Love Him

Part 8

Later that afternoon, everyone texted what time they got home on "The Squad" group chat.

Nick: That was some dramatic shit at the park 3:56 P.M

Mariah: Seriously 3:56 P.M

Lance: Blame Trevor 3:57 P.M

This comment irritated me.

Me: How? You started that shit 3:58 P.M

Lance: 😑ofc u would defend that asshole 3:58 P.M

Asshole?

Me: R u serious?? How is he the asshole? 3:59 P.M

Lance: U act like u don't know... 4:00 P.M

What?

Nick: Guys, chill... 4:00 P.M

Tell Lance to chill.

Mariah: Fr 4:01 P.M

Joshua joined the chat two minutes later.

Josh: Sup 4:03 P.M

Lance: U good bro? 4:04 P.M

Josh: Ye y? 4:04 P.M

Lance: Cuz of what happened earlier 4:05 P.M

Ha!

Me: Cuz of something u started Lance 4:05 P.M

Lance: Carm, cut the drama and stop defending that asshole 4:06 P.M

Me? He was telling me to stop the drama? I was so done.

Me: Ur the one talking shit 4:07 P.M

He was so fake!

Lance: Smh u girls r so sensitive 4:07 P.M
U can't handle the truth 4:07 P.M

Mariah: U girls? 4:08 P.M
I didn't even say anything! 4:08 P.M

Me: Lance, UR the asshole 4:09 P.M

I went onto the group chat settings and removed myself from the conversation. I felt my blood boiling. I couldn't stand fake people. How were we supposed to hang out as a group if one person had to be a drama-starter and talk shit? My phone vibrated as Mariah texted my number, asking if I was okay. Before I could type in a response, Joshua's name popped up as he was calling. I reluctantly picked up. I wasn't in the mood to talk. "Hello?" I mumbled.

"You alright?"

"Yeah..."

"Come back on the chat."

"No."

"Come on. Lance is gonna send you a request to join back."

Ew, Lance? He was the last person I wanted to talk to. "No. I don't need him to do that."

Joshua sighed on the other end. "Carm, what's the problem? Why are you being so difficult?"

Difficult? "Um, I don't know, maybe cause Lance was talking trash about our friend Trevor?"

"Alright, well Lance takes it back and wants to apologize."

I scoffed. "Yeah right."

"Seriously. Come back and he'll apologize."

"Josh-"

"I really want you back on the group chat. Please. It won't be the same without you." I felt stuck. "Come on," Joshua encouraged. "Don't be stubborn."

I chuckled. "I'm always stubborn."

"Don't be for once. Just do this for me."

I rolled my eyes. Ugh. "Alright," I sighed reluctantly.