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THE IPHONE CLATTERS to the tiled floor in the kitchen, somehow not smashing the screen from the angle it had been dropped on. A shriek that can only be defined as ear-shattering leaves the slightly chapped lips of Hayley O'Brien. "Oh, come on, I don't want another noise complaint," Olivia calls out in annoyance as she trudges toward the commotion. Her eyes widen in surprise finding her best friend standing in the centre of their shared kitchen, her hands mid-air after having dropped her phone. "Bloody hell, what happened?"

Hayley knows her friend is suddenly beside her, but she barely acknowledges her. "Phone," she whispers faintly, her eyes glued onto the device laying by her feet covered in green fuzzy socks.

Olivia's eyebrows furrow in confusion, and she has to step closer to get a better understanding of what had just been uttered to her. "Sorry?"

"Phone," Hayley repeats, just as quiet as the first time.

Following the instructions, Liv picks up the phone from the ground and glances over to her friend who isn't giving her anything. She sighs as soon as she looks at the screen. "Ah." She stifles her chuckle. "What does it say this time?"

Hayley finally snaps out of her dazed state of shock, and runs a hand through her slightly tangled brown locks of hair.  Leaning her back against the counter, she nervously swallows. "Just start reading about... half way into the article."

As Olivia nods with furrowed brows still, Hayley rolls her eyes at the loud thuds of furniture being chucked around upstairs. Seconds later, Dylan has run down the stairs in a flurry, appearing in front of the two girls with flushed cheeks. "Who died? I was on the Xbox with Tyler and I heard someone scream."

"Here," Liv tells him in amusement, handing the phone over. "Read."

Hayley gnaws on her bottom lip, slowly chewing away the loose skin as she waits for a reaction. "So, what do you think?"

Dylan shoves her phone back and throws his hands up into the air in exasperation. "That's why you screamed? Because of something said in a fucking article? Hayley, I thought someone stabbed you."

"Stabbed me? No, never-mind... It's important! Maybe even more important than if I was stabbed." The brunette huffs a sigh at the blank look she gets from her brother, and the more understanding one from her friend who is struggling to contain her beaming smile. "This is a big fucking deal! Billie Eilish admitted she likes my music! Like, there's actual fucking proof!"

The older O'Brien chuckles and pats his sister on the shoulder, giving her a sympathetic look before he walks off to finish whatever he was doing upstairs. "Hay, I was finally beating that shithead. Finally. Scream when she texts you instead."

Hayley blinks as he walks back up the stairs, her face fallen in surprise. Her head slowly turns toward Liv who is now widely grinning, and she gestures back down to the Vanity Fair article pulled up on her phone. "It's a big deal, right?"

An ecstatic squeal is her response. "Yes! Oh, my God! It's a huge fucking deal, Hayley!" The blonde quickly jumps forward to wrap her arms around the waist of her best friend, who still remains slow to respond from the aftershock. "Babe, we know she has posters of you in her fucking bedroom!"

Hayley's lips curl up into a grin as she feels her heart thump faster in her chest. "Yeah, she does." The two women begin to jump up and down whilst remaining in their hug, one being in a state of overwhelm and joy, and the other reciprocating those feelings for her friend. "She said she would want to-"

A loud, urgent knock at the front door interrupts their cheerful conversation. Hayley's lips purse and her eyes narrow as she watches Olivia's smile drop. "Hay, if that's Heather, I swear I will confiscate all devices with the internet in this house."

She feels like she's being threatened by her mom and dad. Not a good feeling. So, Hayley trails quietly behind as Olivia opens the door, revealing a scowling woman who has been their neighbour ever since they had moved in six months ago.

Look, it's not like the girls hate Heather Collins. She's actually not too bad. What the problem is, is that Heather didn't seem to realise that the two tenants moving into the house next door to her were not only fairly famous musicians, but they would constantly be creating some sort of racket (even into the middle of the night). It's safe to say she doesn't love them.

Liv nervously smiles at the woman, her red painted fingernails tapping on the wood of the door. "Mrs Collins, lovely to see you. We are so sorry about the disturbance, I promise it won't happen again."

Heather narrows her eyes at Hayley who has made her way up to stand beside the blonde, and she scoffs. "I thought your cat had died based on that shriek."

"No, thankfully not."

"Last chance, you two," she threatens with a low tone. "I ain't a patient woman."

Hayley snorts. "No, shit."

Before they can be berated once again with harsh comments, Olivia slams the door in the face of Heather and finally sighs as she flicks the lock. "Fuck, you really enjoy pissing her off, huh?"

"Oh, yeah, I thought that was a given," Hayley retorts with a grin. She giggles at the groan Olivia makes, and shuffles her way back into the kitchen to continue reading the article considering she had only gotten half way before that happened.

