Submitted to: Contest #306

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Written in response to: "Tell a story with a series of emails, calls, and/or text messages."

Drama Friendship Suspense

1:03 a.m.

Claire: is it true what I just heard?

Louie: huh?

Claire: what they're saying u did

Louie: idk what ur talking about

Claire: not doing this

Louie: good

Claire: …good?!?

Louie: don’t wanna talk to u anyway

Claire: too bad

Louie: shut your mouth

Claire: i’m the only one still on ur side

Louie: SHUT. UP. NOW.

Claire: i’m trying to HELP you

Louie: don’t. i don’t want ur help

Louie: don’t need anyone

Claire: wtf

Louie: fr

Claire: stop

Louie: u think i do, but i don’t

Claire: answer the question

Louie: go fkn screw urself

— Claire disliked a message —

Louie: dead serious

Claire: me too

Louie: 😂

Claire: wtf is funny

Louie: u think i did it

Louie: some sister u are

Claire: did u hurt that girl?

Louie: don’t

Claire: did u

Louie: i’d NEVER hurt her

Claire: was she just another hookup?

Louie: stop

Claire: WAS she?

Louie: blocking u

Claire: i’m ur SISTER

Louie: u think i care???

Claire: i’ll fly down there

Louie: my lawyer says i’ll prob be in jail by tuesday so have fun

Claire: that’s TOMORROW

Louie: it’s 1am

Claire: exactly.

Louie: who told u anyway?

Claire: someone worried abt u

Louie: joe?

Claire: maybe

Louie: imma kill him. I’m gonna really kill him.

1:10 a.m.

Claire: did u do it?

Louie: no

Louie: hurts that u think i did

Claire: her parents said u picked her up

Claire: before they found her bleeding out

Louie: we fought

Louie: not like that

Louie: we were at a bar, she threw her heel at my head n stormed off

Louie: idk who hurt her

Louie: but if i find out, i’ll end that mf

Claire: is she awake?

Louie: no, she’s not awake. Of course she’s not awake.

Claire: is she gonna…

Louie: wake up?

Claire: yeah…

Louie: idk

Louie: going to sleep

Claire: louie

Claire: LOUIE don’t—

*Missed call*

*Missed call*

*Missed call*

1:18 a.m.

Louie: i’m serious

Louie: stop

Claire: so am i

Louie: what do u want from me?

Claire: is she gonna make it

Louie: they don’t know. it’s bad

Claire: i’m sorry

Louie: why?

Claire: u sound like u really loved her

Louie: i can’t do this

Claire: did u tell the cops it wasn’t u?

Louie: YES

Louie: they don’t believe me

Louie: last thing she texted was “with louie”

Louie: some guy said he saw us in my car

Louie: i chased her when she left

Louie: bar people saw

Louie: now EVERYONE thinks it was me

Claire: i believe u

Louie: thx… doesn’t help

Claire: i’m flying out. we’ll figure this out

Louie: if she wakes up, she’ll tell em

Louie: if she doesn’t…

Claire: what?

Louie: idc what happens to me. I really don’t.

Claire: WTF?!?

Louie: i wanna sleep. That’s what I wanna do.

Claire: don’t shut me out

Louie: I’m not trying to

Clarie: then talk to me about this!!

Louie: I’m tired

Clarie: so am I… but I’m still here.

1:27 a.m.

Claire: louie… u been w/ a ton of girls

Louie: she’s not like them

Claire: what do you mean?

Louie: she’s different

Claire: how long?

Louie: 3 months

Claire: ur serious?

Louie: she’s good

Louie: like, actually good

Claire: how’d she end up w/ u then lol

Louie: no clue

Claire: u love her

Louie: if she dies i’m done

Louie: u don’t get it

Claire: we’ll fix it

Louie: i was drunk

Louie: called her something awful

Louie: that’s why she walked

Claire: oh

Louie: hate myself

Louie: feels like it’s my fault anyway

Claire: What’d u call her?

Louie: doesn’t matter

Claire: maybe it does

Louie: i can’t take it back

1:36 a.m.

Claire: i’m calling joe

Louie: i’ll throw him off the balcony

Claire: already texting him.

Louie: i wanna be alone. What part of that do u not get??

Claire: u don’t get to be alone

Louie: says who

Claire: ur big sis 😒 that’s who

Louie: i’m kinda…

Claire: ?

Louie: drunk

Claire: how much?

Louie: bottle… maybe 2

Claire: 🙃

Louie: shut up

Claire: joe’s on his way

Louie: i loved her

Claire: i know

Claire: hang in there

Louie: FOR WHAT

Claire: for HER

1:40 a.m.

Louie: her parents hate me

Louie: i hate me

Claire: stop drinking

Louie: nah

Claire: is it helping?

Louie: :) yeah

Claire: louie.

Louie: leave me alone

Claire: nope 😊

Louie: why don’t u just go away

Claire: bc i love u, idiot

Louie: why

Claire: no idea

Louie: u woulda liked her

Louie: she was like u

Louie: but nice

Claire: gee thx 😂

Louie: np

1:47 a.m.

Claire: gimme ur lawyer’s number

Louie: ask joe. he knows the prick

Claire: the prick?

Louie: he’s rich

Louie: super nice

Louie: makes me sick tbh

Claire: lol

Louie: joe sucks

Louie: imma strangle him

Claire: joe loves u like a brother

Louie: i’m gonna punch him

Claire: LOUIS 😡

Louie: i freakin

Louie: love that guy

Louie: he’s all i got

Claire: u got me too

Louie: i already ruined ur life just by being born

Claire: don’t u dare say that

Louie: it’s true

Claire: it NEVER was

Louie: mom & dad dipped

Louie: u gave up everything

Louie: and look how i turned out

Claire: go lie down

Claire: joe’s almost there

Louie: i hate joe

Claire: no u don’t

Louie: i wish i did

Claire: please

Louie: everyone i love leaves

Louie: i’m cursed

Claire: better to love and lose

Claire: than to never know love at all

Louie: where’s that from

Claire: idk

Claire: just popped in my head

Louie: sounds dumb

Claire: maybe

Claire: still true tho

1:53 a.m.

Louie: joe’s banging on the door

Louie: suing him for paint damage

Claire: go

Louie: hey

Claire: yeah?

Louie: i… care about u

Claire: lol. i know

Louie: like… i might love u

Claire: i love u too

Louie: ur my family

Claire: forever

(Last message read at 1:54 a.m.)

Posted Jun 13, 2025
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Mary Bendickson
03:02 Jun 14, 2025

Serious stuff told quickly.

Thanks for liking 'Recipe for WOW...'

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C.N. Jung
21:47 Jun 14, 2025

Thanks for reading my story! 🙂

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