FINALLY. Carlos and James make an appearance. Both being the protective friends they are. I apologize in advance to the ending of this chapter. It came out of nowhere when I was writing it and is not fluffly or cute at all.
Kendall Logan Carlos James
(Tues. 5:24 p.m.)
Gess wut I lernd 2day!
(Tues. 5:27 p.m.)
The English language was created for a reason.
(Tues. 5:28 p.m.)
No.
(Tues. 5:29 p.m.)
The English language can go suck it.
(Tues. 5:31 p.m.)
Jett was a bed wetter til he was 8!
(Tues. 5:34 p.m.)
Why does this boat of new information make me so happy?
(Tues. 5:35 p.m.)
Cuz he a douche!
(Tues. 5:37 p.m.)
Very true. Who told you, Jo?
(Tues. 5:38 p.m.)
Yup.
(Tues. 5:39p.m.)
She told me a lot of embarrassing things bout him.
(Tues. 5:41 p.m.)
Why would she do that?
(Tues. 5:42 p.m.)
Cuz he a douche!
(Tues. 5:44 p.m.)
And cuz she said somethin bout Jett never findin out she told me dis cuz we go 2 a different school.
(Tues. 5:46 p.m.)
I see. Anything else embarrassing?
(Tues. 5:48 p.m.)
Logie. U just luv you some gossip don't you?
(Tues. 5:50 p.m.)
When it's about the guy who made me trip and fall down the stairs, yes.
(Tues. 5:51 p.m.)
O:
(Tues. 5:52 p.m.)
Is dat y ya n hospital?
(Tues. 5:54 p.m.)
No, Kendall. That happened last year. And before you ask, I will not tell you why I am in the hospital.
(Tues. 5:56 p.m.)
Poo.
(Tues. 5:57 p.m.)
Yr a meanie.
(Tues. 5:59 p.m.)
You've told me this.
(Tues. 6:01 p.m.)
Wit a soul dat's dry and hard.
(Tues. 6:03 p.m.)
Also that. Any new names you want to call me?
(Tues. 6:05 p.m.)
Yr face makes me want 2 cry at how uGLY it is.
(Tues. 6:08 p.m.)
You've never seen my face Kendall. You can't judge me on something you've never seen. Also, I've been told that my face is incredibly ascetically pleasing.
(Tues. 6:09 p.m.)
Really?
(Tues. 6:10 p.m.)
Cuz I think it's fugly!
(Tues. 6:12 p.m.)
Can't judge something you've never seen, Kendall.
(Tues. 6:13 p.m.)
Yes I can!
(Tues. 6:14 p.m.)
No, you can't.
(Tues. 6:15 p.m.)
I hav dimples.
(Tues. 6:16 p.m.)
Good for you.
(Tues. 6:17 p.m.)
Meanie.
(Tues. 6:19 p.m.)
That's my way of asking if you have them too.
(Tues. 6:21 p.m.)
I do. Are you psychic or something?
(Tues. 6:22 p.m.)
Yes.
(Tues. 6:22 p.m.)
I am.
(Tues. 6:23 p.m.)
Psychic psychopath extraordinaire.
(Tues. 6:25 p.m.)
I stalk people by textin them n calling them meanies.
(Tues. 6:27 p.m.)
Then kill then n their sleep n a hospital.
(Tues. 6:29 p.m.)
So I'm not the only one you're stalking? I'm hurt. I thought I was special.
(Tues. 6:31 p.m.)
U r.
(Tues. 6:33 p.m.)
Yr da only 1 I'm doing it 2 right now.
(Tues. 6:35 p.m.)
I'm trying 2 cut back on my killing.
(Tues. 6:36 p.m.)
Da cops r starting 2 notice.
(Tues. 6:38 p.m.)
That makes me feel all giddy inside.
(Tues. 6:39 p.m.)
;)
(Tues. 6:40 p.m.)
Yr special Logie.
(Tues. 6:41 p.m.)
Yr the chosen one.
(Tues. 6:43 p.m.)
Not you're just reaching.
(Tues. 6:44 p.m.)
Yr da 1 who is meant 2 kill he-who-must-not-be-named.
(Tues. 6:46 p.m.)
Now you're just quoting Harry Potter.
(Tues. 6:48 p.m.)
2 boldly go where no 1 has gone be4.
(Tues. 6:50 p.m.)
Star Trek. Nice. Seen the reboots?
(Tues. 6:51 p.m.)
OMG
(Tues. 6:52 p.m.)
I take that as a yes.
(Tues. 6:53 p.m.)
YES!
(Tues. 6:54 p.m.)
