It Started With A Text (Bryles)

T H R E E - DAMN...

The chapter name is just 👌 lmao.

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(Briar's POV)

July, 12th, 6:30pm.

I sat in my room, eating a plate of carrot sticks with roasted garlic dip. I just had dinner an hour ago, but was already hungry again, so I thought I'd go for a slightly healthier snack option.

I was doing my biology homework, when my sister, Abbey, walked into my room.

"Hey, can I borrow a jacket?" she asked, curiously. I glanced up at her very briefly, noticing she was in a tight fitting black dress that ended just above the knees, & she had her long brunette hair tied back into a high ponytail.

"Where are you going?" I asked, raising an eyebrow at her questionly. She blushed slightly, as she sat on the end of my bed. She was wearing make-up?? She never wears makeup.

"I have a date with that guy, Toby, from my school. I told you about him a couple times." she shrugged, trying to play it off like it wasn't a big deal. However, I could see how excited she was. She was practically bouncing around on my bed.

"Toby? You're going on a date with, Toby?" I asked, not at all surprised, but more concerned.

Toby had a bit of a reputation when it came to being a 'touchy/feely' kind of guy, & was known as the towns sleeze ball.

"Don't worry, I've got my phone & pepper spray; & it's a double date with my friend Bianca & her boyfriend, Mike. So I'll be completely fine!" she reassured me. I felt a little better, but still, Toby was a creep.

"So.. Can I borrow a jacket?" she asked again, this time with a grin that reached from ear-to-ear.

"Sure!" I replied quietly. She thanked me, grabbed a jacket from my wardobe, then placed a quick kiss on my cheek (in a sisterly way), & waved goodbye.

"I'll be back around 11:00." she called out from the stairway. "OKAY!" I yelled back, slightly louder than her, but she probably wasn't listening anyway.

I went back to doing my biology homework, but my mind was somewhere else entirely... Myles.

Since talking to Myles, I had started developing feelings for him. I didn't like him, not like 'that'. We were friends, that was all.

After he comforted me that night, & told me his name; we had both grown a little closer. He called me Briar, I called him Myles, & we both had semi-normal conversations. He often asked me how I was feeling today, like he was worried if something had happened again, but I just kept saying that I was fine.

He was still a very busy guy, & would only message first thing in the morning, around 5-6am; or he'd message around 8pm. I was still asleep in the mornings when he'd text, so I'd reply once I had gotten out of bed each morning, then he'd message around about when I was watching my favourite TV program at night. Was the timing annoying? Yes. Just a little.

I had just finished my biology homework when I looked at the time. 7pm exactly! I decided to get up & go have a shower.

I hopped in, wincing slightly as the hot water touched my arm. After leaving school that day after what Tammy did to me, I didn't think I'd be able to go back there & be around her, so I told mum & dad that I wasn't feeling well, & they called the school.

I had been home all week. I hadn't even gone to dance, which was very unusual for me.

Logan & Vic would just drop by to give me my homework, & tell me if there was any assignments I needed to work on; but they knew I needed a bit of space right now. They knew me better than anyone, & how it was weird for me to not go to dance, so they'd text me non-stop instead, & keep me up to date with everything that happened at the studio. I loved them truly, but a girl needs her beauty sleep.