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billieeilish MY ALBUM COMES OUT TONIGHT KASKDBFIMGBAHSFNAKSJFBAK

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Today 8:01am

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ronald weasley 🥕 - 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐬
bestest friend - 𝐇𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐎'𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧

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bestest friend
HAPPY BIRTHDAYYYY
WHOOP WHOOPPPPP

ronald weasley 🥕
aw thanks kiddo

bestest friend
uh

ronald weasley 🥕
it's my thing now
just roll with it

bestest friend
... okie dokie
how old are you again?
what was it
70?

ronald weasley 🥕
haha
hilarious
anyways
are we excited

bestest friend
oh i wouldn't know
can't feel anything but anxiety

ronald weasley 🥕
ok firstly
don't drink any coffee

bestest friend
ugh but i couldn't sleep
i'm so tired 😔

ronald weasley 🥕
respectfully get over it
secondly
it's gonna be fine okay?
she's gonna love it
hayley

bestest friend
woah you never call me that

ronald weasley 🥕
😑

bestest friend
yes ok
fine
it'll be fine

ronald weasley 🥕
still ok to meet at the
house at 10??

bestest friend
yep
i'll bring ur present
what time are the spotify
people getting there

ronald weasley 🥕
dude i hate presents

bestest friend
you are a terrible liar

ronald weasley 🥕
i know 😔
and i was told 1 so they
have time to set stuff up

bestest friend
coolios
oh
is it ok if dylan and
liv come with me?

ronald weasley 🥕
yeah ofc dude
the more help we can
get the better actually
it's a big fucking house

bestest friend
we're barely using the inside

ronald weasley 🥕
ok correction *
it's a big fucking backyard

bestest friend
gotcha
see u soon 🤓

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𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐭 - 𝐮𝐧𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 ✨

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fruity bitch - 𝐇𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐎'𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧
fishing rod - 𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐨
famous person - 𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥𝐬
COMEDY - 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐲

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COMEDY
YO
are you guys there

fruity bitch
👁️👄👁️
you saw my story

COMEDY
wait
THAT'S THE HOUSE?

fruity bitch
YES???
WHERE DID YOU THINK WE WERE

COMEDY
idk
nvm
how's it going

famous person
good
we're surprisingly organised

fishing rod
i'm sorry
did you just use organised in
a sentence about you

famous person
babes honestly just fuck off

fishing rod
no you 😚

COMEDY

famous person
you're lucky i have shit to do

fruity bitch
she's literally lying on
a daybed by the pool

famous person
yeah okay fuck you too

fruity bitch
i mean

COMEDY
OH?

fishing rod
she does this all the time
it's not important

COMEDY
oh

fishing rod
hay how's it going with billie

fruity bitch
well
uh
not great
we've barely spoken

COMEDY
hold on
barely spoken today
or since it happened

fruity bitch
since it happened

COMEDY
well shit

fishing rod
aw bug i'm sorry

fruity bitch
it's ok i guess
she's just
well she's not ignoring me
but she's just not HERE yk

fishing rod
yeah ☹️

fruity bitch
and she has every right to be
pissed off at me because
i would be too

COMEDY
doesn't make it suck any less

fruity bitch
yeah

fishing rod
she's gonna forget about all
of it when she sees you tonight

COMEDY
exactly

fruity bitch
i really really hope so

fishing rod
no i know so

famous person

fishing rod
oh hi chris evans

famous person
HeLlO oLiViA

fishing rod

famous person

fishing rod
ok do you guys need any
help over there?

fruity bitch
uhh
honestly i think we're ok
about to have a lunch break
finneas says hi

famous person
dylan says suck a dick
oh wait that was to me sorry

COMEDY
HAHAHAHA

fishing rod
ahh nothing's changed

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bill nye the science guy - 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐄𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡
hail storm 🧊 - 𝐇𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐎'𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧

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hail storm 🧊
hey bil
i just wanted to say congrats
and i hope tonight is everything
you dreamed of and more 🤍

