★ . ꜝꜞ ᳝ ࣪ CHAPTER 021! ☁️ׂ ɞ˚₊
❝ just like the rest ❞
( real life + social media )

✶ IRL!

destiny aggressively chews on the gum in her mouth as she walks alongside nick, adora, and ruben in the school hallways on the way to lunch.

they just finished with fifth period—the last class before their lunch shift—when nick passed by adora, destiny, and ruben getting things from their lockers in the junior hallway. the group all then began making their way to the cafeteria.

destiny can't seem to focus on anything her friends are saying at all though. she's too busy thinking about how this is the most stupid she's ever felt in her life. he meant what he said about that only being practice? he wants to go back to normal? he considers how he acted towards her this morning their normal behavior? she's actually nauseous.

she can't believe she let herself give into her old habit of daydreaming of a possible life with him again so easily. they were both vulnerable, and she fell victim to his charm just like any other girl he's ever been with, and she expected more from it than he did just like any other girl he's ever been with. she's exactly like the rest.

she's so mad. she's so, so, so mad at herself for jumping to her dream come true. of course she couldn't get what she wants. it's never that easy.

chris was acting so different with her this morning though, and she really fooled herself into believing they would work out. she really thought he wanted her like she's always wanted him for just a split second. ugh, please.

silly her. seriously, silly her. her jaw clenches just like it has been since she received that stupid text and had to tell her friends all about it, watch their faces grow all pitiful, and apologize to her for her own stupidity. she adjusts a piece of hair blown over her face and wishes her heart wasn't so big.

"i just can't believe he's fucked everything over in only a day," ruben's voice is the first she hears when she tunes back into her friends current conversation. a frown overtakes her face as adora hums.

"i did talk to him earlier about his fifth period he switched out and he seemed kinda off," nick hesitantly brings up, heads turning to him skeptically. he carefully adds, "if that helps..."

destiny notices her friends not knowing what to respond, and scoffs. "it doesn't," she replies.

she has no clue how she's supposed to be 'normal' with him again. what is normal? she can't look at him without feeling the ghost of his fingertips across her skin. it's too late. everything's already changed; it can't just be normal.

she's kind of panicking on the way to lunch, but she hopes it isn't visibly obvious.

she decides that zoning their conversation out again is for the best, and focuses on their passing surroundings instead as they maneuver through the halls. her choice comes back to spite her though, because her own wandering eyes ruin her day even more.

she falters at the sight of chris and jada both walking out of the same fifth period class together—the class period chris just moved around, may destiny add. she feels all joy sucked out of her face as the two seem to be on talking terms, jada clearly smiling as she says something to him and him actually listening with a given nod of his head. they turn to walk with their back to destiny as they're going the same direction as her, and she's left with her steps slowing in disbelief. the last she heard chris speak about his ex girlfriend, he was calling her some crazy ass he didn't want to see again.

nick is the first to notice destiny's weird pause and furrows his eyebrows, stopping as well as he turns towards her. "what?" he says curiously.

destiny can't even speak, just shakes her head as she keeps her eyes on chris and jada's retreating figures. she reaches out to grab nick's arm so that he'll take the hint to look in the same direction as her, and he does exactly that. he then gasps, "what the fuck is that?"

"wait, what?" adora frowns, feeling left out and stopping to look as well. ruben follows beside her and they spot the treacherous sight at the same time. "oh my god."

"what in the hell..." ruben trails off as he finally looks back to destiny, and then to the rest of the group. "now, i know that is not the same man i turned team chris for..."

"no fucking way he's talking to her again," nick says in disbelief, clearly taking this to heart the most with a shake of his head. he is his brother, so he feels this on another level. "talking to her and keeping it a secret."

"'cause he knows he'll get flamed, too," adora scoffs, adding her opinion with a dry laugh as nick only agrees.

"seriously, god forbid whatever he must be thinking to do some bum ass shit like this," ruben chimes in with a click of his tongue, pausing for a moment once he sets his eyes on destiny.

destiny's gone quiet now, trying to not catch her friends attention and grow their concern due to her dramatic feelings, but she really can't help it. when she says she's truly, never felt so stupid before in her entire life, she means it. could it really have all been it her head? it must have.

"des..."

