i hear billie's phone buzz and see her still asleep. i know i shouldn't but i check the notification.
magnolia 🎤💕
hey, it was great to see you last night.
i'm staying at your hotel tonight, thought i'd let you know
i'm in room 263
who the fuck is magnolia? and why is there a heart next to her name? is she the one billie cheated on me with?
i look at the time and see that it's about 3:30 pm. i got to sleep at about 8 am so it makes sense that i woke up so late. i slide out of bed and walk to the bathroom. i take the bandage off and get in the shower. the hot water runs into my cuts but i keep my wrist there. the pain feels good. i deserve it.
i get ready for the rest of the day and put on a hoodie of my own and some sweat pants. i check the time, seeing it's 4:05 now and billie is still asleep. i grab my key card and put on my slides. i grab my phone and quietly leave the room.
this number repeats in my head as i search for the room. i finally find it and debate on whether or not to knock. eventually i knock and a gorgeous girl opens the door. she has chocolate brown skin and her jawline is sharp as fuck.
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(yes it's magnolia from insatiable)
"can i help you?" she asks with a laugh. "you're magnolia right?" i question. "um.. yeah?" she furrows her eyebrows. "wait. i know you! you're the girl that was in a coma." she exclaims. "i'm so glad you're doing better. that guy was a dick and he deserves to be in prison. what's up?" she smiles. "did you see billie last night?" i ask with no emotion. "uh, yeah." she hesitates to answer. "can i come in?" i ask. "yeah, of course" she smiles and moves aside. i walk in and she shuts the door. "did you kiss my girlfriend?" i give her the death glare. "um.. yeah. i did. i don't know what i was thinking i shouldn't have done it. i'm sor-" she starts but i cut her off by slamming my fist into her jaw, knocking her onto the floor. "ow what the fuck?" she rubs her jaw. "you knew she had a girlfriend. why the fuck would you kiss her?" i look down at her as she starts to stand up. "hate to break it to you, but she kissed me. sure i kissed her at the hospital but she came to me last night and kissed me. she didn't say a word, she just kissed me. and then she started crying and left." she tells me and stands up. "billie wouldn't." i deny. "then how come she did?" she folds her arms. "fuck you, you motherfucking cunt bitch" i say calmly before smacking her in the face. she rubs her cheek and swings at me. i grab her wrist and twist it, making her kneel before me. i spit onto her face and she wipes it away. "stay away from my bitch. whore" i say, giving her a disgusted look. i walk out and go back to my hotel room.
"elle. where did you go?" billie asks with a calm, but angry voice once i enter. "no where" i shrug. "oh really? because i just got a text saying you beat up magnolia. how did you know she was here? how do you even know her?" billie interrogates me. "i saw a text from her on your phone, went to the hotel room and asked if she kissed you. she said she kissed you at the hospital but you kissed her last night." i answer as i start repacking my suitcase, folding everything neatly. "that gives you no right to beat her up!" billie exclaims. "she kissed my girlfriend." i stop folding and look her in the eye. "and? you cheated on me too." billie cocks an eyebrow. "only because i thought it'd make me feel better. you cheated on me so i got my revenge. except i only did it once." i say and zip up my suitcase. i start remaking the bed and she continues speaking. "do you even know how much you hurt me? do you even care?" billie asks, almost shouting. "you are so narcissistic!" i laugh. "who did you cheat on me with?" billie questions. "you need to understand, i didn't mean for it to happen at first. i thought i was walking to claudia's room but my mind took me somewhere else. my ex girlfriend is here. i went to her room. she says it could've been subconsciously because she gets the same room at every hotel. i think it's just because i wasn't paying attention and went to the first hotel room that seemed familiar. she offered to let me stay the night. she was so kind about everything. i told her i'd stay with her and we laid in the same bed. i couldn't stop thinking about what you did and i kissed her. she kissed me back and got on top of me. i told her to stop because i realized that i didn't want to be kissing anyone but you. so i left. and i came back here. i told you what happened right away but it took you a whole ass week to tell me what you did." i explain. "elle, you don't get it. she kissed me the first time and i did it the second time because i was hurt. i thought that'd make me feel better, just like you said but it didn't. i don't want to kiss anyone but you either. but i didn't kiss my ex. you two have history together. magnolia and i met only about two months ago. how long were you dating her? did you love her?" billie asks. "we dated for 2 years. i did love her. very, very much. but she changed. and i changed. you're so much better for me than she was." i answer. "i see." billie responds. i finish cleaning up the entire hotel room and grab my bag. "i'm leaving billie." i tell her. "please. don't leave elle." she begs. "i can't be with you right now. we just need some time apart." i suggest, putting my hand on the door knob. "i already have a ticket home. goodbye billie." i say, opening the door. i turn and see her with tears in her eyes and walk out the door.
mum and i get to the airport and get on a plane home. "what's wrong?" mum asks with concern in her eyes. i explain everything that happened with billie and i and tears form in my eyes. my mom rolls up my sleeve and sees the ace bandage. she brings my arm to her lips and kisses it. "how did you know?" i furrow my eyebrows. "i know my daughter. i just wish you hadn't done this. you've been clean for so long." she gives me a weak smile. "i won't do it again. i promise. no matter how hard things get." i vow. "i trust you. we're going to go see your therapist in a few days. you can catch her up on everything. how does that sound?" my mum suggests. "that sounds good." i nod slowly. i lay my head on her shoulder and sniffle. she puts her hand on top of mine and i fall asleep.
—————- a/n: the events in this chapter were inspired bycallme_papi01
she motivates me to to upload and is the funniest bitch like damn. her comments make my day and she was the one that told me i should make elle fight a bitch so this is my way of repaying her. ily b 😘✌🏼
