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Elena C🤍 ✓⃝ 16 minutes ago
Bout to go out w char charrrrr
🎵 - São Paulo - The Weeknd 

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Charolette 💄✓⃝
HEHE ITS GONNA BE SO FUN
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YAAYYAAYA

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NO WAY SHES ONLY 17

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YOUR SO PRETTY

Alex A ✓⃝
have fun bitches
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Thanks ho

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Aaron C ✓⃝
I'm coming to !😁
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Elena C🤍✓⃝
Stfu 😁

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SHE LOOKS SO PRETTY

The fairgrounds buzzed with energy—bright lights blinking, music blaring from the rides, and the smell of fried food wafting through the air. Elena, Charolette, and Aaron wandered through the crowd, laughing as they debated what to do next.

"I'm starving," Aaron announced, rubbing his hands together as they passed a food truck. "What do you guys want? I'm getting a burger."

"Fries," Elena said, glancing at the menu.

"A milkshake," Charolette added.

Aaron nodded. "Got it. I'll be back in a bit. Don't wander off."

As Aaron disappeared into the line, Charolette turned to Elena, her brow furrowed. "You've been off tonight."

Elena blinked, startled by the comment. "What? No, I haven't."

"You have," Charolette insisted, crossing her arms. "You've barely laughed at any of Aaron's terrible jokes, which is saying something."

Elena hesitated, looking away as they walked toward a nearby bench. "It's nothing."

Charolette gave her a knowing look, sitting down. "Elena."

Elena sighed, slumping into the seat beside her. "It's just... Mason. He canceled on Aaron to hang out with his new co-star, and it's been bothering me more than it should."

Charolette's eyebrows shot up. "McKenna Grace?"

"Yeah," Elena muttered, fidgeting with the hem of her sweater. "I mean, he can't just blow us off for her. I get that they're co-stars, but—"

She stopped mid-sentence, realizing how much she was saying.

Charolette's lips curled into a sly smile. "I was right all along."

Elena groaned, burying her face in her hands. "No, you weren't."

"Yes, I was," Charolette said smugly. "Back when you were filming The Black Phone, I said you had a crush on Mason, and you denied it over and over. But look at you now."

Elena groaned again, dropping her hands. "I don't know if I do."

Charolette blinked, surprised. "What?"

"I don't know," Elena repeated, her voice softer now. "Sometimes I think I do, but it's confusing. I've never felt like this before. The only time I've ever felt this way has been for fictional characters, but this... this is real."

Charolette's expression softened, her teasing tone replaced with something gentler. "Elena, that's normal. It's not always easy to figure out how you feel about someone, especially when they're, you know... Mason."

Elena gave her a weak smile. "I guess."

Before Charolette could say anything more, Aaron returned with a tray of food, balancing their orders. "What did I miss?"

"Nothing," Elena said quickly, grabbing her fries.

"Absolutely nothing," Charolette echoed, smirking as she took her milkshake.

Aaron gave them a suspicious look but didn't press. As they ate, Charolette shot Elena a few knowing glances, but she didn't push further. Elena tried to focus on her food and the lively fair around them, but her thoughts kept circling back to Mason.

Maybe Charolette was right—maybe it wasn't so confusing after all.

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