as you might have guessed, days passed, and the silence between them stretched into a quite deafening silence.

although they existed in the same space, they lived in separate worlds.

arabella spent her evenings holed up in her room, scrolling through old photos of happier times, while matt retreated into the garage, pouring his frustration into fixing his old motorcycle passed down from his father. the walls of their apartment felt like a prison, and their love, once vibrant and full of laughter, felt frayed at the edges.

one evening, bella's  phone buzzed with a message from aria. "hey, do you want to grab coffee tomorrow?" it read.

arabella hesitated, feeling the weight of the tension still lingering with matt. but the warming thought of confiding in her sister offered a small comfort.

"sure," she typed back, trying to ignore the knot of jealousy twisting in her stomach.

(imessages)

aniyah/annie: orphan🐡
maeve/mae: maeflower🪻
asher/ash: ashes☄️
joslyn/josie: joe👽
april/luna: lunar✂️
arabella/bella: belly button👺

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marabella shippers🚢
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belly button👺
now i remember why im bi.
i fucking hate men

lunar✂️
im gay

ashes☄️
no im gay. your lesbian.

orphan🐡
YWAH THATS WHY YOU HAVE A SCISSORS EMOJI DUMBASS

maeflower🪻
ANIYAH ISTG. IF YOU DON'T LEARN HOW TO TYPE SOMEDAY SOON I'M GOING TO KILL YOU😭😭😭😭

lunar✂️
wair guys.. bells was trying to talk.
wait*

ashes☄️
yes what she said!! and the bisexual bella bitch speak!! #imnothomophobicimanally🏳️‍🌈👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👨‍❤️‍👨🏳️‍⚧️

maeflower🪻
asher micheal gilmore. what the hell.

lunar✂️
anyways guys.. LETS LET BELLA SPEAK?! LIKE TF?! IM SO SORRY BELLY😔🫶

belly button👺
THANKS BITCHESSSS
anyways. you'll never geuss what matt said today.

( , AUTHOR'S NOTE ————! ★彡 , )——————PLEASE READ!!
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[] WARNINGS . . . this book will contain strong language, personal challenges, sad scenes, and intimate scenes.

[] DISCLAIMERS . . . characters in these books are owned!! do not steal them!! I tagged the owners of the designed characters!! (note: i do NOT own matthew sturniolo or any other characters who could be added.)

  [] COPYRIGHT. . . new characters that have been added through applications will be owned by that specific person. i mentioned the creator. please do not steal my plot idea for from the dining table (this story) or the plot to meet me in the hallway (the sequel to this story.)

[] CREDITS/SHOUTOUTS. . . n/a

[] INFORMATION. . .. heyyy!! i hope you enjoy this chap! im sorry it's so short..
next chapter will add on more of the bella and ari tension that may or may not be present🤭
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©-𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐫, 2024