Before Hello [on hold]

04

F R I D A Y | 7: 34 A.M.

liam, bentley, sebastian

"Dude, where the hell are you?"

"Where are you?"

"I'm already in school, idiot."

"Good for you. Someone decided to sleep in so now we're just leaving nine minutes before class from this particular someone's house that's ten minutes away from school."

"I said I was sorry! Jeez, cut me some slack."

"Bentley, we always cut you slack."

"Okay, okay! Fine. Gang up on me. I'll be sure to sleep really early so I'll wake up early. What do they say? Early to bed, early to rise. Yeah, I'll do that. Cause you guys-"

"Bentley?"

"-are always mean to me. You know what? Maybe I should just sing in here. Why are there so many songs about rainbows-"

"Bentley."

"-and what's on the other side? Rainbows are visions...what's next? Oh! But only illusions-"

"Bentley!"

"Yeah?"

"Shut up."

-

11: 26 A.M.

"So, I heard Matt is throwing a party tonight."

"Awesome!"

...

"Wait. We are going, right?"

"But-"

"C'mon!"

"I thought-"

"We won't let Liam get drunk tonight. And if we do then we'll make sure he won't do anything stupid. Right, Sebby?"

"Don't call me that."

"Oh shush. C'mon, Liam. Pretty please with a ch-"

"Li—"

"Please, please, please, please, pl—"

"Oh alright. Only because you said please."

"Awesome!"

"You and your ways."

"At least I have ways. And they work."

"They only work because Liam pities you and thinks you're a good friend."

"Damn right I'm a good friend."

"Whatever helps you sleep at night."

"Liam! Tell him."

"Eh. I think you're alright."

"Hey!"