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thing 2 - 𝐃𝐲𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐎'𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧
honorary sister - 𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥𝐬
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thing 2
yo bug where'd u go

honorary sister
finneas said she went home quickly

thing 2
why though

honorary sister
dylan

thing 2

thing 1
do i have to involve you in
every single detail of my life

thing 2
yes
i'm actually invested

thing 1
i just don't think you need
to know this specific detail

thing 2
tell me
tell me
TELL ME TELL ME
TELL MEEEEE

honorary sister
never mind pls tell him
he's pissing me off

thing 1
i went to get more tampons
is that okay with you?

honorary sister
HIS FUCKING FACE
HELP ME

thing 2
well that's a bit of an overshare 😐

thing 1
i know
ur the one that pushed for it

thing 2
i regret it
anyways
what time does this shit start

honorary sister
the nerve of this man istg

thing 1
'this shit' starts at 7
hopefully
that's when finneas agreed
to go and get billie

thing 2
who's bringing the beers

honorary sister
just gonna remind you that
we're both underage!

thing 2
sure
but i'm not
half the people coming aren't
so who's bringing the beers

thing 1
no one
it's billie's party
she's ALSO underage
so we're doing mocktails

thing 2
hahaha

honorary sister
we're serious

thing 2
well fuck

thing 1
🙄
you don't need alcohol
to always have fun...

thing 2
yeah ok
when you're 30 come back
and tell me that again

thing 1
goodbye

QUARTER TO SEVEN. That gives Hayley O'Brien enough time to have her second panic attack of the day. As she looks across the backyard now packed to the brim with friends and people she only sort of knows, she smiles. Her work made this happen. Well, hers and Finneas'. With the garden lit up by the twinkling fairy lights, the dolphin shaped fountains looking like sparkling pearls, and music floating out onto the ground from speakers, she thinks that right now she's in heaven. The day had passed in a flurry, with only just a few moments where Hayley had sat down to actually breathe. She thought she knew anxiety before today. But the mere thought of seeing Billie's reaction and even meeting the girl face to face for the first time has her scared shitless. She almost regrets not having any alcohol here.

"Hey, you doing okay?"

Hayley turns around and huffs a small laugh. "I'm freaking out," she stresses, running a hand through her hair.

Olivia Rodrigo smiles sympathetically and wraps an arm around her best friend's waist, pulling her close. "You got this, all right? We're all here with you and it's going to be amazing," she reassures.

The brunette takes a deep breath and nods. "Yeah, yeah, I know." Olivia arches a brow. "I know," she repeats more confidently. Her friend smiles again. "Where's Finneas? Have you seen Finneas?"

"Uh, babes, he's not here," Liv Michaels chimes in, joining her friends in their quiet corner by the pool. She watches Hayley's face drain of all colour. "Hun, he's out getting Billie, remember?"

Hayley drops down onto the bench behind her and places her head in her hands. "Yep, right, of course he is. Billie. Billie... He's getting Billie." Her head snaps up suddenly, alarm etched onto her face. "Oh, fuck, he's getting Billie."

Conan hurries over with cups filled to the brim with the mocktails created, themed specifically for the album. "Hey, who decided to leave out the vodka?" His eyes flick across the group and he sighs in disappointment. "Right, I'm friends with kids..."

"Bitch, I'm barely two years younger than you," the blonde retorts with a scowl.

The bickering that begins manages to bring a smile onto Hayley's face as she's temporarily distracted by the impending fact that she's about to meet one of her closest friends... well, she hopes they're still friends. She feels her roommate lean her head on her shoulder and begin playing with strands of her curled hair. Fifteen minutes has decreased to ten. She stares at the ends of her blue long sleeved shirt and wishes she could pull apart the threads; therapy at its finest. What if Billie doesn't like her in person as much as she does over text? What if she's created this image of how Hayley is, but when they meet, reality doesn't live up to the expectations of that image?

She tries to give her brother a smile as he wanders over, arm thrown over Tyler Posey's shoulders. The two men look at her expression, look to each other, then gesture for her to join them. Hayley mumbles apologies to her friends and hurries over, a questioning look on her face. "What's up?"

Dylan frowns in worry. "You need a pill?" he asks, lowering his voice because he knows his sister doesn't like to make a massive deal about her anxiety.

