vidcon [sequel to lights out tour]

eleven

we make our way to the elevator. payton starts some small talk trying to get to know hayley better, but she is just starstruck the whole time

we arrive at payton's room. it looks the same as me and hayley's, but it only has one bed for him

"so, what do y'all wanna do?" i ask as payton flops on his bed

"i dunno" he says as he plugs in his phone to charge

"wanna get food?" i ask. my stomach is riding up my esophagus from hunger

hayley looks at me as if she's begging for food

'maybe you should've ordered room service instead of talking to zoe'  i think to myself

"ev?" payton raises his voice at me

"what?" i snap back into reality

"wanna get in and out?" he asks as he and hayley wait for my answer

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we finally arrive at in and out. we drove in payton's rental car

as we get out, i see two people walk our way. i don't feel like dealing with fans right now. i look over a payton and i hear my name being called by the two people

i look back over to see anthony right in front of me

"oh my gosh! anthony!" i jump up into his arms and hug him as tight as i could "i missed you so much" i let go and look to see chase staring at me

"hey chase" i lightly hug him. i remember the smell of his cologne and i quickly release him from my arms.

he seems fine between the two of us. i don't know why i'm making such a big deal about it.

i finally look at him in the eyes. he is a mess. his hair is everywhere and his eyes are red as if he's been crying for what looks like days.

"ar-are you okay?" i furrow my brows

anthony taps on my shoulder and widens his eyes, making a 'don't talk about it' look. he stops the obvious awkward silence and introduces himself to hayley, who is clearly starstruck, again

"this is my best friend, hayley" i introduce her and she smiles at anthony and chase

"do y'all wanna eat or what?" payton asked us after another awkward pause

"definitely" i reply, "how did y'all know we were here though?" i ask anthony as we walk in

"payton told us" he smiles

of course he did i smile to myself

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after ordering, i give the cashier my card, but anthony insists on paying,

"i'll be paying for the whole group" he says with his card in the air

i giggle "why are you like this"

"my treat" he winks and hands his card to the cashier

"sir, are you paying for just you and your girlfriend or are you paying for your friends behind you too?" the cashier asks as he points to hayley, chase, and payton

"oh i'm paying for them as well, and this isn't my girlfr-"

"let them order and then you can pay. please go take a seat with your lady and wait for your number to be called. you are wasting time" he says rudely

i silently giggle and anthony elbows me in the rib.

"ok well can i have my order numb-"

"NEXT"

me and anthony walk away. i can't help but to laugh.

"shut the hell up" he laughs quietly

"can i have my order number" i mock him and sit down

"you can pay if you want'' he grins

"i'll pass"

"that's what i thought" he smirks,

"did you dye your hair darker?" he lifts up a strand of my hair

"actually i did" i raise my brows, surprised he noticed, "hey, what's up with chase?" i ask him. i really want to know

"cynthia 'broke' up with him on the way here from the airport" he uses air quotes, "they weren't even dating" he rolls his eyes

"wait what? why?"

"i don't know, ask cynthia. but definitely not chase"

"oh, that sucks" i play with my straw wrapper

"oh my god we could not find you" payton says loudly, interrupting us as he drops three large bags of food on our table

i look up at hayley and she makes a 'why the fuck did you leave me' look

whoops

"where's chase?" i ask

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author's note: um so i wanna change the title of this book, so give suggestions if you want!!

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