It's so awesome!
(Tues. 6:55 p.m.)
I wanna live in the Star Trek universe!
(Tues. 6:56 p.m.)
I can be Kirk!
(Tues. 6:57 p.m.)
U can be Spock!
(Tues. 6:59 p.m.)
I'd rather be Bones.
(Tues. 7:03 p.m.)
I would like to be able to say, "Dammit, Kendall" a lot. It would be fun.
(Tues. 7:05 p.m.)
No! Be Spock! Yr heartless!
(Tues. 7:06 p.m.)
Just like him.
(Tues. 7:08 p.m.)
He's not heartless. He just chooses not to feel because he doesn't like it.
(Tues. 7:09 p.m.)
Boo-fucking-hoo.
(Tues. 7:10 p.m.)
Yr Spock.
(Tues. 7:12 p.m.)
Wow. You're very adamant about this.
(Tues. 7:14 p.m.)
Of course I am. Yr just like Spock!
(Tues. 7:16 p.m.)
But I wanna be like Bones, he's a doctor. I want to be a doctor.
(Tues. 7:17 p.m.)
Fine.
(Tues. 7:18 p.m.)
U can be Bones.
(Tues. 7:20 p.m.)
Yay. I feel all giddy inside.
(Tues. 7:22 p.m.)
It's just da moldy pudding u've been eaten Logie.
(Tues. 7:25 p.m.)
That was one time. After I told them about it they've been getting me fresh pudding.
(Tues. 7:30 p.m.)
Sigh, I'll text you back in a bit. My parents are here with a… friend of there's.
(Tues. 7:31 p.m.)
Friend?
(Tues. 7:32 p.m.)
I'll tell you when they leave.
(Tues. 7:33 p.m.)
Alright.
(Tues. 7:34 p.m.)
(Tues. 7:35 p.m.)
Text u in a bit
(Tues. 8:47 p.m.)
I'm back.
(Tues. 8:50 p.m.)
LOGIE.
(Tues. 8:50 p.m.)
Hi!
(Tues. 8:52 p.m.)
I was only gone for an hour, Kendall.
(Tues. 8:54 p.m.)
It felt like 4ever.
(Tues. 8:55 p.m.)
Carlos got grounded for breaking his bed so I'm bored.
(Tues. 8:56 p.m.)
Dat y I started texting u.
(Tues. 8:57 p.m.)
Gonna tell me who dis "friend" was?
(Tues. 8:59 p.m.)
If I do, promise not to make fun of me.
(Tues. 9:00 p.m.)
Logie.
(Tues. 9:01 p.m.)
Never.
(Tues. 9:03 p.m.)
Unless they were suiting you 4 a dress cuz u couldn't fight back.
(Tues. 9:04 p.m.)
Then yeah.
(Tues. 9:05 p.m.)
Gonna make fun of u.
(Tues. 9:07 p.m.)
Why would they have me fitted for a dress?
(Tues. 9:09 p.m.)
IDK.
(Tues. 9:10 p.m.)
My imagination iz amazing.
(Tues. 9:11 p.m.)
It's all Carlos' fault.
(Tues. 9:12 p.m.)
His stupidness leaks onto me.
(Tues. 9:14 p.m.)
I don't think "stupidness" is a word.
(Tues. 9:15 p.m.)
Shh.
(Tues. 9:15 p.m.)
It is now.
(Tues. 9:16 p.m.)
Now tell me.
(Tues. 9:17 p.m.)
Who dis friend?
(Tues. 9:20 p.m.)
Therapist.
(Tues. 9:21 p.m.)
WUt?
(Tues. 9:22 p.m.)
What happened Logan?
(Tues. 9:25 p.m.)
I don't want to talk about it.
(Tues. 9:26 p.m.)
Come on.
(Tues. 9:27 p.m.)
We're friends.
(Tues. 9:28 p.m.)
Just tell me.
(Tues. 9:30 p.m.)
…
(Tues. 9:32 p.m.)
I don't want to talk about it. I'll just talk to you later, Kendall.
(Tues. 9:33 p.m.)
Logan!
(Tues. 9:38 p.m.)
Logan!
(Tues. 9:45 p.m.)
Fine.
(Tues. 9:46 p.m.)
I'll text u later.
(Wed. 11:17 a.m.)
Kendall?
(Wed. 11:22 a.m.)
Yeah, Logan? What is it?
(Wed. 11:24 a.m.)
I…
(Wed. 11:26 a.m.)
You…?
(Wed. 11:29 a.m.)
I'm sorry.
(Wed. 11:30 a.m.)
About earlier, I mean.
