FELICITY
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❝ARE WE EXCLUSIVE?❞

'CHAIRHANDLER'
CHANDLER RIGGS

CHAIRHANDLER
hey, are you okay?
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CHAIRHANDLER
wait, what??
[READ - 19:56]

CHAIRHANDLER
why are you leaving me on read??
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CHAIRHANDLER
why aren't you answering my calls either??
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CHAIRHANDLER
have i done something without even realising it??
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CHAIRHANDLER
mya, whatever i've done, i'm sorry for it, ok??
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CHAIRHANDLER
we can't fix this if you don't speak to me, mya

MYA
hi.

CHAIRHANDLER
are you okay??

MYA
i'm always okay.

CHAIRHANDLER
bullshit.
don't lie to me, mya.

MYA
how do you know that i'm lying?

CHAIRHANDLER
i've been friends with you for six years, so i can tell when you're lying even when it's over text.
i also saw your instagram, and when you put a sad caption it kind of reveals that you're upset.
i would've been able to tell without the instagram either, especially since you were leaving my messages on read which you never do.
and, you put full stops at the end of "hi" and "i'm always okay" which indicate a serious tone, one which you rarely have with me.
listen, mya, i hate it when you're upset, and i want to know why and i want to know now.
so please, tell me, or i'll come over to your house and tickle you until you tell me.

MYA
are we exclusive?

CHAIRHANDLER
huh?

MYA
you can read, dummy, unless you suddenly can't read the english language.
which, in that case, i'll translate it to other languages:
sommes-nous exclusifs?
münhasir miyiz?
zijn we exclusief?

CHAIRHANDLER
okay, okay, i can read english
you can stop using google translate

MYA
you and i both know that there's something going on between us.
we don't know what it is but we know that something is happening.
i mean, we've kissed numerous times so you can't deny that we're not at least romantically interested in each other.
so, are we exclusive?

CHAIRHANDLER
of course we are.
is that what was upsetting you?

MYA
yeah.
was i being stupid?

CHAIRHANDLER
no. you weren't being stupid, not at all.
you're rarely ever stupid, at least not in my eyes.
we haven't figured out what we are yet, so it was a good question to ask, but i want you to know that i wouldn't dream of even kissing someone else or even being romantically involved with anyone else except from you, but i'm just waiting for the perfect moment to ask you out.

MYA
can i come over?

CHAIRHANDLER
always.