𝐦𝐮𝐭𝐞 ; 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞! ⇄ | z.herron |

𝐱𝐢𝐱.

ZOEY

"here you go, zoey." corbyn handed me the small plate of chicken, corn, and greens. i smile thankfully and shift at the empty dinner table. only corbyn sat across from me.

"don't overthink it, zoey." corbyn states, his fork spikes the roasted chicken. "we never eat together."

"yeah." i nod, i nodded as if i remembered that. truth is i had no clue they didn't eat together.
    my phone dings continuously and corbyn only eyes it at the dinner table but doesn't seize to say anything. it's easy to know what he's thinking though. the way he looks at the phone in disappointment. pollen's a good guy surrounded but harsh things. i tried to convince them that but i think it's crumbled more of whats left of the relationship. he never meant to hurt daniel. pollen couldn't even come close to killing a fly.

pollen's a fucking disgrace.

it hurt me to know that i had just vanished on him. walked out on his life like it was so easy.

"how's the throat?" i watched corbyn ask to daniel who didn't waste anytime chugging a bottle of water.

"fucking terrible, my mouths dry as hell." he stated in between breaths.

i give him a frown.
"i'm not mad." he says towards me. "just disappointed."

"but," corbyn butted in. "you're you and we're we. do whatever you want."

"i guess." daniel shrugs pulling out a chair. "but friends should be able to give you a guide." , "and my advice to you is to get rid of him, zoey.. for good."

"you don't know him like i do though." i stated almost defensively, but apart of me felt dead inside.

"i think i know him more than you do, zoey." daniel mumbled rubbing his sore neck.

"he won't stop buzzing you, zoey. and maybe he's worried, but something tells me he's more than that."
there's the same quiet as before. then the door bell rings.

"i can go get it." corbyn offered leaving the silence in the hands of daniel and i.
me and daniel weren't always good to each other. but neither were we at each other's throats daily. i thank him for stepping forward with pollen, but i can't help it but to know pollens ways. he's a major sob. he breaks down when things get tough and to be fair i think that's why him and his father are always in a disagreement. he doesn't intend to hurt anyone, he only defends his own position and the people he cares about.

"what the fuck," a voice hisses and it was later released that it was jack hush whispering to corbyn.

"don't." corbyn dared say.

"no, dude. i'm telling."

i furrow my eyebrows in concern at the sudden bickering. but at this point it felt normal.
"whats wrong?" i turn back to daniel who only shrugged in confusion.
we both got up, eyeing the front door with suspicions.
there was loud arguing of some sort and only then had i realized it was pollen. scuffed up but relatively dapper. his face had remorse but anger, his cheeks flowing with hot blood. his hair was well pressed, and his clothes were fresher than most times. he wore a tuxedo. dress shoes. and drove up here in one of his cleanest cars.

"p-pollen?"
daniel grabs my wrist.

"they seem to be in a disagreement, zoey do you really wanna seize middle ground?"

corbyn rushes inside the door, looking at the two of us as if he'd caught us being nosy. we weren't hiding it.

"zoey you have to go— like hide somewhere." he mumbles fumbling to find his phone. we follow as he goes through the living room, flipping pillows and anything else necessary. "he's flipping out and jack's not there to lighten the mood." he sighs as he finds his phone.

"pollen's not here to hurt anyone, corbyn." i defend, scoffing in disbelief.

he arches his eyebrows. something corbyn never does.
"you wanna tell me something else about him?" he questions with annoyance. "because the way i see it is that he's fucking insane and your defending his position, when all we've ever done is help."

all he's ever done was help.

N O T E ;
for the sake of a good chapter let me sacrifice Zoey's good personality.

HELLOOO everyone!!!
I know this was a very short chapter BUT I do have plans to post Saturday and maybeeee Sunday if my life will allow me.

But I will be posting tomorrow so stay tuned for a longer chapter!
Also! MHBTW might be tomorrow!

See you all later!

Love youz babes✨!