Dylan spins around from the fridge at the sound of laughter and footsteps, and holds his hand out to Olivia expectantly. Hayley's eyebrows furrow in confusion when the female scowls at him and wanders over to the couch. "What are you..." Her eyes widen when a twenty dollar bill is slapped into her brother's hand. Then, it clicks. "Hold on, you bet that I would be the next one to get us a noise complaint?"

"Yes," the man answers instantly. "I need the money. Only fair I make some sort of profit out of your life."

Hayley shakes her head in disbelief as her eyes flick between the two. "I... Okay, that's fair. Make the most of the situation."

"Of course you support this," Liv grumbles in annoyance, her eyes still glued onto the bill that Dylan has dangling in between his fingers. "I hate you. I hate you both."

"Shouldn't have bet on it, then," he calls out teasingly as he walks away, the money held high into the air. After he disappears around the corner, Hayley giggles when he returns running back to her, quickly hugging her and lifting her off the floor. "Couldn't pretend any more, it was too hard. Bug, this is insane! I mean, she likes you, she likes your music, she wants to meet you, she wants to sing with you, she wants-"

"Okay," Hayley cuts off with another laugh. "She didn't say half of those things, Dyl."

"Not the point," Liv counters, her voice muffled by the cookie she's just shoved into her mouth.

"It's Billie fucking Eilish."

"Fuck yeah, it is. And she likes your shit."

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𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐭: 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐬𝐬 (𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐲)

┌──── · 。ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ────┐

child - 𝐇𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐎'𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧
hoe - 𝐃𝐲𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐎'𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧
poser 🕺🏻 - 𝐓𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐲
shellfish 🦞 - 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐇𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐠
achoo - 𝐀𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐨
sparkles ✨ - 𝐂𝐫𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐞𝐝
superman - 𝐓𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐧
holly - 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐧
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poser 🕺🏻
how long do we reckon till hay is here

shellfish 🦞
few mins give or take

sparkles ✨
she's probably freaking the fuck out

achoo
for good reason

hoe
yep she screamed
i think she fainted
cause it's suddenly quiet
not sure

superman
are you living with them again?

hoe
nah just visiting

holly
did everyone see billie's instagram???

poser 🕺🏻
yep that's why we're gossiping
blonde has to stay for sure
her best look so far

holly
wait
how are we all here BEFORE hayley?

superman
that's what we're all wondering

hoe
she's just having a brief life crisis

achoo
mood

shellfish 🦞
the definition of brb

child
i'm alive

hoe
aw
greetings sister
i thought you were gone for good

child
what i hope for you every time i wake up

sparkles ✨
damn

strawberry 🍓
jesus
are you always this violent to each other

hoe
yes

child
always

poser 🕺🏻
definitely

sparkles ✨
yep

holly
oh yeah it worries me sometimes

achoo
it's terrible

superman
they're brutal

hoe
alright go on
we're all waiting

strawberry 🍓
for...

child
AHHHHHHHSJHSJQOQAKAHGSJDHF

shellfish 🦞
there's my girl

child
LIKE HOLY FUCK
I KNEW THE GRAMMYS WERE FAKE
I FUCKING KNEW IT

superman
????

shellfish 🦞
green roots were a wig at the grammys
get your shit together tyler

superman
oh

child
she's gonna be my cause of death

holly
we already knew that sweetheart

hoe
ok hayley what's wrong now
that's the third scream today
istg if you've actually been stabbed
i'm done

sparkles ✨
just go downstairs?

hoe
but b99 will miss me
priorities crystal come on

strawberry 🍓
yEaH cRyStAl

hoe
dylan shut up

strawberry 🍓
AHAHA
you just told yourself to shut up

poser 🕺🏻
literal children istg

child
sorry i'm back

holly
don't keep us waiting

poser 🕺🏻
GIVE US THE GOSS BITCH

child
i
she
followed me

superman
who did

shellfish 🦞
BILLIE DUMBASS

child
yeah

hoe
shit
THIS is an emergency
k i'm coming down bug

sparkles ✨
update:
she's the ONLY person billie's following

achoo
wtf

holly
seriously

strawberry 🍓
I SHIP
GAY
🌈 🌈🌈

superman
dude

hoe
don't encourage it

child
oh my god
she's following me
she's FOLLOWIJG ME

poser 🕺🏻
*following

sparkles ✨
read the room

poser 🕺🏻
right sorry

child
she actually knows who i am

hoe
ok problem here

shellfish 🦞

achoo
on a scale of 1-10??
10 being life threatening

hoe
10 i think
if someone faints
do i take them to the hospital

strawberry 🍓
wait that's actually a good question

achoo
dylan
is she ok

hoe
OBVIOUSLY NOT
IDK
HOW THE FUCK AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW

poser 🕺🏻
where's liv

hoe
out
fuck
what do i do

shellfish 🦞
wait till she wakes back up
then scare the shit out of her

sparkles ✨
NO
dylan do not do that

holly
definitely don't do that

superman
it's been 10 minutes...

shellfish 🦞
🤷🏻‍♀️
his silence speaks louder than words

𝘏𝘪 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘴!!!

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