(Wed. 11:32 a.m.)
Will u tell me wut dat was?
(Wed. 11:35 a.m.)
I'm not ready yet. It's still too soon.
(Wed. 11:39 a.m.)
SIGH.
(Wed. 11:40 a.m.)
Fine.
(Wed. 11:41 a.m.)
Yr a meanie so u owe me a favor.
(Wed. 11:43 a.m.)
I'm scared to ask what this favor is.
(Wed. 11:48 a.m.)
Wuts yr last name?
(Wed. 11:50 a.m.)
Why would you want to know that?
(Wed. 11:53 a.m.)
So I can be a better stalker.
(Wed. 11:55 a.m.)
Mitchell. Logan Mitchell.
(Wed. 12:01 p.m.)
JUST FOUND U ON FACEBOOK.
(Wed. 12:03 p.m.)
U DO HAV DIMPLES.
(Wed. 12:04 p.m.)
VERY CUTE.
(Wed. 12:05 p.m.)
For a dude I meen.
(Wed. 12:07 p.m.)
*mean*
(Wed. 12:09 p.m.)
I thought u got over tryin 2 correct me?
(Wed. 12:12 p.m.)
When it comes to your future and how everyone will think you're an illiterate idiot, never. And cute? Kendall, I think I'm touched.
(Wed. 12:16 p.m.)
Touched n da pants
(Wed. 12:17 p.m.)
;)
(Wed. 12:19 p.m.)
Stop being disgusting, even if it does suit you.
(Wed. 12:22 p.m.)
D:
(Wed. 12:23 p.m.)
Sassy.
(Wed. 12:25 p.m.)
I learned it from you.
(Wed. 12:27 p.m.)
Sorry, gotta go, James is sneaking out of school to bring me pizza.
(Wed. 12:30 p.m.)
I want PIZZA!
(Wed. 12:32 p.m.)
Too bad.
(Wed. 12:33 p.m.)
You get none.
(Wed. 12:34 p.m.)
D:
(Wed. 12:35 p.m.)
Meanie.
(Thurs. 6:32 p.m.)
OK. Who iz dis and y u did ya get so pissy at Kendall?
(Thurs. 6:35 p.m.)
I'm guessing this could be one of few people sense it isn't Kendall. His little sister, Carlos, or Jo. I'm not sure which though.
(Thurs. 6:36 p.m.)
Carlos
(Thurs. 6:38 p.m.)
Ah, makes sense. Hello, Carlos. Glad to finally meet-or uh, text you. Can I ask why you have Kendall's phone?
(Thurs. 6:40 p.m.)
Cuz he helping Katie out wif some of er homework.
(Thurs. 6:42 p.m.)
God, you're texting habits are just as bad as Kendall's.
(Thurs. 6:43 p.m.)
HEY!
(Thurs. 6:43 p.m.)
Stop dat! It rude.
(Thurs. 6:45 p.m.)
So I've been told. You going to tell me why you're texting me or just keep telling me I'm such a rude person?
(Thurs. 6:46 p.m.)
…ur an ass, u know dat?
(Thurs. 6:48 p.m.)
An ass? Hardly. Peeved with the literary level of fellow teenagers? Yes.
(Thurs. 6:49 p.m.)
Wut?
(Thurs. 6:51 p.m.)
Never mind. Will you tell me why you have Kendall's phone?
(Thurs. 6:52 p.m.)
Y do u text him?
(Thurs. 6:54 p.m.)
If you read our conversation-which I'm sure you very possibly would have- you would know that he meant to text you but accidentally texted me, because he recently just got a new phone.
(Thurs. 6:56 p.m.)
Yeah, got that much. But y do u keep texting him?
(Thurs. 6:58 p.m.)
He KEEPS texting me. Also, he's a distraction, a nice one at that.
(Thurs. 6:59 p.m.)
Y don't u tell him y ur in the hospital?
(Thurs. 7:02 p.m.)
Because the reasons as to why I'm in the hospital are very, very personal to me.
(Thurs. 7:05 p.m.)
Fnenfkljd;sabnhu!NHJKGnjdksljnfjk
(Thurs. 7:09 p.m.)
I'm not sure what that text means. I know it's not Spanish because I've studied the language, and it's not any other language. So either you're having a seizure while texting me, or Kendall came back and the two of you are fighting over his phone. I'll just sit here eating some non-moldy pudding and wait until one of you wins.
(Thurs. 7:11 p.m.)
Srry bout dat.
(Thurs. 7:12 p.m.)
Carlos being a stupid best friend.
(Thurs. 7:14 p.m.)
