CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO !

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- ❝ WE WERE GREAT TOGETHER ❞ 💌

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therealkaliuchis rory: "guys idc" meanwhile also rory for the rest of class

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chris thinks, truly, that if he rolls his eyes one more time, they are going to fall out of their sockets.

all he'd been trying to do was make it to his next class, but of course that isn't possible when your school is full of annoying freshman who still don't know where they're going and when you have a shitty ex-girlfriend who is now deciding to bother you out of nowhere.

since their breakup, chris and harper have had no contact whatsoever, which he doesn't have any problem with. going back to school after christmas break had actually made him nervous because the thought of having to see her again was honestly a little...disturbing. every time he thinks about her, he becomes embarrassed and annoyed and upset and it's just overall a really fun time.

he was praying that she was just coming up to him to ask for homework answers to something, which would've been weird since she could literally ask anyone else, but he's delusional enough to convince himself that harper would approach him for literally any other reason but this.

at first, the conversation had actually been alright. she'd even made a sort of funny joke that chris had accidentally laughed at, cursing himself for it not even a second later. it had been a regular conversation, which was strange considering their current circumstances, but at least she wasn't begging to get back together, like she's doing right now.

"we were great together," harper continues on, but chris is still tuning her out. she keeps making these awkward pauses that are long enough to make him think she's done talking, but not long enough for him to say something until she starts blabbing again.

usually, he's quite quick to respond to someone, but with her it's difficult to think of something truthful to say while also not making him sound like a dick, since that would make him a total hypocrite.

"i was so happy with you, and i swear you loved me too," she says, and chris can't help it: he lets out a laugh. harper's face scrunches into a frown.

"i didn't," he replies. "you kinda treated me like shit."

harper looks at the floor, shuffling lamely on her feet. it's clear that she didn't anticipate him to respond in this way. the fact that she probably expected to immediately want to get back together almost makes him laugh in disbelief. he doesn't though, but can't help the amused smile that appears on his face where he's trying not to literally cackle in her face.

"i'm so sorry, chris," she says. "i had no idea you felt like that. you should've communicated better, i would've understood, you know?"

chris presses his lips into a thin line, letting the bubbling wave of anger he currently feels towards the girl wash over him. it mellows, yet still there, but chris no longer has the urge to slam his locker door in her face and storm off, which is good.

"it's all my fault, then?" he asks slyly, watching as harper's face lights up, like he's finally understanding what she means.

he does not understand what she means though, not even a little bit.

"we can work things out," she says to him. "astoria won't ruin it for us this time."

time stops as the name leaves harper's lips. astoria won't ruin it for us this time? is she fucking serious?

chris stifles yet another laugh, shaking his head at her in dismay. he's honestly a little bit in denial about what he's hearing.

he crosses his arms, looking down at her with such an unimpressed look on his face that harper falters a little, her smile fading. she takes a step away from him, but stands her ground as she mirrors his pose.

"astoria has nothing to do with why i broke up with you," chris finally says, and harper rolls her eyes.

"yeah rig-"

"no, harper, i broke up with you because you're a bitch."

he watches as her face falls as soon as the words leave his mouth. chris can't help but feel a little bad for letting his temper get the best of him, though she did deserve it. he looks as her expression shifts from surprised to hurt, blinking rapidly to stop her eyes from welling up with tears. the atmosphere hallway seems to grow colder as the harshness of his words sink it.

harper's hands tremble, clenching and unclenching as she attempts to compose herself. her voice quivers as she responds:

"i can't believe you would say that to me."

he merely shrugs unapologetically, not feeling a single ounce of remorse for his words. a smirk threatens to appear on his mouth as harper's face twists with irritation. he doesn't necessarily enjoy her discomfort, but he'd be lying if he said it wasn't a little rewarding to see her upset after how shit she's made him feel about himself before. he's grown weary of putting up with her bullshit.

he crosses his arms, moving around impatiently. he just wants to go to class, for fuck's sake, but of course he's trapped with his ex-girlfriend. surely she's gotten the hint by now?

as the seconds tick by in silence, chris realizes he hasn't answered her. her words echo in his head: i can't believe you just said that to me. it's almost laughable. the two of them exchange an uncomfortable, hostile glance, before chris shrugs again.

"mhm," he hums, then clears his throat. "i'm off to find rory. later."

he gives her a little sarcastic smile, before spinning on his heels and walking off, not even waiting to see what she says.

speaking of rory, he hasn't seen her for ages. they'd belted out frank ocean songs in the car this morning along with the rest of their friends, but he never really sees her at school. he supposes that up until a few weeks ago they did hate each other, so they didn't want to be in any classes together, but now it's become lame. it bothers him that he never sees her at school, besides in algebra class.

at least he'll get to see her at lunch, he thinks, though he texts her just to make sure.

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rory👎 ; astoria
christopher👹 ; chris

christopher👹
hey wya

rory👎
in the library

christopher👹
are you not coming to the cafeteria?

rory👎
uh no
i'm w mal and dante

christopher👹
oh okay
see you after school?

rory👎
i'm riding w dante today
sorry

christopher👹
ah

rory👎
see you tomorrow?

christopher👹
sure
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sorry i kinda dropped off the face of the earth there i literally forgot this fic existed so

this chapter is so bad and short i apologize like i'm so lazy

jk i was actually just putting off writing this chap idk why but i swear i'm gonna be updating again

but because i have no shame, while you're waiting for falling updates go read my other fics ! #selfpromo ❤️

oh and thank you for all the support on this fic! it makes me want to rip my eyeballs out but i'm glad people are enjoying it <3 😋😋

EDIT: thought the salute was funny until i remembered ginny did it to marcus so that is now ❌❌❌ thank you for pointing it out 😘😘

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