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Juno's bedroom !!

THE RECORD PLAYER PLAYED THE SAME VINYL OVER AGAIN. It had been playing since she woke up. Today just felt like a music day to Juno, she grabbed her favorite vinyl and opened her record player to get it going.

That was 7:45 am, now it was almost 9 pm. She was sure her family was absolutely sick of the sound of that artist. Not that this was unusual for the teenager.

Her family had notice this happened often, they just didn't know why. This would be the 4th time for her, so they've learned to live with it.

New message!

HEY

WHATS UP

LETS DO SOMETHING

LIKE WHAT

IDK

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Diaz residence !!

The girls laughed on the couch at the badly made movie they were watching. It was meant to be background noise for the puzzle Eliana opened, but they ended up watching it while leaving the puzzle halfway done.

"What were they thinking?" Juno cackled as she reached into the nearly empty popcorn bowl in between them, looking at Eliana to see her reaction.

Covering her mouth, Eliana shook her head. "Seriously!"

The movie finished with a dance sequence and the girls talked a bit more while they continued the puzzle. With the additional glance at their phones.

Mostly Eliana.

She tapped the screen and scrolled to see check for any new notifications.

"Dude," Juno caught her attention without even looking up, "Whatever you're waiting for will probably show up when it's time for it to come." She knew exactly what Eliana was checking for, and would rather not see the disappointed look on her face.

Ellie exhaled through her nose and leaned away from her phone. "Yeah, I know that. Just getting a little impatient."

"Just try your best to leave it alone."

"I can't!"

Juno wiped her face gently, "Think of it like this: the more you check it, the longer it'll take."

Ellie stared at her friend through her eyebrows for a moment, bested by the girls mind. She sighed and yielded. "Alright, fine. You.. hungry or something?"

"I could go for some nuggets." Juno stood up and walked into the kitchen before Eliana could even agree with her.

She'd gotten pretty comfortable in Eliana's home by now, after a handful of times coming over. She felt closer to Eliana and her family than she felt with her own family.

The sound of the microwave soon cued a delicious scent that caught Eliana's attention. "How many did you put in?"

"20. 10 for me and bc 10 for you."

She smiled and relaxed herself, diverting her attention back to the badly crafted media. She reached for the remote to turn the movie off, before her mood turned sour due to the horrible quality. It's not even so bad that it's good.

She opened her phone and searched her notifications. The same one she'd been looking for, missing. Just then an air horn was sounded, causing both girls to jump.

"What the fuck?"

Eliana sighed, "It's probably Johnny. Don't worry about it. Miguel!" She called for her brother and pointed to the door.

"Is he getting extra training or something?" Juno sat down beside her friend.

"No, he's just trying to get Miguel and Robby to get along. Like, I guess he got tired of their teenage drama or something."

"Damn." Juno yawned. She fought herself from rubbing her eyes, in fear of ruining her mascara.

They waited for their food to finish while listening to the boys outside. After a bit it got quiet and they wondered what could've happened, sharing suggestions.

Robby k.o'ed Miguel, Miguel k.o'ed Robby, Johnny stopped them, or maybe they punched each other at just the right time and they both passed out.

And then the air fryer dinged and the attention switched to their newly ready food. They talked and talked, eventually moving to Eliana's room to take post dinner naps.

"You should probably ask if you can stay."

Juno shrugged off her comment, lying down comfortably on the bed. "I don't have a curfew." She admired her best friend, the nicest girl she's ever met.

This is the girl she'd trust to help her bury a body. The first words that come to mind when Eliana's mentioned were often kind, gorgeous, and trustworthy. Her favorite parts of the girl.

Eliana laid right beside her, looking up to the ceiling. She wondered what Anthony was doing at the moment. Was he having as good of a time as she currently was? Was he happy?

Both girls had their favorite person on their mind, smiling at the thought of their face. Both wishing they could just have what they wanted already, the only thing keeping them apart were circumstances.

One so close, and the other no where near to the start. Tragic and... hopeless.

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Dylan speaks !!

Hey... how y'all doin... 😓

Um so sorry that this is short... I js got the worst case of writers block and I'm js trying to force it away lol

I rlly hope that you guys still like this chapter tho... or at least hope that y'all are still reading 😭

Ok. Loaf you. Bai.