He wasn't being stupid, just protective. He's bound to have noticed that you text me constantly and giggle like a school girl at your phone.
(Thurs. 7:16 p.m.)
I DON'T GIGGLE LIKE A SCHOOL GIRL.
(Thurs. 7:18 p.m.)
You didn't say you didn't giggle, just not like a school girl. Kendall, I'm bemused.
(Thurs. 7:20 p.m.)
Bemused my ass.
(Thurs. 7:21 p.m.)
So
(Thurs. 7:22 p.m.)
Personal huh?
(Thurs. 7:24 p.m.)
You read the conversation Carlos and I had.
(Thurs. 7:25 p.m.)
Yup.
(Thurs. 7:26 p.m.)
U ever gonna tell me.
(Thurs. 7:28 p.m.)
One day. Some day. Who knows.
(Thurs. 7:30 p.m.)
Very ominous.
(Thurs. 7:32 p.m.)
A word with three syllables. I'm shocked you know any.
(Thurs. 7:33 p.m.)
HEY.
(Thurs. 7:34 p.m.)
Carlos is the stupid 1.
(Thurs. 7:35 p.m.)
I just make it seem like I am.
(Thurs. 7:38 p.m.)
Is that why you text like an illiterate hillbilly?
(Thurs. 7:40 p.m.)
I text like dat cuz it's faster 2 type out messges.
(Thurs. 7:43 p.m.)
Makes sense. Even if reading your messages makes me dread for our future generations. So Katie is your little sister?
(Thurs. 7:45 p.m.)
Never told u?
(Thurs. 7:47 p.m.)
No, you just mentioned that you have a mom and a little sister, no names.
(Thurs. 7:49 p.m.)
OH, yeah, Katie and my mom.
(Thurs. 7:52 p.m.)
If your mom ever had your phone and felt the sudden urge to text your friend in the hospital, what do I call her?
(Thurs. 7:54 p.m.)
Mama Knight, or if ya wanna get all formal on my ass, Jennifer.
(Thurs. 7:55 p.m.)
God.
(Thurs. 7:56 p.m.)
It feels weird calling my mom by her name.
(Thurs. 7:58 p.m.)
She is more than just "mom" to some people.
(Thurs. 7:59 p.m.)
I know.
(Thurs. 8:00 p.m.)
But I never had to call her that.
(Thurs. 8:03 p.m.)
Kendall Knight. I think I'm going to go and be like you and stalk you on facebook.
(Thurs. 8:04 p.m.)
NO!
(Thurs. 8:05 p.m.)
My profile pic is stupid!
(Thurs. 8:10 p.m.)
You riding a pony. The difference in size makes it that much funnier. Want to tell me why you're riding a pony?
(Thurs. 8:11 p.m.)
U already found it!?
(Thurs. 8:13 p.m.)
My phone is that amazing. It can also let me speak to a person in a different room.
(Thurs. 8:15 p.m.)
Stop being! wuts the word…
(Thurs. 8:17 p.m.)
Belittling?
(Thurs. 8:18 p.m.)
YEAH!
(Thurs. 8:19 p.m.)
Stop it.
(Thurs. 8:20 p.m.)
Meanie.
(Thurs. 8:23 p.m.)
Never ;)
(Sat. 9:25 p.m.)
Who's Kendall?
(Sat. 9:29 p.m.)
What? How do you know that name? DID YOU GO THROUGH MY PHONE, JAMES?
(Sat. 9:33 p.m.)
I had to know who you keep texting man. I mean, when I was over at your parents while they were paying your phone bill and said your texting habit skyrocketed.
(Sat. 9:35 p.m.)
…you talk to my parents about my phone bill?
(Sat. 9:38 p.m.)
We were worry about you man. After what happened with you and your brother. They're just worried you might do something rash.
(Sat. 9:40 p.m.)
James, I'm fine. It's been well over a month since the incident.
(Sat. 9:44 p.m.)
Yeah, and you've barely shown any of the five stages of grief.
(Sat. 9:46 p.m.)
Stop reading the hospital magazines. You're already sub-par in intelligence. They'll only make you have the same brain activity as a Kardashian.
(Sat. 9:49 p.m.)
KIM KARDASHIAN IS A GODDESS!
(Sat. 9:52 p.m.)
Who's only famous because of her money and a sex tape. You really need to stop forcing me to watch there show. It gives me too much ammunition in why you shouldn't watch it.
(Sat. 9:55 p.m.)
WE'LL HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW SHE IS A GODDES LATER.
(Sat. 9:56p.m.)
Now we talk about you.
(Sat. 9:59p.m.)
