FRIEDA'S POV

I was on a drive with my shiny white sports car. Sometimes I like to take a drive in the night, to decompress and just to show off my fancy car. Mainly the second one. This time I was on a mission. Schroeder ghosted me since he left to New York. Before he left at the airport he said something along the lines of. "Maybe we should take a break since I'm leaving and all, or maybe just stop?"

"Schroeder I won't leave you! No matter what happens!" Was what I said to him. I thought he would take it kindly because I was so sweet to him about it and that's exactly what he wanted to hear, right? Well he didn't. He just looked down until he had to leave for his flight. I've been hoping he'd reach out, but he didn't. And he didn't write me back, or call back. So now I'm taking matter into my own hands. I drive over to Schroeder's house to give him a piece of my mind for ignoring me.

I drive over to his house, but before I could leave my car. I see Lucy at the curb. She looks up at me weird, very confused and mad and sad and...a bundle more. "Frieda could I crash with you?" Lucy Van Pelt just asked me Frieda Rich to crash with her? Lucy has never been fond of me. Especially when I dated Schroeder. But she was practically pleading this time. I let her in, but was definitely not ready for the awkward car ride home.

We walk into my condo, luckily Sally wasn't here so she could stay in that extra room. I walk her to the couch and gesture for her to sit. "So why were you in front of my dear Schroeder's house?" She fidgeted with her hands looking down trying her best not to look at me. "I really messed up. Schroeder asked me to be his Valentine, and I never called off my old hook up partner so he thought I didn't want to date him and I-"

"He did what!?" I shrieked. He was cheating on me!? "Why would you let him cheat on me Lucy!? I get you liked him but still, what the fuck!? I cannot believe you! And him!"

"Huh!? You guys are still dating!? He said you broke up! What the fuck! Call him right now!" Wow. I cannot believe Schroeder would do this to me. I could feel the tears making their way down my cheeks. I thought he loved me. I comply to Lucy's demand and call him. He hangs up immediately. "He didn't answer. He must be busy-"

"Let me try." She grabs her phone her fingers were practically attacking the screen as she violently presses the buttons. She was not happy, but neither was I. The phone starts ringing but instantly stops. "Lucy? Look I'm sorry about what happened I was really out of it and I know that it wasn't your intention to-"

"Schroeder you are so fucked!" I scream. "Frieda?" I was balling my eyes out at this point. I sniffle a little before my attack. "Schroeder you cheated on me! How could you!"

"Frieda look I'm sorry but I couldn't get the heart to break up with you again- when I tried at the airport you-"

"That's what you were trying to do!? I thought you were just doubting long distance!"

"Look Frieda I'm really sorry I didn't mean to hurt you like this." I was sniffling like crazy. Of course I was hurt! My boyfriend was cheating on me! And was trying to break up with me since last year! That hurts! "You don't love me anymore?"

"Sorry Frieda." Lucy tries to pull me in for a hug. "Lucy if I'm honest, your the last person I want to see right now." I run to my room to my room as I hear Lucy talk to Schroeder. I'm heart broken!

SCHROEDER'S POV

What have you done Schroeder? I was terrified to break up with Frieda, I thought if I just stopped talking to her she would get it. For the longest time I thought she just gave up and we were officially over. But I guess I was wrong. And it was all coming back to me. Frieda finally figured out and is crying a lot. "Schroeder how could you? You lied to me and Frieda! Why were you cheating on her!?"

"I wasn't trying to. I thought she knew we were over! Especially when I stopped talking to her."

"But you never thought to actually tell her?" I sigh, she was right. I messed up big time. I never really liked Frieda at all. She liked me and I just wanted to get my mind of off Lucy. I never thought anything would last. "Lucy I'm sorry about this, tell Frieda I'm sorry too. Maybe we were all better off without each other." I hung up trying to hold back some tears. That sucked. But maybe it was best I just leave both of them alone. Lucy doesn't even want anything to do with me anymore, and Frieda feels terrible.

LUCY'S POV

Well that just happened. Apparently Schroeder never broke up with Frieda because he couldn't approach her. So he just thought she would eventually get it. Which if he knew her better he would know Frieda never gets it. And all this time when he was trying to date me he technically still had a girlfriend!?

The worst part is I'm not even mad. After all these years I've taken an understanding to Schroeder. I know he's telling the truth, and I know it was just some stupid mistake. And it kinda did hurt to hear him say we are better off without each other. But right now Frieda is in pain and that's my main focus. I walk over to her room and place two gentle knocks onto her door. "It's Lucy, can we talk?"

"I guess so." Her voice sounds hoarse and cracky, she must have cried a lot. I enter the room to see Frieda on her bed slouching with hundreds of used tissues on the floor. I was right, this girl was a mess. Her hair was tangled, her makeup was ruined, and her eyes were all puffy. "It hurts...I finally get you. You went back to Schroeder everyday to hope that the pain would go away and he would tell you he loved you. You were holding on." I take a seat next to her avoiding stepping on the used tissues. "I held on because I didn't know how to let go. I know now. And you will find your own way to let go, I promise you."

"I really thought he loved me this time, how could I be such a fool?" She was balling her eyes out again. I wrap my arm around her as she takes another tissue. In my head I honestly did think she was a fool, and I knew Schroeder never really liked her. But she didn't deserve to hear that right now.

"Frieda you are better than this. Crying over some dumb boy!? That's not the Frieda I know. You are Frieda Rich." She smiles back at me, her tears vanished in seconds. "You know what? I am Frieda Rich! And Schroeder has no ability to make me feel pain anymore!" I let go of her. And walk to the door. "Now you know, you can let go too." I open the door and leave. I walk to Sally's bed and finally get my good nights sleep.

I slept till noon, yet it still wasn't enough (probably because I slept at 6am). I open my eyes and see a text on my phone. It was Charlie Brown on some group chat.