CHAPTER FIFTY-FOUR;
HEART SHAPED DONUTS.

1 month later.

miKe😭💖

BOY

GIRL

hi

hey

i miss u
why don't u miss me 🥺

when did i say i didn't ??

u didn't say u did

i miss you

r u sure
bc if ur sick of me and ur happy that i'm visiting my dad bc u need a break from me, i'd understand
like i would cry
but i would understand

you're dumb

☹️☹️

what are you doing

i'm at my grandmother's
i have to have dinner here w my cousins bc my dad is working tonight
🙂🙂🙂🙂

why do you sound so unenthusiastic about it

she's making mushroom ravioli
and i hate mushrooms 😤😤

well i'll buy you chick-fil-a when you get back tomorrow

love u 🥺

i know

UM
say it back or i take it back

❤️❤️

no❤️

love you

yeah❤️
so wyd
dying without me i would assume

you would assume correctly
but i'm hanging out with dustin and will

tell them i say hi
also tell will that operation jopper is so going to happen
i mentioned his mom to my dad and he got flustered 😗😗😗

he said he'll text you about it later

ooook
do u need to go?

why would i

bc ur w ur friends
i'm not tryna distract u from ur bromances

i would love for you to distract me

that sounded so bad

how
oh
and you say i have a dirty mind

UM BC U DO

yeah, yeah

my grandmother wants to know when you're coming here
she's upset she never got to meet you

well, when am i going to meet her?

when i can no longer protect u from her
i'm doing u a favor by keeping u away, babie💖

wow
my knight in shining armor

are we doing something on thursday?

thursday?

yes

not that i know of
are we?

i figured we would
u don't want to?

we can
what do you want to do?

do u know what thursday is???

um
i have a test in calculus on thursday
other than that
no?

oh
well nvm
we just won't do anything
since it's just a day that u have a test

el

what?

i'm joking
of course we're doing something thursday

see now i don't believe u 😐😐

i was hoping you wouldn't say anything until i asked you
i even had a cute plan
i was going to get you one of those heart-shaped donut on monday morning and ask you to be my valentine
i came up with it all by myself

wait really????? 🥺🥺😥

okay no that's a lie
max suggested the donut part

are u still going to do it

nope, you ruined the surprise

😳😳🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
💔💔💔
mike ur breaking my heart

oh please never say that again
and yes, of course i'll still bring you a heart shaped donut
i was kidding

say what again??
that ur breaking my heart?

yeah
don't say that
i don't like it

🥺🥺
ur so cute
i miss u too much

too much

yes
it's unhealthy how much

well then come back
i'll kick dustin and will out
i'll hide you in the basement

hmmm last time ur parents found me in ur basement u got grounded

well that was before they loved you more than they love me

can't argue w that 😇😇
i miss ur mom
she owes me carrot cake

oh shit
i was supposed to tell you she made it
it's half gone now

MIKE 😡😡😡
I LITERALLY HATE U
i was looking forward to that cake

i'll save you the rest
at least i'll try

🙄🙄🙄
nvm i don't miss u too much

that was hurtful, eleanor

good

you've been downgraded to a regular donut
no heart

😦😦😦😦
is it fun?
is it fun breaking my heart?? 💔😭

FINE
heart donut
just stop saying that

yay
it's what i deserve 😇

it is

ok now i miss u too much again 🥺
i'm tired of being here
i've hardly gotten to see my dad bc he's been working
and i'm SOOOOO tired of felicity

felicity?

that's the annoying cousin i told u abt
the one is beauty school
she's trying to branch out into photography and she forced me to let her do my hair and take pics of me

i want to see

i figured u would

send some
i miss your pretty face

i'll send one
hold on

send 20

no❤️
ur getting one
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you are so beautiful
tell your cousin thank you for me
i needed a new wallpaper

no
i'm avoiding her
she is so aggravating

how so

she won't stop asking me questions
abt u and hawkins and all that
she also tried to give me..
advice

advice?

yes
u know
that type of advice

what type

oh my god 🙄
r u serious rn

?

wow ok
ur gonna make me say it
losing my virginity advice

oh
um
i really don't know how to respond to that
but yeah
just keep hiding from her
if you want

she even offered to buy me condoms 😳😳😳

i already have some
not that it matters

wait
u do???

actually i'm not really sure
who knows
so why don't you like mushrooms

ur changing the subject

i'm simply switching to a more interesting subject

u having condoms at the ready is more interesting than me choking on a mushroom when i was 7

you choked on a mushroom?
wow that must've been tough on you
want to talk about it, my love?

mike i'm not mad
i'm just curious

see i don't know
this feels like a trap
dustin says it's definitely a trap

STOP SHOWING HIM OUR TEXTS
I ALREADY TOLD U HE REMEMBERS EVERYTHING AND USES IT AGAINST ME

he keeps looking over my shoulder
but you're right
he shouldn't
it's a terrible habit
we should discuss having an intervention for him
let's plan it now

MIKE OMG
i already said i'm not mad
so u have condoms? 😗

only a few
and they're pretty old

how old

i think i bought them at the end of the summer when i was still dating maggie
i haven't even touched the box in months

U BOUGHT A WHOLE BOX???
AND THERES ONLY A FEW LEFT?
oh
um i swear i'm not mad

you sound mad

no no
i'm not 💖
i'm calm
i might cry but at least i'm calm ✨

please don't cry
el
i will throw them away if you want

that's bad for the environment

oh
yeah
then i'll give them to lucas

mike no
u don't have to
i'm not mad
sometimes i just forget how different things were before we met
and when i remember it takes me a second to process ig
but i'm not mad i promise

i believe you

good
bc i love u and i'm glad u practiced safe sex before we met

jesus christ
i never thought we would have a conversation quite like this
but i love you too

i gtg ☹️☹️
it's mushroom ravioli time 🤮

don't choke❤️

very funny 🖕🏻🖕🏻

call me before you go to sleep?

yes ofc
bye for now boy 😙😙

bye for now, baby
read at 6:51 pm

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a/n: i'm not on crack i swear lmao idk where i'm finding the inspiration to write number neighbor here lately but 💅🏼💅🏼 this chapter was a little more mature-ish. lol they're like 17-18 so this topic will come up in their relationship. there won't be any actual smut in this book, but there will be implications (eventually). thx for reading! hope u enjoyed!! x

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