"Yeah, I've got one in my pocket if you need," Tyler adds quietly.

She shakes her head. "Can't, I took one a few hours ago." She glances between them both and has to smile at their display of concern. "Thanks for checking in though." Hayley steps forward to wrap her arms around each of them. "See, you guys are just big teddy bears at heart."

Dylan rolls his eyes whilst Tyler places a hand over his heart. "Aw, Hay, that might just be the nicest thing anyone's ever told me!"

She giggles, but the laughter quickly subsides at the feeling of her phone buzzing in the pocket of her pants. "Oh, shit," she mutters. The ten minutes has dropped to one.

"What?" Dylan asks quickly.

"Finneas says they've just pulled up down the street." Hayley's eyes widen in a panic and she hurries back over to the pool. "Everyone shut the fuck up!" she shrieks. Almost instantly, the entire backyard stills to silence set aside from a few footsteps and hushed whispers.

Tyler nods in approval. "That's my sister, y'all," he calls out quietly, pointing over to her proudly.

She rolls her eyes and tries to continue taking deep breaths as she positions herself near the gate leading from the driveway to where she currently is. Her heart hammers away in her chest like a wild animal trying to break free from its enclosure. For a few moments, she feels like she can't breathe. Then she hears their voices.

"Dude, I can't believe you've got me out here," Billie complains. "Seriously, it's a waste of time. I just wanna go home."

"I swear to God, if you hate this, I will owe you favours for the rest of your fucking life," Finneas counters. Hayley can almost hear his smile.

"It's sweet you guys wanted to do something, but it's just us and Mom and Dad... We can do it at home-"

And then the gate creaks open.

Billie Eilish steps through wearing a crimson red corset underneath a black button down, leather pants, and her hair looking like gold. Hayley doesn't think she's ever seen someone so beautiful. She watches Billie freeze in her place as she takes in the sight before her, and the garden suddenly erupts with yells of Surprise!

Then they lock eyes and it feels like the world stops moving.

Billie clasps a hand over her mouth as tears immediately spring to her eyes and Hayley smiles so brightly she's afraid her cheeks would be hurting for months to come. But she hesitates for a second, unsure if their recent negative interaction might affect what would happen right now. She doesn't need to wait long because Billie's the one to move first. The girl leaves a grinning Finneas behind her as she sprints the few metres to crash into Hayley's body with a quiet sob.

She feels the tears drop down her cheeks as she wraps her arms around Billie's body, both of them clutching onto each other like they're each other's lifelines. Because they are. They saved each other.

"I take it you're not actually busy tonight," Billie whispers. Her voice cracks at the end of her sentence.

Hayley nods against her shoulder. "I am, but now you know why."

Billie pulls back with wide eyes. "Hold on, you did all this?" she questions in disbelief.

A throat clears and Finneas steps up beside them. "Actually, we did this," he corrects.

The blonde stares at them. Then she spins to her brother to exclaim, "You met her before I did?"

He squints his eyes with pursed lips. "And that's my cue to disappear. Welcome to Happier Than Ever, everyone!" The garden explodes with cheers, the speakers now playing various songs off Billie's discography.

With the spotlight of the crowd now off them (a little), Billie continues to stare at the girl before her. She shakes her head and whispers, "I just can't believe you did this."

Hayley bites onto her lip and grins. "Well, you're important to me, so... it felt necessary to do something." They share a smile. "I'm, uh," she clears her throat, "I'm really sorry about all the excuses and lying and blowing you off." Billie's smile fades but her eyes soften. "I really, really wanted to see you, but I just wanted it to be perfect, and..." She waves a hand around them.

"It's perfect," Billie confirms. She pulls her into another tight hug and they rock side by side, enjoying each other's company and comfort. Hayley closes her eyes, wishing that just for once life would grant her the opportunity to permanently keep this memory in her mind so she'll never be able to forget it. Then come the yells of her friends as they rush over to greet Billie and congratulate her, and Hayley realises that it really is perfect. Even if she had the chance to, she wouldn't change anything about this moment.

𝘪'𝘮 𝘤𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘨 ☺️