direct messages | gmw

fourteen | lucas realizes

[ 9am in the morning ]

catsarepurple: I'm so sorry, Farkle! I had to go last night because of some... reasons. have you made your decision?
[ READ AT 9.05AM ]

catsarepurple: Farkle??? why aren't you replying?
[ READ AT 9.07AM ]

catsarepurple: hello?? what's wrong? why are you reading and not answering? Farkle?

imbatman: you tell me what's wrong.

catsarepurple: what happened??? I don't understand?

imbatman: anyway. she came back again, just now. I refused so she's gone. we're done talking, bye.

catsarepurple: why, Farkle?? why are you being so cold towards me?

ERROR: imbatman has blocked you.
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imbatman has left the group DM.

zayscookie: seriously??? this group DM is literally filled with people who just leave randomly without a word. except me, of course. but still..

irishpancakes: for once. I agree with Zay!! where's Farkle?? Smackle, do you know?

texasboi: OMG. Smackle. don't tell us... you broke up with Farkle? and then he got so upset he left?!! :o

geniusisadora: no, Lucas. it has nothing to do with me! I don't know why he left either. but I'm gonna find out

catsarepurple: it was me...

zayscookie: woah, wait. back up for a minute. Riley made him leave?? Riley?????

irishpancakes: woah.

catsarepurple: no! I mean, yes! I mean. I don't know!! I'm so confused!

irishpancakes: what happened??

catsarepurple: at midnight, he was just um... asking me a... question? yea a question. and then I left in the middle of our chat for... reasons. and when I came back this morning... he started to ignore me, and was hostile towards me. then when I asked again, he blocked me AND left the group DM. but I don't even know why he's so upset!

geniusisadora: huh.

zayscookie: yea, I agree. but why would he get SO upset over that? if I were chatting late at night with cowboy and he left all of a sudden, I wouldn't exactly feel mad...

catsarepurple: exactly...
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SMACKLE
at home, in New York

I placed my phone on my dressing table and looked up into my reflection in the mirror, thinking, would Farkle really react this way if I left him in the middle of a conversation?

Maybe, or maybe not.

As I walked out of my room, a single tear rolled down my right cheek.
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LUCAS
at home, in El Paso, Texas

I read Zay's text and pondered about it. I felt the same way. If a friend left in the middle of our chat so late at night, I wouldn't mind. It was late, after all.

Wait. But if it were someone I liked, like Maya, I would feel... heartbroken...

Shit. Does Farkle really...? How would everyone react to...

I have to talk to him.