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April 4th | Home | Zip
Zi: EDWARD!!!
Ed: I'm trying to sleeeeeep... I told you not to text me past 8!
Zi: SOMETHING CRAZY JUST HAPPEND.
Ed: What did you and Claire kiss or something?
Zi: ...
Ed: NO WAY.
Zi: YES WAY. HELP ME UNPACK THIS.
Ed: WHAT? THATS NOT MY JOB??
Zi: I'M SO CONFUSEDDDD
Ed: UHM.. OKAY OKAY HOW DID IT GO??
Zi: Okay well she gave me one of her flowers, like a really nice one, and I was walking home and then she came up to me and just kissed me!!
Ed: YOOO THATS CRAZY!!
Zi: I KNOW BUT LIKE WHAT IS HAPPENING IM LOST??
Ed: Don't you two totally like each other?
Zi: WHAT?
Ed: WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHAT??
Zi: NONONONO I'M ALWAYS TRYING TO HANGOUT WITH HER BECAUSE I WANT TO KNOW WHY SHES SO SPECIAL
Ed: Elaborate.
Zi: Well because like she always makes everybody feel so happy and tingly y'know? Like how does she do that!!
Ed: Zip. You're so stupid.
Zi: ???
Ed: PUT THE PEICES TOGETHER!!
Zi: WAIT.
Zi: I'M SO STUPID.
Ed: LOLLL
Zi: SHE DOESN'T MAKE YALL FEEL HAPPY AND TINGLY??
Ed: YOU NEED TO GO TALK TO HERRR
Zi: Omp.
Ed: What now?
Zi: I never got her number...
Ed: IS YOUR SKULL EMPTY??
Zi: Can't you get it from Engel?
Ed: He's asleep </3
Zi: Wake him up???
Ed: I wouldn't dare.
Ed: I guess you'll just have to TALK TO HER.
Zi: NO.
Ed: Yeah and guess what?
Zi: What?
Zi: NO DON'T GO OFFLINE.
Zi: COME BACK
Zi: I HATE YOU!!
I turn off my phone.
UHGGG!!!
I can't believe I'm so dense! </33
I can't imagine how Claire's feeling right now..
I need to talk to her tomorrow...
...
ZZZzzz... ZZZzzz... ZZZzzz...
Edward's House | Edward
"Hey Engel guess what?" I say.
"Mhgg I'm trying to sleep.." He mumbles.
"Zip and Claire kissed."
"WHAT?!" He jolts up so fast I can tell it hurt, then he covers his mouth.
"Yeah! That's what I said!"
"Wait what?! When?"
"Like 20 minutes after we left them."
"How do you know?!"
"Zip texted me, she want's Claire's number."
"Oh I can tell you it-"
"No no no! They should talk to each other in person!"
"Ohhh! Yeah that makes sense.."
"They're so corny Zip will probably bring flowers lol..."
April 5th | 9 AM | Claire's House | Zip
Oh man.. This is so stupid.. I know she kissed me but like.. What if more flowers are too much? Gahh I don't know.. Here goes nothing;
Knock knock knock!!
"Hellloooo?" I call out.
"..."
"Clairee?? Are you home?" I ask.
"Uhm.. No..." She responds.
"Oh well uhm... I uhh... I got you some stuff.."
"..."
"I got some.. Flowers.."
The door opens a bit in front of me which startles me slightly. Claire is in the space between the door and the wall, she looks sleepy, I think she just woke up..
"There Calla Lilies.. They represent beau-" I don't get to finish.
"I know what they mean dummy.." She says, before hugging me.
I hug her back for a long peaceful moment, setting the flowers down on the porch railing.
"Sorry for not having said something last night.." I say.
"It's okay Zip.. I should have asked."
"Sooo... are we..?"
"Are we what?" She says, giving a knowing smirk.
Two can play at this game..
"What I meant is; are we lovers? Are we dating? Partners even?" I say, with an equally witty smirk.
"Well yes, I suppose so.." She says, turning a bit pink.
"Then we should go on a date right about.. Now?"
"Makes sense to me." She says, doing a silly thinking expression.
"Where to first then?"
"Zip slow down, I need to get ready!" Claire says, laughing a little.
"Okay okay! I'll wait out here." I say, concedingly.
Bzzzzt!
Ol: We should hangout today gang.
Zi: Uhm sorry I can't today..
Ed: Me neither actually.. Sorry Oliver.
Ol: Whaaaatt why not?
Ed: I have to do a bunch of chores..
Zi: Yeah me too </3
Ol: Sureeeeeee
Ed: Monday though for sure!
"I'm good to go!" Claire says, walking outside to join me.
