When I told Mom that I didn’t want to go to school this weekend, I meant it. School is the last place I want to be right now. Between Nadia and Parker this weekend, it didn’t stop. At least Mom and I seem to finally be getting along again… We actually spent the car ride talking. It’s probably the first time we’ve done that in weeks.
I pull the door to school open and am met with the familiar scent of the hallway. It smells like a bad mix of axe body spray and crappy perfume body spray. I swear everyone here has the same sprays and none of them are good.
The walk from the door to my locker isn’t a far one. I spot two people standing in front of my locker and freeze. Parker. And some boy I’ve never seen before. Probably her boyfriend. Why are they in front of my locker? I sigh. I don’t feel like dealing with this right now.
It’s Monday, which means I don’t have math, which means I actually have to go to my locker. My first class today is Western Civ and Ms. Tully always makes us bring our books to class. I take a deep breath and keep walking. Whatever. I’ll just tell them to leave.
“Georgia,” greets my former best friend. Her voice is cold. She made it very clear this weekend that our friendship is over. I still don’t even know what I did. She kept calling me a bad friend over and over again. She told me I didn’t care. She’s the one who stopped caring. Not me. I feel tears start at the back of my throat and swallow. Not again. I’ve already cried once today.
“Can you move, please?” I ask. I don’t make eye contact with either of them. The guy next to her is staring at me. He doesn’t look mad, he looks… weird. I can’t really read his expression. This is the guy she picked over me? Okay.
“Good morning to you too.” She rolls her eyes. I feel the urge to do the same, but decide against it. Talking with Mom this morning must’ve gotten to me. Her voice is in my head, reminding me not to stoop to anyone’s level. I didn’t even tell her anything going on.
“Can you move, please?” I repeat. I have no idea what my voice sounds like right now.
“I have your clothes, when do you want them?” she asks. I forgot she said she would bring them today. "Georgia" clothes. I don't know why she had to throw that in my face. My stuff might be nicer than hers, but I've never said anything about it.
“Just give them to me after school,” I tell her. I swallow again. I don’t know why this couldn’t have been done over text. Oh, right. I think she blocked me.
“Fine,” she says. She grabs her boyfriend’s hand and they both leave without saying anything else. Ten years of friendship for… that guy. She doesn’t seem bothered at all. I don’t know how to feel about that.
I get my locker open after a couple tries and pull out my Western Civ book. Parker and I have class together. I forgot until right now. We usually sit next to each other. Not today, I guess.
Lunch will be different. I’ll have to sit somewhere else. On Mondays, we usually sit at a table with a few other people. I wonder if she’s said anything to them about me. Zach hasn't talked to me, so I'm guessing she did. They’re more her friends than they are mine. They probably just pretend to like me. Now they have no reason to.
Without Parker, I don’t really have… any friends here. I have acquaintances, but they all have their own friends. I glance around. Everyone has friends. I don’t see a single person by themselves. Except me. The only one without any friends.
The lump in my throat is still there. I swallow for a third time to try and get rid of it.
I don’t want to be here. I don’t want to go to class. I just want to go home.
Private Luxury Campground | Cypress, SimDonia | 3 Days Until the Wedding
Grayson over the phone: Hello?
?? over phone: Hi, son. It's me. Thanks for picking up for your old man.
Grayson: Yeah... um, it's been a while. I wasn't expecting your call...
Gustavo: I know and I'm sorry for that... Truthfully, I've been a little hesitant to reach out.
Grayson: It's okay. I guess I have been, too.
Gustavo: Well, that's alright, son. You've got a lot going on. Making your parents proud. I see you're getting married soon. Congratulations.
Grayson: Yeah, thanks. Things have been pretty crazy. I'm actually at my bachelor party right now. Well, it's our last night. Gianni took me and the guys camping.
Gustavo: Really? That's surprising. For Gianni.
Grayson chuckles: Yeah, I know. Gianni's full of surprises lately. He brought a girl with him to the wedding.
Gustavo: Wow, now that's unbelievable! I'm happy for him, though. He needs someone to share his life with. He's got a lot of responsibility now.
Grayson: Yeah...
Gustavo: I need to get around to calling him... and the boys. I just wanted to make sure I talked to you before your big day.
Grayson: Thanks, Dad.
Gustavo hesitant: ... And I wanted to just... apologize. For everything. You get a lot of time to think in here... about your life, your mistakes... And I just. I know I haven't always been the best dad in the world. Not the dad you or your brothers deserve.
Grayson: Dad, you don't have to-
Gustavo: No, no. I- I need you to know that despite my often poor example, I love the hell out of you, kid. You, Gianni, Guy, Garrett. You're one of the few good things I've ever done in my life. Seeing all you're accomplishing in life. It truly makes me happy. You, uh, must've got all those good traits from your mom.
Grayson chuckles: Thanks, dad. It's... it's nice to hear that from you.
Gustavo: Well, sorry it's a little too late and... like this. I wish I could be there for you, but just know I'll be thinking about you and hope you have a beautiful wedding. I'm sure your mom is seeing to that.
Grayson: Yeah, thanks. I'll be sure you get some photos and stuff.
Gustavo: Thanks, son. Well, I've gotta get going. But I love you and look forward to talking to you soon.
pazu's the main character! and you have to like him :)
i've done a few silly shorter animations in the past but this was my first time making an amv for any of my g/t ocs! it was very fun and i would like to do it again, i'm just in a constant state of forgetting that i enjoy animating
i'm actually so pissed that i don't even know where to start..... i've been trying to ignore this for hours but i just can't ☹️
dear everyone on f1blr, i kindly ask you to take franco's name out of your mouth if you don't know him. do not talk about his story if you don't know it. do not call him a pay driver, do not compare him to drivers whose dads are the owners of an f1 team. do not talk shit about him if it's all going to be made-up rumors.
you may hate james vowles as much as you wish to, i don't give a fuck. williams are doing some real random and stupid shit. but is any of this franco's fault? no!! if you'd actually seen him and taken more than 5 minutes trying to learn about him, you'd see how sweet of a person he is and how much he deserves this opportunity, so don't go around spreading lies about it.
I couldn't resist doing something for this amazing AU, so have some brainrot I got from it!
Now while I really like how sweet and wholesome the actual AU is, I just love making things far more angsty than necessary, so that's how this smol vid came to be :]
Look I put some effort in his design so I'm gonna draw it again.
They tried to cut the net around his fin while he was sleeping. Unlucky for both of them it's extremely sore so he jolted awake, resulting in the biologist getting flung on top of him. His flight or freeze responses are currently duking it out. For the biologists' sake, I hope freeze wins. xD