𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐅 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐋

thirty two

CONVERSATION WITH: PETER

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GINA
pete

PETER
im busy

GINA
no you're not

GINA
sitting on the floor
watching re runs of
golden girls does
not classify you as
busy, parker

PETER
:(

GINA
listen to me

GINA
this whole thing with
ryder has been going
on for way too long

PETER
don't you think i
know that?

PETER
i hate that i can't
talk to her like we
used to or even
hold a conversation
for that matter

GINA
it doesn't mean it's
the end of you guys

PETER
then why does it
feel like it

PETER
gina we haven't
talked in a week

PETER
i dont know why she
hasn't done it yet

GINA
done what?

PETER
break up with me

PETER
i obviously scared her
off and im sick of this
waiting game i just
want her to do it
already if that's what
she wants

GINA
that's the last thing she
wants to do, trust me

PETER
then i don't know what
to think anymore

PETER
g lemme tell you that
this has been the
worst week of my life

PETER
and i've went to
summer camp one
year with the roselyn
twins before so
that says a lot

GINA
nothing is gonna get
better if you both avoid
each other

PETER
i don't wanna invade
her space though

PETER
i just wish we can
move past all this

PETER
she doesn't love me,
i get it, whatever, but
i hate this waiting
game

PETER
i just want to be with
her now - is that so
selfish of me ??

PETER
i can live without her
loving me, as long as
i can be with her
that's fine

GINA
take a breath

GINA
she knows how she feels

GINA
she just doesn't know
how to exactly tell you

GINA
she thinks you're mad

PETER
wh- why would i be
mad at her???

GINA
i read your last texts,
and you did sound
kinda pissed off

GINA
at least that's how she
took it

GINA
listen, im not saying
you have to drop to
your knees and beg
for her back (please
don't do that) but
you just need to
trust her

PETER
g...

GINA
parker, please

GINA
this sucks for you,
i know — ive been
there before. but
i made the mistake
of pushing him
away out of anger,
and i never really
got over it

GINA
i know everyone keeps
saying this, but you
need to be patient.

PETER
i have been patient!

PETER
how much more space
does she really want?

GINA
peter

GINA
it sounds like
you're a little mad

PETER
i could never be mad
at ryder

PETER
im just so fucking
tired all the time

PETER
im tiring of waiting,
im tired of feeling
like shit, im tired of
feeling like im
invisible — im so
so tired of chasing
people when it feels
like they don't care
about me

PETER
ive already cried and
done all my homework
and now there's nothing
left for me to do except
sit and think about it

GINA
lemme say this louder
for the people in the back

GINA
ryder cares about you

GINA
a lot

GINA
maybe even too much

PETER
g im sorry im being
such an ass but i
seriously don't know
what to do anymore

PETER
she cares about me,
she cooks for me, she
helps me finish home-
work, she holds me,
but she doesn't love me

PETER
i know it's so early
in the relationship
to have even said that
so i understand why
she's scared but i
didn't think it'd
take her this long to
think about it

PETER
i can't help the way i
feel and im sorry if
that's weird but i don't
want to hide how i
feel about her

GINA
i know you don't

GINA
and you're not being
an ass — this means
you truly care

GINA
peter i can't say this
for her but she
really does love you

GINA
her loving you doesn't
have to be those three
words

GINA
she holds you, she cooks,
she helps you, she cares
about you — she's loved
you this entire time she
just doesn't know how
to truly say it

PETER
you really think so?

GINA
actions speak louder
than words, parker.

PETER
fuck

PETER
so what do i do?
do i even do
anything? i dont
wanna invade or
make it seem like
im trying to force
her to say it back
because im not!!

GINA
you just sit there
and finish your
golden girls
episode, ok hunny?

GINA
it'll all work out,
i promise peter

PETER
i trust you

PETER
i really fucking
trust you gina

GINA
it'll be alright

GINA
you just sit and
relax while Michelle
does her magic
(not sent!)