"So isaaaaaa" Izzy taunted. It was the day after the mall thing and my bruise hurt more than ever. I'm sure peggy felt the same way about her phone-shaped bruise on her shoulder. After I got a hold of her phone things got... messy.

I rolled my eyes. "Izzzzzzzzzzyyyyy" I copied.

"How are you and Noah???" My heart dropped. Peggy and I were the only ones that knew abo  the whole oliva thing and there was what I thought was an unspoken vow of silence. I glared at Peggy and she held her hands up.

I opened my mouth to make an excuse when Izzy cut me off by shoving her phone in my face. It had the picture of Noah and I sitting on the bench at the mall. The same picture I had made Peggy delete and remove from recently deleted.

I turned toward Peggy and held up 3 fingers. Her eyes widened as she ran to lick herself in the bathroom. I wasn't phased. I would break down a door if I had to...
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About a half an hour later, we were all laying on the floor laughing. Peggy has his in the closet and I of course found her and now she had a fat lip and I had a bloody nose.

I love my friends

We explained to Katie and Izzy what had happened careful not to mention Olivia. They all nodded and we decided to open secret Santa gifts.

Katie has gotten Izzy and she got her a really cute shirt and a pair of princess heels.

It must've been an inside joke because she laughed for a solid minute.

Next was Katie's which I got. She pulled out the leggings and outfit and said she loved it. When she pulled out the brownie mix she hugged it to her chest. I guess she liked it.

Next Izzy had gotten Peggy and got her earrings and a pair of heels that I would FOR SURE be 'borrowing'.

Last and least was meeee. As I suspected, Peggy got me and I was surprised by what she got me. We had already exchanged gifts but she still didn't fail to deliver. She got me a really cute outfit and beautiful earings.

I loved it so much!!
We all hugged and went downstairs to make the brownies.

>•<

After finishing the whole batch of brownies, 2 Disney movies, 3 seasons of the office, and act 2 of the Hamilton bootleg, Izzy and I carried Peggy and Katie upstairs. I layer Peggy on the bay window. Izzy put Katie on my bed then lates next to her and fell asleep. I was the only one up.

I decided to try to finish watching the bootleg so I sat outside on the tree branch connecting Peggy and I's window.

"Who lives who dies who tells your story..." I sobbed into my- fine PEGGY'S sweatshirt.

"again" I faintly whispered to no one in particular.

"Dun dududu dun doo doo doo-" my excitement continued until Peggy leg out a squeak.

I spun around to see her hanging from a branch and she had both arms and one foot on the branch. I helped her up and pulled her into a hug. I couldn't imagine what would happen if I lost her.

We sat there, under a blanket against the tree trunk and looked at the sunrise. It was so beautiful. I looked at Peggy to see if she was asleep yet. She was looking at me.

We sat up and looked at each other.
"Let's do the handshake we did as kids!!" She said excitedly. I nodded eagerly and hooked pinkies.

"Boys and girls are great but you and me are better" we chanted quietly together.
"I'll be with you even on days with really bad weather.
Me and you, you and me, birds of a feather
Even when our hair is grey and we wear purple leather
Me and you, you and me, we'll always be together"

I had never noticed how sweet that was. I didn't realize when I started crying or when my best friend pulled me into a comfortable hug. It was the type of hug that stretches your muscles and would be a bone crushing hug but both of you are putting in the same amount of force. It was me and Peggy's hug.

We pulled out of the hug and realized her eyes were watering too. "Happy tears?" Peggy asked sniffling.

"Happy tears." I repeated. I suddenly didn't care about school or Noah or Amy or Izzy or Katie or where we were or how early in the morning it was or how we got no sleep yet again.  I was home. I was with my favorite person.

I was with Peggy.

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This might have been the fluffiest chapter I've ever written but my eyes even started watering while writing that friendship poem. Tag someone who makes you feel that way in the comments.

Short chapter today but shut up I'm still crying. I'm gonna write my next chapter right now.

If y'all have someone in your life who makes you feel this way; platonic romance, then never let them go. When you let those people go, you loose a part of yourself.

Thanks for the support and don't forget about fan art and shit. <3 love you all so much.

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