"sorry, just—give me a sec," destiny manages once she raises her head, quickly adjusting a few stray strands of hair and avoiding her friends gazes. "i've gotta use the bathroom."

her friends are quick to interject, but she spins around and takes off before they can get anywhere. she just needs to be alone for a small moment to pathetically soak in all of her own self-pity. as soon as she makes it to the bathrooms, she's in the very last big stall with her head in her hands. she feels played. she can't believe it.

she had once made a promise to herself to never let herself stoop to the same levels of the girls chris entertains himself with and here she is. she could've sworn it was different—it's them, for fucks sake—but no. she's just like the rest. she's a stupid girl; she really should have known.

a few hot, angry teams stream down her face before she takes in a frustrated breath and wipes them all away. she then pulls out her phone and takes a glance at her reflection through the snapchat camera. she grimaces and wipes more wetness from her cheeks until she looks presentable enough.

after her short moment caught lacking, she glances at her appearance once in the mirror above the sinks before exiting the bathrooms. she's in no rush to make it back to her friends expecting her to be a wreck, so she crosses her arms over her chest as she slowly walks through the halls.

she's passing by a few lockers when she has the cruel misfortune of spotting jordan among different groups of students. he's stood talking to some other guys destiny recognizes from the football team and destiny frowns subconsciously. fuck, she hopes she didn't fumble.

her fate continues to grow worse though, as jordan must feel destiny's lingering eyes on him because his suddenly snap from his friends over to her instead. her heart skips a beat at the eye contact, but it's only a few seconds before jordan looks back to his friend. her lips twist downwards at his face remaining indifferent. she realizes now that she had something good going with him, and she shouldn't have blindly tossed it aside for a possible chance with chris.

she feels now that her shot is long gone judging by his body language towards her, but her eyes still remain on him as his friends seem to be saying their goodbyes. in a short moment, his friends leave him by himself and destiny feels like maybe she might have a small shot. she purses her lips, attempting to shove all her current feelings down at once and think about what he must be thinking. then, she begins to approach him.

his eyes trail over to her once she's only a few feet from him, and she watches his eyebrows raise more the closer she gets to him. she can tell he's surprised by her coming directly to him, but she forces herself not to think on it for long before blurting out, "i'm sorry for being weird."

jordan blinks at her words first, his face not giving much away as to what he feels. destiny shifts uncomfortably on her feet as she stands in front of him, and he eventually blows a huff of air from his mouth. "you aren't busy with chris right now?" his voice is accusatory, and destiny resists from kissing her teeth. okay, she had that coming.

she attempts to remain intact though. she simply tucks her hair behind her ear and tries again, "i'm sorry."

jordan pauses now, his eyes glancing over the features of her face for a few short seconds before he shrugs. his voice is nonchalant when he responds, "it is what it is, des."

destiny purses her lips, feeling as if it's not really that simple as he seems to deem their conversation finished. he nods his head at her and turns around, decidedly heading elsewhere as destiny is left unsatisfied.

she knows she sounds stupid when she opens her mouth, but she's still sad and full of regret when she lamely calls, "you're going somewhere?"

jordan freezes, slowly turning back around.

destiny pulls her lips together at the look on his face. he looks unimpressed, and who is she kidding? she screwed up. "right, sorry," she stutters, deciding it's best to just turn around and run away from her own failure.

"des," a sigh stops her in the midst of her rushed getaway, her body tensing as she spins back around. jordan's expression is hesitant as he's clearly refraining from sighing, but he ultimately reaches an arm out for the girl. "c'mon," he gives in.

destiny refuses the urge to close her eyes at the immediate relief which washes over her. he doesn't even give a context as to where he plans on going, but her face lights up regardless. maybe hope isn't lost for her completely. she begins speedily making her way over to him. once she's made it underneath his arm, she would be lying if she said chris wasn't on her mind, but she ignores it and looks up at jordan. he really is what she needs—of course he is. "i really am sorry," she says again.

he only shakes his head, pulling her securely against him as they walk together. "talk about it over chick-fil-a," he says, revealing his plans of clearly traveling off campus for lunch.

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278 comments

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bro has officially lost the girl

also incase u missed it fic edits are moving from my tt to my ig @ bostonchrisftw cus umg took all the good audios 💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋 k that's all love u byeee

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jaden