lungs

part 86

joey+

"good morning babe." i hear in my ear as i start to wake up.

i know who it is, i love the sound of her voice so much. "good morning, anna." i said, with a raspy voice.

"anna?"  she says as i realize it's not her. "who the hell is anna?"

i never actually told zoe about anna. i just told her that i had a ex here but i never told her the name. i felt like i didn't need to tell her, zoe's the jealous type anyways.

if i even say a girls name, even sophia's, she'll be like "who's that?" like i'm gonna cheat on her with my sister. this isn't alabama.

"w-what?" i say, sitting up in the bed.

"who's anna?"  she repeats. if we're gonna break up right now, then i'm fine with it. this isn't the way i planned to break up with her but if this is the way it's gonna end, then oh well.

"someone." i said. im just gonna play dumb, because i'm dumb like that.

"who?" she says. "because clearly you called me by some other girls name."

i got out of bed and stretched. "it's nothing. why are you acting so extra? it's just a name zoe." i say.

"joey, now is not the time. who is anna?!" she says, raising her voice. how is she gonna raise her voice at me in my home? my little brother and the rest of my family is sleeping, and she's yelling. for what reason?

i could've stayed at anna's last night but no, i didn't want to zoe to get mad at me so i came back. damn, ungrateful ass. and i'm letting her stay with me.

"don't yell at me." i said.

"who is she?" she says for the 100th time with her annoying voice. what was i thinking to like someone like her? she's literally a brat.

"am i speaking chinese, zoe? i told you it's no one!" i said to her as i got annoyed.

"joey, you're lying." she says, "i know it."

"then who do you think she is, huh?" i said.

"i don't know, your ex?" she says, being right for the first time. "or that girl we saw at the park."

i looked down and scratched the back of my neck, not saying anything to her.

"it's your ex. that girl from the park was your ex." she says to herself. "you told me you were over her."

i threw my head back and groaned. "it's not that big of a deal!"

"she's not your girlfriend, i am!" she yelled.

"well maybe i don't want you to be my girlfriend!" i say, making her shut up.

"what?" i asked.

"you're so annoying, zoe. your voice makes me want to shoot myself seven times through my skull!" i breathe, "you never shut up."

"well maybe i don't wanna be with you if you're gonna treat me like that."  she says. "i flew here with you and you don't even care."

"you're always zoned out anyways, and last night you just left me. you just kicked me aside, and-" she added before i cut her off

"i did not kick you aside! i asked for space, and you can't even respect that, in the slightest. you just flipped out." i say, telling the truth. "it's like you need me, and if i'm not with you all the time then you're  gonna fall apart. it is exhausting being with someone who is so fucking needy." i say.

i saw tears coming out of her eyes. "i don't need you! okay? i don't fucking need you, so just get out!"

"this is my house." i said. "so you can book a flight back to florida because i'm not going back there!"

i never said that out loud. it's like i been lying to myself for the past month saying i wanna stay in florida. it feels like i just got out from a trap as i said those words.

she got up from the bed and started packing her clothes, "fine. but when anna breaks your heart again, don't come back to me."

"she's not gonna break my heart." i say, knowing that i'm right.

"we'll see about that." she chuckled.

"yeah okay, bye zoe." i said as she walked out of my room, not forgetting to slam the door behind her.

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