🎱. . .CHAPTER 22 ! -----
( real life . . . messages . . . )
❛ don't text me chris ❜

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          The world must not be on mikayla's side because ever since the party last night, she hasn't been able to get out of bed and she definitely blames chris for it. the second she entered the house last night, she ran up to her room after choosing to lie and tell her friends that she felt slightly ill.

          they believed her and as soon as she went into her bedroom, she practically jumped onto her bed because it's one thing for chris to kiss his ex, but the fact that he did it on mikayla's birthday and on her bed is genuinely one of the worst things he could've done. she can't stop replaying the memory in her head.

          the way they were kissing, similar to how she did with chris only a week ago. mikayla's even wondering what she did to chris that was so bad, it made him do something so horrible.

          as her body's wrapped in the fluffy blanket, she watches shameless on her macbook, sadly reminding her about chris. there's a frown on her face as she sits in a puddle of despair in the same outfit and makeup as yesterday. mikayla didn't have the energy to change, no matter how unsanitary it might be. but then again, she also feels like she can't be that mad as they were never really dating in the first place.

          shameless continues playing and just as she exhales at the scene of fiona arguing with frank, she hears a ping on her laptop and phone simultaneously go off. when mikayla reads the name, a sigh of frustration escapes from her lips. she literally doesn't want to answer it or even give him an ounce of attention, but there's still a part of mikayla that feels some sort of attachment towards him.

#1 weirdo
fuck miks let me explain
now
whatever happened is not what
you think
now

            mikayla chews on her bottom lip, tightening her grip on the blanket that's swallowing her as she contemplates on replying to chris. what he did was horrible, but maybe it won't hurt to reply.

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( CHRIS & MIKS ! )
( #1 weirdo & miks👽👽 ! )

#1 weirdo
fuck miks let me explain
whatever happened is not
what you think

miks👽👽
so u wasnt kissing ur ex
on MY bed?
and on MY birthday?

#1 weirdo
bruh she kissed me

miks👽👽
okay christopher

miks👽👽 changed #1 weirdo's contact name to c.

c.
you being fr?
mikayla you had no trouble
inviting abel to your party?
did you even think about how that
might make me feel???

miks👽👽
are u trying to gaslight me rn..?
don't text me chris

c.
miks?
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Chris' eyes scan over the last message he sent as he sits in the living room with his brothers. he squeezes his eyes shut, throwing his head back as he tries to come to terms with what he's ruined. chris is mad at talia as well as himself as deep down he knew something was wrong the moment he entered that bedroom but of course, that didn't stop him.

"why's chris all miserable all of a sudden?" nick inquires with a chuckle since chris is normally always talking or laughing. there's a cease between nick's eyebrows as chris takes a deep breath to prepare himself for what he's about to say, knowing exactly how they're going to react.

chris runs his hand through his hair, a groan escaping from his lips. "i may or may not have kissed someone," he nervously bites his lip as his brothers both stare at him with bleak expressions on their faces. "talia. on mikayla's bed. where we kissed. on her birthday," he blurts out quietly with a tone of regret.

the bagel matt's holding falls out of his hand in shock. with the conversation they had yesterday for chris to confess his feelings, he feels ashamed to call chris his brother right now. "chris..." he mumbles while shaking his head.

"oh my god, no way we're actually related," nick drags his hands over his face. "i'm...speechless? also, no way you kissed mikayla and then proceeded to ruin your relationship," he gasps and disapprovingly shakes his head. "my brother's a cheater."

"about that...we aren't in a real relationship," he admits and nick's eyebrows reach the top of his forehead, genuinely not even being able to process all of this information. chris thickly swallows his guilt as he's imagining how hurt mikayla feels right now. he sighs exasperatedly while pinching at his nose bridge, thinking of all the possible things he can do next. "do you think she'll like–forgive me if i say sorry?"

matt honestly feels the urge to violently slap some sense into chris even despite them being brothers because to him and maria, it's so blatantly obvious how much they like each other no matter how many times they both denied it.

"listen chris," matt sighs and shakes his head. "you kissed mikayla, i'm assuming that day when we went to her house for your 'jersey', and then almost a week later you're kissing your ex girlfriend in her bed. you're gonna need to do a lot more than some weak apology if you want her to forgive you."

chris picks at the skin on his lip, pondering on what to say. "so i need to do something bigger than an apology," chris loudly blurts out.

matt rolls his eyes and tuts, "i love how you always repeat what i say, just way louder."

it's as if there's a million different possibilities appearing in chris' mind like there's a lightbulb hovering above his head. "i gotta get miks back."

⋆.ೃ࿔*:･ arianna speaks ¡
this chapter is really short but pining!chris is coming soon 😔

also fighting the urge to publish another matt fic sitting in my drafts with the first chapter already written

someone please save me