𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐅 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐋

eight

CONVERSATION WITH: PETER

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PETER
hi ryder!
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PETER
hey ryder what's up?
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PETER
ive been meaning
to tell you something
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PETER
ive felt like this for a while
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PETER
fuck i can't do this
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PETER
what do i even say
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PETER
wassup homegirl i
fuckin love you dawg
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PETER
what the fuck was that
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PETER
uuhrheh
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PETER
hey ryder i only cried
like twice today and even
added to my scrapbook
of dogs ive seen in
the city
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PETER
there was a shiba inu
and her name was
blossom with a
pink bandana on
her collar and painted
nails and i got dog
hair on my suit but
i don't care i would
die for blossom in
six different ways
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PETER
that was reason #2
why i cried today
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PETER
reason #1 was because
of the remember me
song in coco
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PETER
you know? at the end?
when miguel sings with
mama coco and she
remembers hector?
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PETER
ive seen the movie 274
times but i still cry
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PETER
what am i doing
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PETER
what are you
doing to me?
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PETER
i feel like im on crack
when im with you💗💗
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PETER
jesus fuck peter that's
totally not flattering
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PETER
roses are red
violets are blue
i want dinner
i was thinking you
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PETER
what the duck that's
weird and gross
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PETER
i hope she doesn't see
that im typing
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PETER
oh god it's been 48
minutes and i still
haven't sent anything
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PETER
i can't help it!!!!
you make me nervous
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PETER
D:

RYDER
you alright?

PETER
yeah yes perfectly fine

PETER
fuck

PETER
i didn't mean to
send that text

RYDER
hey it's alright

RYDER
makes up for last
weeks mishap, yeah?

PETER
yeah yeah totally

PETER
sorry

PETER
big thumbs?

RYDER
do i make you
nervous, peter?

PETER
i mean a lot of people
make me nervous

PETER
im just a naturally
nervous guy yno?

PETER
like i'll be standing
yno and i'll just be
nervous!!!! like
yno when you see
a dog walking across
a cross walk and you
get nervous that
they're not gonna
make it??? or like
when i think mrs
stevens called on me
and i get nervous because
im playing club penguin
rewritten on my laptop

PETER
but yeah you do

PETER
god ill stop talking now

RYDER
hey i think it's cute

PETER
holy shot
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RYDER
besides, you cuff your jeans
so i can easily forgive you

PETER
ha! i knew it
was a good style

PETER
well just because you
said that ill keep doing it

RYDER
sounds like a plan

RYDER
anyways — my house at 6?
i have a bunch of fruit we
can snack on before my
moms make their beloved
chicken francese.
is that alright?

PETER
that sounds great

PETER
im super hungry sooo

PETER
patrolling makes
me hella hungry
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RYDER
alright — see you then

PETER
yup yeah see ya

PETER
fuckin IDIOT
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PETER
maybe i should get
a book guide from
barnes n noble that
is titled 'how to get
a really pretty 100/10
when you're easily
a -17/10, for dummies'
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PETER
on god

RYDER
100/10, huh peter?

PETER
play dumb
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PETER
who's peter?