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gemma clark <<<
This, my friends, is what we call a "Series of Unfortunate Events." In which, one unfortunate event leads to the happening of another unfortunate event, and so on.
Let's review.
1. Jake and I get into a fight. (his fault)
2. He apologizes and gets all mopey, like he always does.
3. He says he's going out and says I should come along. I say of course not, I hate going out. He says he wants to hang out with me.
4. Somehow, he convinces me to go. Looking back on it, I'm still not sure how this step happened.
5. We get there, and Jake finds his friends and leaves me alone. As always. At this point, I was just hanging on to the fact that I could get myself a drink that he has to pay for and then take an Uber back home.
6. Guess who's at the bar? Alex Donovan. Seriously. What are the odds?
7. I have to fucking talk to him.
See? All of those events were unfortunate. If I would have just put my foot down and told Jake no, I don't want to go out, then I wouldn't be sitting here next to Alex Donovan, drinking solely because I'm bored. I couldn't even tell you what he's talking about right now, honestly.
I texted Shawn and was going to ask him to come get me, but then I realized that I need to stop bothering him all the time.
me
this is torture, i swear to you
shawn
what's the big deal? isn't jake there?
me
it's kind of a long story. alex is talking my ear off. i'm drinking in public, which i rarely do. it is a BAD night
shawn
just tell him you have to go. it's not that hard
me
i will. i'll figure it out. i shouldn't have ever bothered you
shawn
i can come get you gem. just say the word and i'm on my way
shawn
don't drive
me
i know. i won't. i think he's almost done talking anyways. don't worry about me; go to bed or something
shawn
ok then. text me if you change your mind. and text me when you get home
me
ok mom
shawn
shut up. i'm being serious
me
ok ok i will. thank you for caring about me
shawn
yeah yeah whatever
I set my phone down. Alex was looking at his own now. I took another long sip of my drink. It's been like twenty minutes. I think I have to be in the homestretch of this "conversation."
"So Jake's here?" he asked.
"Somewhere," I said, looking around. He really must not care about me because I think if he saw me to talking to a guy, he'd be on his way over here.
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