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Carly: so i might have done something stupid


Raquel: What else is new?


Carly: shut up! 

Carly: anyway it affects our plans for 2nite

Carly: as in i’m grounded

Carly: and our plans are canceled


Raquel: You’re grounded? What are you, twelve?


Carly: u kno my stepdad

Carly: u kno what he’s like


Raquel: Fair point. So, what did you do to piss him off this time?


Carly: NOTHING!

Carly: i mean

Carly: nothing that bad

Carly: my real dad wouldn’t care


Raquel: Carly. What did you do.


Carly: god u sound like my mom

Carly: i just borrowed his car

Carly: for like 20 min


Raquel: And?


Carly: and maybe i smoked in it a little


Raquel: Ah.

Raquel: Well, you know he does love that car more than he loves you.


Carly: true

Carly: also ew no he doesn’t love me at all

Carly: he loves my mom

Carly: which, also ew


Raquel: Whatever. So, you can’t come to the party tonight?


Carly: i can’t even eat dinner

Carly: which is whatever cuz i got chips in my room

Carly: but still

Carly: hes a fascist


Raquel: Well, I’m glad you won’t starve.


Carly: r u gonna go?


Raquel: To the party? I mean, I did help plan it. 

Raquel: The others will expect me to be there. Help set up. All of that.


Carly: oh

Carly: yeh

Carly: well…

Carly: …

Carly: ……………..


Raquel: Carly.


Carly: ……………………………..

Carly: have fun i guess


Raquel: Carly…


Carly: without me


Raquel: Why are you like this?


Carly: gettin drunk…

Carly: dancin…

Carly: havin fun...

Carly: with your other friends…

Carly: and not me...


Raquel: You know you’re my favorite, though.


Carly: damn right i am


Raquel: But what do you expect me to do? Your step-dad’s got you on lockdown.


Carly: true

Carly: i guess i just want u 2 b lonely bc ill b lonely 

Carly: but that’s not fair 2 u


Raquel: FWIW, it won’t be as much fun without you.


Carly: rly?

Carly: ur not just sayin that?


Raquel: Really. You’re my best friend.


Carly: yeh

Carly: rite

Carly: ur best friend


Raquel: I can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic or not.


Carly: not being sarcastic

Carly: just weird

Carly: idk


Raquel: You don’t think you’re my best friend?


Carly: no no no

Carly: just

Carly: ur so popular


Raquel: So?


Carly: so u have lots of friends

Carly: most rn’t losers like me

Carly: (dont tell them i said that tho)

Carly: (cuz theyr jerks)


Raquel: You’re not a loser, Carly.


Carly: pfft sure ok

Carly: tell that to my stepdad

Carly: n all our teachers

Carly: n all my friends other than u

Carly: o wait!

Carly: ur my only friend


Raquel: You so have other friends.


Carly: not like u tho

Carly: ur special


Raquel: You’re special, too.


Carly: not like u

Carly: ur like

Carly: rly special

Carly: rly rly rly special


Raquel: Believe it or not, you’re really, really, really special, too.


Carly: nbdy thinks so

Carly: evrybdy thinks im trash

Carly: except 4 u


Raquel: Then everybody’s an idiot except for me, what can I say?


Carly: i mean

Carly: true

Carly: 4 sure

Carly: but…

Carly: maybe im also just not special


Raquel: Carly…

Raquel: I don’t want to sound like your mom or whatever, but have you been taking your pills?


Carly: yeh


Raquel: Good.


Carly: but still tho

Carly: theyr just pills

Carly: not a miracle

Carly: mite make me less depressed n stuff

Carly: but wont make me not a loser


Raquel: You’re not a loser!

Raquel: I hate when you talk about yourself like that!


Carly: r u mad at me?


Raquel: No. Of course not.


Carly: o good

Carly: bc i love u

Carly: i dnt want u 2 b mad at me

Carly: crap

Carly: i mean


Raquel: Carly?


Carly: nonononono

Carly: i didnt mean that

Carly: not like that

Carly: i mean

Carly: i love u

Carly: but like

Carly: not

Carly: u kno

Carly: the gay way


Raquel: Are you okay?


Carly: totally fine

Carly: no prob

Carly: evrything ok

Carly: not gay


Raquel: It’s okay if you are, you know.


Carly: no i

Carly: idk

Carly: i didnt mean to say that

Carly: pls dont be mad?


Raquel: Why would I be mad right now?


Carly: bc


Raquel: Because…?


Carly: bc im an idiot


Raquel: Carly.


Carly: bc maybe i do mean it?


Raquel: Wait, really?


Carly: crap

Carly: ok

Carly: this is not how i wanted 2 do this


Raquel: You love me?


Carly: idk

Carly: yes?

Carly: but not if u dont want me 2

Carly: i acn stop i swear

Carly: *can

Carly: its just ur so…

Carly: good

Carly: and beautiful

Carly: and perfect

Carly: u make me laugh every day

Carly: ur the only person who gets me

Carly: like, AT ALL

Carly: u dont get mad at me wen i do dumb stuff

Carly: uve got the best smile n it makes me feel warm inside

Carly: ur the only person who makes living in this town bearable

Carly: i would srsly run away if it werent 4 u

Carly: n wen i look at u sometimes all i can think abt is, like…

Carly: wat if i held ur hand?

Carly: wat if i kissed u?

Carly: crap

Carly: Raquel?

Carly: Raquel?

Carly: Raquel?

Carly: o no no no

Carly: dude its a joke ok?

Carly: like ha ha got u totally not gay 4 u

Carly: Raquel?

Carly: pls answer me?

Carly: ur srsly freakin me out now

Carly: pls talk 2 me

Carly: ill stop sayin weird gay stuff i swear just talk 2 me


Raquel: Dude, chill.


Carly: o thank god

Carly: im so so sosososo sorry abt all that

Carly: srsly i was just bein weird dnt worry about it


Raquel: Relax!

Raquel: And come to your window already.


Carly: wtf? y?


Raquel: I’ve been throwing stones at your window for the last three minutes! Couldn’t you hear it?


Carly: U WUT

Carly: no i cant hear nuthin ovr my panic attack


Raquel: Aw, poor baby.

Raquel: Take a deep breath…

Raquel: ...And come let me in. It’s cold out here.

March 25, 2020 17:21

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