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𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯
SIMONE GUTIERREZ
For a lot of reasons, Simone had a lot on her mind. And for a lot of reasons, she wasn’t doing as great as she normally felt.
Since Lock-in and since she had maybe just a little too much to drink, that one almost moment that happened between her and Alex weighed so heavily on her mind that going through the rest of the night and the week that followed was difficult for her. Classes and time blurred together that she hardly registered it. She paid attention, of course. And she hung out with people so it wasn’t to make it seem like everything inside was falling apart.
Well, it wasn’t. Simone wasn’t dramatic. She didn’t even want to consider that she could blow things way out of proportion. But at the same time, as the week came to and end and the weekend did too, she found herself thinking about it.
The kiss.
Or the almost kiss.
Yeah, who was she kidding? It wasn't a kiss but she damn near almost made it into one.
Alex was...different than most of her friends. There was definitely something there between them, but whether it was just a very forward sexual attraction between them or potentially something more wasn’t clear to Simone. Hell, she wasn’t even clear why she pursued Alex so boldly. Alcohol had a lot to do with it and maybe hearing Naomi’s name being mentioned...repeatedly struck some kind of chord with her.
But that wasn’t the extent of it.
As she got ready for school, throwing on a black blouse and a pair of jeans, Simone didn’t want to let those thoughts consume her. It wasn’t because she didn’t want to figure this out. Even as she grabbed her purse and made her way out of her room, she knew that she wanted to, but without knowing what she felt, how was Simone going to figure anything out.
Besides, Alex wasn’t the only girl in Simone’s life that made waves in this past week.
Nickie Abrams. Simone often found herself feeling bad for the junior. Between the Twitter drama that Simone tried not to get herself neck deep in, though sometimes it was entertaining as all hell and then this latest spat she had with a few choice people, but her boyfriend specifically, Simone just couldn’t help herself from showing the brunette some sympathy. Life was handing her a shitty break after shitty break and she needed someone in her corner.
But when Nickie told her about everything, Simone had her own two cents. She never blamed Nickie and never accused her of being an attention whore, but when it came to Hunter, one of the few sophomores Simone wished would stop trying to make a name for themselves by being an obnoxious little shit, she felt that them getting back together so soon wasn’t a great idea. She told Nickie as much, but she didn’t say more than just that. At the end of the day, when it came to whomever Nickie wanted tos pend her time with, Simone firmly believed that nobody’s opinions mattered more than the her and the one Nickie’s dating.
No matter how unbearable Hunter Drake was.
“Hey Simi, been a while.”
Simone laughed as Nickie struggled to get but a single greeting out. “Hey yourself.” She offered her roommate a casual wave. “Yeah, I’ll say.” Simone wasn’t the type to mince words, but she was trying not to come off too sarcastic in her reply. Key word trying.
“I should, uh…I should be getting to school. I told Hunter that I’d hang out with him this morning, and I don’t want to, like, not hold up my word. Catch you around?”
For a moment, Simone thought about just letting Nickie go. It was clear she was feeling all sorts of tense and even as she started to make her way towards the door, the moment that she let out a sigh was the moment that Simone sealed Nickie’s fate.
“Hold up!” She spoke in an almost paralyzing way. “I’ll drive you.” And that came out more a statement of facts rather than a suggestion that was up for debate.
Simone had grabbed Nickie’s keys, specifically centering around Old Blue. She had her own car, but she didn’t see any point in driving it to school - not when she and Nickie could just carpool.
“And don’t worry, I won’t badger you about your boyfriend. Promise!”
As difficult as it would be for her, Simone liked to think she could keep her word.
“Cute jacket by the way.” Simone complimented Nickie as they were out of the apartment, into old blue, and en-route to school
Since Lock-in and since she had maybe just a little too much to drink, that one almost moment that happened between her and Alex weighed so heavily on her mind that going through the rest of the night and the week that followed was difficult for her. Classes and time blurred together that she hardly registered it. She paid attention, of course. And she hung out with people so it wasn’t to make it seem like everything inside was falling apart.
Well, it wasn’t. Simone wasn’t dramatic. She didn’t even want to consider that she could blow things way out of proportion. But at the same time, as the week came to and end and the weekend did too, she found herself thinking about it.
The kiss.
Or the almost kiss.
Yeah, who was she kidding? It wasn't a kiss but she damn near almost made it into one.
Alex was...different than most of her friends. There was definitely something there between them, but whether it was just a very forward sexual attraction between them or potentially something more wasn’t clear to Simone. Hell, she wasn’t even clear why she pursued Alex so boldly. Alcohol had a lot to do with it and maybe hearing Naomi’s name being mentioned...repeatedly struck some kind of chord with her.
But that wasn’t the extent of it.
As she got ready for school, throwing on a black blouse and a pair of jeans, Simone didn’t want to let those thoughts consume her. It wasn’t because she didn’t want to figure this out. Even as she grabbed her purse and made her way out of her room, she knew that she wanted to, but without knowing what she felt, how was Simone going to figure anything out.
Besides, Alex wasn’t the only girl in Simone’s life that made waves in this past week.
Nickie Abrams. Simone often found herself feeling bad for the junior. Between the Twitter drama that Simone tried not to get herself neck deep in, though sometimes it was entertaining as all hell and then this latest spat she had with a few choice people, but her boyfriend specifically, Simone just couldn’t help herself from showing the brunette some sympathy. Life was handing her a shitty break after shitty break and she needed someone in her corner.
But when Nickie told her about everything, Simone had her own two cents. She never blamed Nickie and never accused her of being an attention whore, but when it came to Hunter, one of the few sophomores Simone wished would stop trying to make a name for themselves by being an obnoxious little shit, she felt that them getting back together so soon wasn’t a great idea. She told Nickie as much, but she didn’t say more than just that. At the end of the day, when it came to whomever Nickie wanted tos pend her time with, Simone firmly believed that nobody’s opinions mattered more than the her and the one Nickie’s dating.
No matter how unbearable Hunter Drake was.
“Hey Simi, been a while.”
Simone laughed as Nickie struggled to get but a single greeting out. “Hey yourself.” She offered her roommate a casual wave. “Yeah, I’ll say.” Simone wasn’t the type to mince words, but she was trying not to come off too sarcastic in her reply. Key word trying.
“I should, uh…I should be getting to school. I told Hunter that I’d hang out with him this morning, and I don’t want to, like, not hold up my word. Catch you around?”
For a moment, Simone thought about just letting Nickie go. It was clear she was feeling all sorts of tense and even as she started to make her way towards the door, the moment that she let out a sigh was the moment that Simone sealed Nickie’s fate.
“Hold up!” She spoke in an almost paralyzing way. “I’ll drive you.” And that came out more a statement of facts rather than a suggestion that was up for debate.
Simone had grabbed Nickie’s keys, specifically centering around Old Blue. She had her own car, but she didn’t see any point in driving it to school - not when she and Nickie could just carpool.
“And don’t worry, I won’t badger you about your boyfriend. Promise!”
As difficult as it would be for her, Simone liked to think she could keep her word.
“Cute jacket by the way.” Simone complimented Nickie as they were out of the apartment, into old blue, and en-route to school
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mood: Pushing through
location: Apartment → Enroute to school
outfit: Ready for school
mentions: Alex, Hunter, Nickie
interactions: Nickie
tags: ohdittoh
location: Apartment → Enroute to school
outfit: Ready for school
mentions: Alex, Hunter, Nickie
interactions: Nickie
tags: ohdittoh