CAPTURE>>Why don't we

CHAPTER TWENTY THREE: TIME TO FACE THE MUSIC

B: no!
E: good day
B: Erica hear me out okay, please!
E: make it snappy
B: I literally cannot go to work today, it's my best friend anniversary and I literally cannot miss it. It's been happening since I was a little kid,please Erica I can't do that to her!
E: oh how sweet! Is it your anniversary?
B: yes
E: well then I guess I could...maybe reschedule?
B: really!
E: no! a deals a deal and you agreed to drop everything you're doing and come to work when needed
B: I understand that bu-
E: glad we're on the same page. Shawn's  coming in a few minuites- don't be late
B: Erica please! What could you possibly need from me at six in the morning!
E: goodbye
B: Erica p-
BEEEEEEPPPPPPPP

That bitch hangs up on me! I actually can't believe this right now! What the hell am I going to say to Zee!

B: Fuck! No this isn't happening! Okay Billie think

I'm pacing up and down my room throwing black uniform on me while I try to clear my head. Okay,breath. It's still early in the morning...maybe if I hurry up with whatever Erica wants then I can make it back quickly. If Zee comes to my house before I get there then I can just say I was out planning things for our day which reminds me, I had a ton of things planned today! Okay that seems like a plan. Not wanting to wake her up, I text my mom and tell her I'm going to jacks house, I would have said Zee's house but I guarantee she's going to come here looking for me. I head out the door and see Shawn in the van patiently waiting for me

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After another stressful and overwhelming capture filled with tears and strength draining work, I finally get home late in the afternoon, around 6. That concluding my plan failing and so it's been the whole day without me seeing, texting or calling Zee on our anniversary! I kept my phone switched off so that I could focus at work but as much of a bad,horrible and terrible person I am for kidnapping innocent kids, I felt even worse of a monster for what I did to my best friend and literal sister today. I open my phone and I don't even want to look.

55 missed calls- Zee
210 texts- Zee
10 missed voice messages - Zee

Oh great!This is just exactly what I need. I listen to the voice messages

Voice message 1:
8:35
happy anniversary my bishh! bro did you oversleep? I bet you did haha! We'll rise and shine coz I've got the best day planned for us and you know it's legit coz I spent like all my savings! Call me back when you're ready to come over chick! I came up with the craziest way for you to come over in

Voice message 2:
10:05
okay I've been waiting for a long time now. Where are you? we're gonna be late to this one place I wanna take you to! And why aren't you answering your phone! Call me when you get this please

Voice message 3:
12:11
it's not funny anymore. If you're playing some prank or something please stop it now! We're already late for something I had planned for us. Why haven't you shown up! Billie I'm serious now, what's going on?

The rest just kinda carried on like number 3. Every time I hear her crushed voice getting more let down with every message, it's like torture to my ears. Where am I even gonna start if I call or text her! I should text her at least, I can't handle calling her and hearing how let down she is.

*text*

                                                                       B:
omg Zee I'm SO sorry! I know you I'm the last person you want to talk to right now but I couldn't let the day go by without talking to you. I know whatever I try to explain will probably sound like an excuse and I know that I haven't been the most available these days. You have absolutely every right to be angry with me and I honestly feel like the worst person ever. I know this is probably meaningless to you but for what it's worth, happy anniversary to the most beautiful, important, amazing, supporting, caring,hilarious person I know. I literally couldn't live without you and I'm so so sorry. I love you endlessly❤️