted and thinking it's fun to blow smoke in everyone's face. it's exhausting watching you self-destruct!"
suddenly, the tension reached a breaking point. rio, overwhelmed by his emotions, pushed matt hard, causing him to stumble back against the car. the moment of shock froze them both in place, and the parking lot seemed to hush around them.
"what the fuck, rio?" matt gasped, rubbing his shoulder where he'd hit the car. anger morphed into disbelief. "you seriously just did that?"
"yeah, well, maybe i'm done with you acting like a child!" rio shouted, his voice echoing in the now silent lot. "you think you're the only one with problems? i'm tired of being the one who has to put up with your crap all the time!"
matt glared at rio, his expression hardening. "you think you can just shove me around like i'm some loser? that's real mature, rio. you're acting like you're some kind of hero when all you do is babysit your sister. what's her name, vivienne? she's probably just as messed up as you are."
rio's face flushed with anger. "don't you dare talk about her like that! you don't know anything about her!"
"yeah, well, i don't know her," matt said, a smirk creeping onto his face. "but it doesn't seem like you're doing a great job being her big brother if you're always too busy worrying about me."
"enough!" rio yelled, stepping closer, his voice trembling with rage. "you think you can just insult my family and walk away? you don't know what it's like to care about someone and watch them struggle while you feel helpless!"
matt's gaze hardened. "maybe if you spent less time coddling her and more time focusing on your own life, you wouldn't be in this mess. i'm sick of your pity party."
"pity party? you're the one who needs to grow up!" rio shouted, frustration spilling over. "you're the one who keeps screwing up, and i'm sick of it!"
"fine! maybe we shouldn't even be friends anymore," matt retorted, the hurt in his voice laced with bitterness. "you can take your perfect little life and fuck off out of mine!"
"maybe i will!" rio shot back, his face flushed with anger. "i'm done with this. i can't be your crutch while you make a mess of everything!"
the silence that followed was heavy with realization. both boys stood there, breathing heavily, their anger palpable and their friendship hanging by a thread.
"then maybe we should just end it," matt said, his voice low, but the finality hung in the air like a thick fog.
"good," rio replied, his tone colder than the winter air. "i don't need someone who refuses to help themselves."
"great. enjoy your perfect life," matt spat, turning away from rio, his heart pounding in his chest.
"enjoy yours, matt. good luck with all your 'fun,'" rio shot back, his voice dripping with contempt.
as matt walked away, the weight of their final exchange settled in. the sun dipped below the horizon, leaving the parking lot in shadows. it was over. they had crossed a line they could never return from, the bond that once held them together now shattered beyond repair.
in that moment, both boys realized that sometimes, the wounds cut too deep to heal, and what remained was a lingering sense of loss, a friendship now irrevocably fractured.
