Maniac

Part-One

Shalala-Moses Gunn Collective

"He was stupid anyways I never liked him" you take a sip of coffee while looking at a cool bus that drove by.

"Oh my fucking god, now you're saying you never liked him?" Gabe laughs at you. I mean you could really blame him your ex boyfriend may not be a saint but he was an asshole and you kinda of still liked him?

"I don't, ok?" You look away you know he's right but you don't want him to be. "Ok sure and I'm straight" he says rolling his eyes. "7th grade Gabe? You're back?" He smacks the straw out of my mouth, "you're gonna kill the turtles" he says standing up. "Imma go shit be right back" he left and you're left alone.

You stand up to pay for the lunch and a guy follows you, you thought nothing of it so you just ask for the total to the cashier. "That'll be. 12.76 please" I reach in my purse but an arm crosses over with a credit card. The cashier takes it but I turn "Gabe I said I would take YOU out not vice-"

"Damn I thought you were single, and nah don't worry about it it's fine I got it" I stand still with my hand in my purse slightly paralyzed by the guy in front of me. He has a cute Australian accent. Where have I seen him? He has blue eyes almost green but not quite, his hair is brown and it falls at such a nice angle with cute curls. He has a black piercing ring on his lip and his lips were funnily shaped but hot. Where have I seen this exact face?

"Hey you ok?" He asks me, I get my hand out of my purse and nod yes.

"Thank you I appreciate it" I say putting my hair behind my ear. He's cute not good for me right now fuck. "No worries" he says walking away, "I'm not!" I say before he leaves. "Huh" he say turning around and flipping his loose curls. "I'm not taken I mean, Gabe is a friend" , "oh?, by that means I'm Caleb" Wow he's attractive. "I'm y/n" I say rather shy. "Listen y/n you seem cool but I kinda gotta go can I have your number?" He says scratching his neck

"You ready babe? Let's go" Gabe says putting his arm around my waist and using his "straight voice". I laugh and watch the panic in Caleb's eyes, "he's cool don't worry" I say to Gabe. "Oh sorry then carry on I'll just be over here being alone" Gabe walks back to our table.

"That kinda scared me" he says chuckling, "no sorry one of the perks of having a guy best friend you know?" I reach in my purse, grab a pen and grab a napkin. I write my number on it, "here, thanks for paying i really appreciate it" he looks at me straight in my eyes for a few seconds his face is blank I can't tell if he's smirking or being creepy?

But before I find out he walks out the diner and disappears.

I stand there kind of frozen and Gabe comes over "Jackson 2.0?" He references my ex, I scoff yeah right I say walking out, we need to talk come on.

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"So you think I'm crazy? You're saying I've never seen this guy before?" Gabe laughs "ugh when is your boy problem over it just one after the other..." he say dangling his head from the couch. "Fuck off it's been technically just 2, plus I really wanna know have you never seen this guy" I say sighing and crashing on the couch.

"TIK TOK" he says shouting, I roll my eyes "again? When are you gonna get over your obsession" he rolls his eyes and says "look who says it miss I've got 700k followers" Gabe says reaching for his phone. "Not my fault you suck at TikTok and I don't" I say turning off the tv, "HE'S THE STUCK IN MY HEAD KID" I look over and he shows me
the video, "no way that kid is like 12, 16 maximum" I watch the video and fuck, that's him.

"Oh shit no way" I grab his phone from his hands and examine the video, that's him. "Woah" I say giving him back his phone, walk to the kitchen and gulp some vodka. "He's hot in real life" I say taking another one, "Hold on let me catch up" Gabe says reaching for the bottle.

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Unknown Number: hey;)

Me: sup

Unknown Number: it Caleb I just wanted to say what's up

Me: ohhhh ur hot btw

Caleb: thanks, ur not too bad urself

Caleb: I was just thinking about u, look it been a long time since I've been dating but I just wanna say I think I like u and I'd like to get to know u

Me: oh?

Me: didn't we like met each ither like too seconds agi but sur ig I'm downn

Caleb: this might sound rude but are u drunk?

Me: you have Tik Tok

Caleb: oh yeah haha

Caleb: do u feel ok tho?

Me: I havr tiktok

Caleb: wow real shit?

Me: u texr likw a fuckboi

Caleb: u text like a drunk
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"HE'S BEING MEAN GABE WHAT DO I DO" I look over and he's passed out, "you're right I should be more dominant" the last gulp of vodka is gone. And it just hit me I have work tomorrow.

3 Missed Texts from Caleb

Caleb: I was joking

Caleb: come on babe

Caleb: IT WAS A JOKE

Me: yoe drunl

Caleb: huh?

Me: URHIT BUT STOOPID
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"GABE HE LEFT ME ON READ" "SHUT THE FUCK UP"

Incoming Call From Caleb

Shit.

"Hey wassgoood"
"Hey are you ok?"
"Perfect honestly I'm juss tirrred"
"Are you drunk" he laughs
"Don't laugh"
"Alright alright sorry lad"
"Laaaaaaad? You're so fuckn aussiee"
"Sorry?"
"I miss you"
"Aww, hey while you're drunk wanna be my girlfriend"
"Only when I'm drunk tho ok?" I can hear him die laughing

I'm tired I think I'm gonna go to sleep, did I say that out loud? I walk to my room and close Gabe's room and lock myself in mine. I lie down and I had my red lights on, this is what it feels like to be high isn't it?

"Y/n are u ok"
"Goodnight"
"Ok good night temporary girlfriend"

I hear the call hang up and a knock on the door. Bloody hell.

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