i decide to wait a day before contacting aubrey again. so, the next morning, i finally take her contact off of do not disturb and look at how many calls and texts she sent me over the past few days.
aubrey
september 10th
(3:09 pm) i had a lot of fun with you + tommy
and tubbo today! i hope we can talk again
soon :)
september 11th
(8:11 am) good morning! how are you?
(10:54 am) just listened to your band's ep,
i love it more and more every time LMAO
(11:39 am) i was wondering if you maybe
would want to talk about possible meet-up
plans?
(1:45 pm) dude you suck at answering your
phone HAHAHA
(4:28 pm) are you okay? genuinely? i'm getting
worried :(
(9:09 pm) wilbur?
(11:53 pm) i'm going to bed now, i hope everything's
okay. i'll text you in the morning. good night wilbur :)
september 12th
(10:42 am) GOOD MORNING! i woke up late sorry
this message is so late LMAOOO
(11:01 am) i hope you're alright! how are you?
(1:27 pm) i just ate lunch at this really cute cafe,
we should definitely eat there when we meet up :D
(2:30 pm) if we ever meet up. if you ever answer
me >:(
(2:31 pm) just so we're clear that was sarcasm. i'm
not actually mad. just miss you a bit </3
(2:32 pm) no that sounded weird. just like... i really
liked talking to you a couple of days ago. i miss talking.
(4:20 pm) can we maybe talk? i can't tell if you're
avoiding me or not and just want some clarification
i guess lmao
(8:18 pm) okay i'll stop bothering you now HAHA, text
me if you want. and if you don't want to, that's okay. i
wish you the best :)
i sigh as i read through all the texts she's sent me. she was so desperate to get ahold of me and i blew her off. it makes me regret silencing her contact.
september 13th
hi aubrey, it's me :) sorry i haven't
been in contact, how are you? (7:57 am)
i honestly don't expect a response from her anytime soon, so it astonishes me when i immediately see the message bubble, indicating she's typing back.
(7:57 am) wilbur! oh my god, i've missed
you! i thought you died on me or something
LOL
my bad, i hope i didn't worry you too
much (7:57 am)
(7:58 am) it's okay! was your phone off
or..?
(7:58 am) you don't have to answer that
if it's too personal btw
something like my phone being
off, yeah (7:58 am)
(7:58 am) oh okay. cool. how are you?
i'm doing decent, how about
yourself? (7:59 am)
i wait patiently for her response. after she doesn't respond for two minutes, i start to panic. hopefully i didn't strike a nerve.
"of course she isn't doing the best after you ghosted her for days," i think to myself.
a breath of relief escapes my lips when my phone chimes again.
(8:02 am) i'm doing a lot better now that
i know you're not dead LOLLLL
yeah... sorry about that
again (8:02 am)
(8:02 am) you don't have to apologize! i
get it :D
(8:03 am) hey i'll text you later, i promised
my friend i'd get breakfast with him and i'm
already running a bit late. i really need to get
ready but i'm glad we're talking again! i missed
you :)
"him."
it's another boy.
i take a deep breath as i try not to make assumptions. of course this guy is just a friend, considering quackity lives in america and she lives in the uk, and as far as i'm aware quackity isn't in london right now. and anyway, there's no reason for me to be jealous. we're not dating. i can't control what she does or who she hangs out with.
even if i wish that boy was me.
sounds great, i'd love to catch
up with you :) have fun with your
friend! (8:04 am)
(8:04 am) i will, talk soon!
i exit out of my text messages and pull myself out of bed. if aubrey's being productive, i should be productive too.
that's what i tell myself, until i hear a ding from discord on my computer. even though i tell myself to ignore it until after breakfast, i find my legs carrying me to my desk. i open discord and see a message from... tommy?
TommyInnit: hey big wilbur
Wilbur Soot: oh no what do you want
TommyInnit: to talk to my favorite big brother in the world! duh!
Wilbur Soot: don't say that i'll cry
Wilbur Soot: and anyway. you never just want to talk. what's going on?
TommyInnit: lime llamas meet up. this weekend.
my heart stops. what did he say?
Wilbur Soot: says who?
TommyInnit: says me and tubbo i've talked to him and he wants to do it. and obviously i want to do it. and you want to see me and tubbo and aubrey. so it's settled.
TommyInnit: wait. unless you don't want to see aubrey anymore after what happened. i haven't said anything to her yet so it can just be us three if you want
i smile at his consideration. even though i'll never let him know that he made me smile.
Wilbur Soot: aubrey and i started talking again. we're doing fine. plus i talked to niki and i think hanging out with aubrey irl will help clear my head a bit
TommyInnit: that doesn't make sense. why would that clear your head?
Wilbur Soot: idk tbh. but niki said so. and she's usually not wrong.
TommyInnit: okay true. so it's settled. lime llamas meetup this weekend. are you in?
i sit back for a second while i think about it. yes, niki and i both agreed that this would help clear my head. but am i ready to do it now? i thought i would have a bit of time before meeting with aubrey.
then again. i guess there's no time like the present.
Wilbur Soot: let's do it
(A/N a little texting style based chapter... :o i don't usually do things like this, but i think they're really cool so i attempted. sorry if it sucks HAHAHAH. anyway thank you sm for reading! please vote, comment, share, and add this to your reading lists! it helps a lot and i appreciate it a ton :D i love you so much! i hope you have the best day ever! <3)