FOR LONDON [1: TOM HOLLAND]

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

maria
okay gang
so we're not panicking
but tom just touched down in la
and he wants to see me tomorrow
so like I said
not panicking
so if you could all like
idk
get in here
and not panic with me
that'd be great
((((:

iris
oh but I thought you were doing such a good job of not panicking all by yourself
you don't need little old us!
you're practically an expert at it

maria
hahahahahelpmepleasehahaha

jake
jesus
you're more of a mess than I remember

maria
thank you?

jake
yes

maria
???
nothing makes sense anymore
I'm staying here in my blanket burrito for eternity (:

iris
as long as you pay rent I'm cool

jake
come on, mar
it'll be fine!
it's tom
he's soft

maria
he's also capable of breaking my heart

iris
oof
bummer!
you have fun with that!

maria
iRIS

iris
what
you know I'm not good in these kind of situations

jake
what kind of situations

iris
ones that involve emotion
of any kind
god only knows how I've managed to get a girlfriend
but let's not dwell on my internal suffering
we're focusing on maria's!

jake
wait what
since when did you have a girlfriend ??

maria
it's this recurring bit
ignore her

iris
8 months

jake
I'm getting mixed messages here
does iris have a girlfriend or not

iris
yes

maria
no

jake
ah yes
thank you for the clarification guys
everything makes so much more sense now!

iris
well I - for one - am glad about that
let's move on/back to maria's many issues

jake
fine by me!

maria
so like ,,
what do I do
without making a huge fool of myself

jake
tom wants to what --
meet up tomorrow?

maria
yeah
he doesn't have a lot of free time while he's here
so he wants to meet for breakfast tomorrow
to make sure we get to see each other at least once

jake
well you know what you should do then?

maria
flee the country?
that's what I thought too!
glad we're on the same page

jake
no
wtf
just go to breakfast with him, headass
what's the worst that could happen?

iris
he says he knows that he's london
that the song was awful
that he doesn't love her back, and never did
and maria is crushed
she gets home and cries for seven days and seven nights
and then moves on

jake
I mean that's oddly specific
but okay

maria
this isn't the hELP I WANTED

iris
I'm just saying
it could go badly, sure
but at least you'll know where he's at
and then you can work on where you're at
and it'll all settle in time

jake
was that --
was that genuine, good-intentioned advice

iris
what
no
what
idk what you're talking about

maria
oh my goodness
iT WAS

iris
I'm breaking out in a rash

maria
aW IRIS
I love you too!!

iris
my throat is closing up

maria
baby you do care!

iris
nonsense
humans need two emotions, anger and confusion
caring ?? sympathy ??
no

maria
hmmm
whatever you say

jake
so maria
any plans for tomorrow?

maria
I guess so!
looks like I'm going to see the boy I'm still desperately in love with!
so that he can potentially break my heart, or ignore the elephant in the room!
can't wait!

iris
we love a girl who uses excessive exclamation mark use to express her stress!

jake
we sure do!

AUTHOR'S NOTE: this is such a mess lmao idk how to write coherent chapters anymore