Twin Grier

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hayes; (ooooh)

claire was too sad to sleep alone last night. me being nice, i let her sleep with me. she slept on the floor though because i'm not that nice.

joking! obviously, she slept on my bed. i took the floor since she tends to always take the blanket from me, leaving me cold.

i told her that and she laughed. she hadn't laughed, genuinely laughed in a while. it seems to me that these therapy sessions don't really do much. so maybe going away for a while will help her.

at least i and the squad will be there with her. when i woke up, claire's back was facing me meaning she moved from the bed to be next to me.

the sacrifices we make for each other. i sat up, looking for my phone. i finally found it, under my own ass. how tf did it get there? i asked myself as i looked at the time. 8:37 am.

i hate waking up early. yes this is early for me. i lay back down and close my eyes. i'm dozing off when i hear nash's ugly voice.

"hayes. claire. get up. we gotta go." oh yeah. it's the weekend which means, it's dads turn. i sigh, rubbing my eyes. i hear claire groaning, before sitting up next to me. her hair is all over the place, making me chuckle.

"you know what you look like?" i ask. "don't" she starts before i say, "a chewbacca." i laugh. "you're a hoe." she rubs her eyes before getting up.

"hey you know i'm just kidding." i say. "suck a toe." she says as she walks out my door. i get up, failing to make my bed. i go do all that morning stuff before coming back into my room.

i grab my bag and stuff my phone charger, ear buds, some homework i have, and some toiletries. i change into some sweats and a sweater, putting my socks on. i don't bother putting cologne on and put my slides on.

i grab my phone and walk out of my room, closing it. i go downstairs, obviously to the kitchen. i open the fridge and find left over pizza.

frick yeah i think as i grab some slices and eat it cold at the counter. claire walks in, looking almost like me. she's wearing the most oversized sweatshirt i've seen in my entire life, shorts that you can't see, and her white jesus sandals.

she's got a messy bun and when she walks by me, i smell vanilla which makes me laugh in my head. you can look so messy but smell good.

"hayes, look up." i look up, seeing claire recording me. "what's poppin y'all, hayes here. pizza for breakfast." i say into the camera as she giggles.

she stops recording and i see its snapchat. nash walks in a few minutes later looking like the usual, trash. "nash looks handsome." claire says.

"did i say that out loud?" i ask. claire nods her head as nash gives me the stink eye. "dude, that was my pizza." nash whines.

"now it's mine." i say. "i would slap you but i'm tired." he says. he takes out some juice from the fridge, pouring some into 2 cups.

"thanks nash." i say, starting to reach for the glass cup. "um, no no no. for claire." he hands the cup to claire and sits next to her at the counter.

"are you hungry?" he asks her. "honestly, for some reason i want mcdonald's." she says. i think i almost choke on my pizza and nash for sure chokes on his juice. "is that surprising?" she asks.

"well ... yeah. you don't really eat something coming from there. at least not wanting it." i say. "well, i'm hungry." she says.

"let's go." nash grabs his things and heads for the door. "i haven't finished you dumb ass!" i yell. "shut your pie hole and let's go!" he yells back. claire chuckles as she waits for me.

i stuff the pizza in my mouth and we link arms, walking out the door together.

drive through 🤩

"can i get a big breakfast with hot cakes and an orange juice." i say into the intercom. since nash only orders for him and claire, i gotta order myself.

probably because i ate his pizza. once we pay and all that crap, we hit the road to dads. i don't understand why dad decided to live an hour away.

i mean seriously, why? who wants to drive an hour just to stay a day and a half and drive back another hour? no gracias. i'm getting better in spanish. i'm so proud of myself.

claire got a full meal, which surprises me. and nash. has brown, a bacon, yeah bacon, egg and cheese bagel and bottled water.

i mean, she's eating more at home. but not really touching into the junk food category so i guess this is a start. there was that one time we went for food though.

dads :)

claire; (we back!)

i have no clue why i was craving mcdonald's. it was weird. but the food was so damn good. i stuck to drinking water though so it's all good. kinda.

i greeted nila with a simple hello while nash and hayes hugged her, like usual. i hugged dad and he hugged as if i was dying.

"it's been a long week so it's nice to see you honey." he says. "aww dad. don't make me stop being mad at you. after all, you are sending me away for 2 months." i say.

"claire. i'm not changing my mind." he folds his arms. "i know. i still love you though." i smile. "i love you. that's all that matters. now go sleep. you look tired." he hugs me one more time before i go to my room.

i jump on my bed, closing my eyes.

later ....

i'm woken up by my phone ringing. i groan, reaching for it. i look to see it's sean. i answer it, yawning in the process. "hello?" i ask. "what's up?" a little too loudly. "what's up?" i mimic.

he laughs as i yawn again. "were you sleeping?" he asks. "yeah, what time is it?" i ask. "12:30." he says. i almost fall off the bed as i hear how late it is.

"damn. i'm not sleeping later." he laughs before talking. "i heard you're going to camp. " he says. "hayes?" i ask. "yeah, he asked if i wanted to come." he says.

"i'd love it if you came." i say. "i don't know." he sighs. "come on. we'd get to parasail again like we did on the beach." sean is a really fun person and he'd definitely make it less boring.

"that was fun, wasn't it?" he asks. "yeah. you'd make it all worth while." i say. "really?" he asks. "really." i say. it's quiet for a few seconds before he speaks up. "you know that girl i'm crushin' on?" he asks.

"yeah. when are you gonna tell me who she is? i think it's time i knew." i say. "oh, you'll know. anyways, she's still with her boyfriend." he says.

"have hope sean. you never know, things happen. as bad as it sounds, maybe they might break up. and then you'll be together. you'll be happy sean. i promise you. for now, come keep me sane at camp." i laugh and he laughs as well.

it's quiet again and i can't help thinking how he must feel over that girl. poor sean. "how bout this? promise me you'll try and make the most out of this camp thing?" he asks.

i don't know if he means to try and get better with myself or just have fun but i promise either way. "i promise." i say. i hear him chuckle before saying, "good. now help me sign up."

i do a victory dance in my head and switch over to facetime on my phone.

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y'all it's happening. please, be patient. it will happen. i promise. lol. - ash 💓
12/29/18