Pursuit of Happiness | Taz Skylar [1]

005. text messages

[messages between zoe and bree]

bree
told you he didn't hate you

zoe
you can't ever be normal about being right, can you?

bree
i'll be normal about it when you are

zoe
touché
i'm really surprised he doesn't hate me tho
i was expecting him to

bree
i don't think he's capable of hating you
especially given the circumstances of how you guys broke up

zoe
what are you on

bree
what

zoe
he flew halfway across the world to make sure that i was okay and my response was to scream at him to get out of my life
i know i'd hate him if the roles were reversed

bree
what you were going through was insane, zoe
you pushed everyone away, not just taz

zoe
that doesn't make it any better

bree
i know that
i'm just saying that it wasn't a normal breakup and i think he understands that

zoe
okay
i'm sorry, it was just a lot seeing him today
i'm still trying to process everything

bree
take it one step at a time

zoe
i'm sorry
you and jay probably want us to all be the awesome foursome again but i don't know when that's going to be possible
or even if it is going to be possible

bree
we don't expect that
would it be one of the best days of my life if you guys told me you were friends again? yes, it absolutely would bc i love you both so much and i miss the days when it was the four of us, but i'm not delusional.
jay and i have been keeping our friendships with you and taz separate for years
we can continue to do it for the foreseeable future if we need to

zoe
i just feel like i'm failing you after everything you guys did for me after the accident

bree
you're not failing us
but this is the reason i didn't want the first time you saw him again to be when there's alcohol within reach

zoe
that was probably a good call
knowing me, i probably would have gotten ridiculously drunk and said something stupid

bree
exactly
are you going to be okay? do you need us to come over?

zoe
no, it's okay
i'm going to go see nate and ethan tomorrow so i should probably go and get some sleep

bree
okay
tell them i said hi, okay?

zoe
will do