And my feelings? No thank you. I already have that therapist my parents got to talk about all my feelings.
(Sat. 10:04 p.m.)
Come on man, we just worry.
(Sat. 10:08 p.m.)
And I worry about all of you. Y'all aren't going through grief because you're all worried about me. I'm doing fine. The doctors said I'll be out in three weeks. I just have two months of physical therapy after that and I'll be right as rain.
(Sat. 10:13 p.m.)
We don't have time to worry about ourselves when you were on suicide watch for two weeks!
(Sat. 10:15 p.m.)
I was pissed! Not suicidal!
(Sat. 10:17 p.m.)
Could have fooled me.
(Sat. 10:19 p.m.)
Listen, I need to go. I'm tired and it's late.
(Sat. 10:22 p.m.)
Yeah, sure. Fine Logan. We'll talk about this later!
(Sat. 10:24 p.m.)
About you and your obsession over Kim Kardashian, no thanks.
(Sat. 10:27 p.m.)
SHE IS AN ICON.
(Sun. 1:39 p.m.)
I feel like our friends are trying to intervene in our friendship.
(Sun. 1:45 p.m.)
GASP.
(Sun. 1:46 p.m.)
DID U JUST INITIATE A CONVERSATION?
(Sun. 1:48 p.m.)
Yes, Kendall. Can we skip the pleasantries of me finally becoming comfortable with our friendship and talk about this?
(Sun. 1:50 p.m.)
Meanie.
(Sun. 1:51 p.m.)
Talk bout wut?
(Sun. 1:54 p.m.)
Other than the fact your writing is deplorable? The fact that both of our best friends have tried to get me to open up.
(Sun. 1:55 p.m.)
James talked 2 u 2?
(Sun. 1:57 p.m.)
Yes, last night, before I went to sleep. He felt it important for me to open up with him and talk about my feelings.
(Sun. 1:59 p.m.)
At least he knows wut's going on wth u.
(Sun. 2:03 p.m.)
Stop being so cynical. I don't know if I ever will tell you what happened with why I am in the hospital. I just needed to talk to someone about how they want me to open up.
(Sun. 2:05 p.m.)
U don't don't u.
(Sun. 2:07 p.m.)
That was very unclear. I don't what?
(Sun. 2:09 p.m.)
U don't open up much.
(Sun. 2:13 p.m.)
Oh, no. Never felt the need to.
(Sun. 2:15 p.m.)
Dat must be sad.
(Sun. 2:17 p.m.)
You're being very confusing today.
(Sun. 2:19 p.m.)
U don't open up.
(Sun. 2:20 p.m.)
U don't let people see the real you.
(Sun. 2:21 p.m.)
All we see is dis closed off, snarky person in a hospital bed.
(Sun. 2:22 p.m.)
It must get lonely.
(Sun. 2:23 p.m.)
Being closed off from people.
(Sun. 2:24 p.m.)
Never letting them in.
(Sun. 2:28 p.m.)
…you're being very philosophical. I don't know if I like that.
(Sun. 2:30 p.m.)
Ur rubbing off on me.
(Sun. 2:33 p.m.)
I don't like it.
(Sun. 2:35 p.m.)
Its cuz u let me in. :)
(Mon. 2:05 a.m.)
I used to, you know.
(Mon. 2:07 a.m.)
Logan?
(Mon. 2:08 a.m.)
It's 2 n da mornin.
(Mon. 2:10 a.m.)
Sorry. I just felt like I needed to tell you this. You're my friend, right? You have a right to know.
(Mon. 2:15 a.m.)
I'm all ears.
(Mon. 2:19 a.m.)
I may have not talked to people a lot, or had many friends, but I was pretty much an open book to everyone who knew me. This quiet, intelligent, five-nine teenager who loved reading books.
(Mon. 2:24 a.m.)
Something happened. With my brother, I mean. He's not around anymore. It's what put me in this hospital. There was an accident and it messed me up. Physically and mentally.
(Mon. 2:29 a.m.)
I was already the shy, weird, geek at my school. James and my brother didn't care. James was my neighbor since I was five. Practically inseparable when he chased me around my front yard with a tub of gel, yelling out that he could fix my hair so I could get all the ladies. We were five. That wasn't pleasant at all.
(Mon. 2:33 a.m.)
My brother dawdled me so much. He was everything I wanted to be. When James couldn't hang out my brother would drop everything he was doing just to talk with me. I was such a boring child. All I talked about was books and random things about science. He didn't care though. He listened to everything I said.
(Mon. 2:34 a.m.)
What happened to him?
(Mon. 2:40 a.m.)
He died.