thirty four

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Jessica

On our way home from dance, Austin and I were listening to music, when his phone lit up with a text.

"Can you check who it is?" He asked. I grabbed his phone and looked at the screen, opening the text.

Becca
Can you get me food on ur way home

Becca
Plz

"It's Becca, she's asking you to get her food," I said. He groaned, before telling me what to say.

"Fine," he agreed.

Me
Gotchu

Becca
Pretzel?

Me
Sure

Becca
Y r you being so nice to me

Me
Lol I'm not

I laughed at the conversation we were having, because she clearly didn't know it was me.

"Why are you laughing?" Austin asked. "She's confused because you're being nice to her," I explained.

"I'm always nice to her," he argued. "She wants a pretzel by the way," I told him.

Becca
Can u tell Jessica I said hi

Me
Of course

Becca
?

Becca
TINI WHAT'S GOING ON WHY ARE YOU BEING SO NICE

Me
Lmao tini?

"She called you Tini," I laughed. "Oh my- tell her it's you, please," he smiled.

Me
Lol it's Jess

Becca
That explains so much

Becca
Hi

Me
Hi 👋

I smiled and set his phone down. "Tini?" I questioned. "She couldn't say my name as a baby, so it stuck," he quickly explained.

"That's adorable," I laughed.

--

Coming to a stop at my house, I unbuckled my seatbelt, and softly kissed Austin's cheek.

"Bye," I said, stepping out of the car.

I opened the door to my house, immediately getting an uneasy vibe.

"Mom?" I called. "She's getting takeout for dinner," Noah spoke from the kitchen.

"Where's Dad?" I asked, walking into the kitchen.

"Asleep in the guest room," he shrugged. "They had an argument."

"Over what?" I asked. "Dad was drinking again," he rubbed his eyes. "Bullshit. Don't worry, they'll be fine in the morning," he said.

I nodded my head in annoyance, before he jogged upstairs to his room. Going to my room, I plugged my earbuds into my phone, and started working on homework.

Time passed and Mom came home. She knocked on my door, telling me the food was here.

Putting some onto a plate, I sat across from Noah on the table.

"What happened with you and Dad?" I asked. She shook her head. "He's just stressed about work. It's nothing."

I was clearly unconvinced, but didn't want to force it out of her. Looking at my plate, I continued eating.


A/N: hey guys, if you have any ideas for this book, feel free to comment them. This won't be very long but I do have a major idea that will contribute to the rest of it, but I need ideas to fill in the blanks. So, any ideas on possible problems, and maybe fillers? Please comment, and thank you for reading :)

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