screw it im using the bean pic again it's one of my favorites he's so cute
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claire
After Artemi left, I sat at my kitchen counter for a good ten minutes just in shock. Where did this all come from? I knew Artemi was planning to go back to Russia for a little bit this summer but I thought nothing was going to change.
I guess I was wrong.
Once I snapped out of my thoughts I immediately called Chaunette. As the phone rang, the tears started.
"Chaun?" I sniffled once she answered the phone.
"Claire what's wrong? Is everything alright?" She asked, concerned.
I shut my eyes tightly so I wouldn't start crying right then and there. "C-can you come over? Artemi and I- we're over."
"Sure thing, I'll be there in twenty minutes," she hung up.
I unlocked the door and laid on the couch with my favorite blanket wrapped around me. I began to cry, and my confusion turned into frustration. Why did he break up with me all of a sudden? Who does he think he is, coming over here and ending things for no reason and then running off to Russia?
Soon enough, there was a knock on my door. "It's open," I called out.
Chaunette walked in with a grocery bag in one hand and her phone and keys in the other. "Oh Claire, what happened?"
I told her how everything went down and she comforted me. She had stopped for some ice cream and movies on the way so we put in a romantic comedy and ate ice cream for the rest of the night.
No matter how hard she tried to distract me though, I couldn't get Artemi off my mind. That night I barely slept. I maybe got 3 hours of sleep because I was so devastated.
The next morning I woke up from a fitful sleep and checked my phone out of habit. I saw nothing from Artemi, but I did have some texts from some of the other girls asking how I was doing. I guess Chaunette had told them.
That day I did the same as before- I just laid around crying and missing Artemi. My chest hurt and I had a headache from all the crying so I took a nap.
When I woke up, I felt a little better. I made myself some dinner and watched the playoffs before going back to bed. I was emotionally drained.
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I decided I needed a new job. For the past few months I was working at a restaurant near campus but now that I was done with school I decided to look for a new job in writing.
I applied to several newspapers and magazines and got an interview with a small local paper. About two weeks later I was informed that I got the job as a sports writer.
I called Chaunette to tell her the great news because she had been helping me with my job search. We met up at Starbucks to catch up since we hadn't seen each other the past couple of weeks.
"I need to rant," Chaunette sighed as soon as she sat down.
"Hello to you too," I chuckled. "What's up?"
She took a sip of her drink before answering. "There are rumors about Andrew getting traded and I'm scared if he does he'll break up with me or we'll have to move away from Chicago and you and we're both so close with everyone on the team and I would miss you guys so much and what if he gets traded somewhere far away? Then I would see you guys even less-"
"Woah, slow down," I put my hand on her shoulder. "Chaun, don't worry. Andrew probably won't get traded, I mean he's been with the Hawks for a while now. But even if he does I'm sure you guys will make the right choice." I did my best to comfort her, even though I wasn't completely sure what to say.
"You're right, but I can't help thinking about it." She ran a hand through her blonde hair. "I don't want to leave Chicago, but I don't want to leave Andrew either." She had small tears peeking out of the corners of her eyes.
I got up from my seat and went around to her side and pulled her into a hug. "It's going to be okay. Everything will work itself out, just give it some time."
I couldn't help but wonder, what if he does get traded? I would see Chaunette maybe five times a year, probably even less. I didn't want her to leave but I had to stay strong for her.
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omg hi it's been what a month?
I am so busy this year it's not even funny
do u guys like the shorter chapters or longer chapters better? bc i can update short ones a lot quicker so updated would be more frequent but they would only be like 200 or 300 words long so lmk what you prefer
writing about shawzys trade makes me sad i miss him so much:( but hey it's an arty party now 8 game point streak ayyyy!! and where the hell did fucking RICHARD PANIK COME FROM WHAT A GREAT START TO THE SEASON FOR HIM AM I RIGHT
also who's watching the cubs i'm so excited for the game tonight game 7 LETS GO
there was something else i was gonna say and i can't remember what it was...
oh well, comment and vote!! thanks for reading (if ur still reading this story or this extremely long authors note..)