"Wanna feed the ducks at the park?" I propose.
"Yes!?!"
Home | Oliver
Since when did Zip do chores?? I know Ed's mom has been keeping him prisoner for awhile now, but Zip?? She'd would run away if she had to wash a plate.. Something is off.. Wait.. Did Edward and Zip get together or something?? No way..
I go outside and start my car, then drive to Edward's house.
Knock knock knock!!
"Hello?" I ask.
Edward's mom answers the door.
"Oh its you." She says.
"Is Edw-"
"He's busy right now."
"Okay-"
The door is closed right in my face.
Well that went about how I expected..
I then drive to Zip's house.
Knock knock knock!!
Zip's dad answers the door.
"Why are you here?"
"Is Zip home?" I ask
"Look kid, I don't want you here, leave."
"Thanks a ton.." I say sarcastically.
"Again, just about what I expected.. Nothing from either house.." I mutter as I begin to drive home.
"And ink is expensive too I should have just walk-"
Screeeech!
My car whines a little as I stand on the breaks.
Is that Zip? At the park??
Paper Park | Claire
"Look that one has like 20 ducklings!!" I say, pointing at a mother duck with an absurd number of ducklings.
"Wow.. She's been busy..." Zip says.
Screeech!
"Classic paper town drivers.." I say jokingly.
"Oh lord..." Zip mutters.
"What's wrong??"
"That's Oliver's car.." She says, rolling her eyes.
"Oh should I go..?"
"Uhm... No no it's fine. Just uhh stay here.." She suggests, standing up from the bench and heading over to Oliver.
They are sorta far away but I can still make out what's being said..
"What's up Oliver?" Zip asks.
"I feel like I should be asking you that.." He says.
"I'm hanging out at the park, what's the deal?"
"With Claire?"
"Can we just talk later?"
"I mean I guess.." He says, raising his eyebrow at me.
"Thanks.. Sorry for lying I know you hate that.."
"It's whatever... I didn't know it was.. Sorry for showing up.." He says, before leaving.
After he leaves I walk over to Zip.
"Is everything okay?" I ask.
"Yeah, sorry about ruining the date.." She says.
"That's not your fault?"
"It's kinda complicated.."
"If you say so.. You can always text me if you need to?"
"Er.. I actually don't have your number.."
"Oh yeah I guess I haven't given it to you.."
We exchange numbers.
"Well that was a mood wrecker.." Zip says.
"It's fine. Wanna go catch a movie or something?" I ask.
"Yeah sure!" She says, cheering up a bit.
Home | Edward
Bzzzzt!
Zi: How are you and Engel?
Ed: Were good. We are making a robot together right now. What's up?
Zi: Oliver saw me and Claire at the park.. -_-
Ed: Awkwardddd
Zi: Yeah no kidding..
Ed: DW he probably only cares abt the lying
Zi: Oops. Well anyways we should talk with him later today.
Ed: Okay! lmk when
Zi: At the theater gotta go!
"Uhm.. Edward.." Engel says forebodingly.
"WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY DRONE??" I ask 'calmly.'
"I SWEAR I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING YOU DIDNT SAY TO."
"ENGEL. IT'S CRAWLING??"
"I TOLD YOU I'M NO GOOD WITH ROBOTS!"
Home | Oliver
Ol: Alice I'm having an insanely mid day
Ol: Hello?
Al: It makes no sense.
Ol: ???
Al: Phone
Ol: Oh
Ol: Just like.. tap on the screen?
Al: How does it work?
Ol: I don't know??
Al: Tell.
Ol: ???
Al: About day.
Ol: Oh yeah well anyways you know how I hate it when people walk on eggshells around me?
Ol: Apparently that's been happening like all week.
Al: Who
Ol: I'm not going to tell you </3
Al: Okay
Ol: But yeah it just kinda sucks.
Al: wait where you are
Ol: ?????
"Hello Oliver" Alice says.
"AHH!! Crap I keep forgetting you can do that.." I say.
"You said you had a.. 'mid day?'"
"Yeah.."
"Well? Explain?"
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"And then after that I left.." I finish.
"It sounds like these people are afraid of you." She says.
"Really? Well I guess.. Hmm.. I think you're right. I've kindaaaa been a jerk to... everyone..."
"Ah well what can you do." She says, shrugging and sitting back in my computer chair.
"Oh man.. I gotta go like fix everything.."
"If you say so. In my experience, things work best when people are afraid of you."
"Uhm not in this case.. Err thanks for talking me through this. You're so freaking cool Alice..."
" ^^ "
"What?? How did you say that??"
" (: "
"??? You're doing it backwards?"
" :( "
"Okay whatever.."