Distance Between (Connor Franta fanfic)

Problems + Pickles

Emily's POV

As soon as I get back in my room, I feel my phone vibrate from my back pocket. I look at it and see that Ricky texted me this big long paragraph but I decided to ignore it. I really don't care. The whole world might as well know my dad is a psycho.

Ricky's POV

After I text Emily, I lay on my bed, staring at the wall. What am I supposed to do now? All I really want is for Emily to read the text so she can know this whole thing is a misunderstanding.

Can you blame me for being concerned for someone I care about?

I jump off the bed when I see Connor walking in. "Hey can you- what's wrong? You look depressed."

I hesitate to answer him. If I tell him what's really up, it will make things worse. I already promised Jenn I wouldn't tell anyone. But he is my friend. "Let's just say I said something and someone took it in the wrong way and that someone isn't feeling the best now. You know what I mean?"

He sits next to me. "Of course. That kind of stuff happens to me all the time. But it would be less confusing if you actually told me who that someone is."

I sigh. "All I can tell you is that Emily's kind of upset now."

His eyes open wide. "How could you make the girl of your dreams upset?"

"Um, I do not like Emily." Right? She's a cool girl, but I don't have feelings for her...

"Um it's pretty obvious."

"How?" I ask.

"'Cause I can just tell."

I roll my eyes. "Yeah, sure. Hey I texted her like 5 minutes ago and she didn't reply. Can you check if she's ok? Because by now it's clear she doesn't want to talk to me."

"What do you want me to do exactly?"

“I don't know, text her."

"Ok... what if I ask her if she wants to hang out, if she says no then she's mad. If she says yes, then she's ok."

“How about ask her if she wants to hang out with just you then you can know for sure." I feel so smart.

"Don't you think that's kind of evil?"

“What do you mean?"

"Well I'm basically just using her to know if she's mad at you. Are you sure about this?" Am I?

Yes. I am.

"C'mon. Just do it. It'll be fine." I say.

"If she gets mad at me, it's on you." Problem solved. Should I be feeling bad?

He takes out his phone and texts her

Hey do you want to hang out for like an hour? Just me and you? Connor types Less than a minute later she responds with a sure. He replies with Ok I'll pick you up in 15 mins!

"You have 15 minutes to get ready. Shoo" I push Connor. He lets out a groan and leaves.

This better work. I really care about Emily.

Connor's POV

I can't believe I let Ricky talk me into this. Let me focus on what's more important; what am I going to wear? It's just a friendly hang out. Something casual, I grabbed a T-shirt and jeans then slipped on my black converse and a beanie.

I go in my car and start driving to the apartment. Now where should I take her...

Emily's P.O.V