True//Billie Eilish//

23

And so came the morning we were both dreading. As we enter the airport to say one final goodbye. Billie had a deadly grip around my body as she silently cried against my shoulder. My grip was no different as I tried my best not to break down in front of everyone in the airport.

"Please dont go" Billie croaks and my heart breaks even harder. "I dont want to but you know I have to" I say, my voice breaking in every word. We pull away and I kick at the ground. Claudia comes over to hug me and I hold her tight and sigh. "I'll see you soon alright" she says and pulls away.

Finneas is next with one of his warm brotherly hugs and he kisses the top of my head. "Goodbye Lizzie" he says and I playfully roll my eyes. Once he's pulled away Billie rams right back into me and holds me again. "I love you" I say and she looks at me. "I love you too Liz" she says and leans in.

We pull away and I take a deep breath in before grabbing my suitcase and saying my final goodbyes. I start to walk to my gate and thats when the tears flow down my face. I didnt want to go home at all but I knew I had too. I board the plane and screw my eyes shut as the tears continue falling.

The plane takes off and I wipe at my eyes. "You'll see her again" I whisper to myself and sigh before closing my eyes.

The plane lands back in LA as I open my eyes and I trudge my way off the plane. Riley runs over to me and pulls me in for a hug and I just stand there. "Happy late birthday" she says and I sigh. "Thanks."

"Hey she's gonna be back soon alright" Riley says and I hug her back. "Yea I know I just miss her" I mumble against her shoulder. "Alright let's get this shit home and talk. I want all the tea" she says and I smile and follow after her. We arrive at a car and my eyes widen. "They fixed it" I say and run to the drivers seat of my car.

"Yup its all better now, and I promise I won't have sex in your car again" Riley says and I flip her off and get in. I start the drive back to the apartment and Riley turns the music down. "Alright I want everything" she says and I roll my eyes. "You have your own sex life so chill" I say and she scoffs.

"Kennedy is great an all but she isn't Billie fucking eilish" Riley says and I laugh. "Ok well um she asked me out the morning we got there which was cute and the second day is when we said we loved each other and she freaked the fuck out" I say and Riley smiles. "You guys are so fucking cute" she says and I roll my eyes.

"And the sex I'd rather keep to myself because she's um my girlfriend but I will tell you that she's amazing" I say and Riley scoffs. "Ugh I wanted all the fucking details" she groans and I pull into the parking lot.

We head inside and I head to my room so I can unpack. Throwing all my clothes in the hamper and putting all my hygiene products away I lay on my bed and rub my eyes. "Want me to order a pizza for tonight" Riley asks from my doorway. "Yea go ahead" I say and she walks away.

My phone goes off and I run a hand through my hair and grab it from the charger.

Billie- just landed in Texas. I love you and I miss you so fucking much.

Me- glad you got there safely baby. I love you so much and I miss you too.

Billie send back a heart emoji and I put my phone down. Besides the constant follows on Instagram or the new subscription alerts on my phone nothing was really interesting.

A knock on the door goes off and I get up and walk to the living room where Riley is grabbing the pizza. I grab the soda and we pay the guy before setting it on the table. We open up the beautiful pineapple pizza and put them on some paper plates.

"So what's Colorado like" Riley asks as I scroll through my phone. "Its beautiful out there. It was like the perfect weather and everyone is so nice" I say and take a bite of my pizza. "And how was the flight" she asks and I groan and drop my pizza on the plate.

"The way there I was stuck in a middle seat with a snoring lady and on the way back I was next to the restroom" I say and Riley's face scrunches up. I open my emails and take a sip of my soda before spitting it out and coughing.

"Shit what's wrong" Riley asks and pats my back. I clear my throat and gulp a water down before taking a deep breath in. "I just got four hundred dollars wired to my bank account" I say and Riley's eyes widen. "Wait what. Why" she asks an I read the email.

"For YouTube. If you get a certain amount of views I guess you get paid" I say and close my phone. "Thats awesome. You won't even have to get a job" Riley says and I laugh. "Who knows, anyways let's clean up we have school tomorrow" I say and start throwing my trash away.