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NOVEMBER 22, 2019
IMESSAGE
BRANDON
hey(:
READ, 12:37pm
• • •
brandon frowns down at his phone, swiping out of the conversation and turning the device off.
"what's the fuss about?" edwin asks, looking up from his phone. brandon glances at him, taking a second to mentally question how the hell he always knew when something is wrong.
"nothing." he murmurs in response, a mixture of both annoyance and curiousness laced with his mumbled words.
"nah, tell me." he insists, sitting up from his lazy position on the bed, "is it about that girl?"
brandon caves in, "she left me on read."
edwin's concerned expression eventually disappears, and instead replaced with a smirk, followed by a laugh. "you serious?"
narrowing his eyes at his friend, brandon crosses his arms. "alright, don't even say anything."
"what? not used to girls leaving you on read, brandon?"
"i said not to say anything." he huffs at the taunt, shaking his head as he stands. "then you wonder why i don't tell you things."
"stop overthinking everything!" edwin calls as brandon makes his way to his own bedroom. "watch, she'll text soon."
• • •
three days later . . .
november 25, 2019
IMESSAGE
ADELE
hi
ADELE
sorry for not responding
the other day
ADELE
shit sorry. i forgot
it's almost 3am for you
BRANDON
i'm awake dw
ADELE
oh alright
ADELE
i didn't mean to leave you
on read or anything/: i was just
doing something and
like made a mental note to text
back and... i completely
forgot
BRANDON
hey don't worry about
it
BRANDON
how are you
ADELE
could be better but
getting thru it :)
ADELE
you?
BRANDON
what's wrong?
ADELE
it's nothing!!
BRANDON
😐
ADELE
really😭
BRANDON
you can tell me
ADELE
don't wanna drop any baggage
on you ... plus it's like 3am
BRANDON
it's completely
fine. i'm ready
BRANDON
it won't b baggage
just a well deserved
vent session
ADELE
alright :(
ADELE
here we go
ADELE
.....
ADELE
last chance to decline it !
BRANDON
adele
ADELE
sigh
ADELE
long story short: my parents
have been battling divorce
for almost
a few years now. my dad
sort of already found a girlfriend
who he had proposed to a
few months later (idfk).
she cheated on him though so :/
ADELE
it's been hard for my mother so naturally she found herself in drugs. i've been trying to go back & forth helping her out and making sure she's stable
ADELE
& i hate to make it about
myself but this is all very
draining. just wish i had
some help
BRANDON
i'm sorry :(
are you an only child?
ADELE
nope! i have a wonderful
brother who hates me
BRANDON
and he won't even help
out your family at
a time like this?
ADELE
of course not because
he is an absolute idiot
ADELE
and he packed up all of
his shit and moved
to the states lol
BRANDON
where does he live
ADELE
👁👁
ADELE
why
BRANDON
i wanna know
ADELE
he lives in california :/
don't go hunt him down though
BRANDON
well now i know what i'm
doing tomorrow
ADELE
you're hilarious
ADELE
(don't actually do it pls i beg)
BRANDON
🕵🏻♂️
BRANDON
but is that all? hopefully
ADELE
lol i wish
ADELE
that's just family problems.
my career is a whole other
problem
BRANDON
why?
ADELE
probably one of the shittiest
situations in the industry;;
get a boyfriend for publicity
to hopefully boost my sales
ADELE
i've never been a fan of those
stunts :/ it doesn't feel right
BRANDON
is he giving you a choice?
ADELE
yeahh not exactly
ADELE
not sure who it'll be but
i'm just hoping he's
not an asshole
BRANDON
that's horrible
BRANDON
you don't deserve this
ADELE
it's happening either way ..
guess there's no point in dwelling
on whether i deserve it or not
BRANDON
it maintains your knowledge
of your worth.
BRANDON
but please talk to me
whenever you need to get
something off of your
chest like this ..
definitely there for you
always
ADELE
this is sweet thank you❤️
ADELE
now enough with the sad shit