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real life and messages

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real life

kenna lied in chris's bed, her head on his shoulder as they watched family guy. kenna let out a long sigh, thinking about everything that's happened in the past several months. she needed to talk to chris about a lot of things, but she didn't know how, or when to.

chris noticed that someone was bothering her, "you good, kenz?" he asked her softly after she sighed with his eyebrows furrowed.

she looked up at him, "i dont know, a lot of things have been bothering me lately. and i've been going through so much shit." she starting ranting to him as she sat up against his headboard.

"wanna talk about it?" he scooted on his bed to face her. kj shrugged her shoulders.

"i guess." she sighed slightly, then took a deep breath, "okay, i want to explain myself, why i didn't answer any of y'all." she started and she glanced at him nervously. she hoped he wouldn't get mad at her again like the first time.

chris sighed, "okay, whatever you want to talk about." he slightly smiled at her, and she smiled back. he was always patient whenever it came to her.

"chris, im really fucking sorry for pushing you away." her voice was barely above a whisper, and she looked like she was on the verge of tears.

"kenz," he matched the tone of her voice as he slightly titled his head to the side, "it's okay, i forgive you. i shouldn't have acted like a dick when you came back." he apologizes, his voice not changing, just stayed the same. kj looked away trying not to cry again. she didn't want him to see her cry anymore than he already has.

she let out a big sigh, "my mom started drinking again, and it got really bad. my dad left us because of it, and i got really depressed. i feel like it all my fault that this shit happened." her eyes started to water, but she quickly wiped them away. chris put his hand on top of hers and squeezed it slightly, making her heart skip a beat.

"kenz, it's not your fault. your mom just has drinking problems. she loves you, and noah, but i think she needs help." he told her softly, his gaze still on hers.

she sighed, "i know, but i dont like seeing her in this state. i wish she could see that it's affecting mine and noah's lives, mostly mine." she whispered at the end of her sentence and looked away as a tear rolled down her cheek.

chris hated to see his best friend like this, it hurt him. chris pulled her into a hug, wrapping his arms around her tightly. kenna also wrapped her arms around him as a few more tears rolled down her face. she bit her bottom lip to stop any more tears from coming. she scooted closer to him and buried her head into his chest where she could hear is heartbeat. she didn't know why, but listening to his heartbeat was comforting to her.

they stayed like that for a little bit, enjoying each other's company when someone kept texting kenna's phone. she groaned as she broke away from the hug, she wanted to stay like that for a little bit longer. she grabbed her phone to see her brother texting her.

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imessage

noah's ark — noah

kenna bug — kenna

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noah's ark
kj
kenna
kenna jade.
kenna please answer the phone.

kenna bug
omg what is it

noah's ark
uhmm it's dad..

kenna bug
what.
what do you mean?

noah's ark
he's back at home, and him and mom are arguing.
i need you to come home

kenna bug
fuck.
isn't nick there with you?

noah's ark
yes but i still need you to come home.

kenna bug
noah.
i don't know if i can.

noah's ark
please sis

kenna bug
okay fine
but is it ok if chris comes?

noah's ark
i mean ig

kenna bug
okay will be there in about 10

noah's ark
okay sis i love you

kenna bug
i love you too noah

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real life

kenna sighs at the messages between her and noah. she can't believe it. her dad is back. but he's arguing with their mom, who is most likely drunk. she stared blankly at her phone, not knowing what to do.

"kenz, what's going on?" chris asked her softly as he furrowed his eyebrows.

she looked up at him, "my dads back, and noah wants me home." she sighed softly.

chris frown slightly, "so are you leaving?" he whined as he slumped his shoulders a little, trying to lighten the mood a little.

she giggled at chris's actions, "yes, but you're coming with me. i cant deal with them, especially if i don't have you by my side." she smiled softly at him.

chris couldn't help but blush a little, and he realized that he has huge feelings for his best friend. hes always seen her differently, and maybe had a little bit of fellings for her, but he never thought of it much until now. why now? he didn't know, but he tried not to think about it too much.

kenna wrapped her arms tightly around chris's neck, and it shocked him at first. but he wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her closer to him.

