You Know How To Ball · Taylor Swift [EN]

VI

The first thing Tori noticed when she woke up was sunlight filtering through the cracks of her curtains.

She felt a little disoriented as she forced her eyes to open, the events of the previous day slowly rushing back to her.

Her eyes immediately snapped open, and she glanced at the clock.

9:05

"Oh, shit," she hissed, throwing her sheets away.

She was supposed to be up early.

Immediately she grabbed her phone, intending to read the timetable for the day, but she paused, seeing an unread message from Taylor. A small smile immediately found its way on her face with the notification. The singer had sent her a message at nearly 5:00, NZ time.

The next thing she noticed was the link sent with the message.

Curious, she opened the video, and only a few seconds in, she almost spat out the water she was sipping, a coughing fit following.

"What the fuck," she whispered incredulously, staring at the video, watching an edit of herself with her ex.

To say she was shocked would've been an understatement. How on Earth had Taylor got hold of that video?

She knew the internet was a cruel, vicious place, but God, the memories attached to the clips used weren't exactly her favourite.

After a moment, she quickly responded to Taylor's message.

Tori
....good morning?

Immediately after she sent the message, she got off the bed and stepped into the bathroom, stripping off her shirt and throwing it into the laundry basket.

Turning the shower to almost scorching, she stepped in under the stream, letting the water ease some of the tension in her muscles.

After a few minutes of just standing under the water, she glanced at her phone, and a notification from Taylor flickered on-screen.

Emily Dickinson
God did I wake you? I'm so sorry

Tori
Oh no worries. Just overslept the entire morning and nearly had a heart attack watching that
No biggie.
😂

Tori turned off the shower and stepped out, drying herself off with a towel as she waited for the next message to flicker up.

It came in a few moments later.

Emily Dickinson
😂
I might have gone down quite a few rabbit holes on TikTok

Tori
Have you seriously been losing braincells watching stupid videos of me?
And this one?
Should I be worried we'll have a serious convo right after I woke up?

Emily Dickinson
I have many regrets right now, but yes, I've been going down woso TikTok
And I might have drank a few too many glasses of wine yesterday
And no, you don't need to worry about any big serious convos first thing in the morning, don't worry. But I did want to ask you a question.

Tori
Ask away
I'm not exactly capable of any complex thinking right now tho

She typed back, putting the phone on the sink as she started brushing her teeth. It took a moment for the next reply to come.

Emily Dicksion
Okay, maybe this isn't the best question to ask you when you're just waking up. And possibly after having a panic attack watching a video of you and your ex all cozy. That was NOT my brightest moment, in hindsight.