"thank you chris for always being there for me." she whispered through his hair, causing him to smile a little.

"of course kenz. that's what im here for." he whispered back to her.

they stayed like that for several minutes, forgetting they were supposed to go back to her house. kenna then remembered they were supposed to be there in 10 minutes, so she quickly pulled away from the hug.

"shit." she mumbled under her breath as she got up from the bed.

chris furrowed his eyebrows in confusion, "what's wrong?" he questioned her as he watched her put her shoes on.

"we were supposed to be leaving like 5 minutes ago." she quickly responded as she struggled to put her shoes on.

"shit, i forgot." he remembered as he got up from his bed and grabbed his phone.

he quickly put his shoes on, and noticed kenna was still struggling with putting her shoes on. he slightly sighed and went to help her. kenna glanced up at him, furrowing her eyebrows in confusion.

"what are you doing?" she questioned him as he started to put her shoes on for her.

"helping you." he glanced at her and smiled.

she playfully rolled her eyes and smiled at him, "you goofball." she giggled and shook her head.

he gasped dramatically, "hey, im not a goofball." he replied defensively as he narrowed his eyes while smiling.

she laughed at him, "come on, let's go. we need to ask matt if he'll drive us there." she told him while they walked out of his room.

"ask me what?" matt questioned them with narrow eyes. he looked like he just woke up from his sleep.

kenna and chris exchanged a look, then looked back at matt, "can you take us back to my place?" kenna begged him with a hoping smile.

matt furrowed his eyebrows, "why? it's 2 in the fucking morning." he questioned her whiling rubbing his eyes.

"it's my dad. he's back and noah needs me there." kenna replied back in a whisper.

"oh, okay. so you need chris to go with you?" he smirked as he raised his eyebrows.

"yeah." she replied as she glanced at chris.

"okay. come on." he told them as he started walking down the stairs, and kenna and chris followed behind him.

matt walked in the kitchen to grab his keys and whatever else he needed, and kenna sighed nervously. she don't know what she was going to expect when she walks in her house, and that really scared her.

chris hugged her from behind, wrapping his arms around her, "you okay?" he whispered softly when he put his chin on her shoulder.

"no. i'm kind of scared." she sighed nervously, but chris hugging her makes her feel a little bit better.

"hey, don't think about it too much." he reassured her smoothly, making her sigh.

chris pulled away from her and walked off to the kitchen, and immediately kenna missed his touch. why did she love his touch so much? she groaned as she rolled her eyes and tilted her head back at the thought. she doesn't know why she feels that way, but she does know that she loves physical touch.

his physical touch.

she sighed at the thought of her mom and dad fighting. why does this always happen when life gets better? matt came back and slipped his shoes on, humming a tune kenna didn't really recognize.

kenna slightly tilted her head, "what are you singing?" she questioned matt curiously as she furrowed eyebrows.

matt glanced up at her, "'R U Mine?' by Arctic Monkeys, why?" he furrowed his eyebrows at her.

she shrugged her shoulders, "i dont know. i've ever heard that song before." she answered him as she saw chris coming back with a pepsi. kenna rolled her eyes at him with a small smile.

"what? i'm thirsty." he defended himself without kenna even saying anything. kenna smiled as she rolled her eyes at him.

"okay come on. let's go." matt laughed softly at the two before reaching at the door.

matt walked out the door, with the other two following behind him. kenna felt like going back to her house wasn't a good idea, but she needed to be there for noah.

LAY SPEAKS!

okay this chapter was so fun to write😋!! but the next chapter is gonna be SO HARD TO WRITE OMG. you guys are not prepared (yes, i have it planned in my head but i js need to write it down in my notes LMFAO) i'm probably most likely gonna cry, and you guys probably most likely will too🥲.

chris being a gentleman for kenna AGDHFJDBSJSJ!! i need me a chris in my life fr, making me feel all single and shi (i've never been in a real relationship).

anywayss i'll see y'all in the next chapter!!😋

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