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Spoke and Mapicc were the best of friends, everyone in Unstablehigh already knew that.
It was obvious.
They were practically two peas in a pod, they matched outfits and everywhere on social media, and If you didn't know them? You basically were missing out on the best gossip and drama.
They would constantly throw parties, trolling and pranking others while giggling at everything little prank they did. Maybe it wasn't just a 'little prank', but it was something important to the both of them. The way they shared those moments together, the way every moment felt warm like a campfire during the coldest nights.
They never really argued together, maybe a small disagreement and then laugh it off as some sick, silly joke. They got used to laughing and teasing each other, Mapicc cared about Spoke, and he also cared about Mapicc too.
But, what would Mapicc do if he heard that Spoke was hiding something dangerous from him? Something Spoke kept a secret?
No way. They both promised each other that they would never have secrets from each other, that they would share gossip and any drama that they witnessed or happened to them. Right?
But...all good things never stay the same.
1 new message from Leowook, sent 4:27 PM
That message changed everything.
𓎢𓎟𓎡
Mapicc checked his phone as usual, it was just a normal Tuesday afternoon after all, right?
But when he checked his notification, he saw a message sent in discord from someone he wasn't suspecting.
8 new message from Leowook. Sent 5 minutes ago
A message from Leo was shown in his notification bar, what did he want now? Mapicc hesitated to open up the message, he knew that Leo had a grudge against him and Spoke. But, something told him that it was important. He thought for a few minutes, before deciding to open up the dm.
Leowoooook forwarded 12 attachments.
Leowoooook has sent 3 new messages.
Mapicc quickly scanned what Leo had sent him; it was messages of Leo and Spoke's conversations. Some dated to months ago, some were freshly from 7 days ago.
Leowoooook : Yo mapicc thought you might wanna see what your buddy Spoke has been doing behind your back LOL
Leowoooook : have fun reading these screenshots!
Leowoooook : oh and dont tell spoke I sent you these LMAO
delivered 3 minutes ago
Mapicc stared, before zooming in on one of the attachments sent from Leo. It was Spoke, threatening Leo along with the rivalling band.
What?—
Mapicc froze, this wasn't the Spoke he knows. Thoughts formed like wildfire inside his mind, questioning the evidence infront of him.
Surely, Spoke didn't actually say what the screenshots did, right?
Even so, Mapicc hoped it wasn't true; but with evidence given to him by Leo, it was hard to believe.
Sure, Leo wasn't on the best of terms with the two, but the screenshots were believable enough. It could be fake or photo shopped, but it looked real— too real.
Mapicc decided to question both of them first before jumping to some silly conclusions.
Mapicc checked Spoke's profile, he was online, perfect timing. He clicked on the message option, typing on his keyboard.
Maypicc forward 12 attachments.
Maypicc : hey spoke? What are these?
Seen by SPOKE!! ⚡
. . .
Why didn't he respond? Is he busy? No, he couldn't be. He saw the message, but he didn't respond. Is spoke hiding something from him? What the hell has Spoke been doing behind his back?
Mapicc sighed, waiting for the chat bubbles to pop up so they can finally talk this over.
And so, Mapicc was patiently waiting for a new message from Spoke. But, Spoke was playing the waiting game.
The message stayed on seen, no response in over 4 hours. Maybe mapicc should call him instead— or go to his house! Yeah, that seemed like a better idea than waiting around in his room all night.
——
Spoke
It was around 4 PM by now,
Spoke had just returned from the convenience store down the street, completely oblivious to the new messages Mapicc had sent to him because of the plastic bag he was holding filled with delicious snacks and treats.
Spoke had no idea what was coming for him, he wasn't even aware that Leo had leaked their private messages to Mapicc, his childhood best friend.
But,
That was going to change in a matter of time.
As seconds ticked by on the clock, Spoke felt the need to grab his phone and check discord. What was waiting for him, wasn't going to be a very wholesome interaction.
Spoke grabbed his phone, before launching discord; a new notification popped up.
2 new messages from mmayyypiccuhh ⛏️
Hm? Oh! a new message from Mapicc!
Spokes face lit up in excitement as he saw who the message was from, it had been a few days since they talked on discord, which they mostly talked on since they were often very busy in real life; they never really had the time to chat outside of lunch period since 4 months ago.
At least they were going to have an actual chat now, real life or not it still counted as an interaction!
Spoke opened his dms with Mapicc, only to be met with screenshots filled with evidence of him threatening Leo in private dms and a question.
Oh god, how fucked was Spoke? Why did Leo have to leak it? How did it go from candy, to this? Why did this have to happen?
Whatever, he can't panic, panicking will only make everything worse than it already is. He needed confirmation that Leo was the one forwarding those Screenshots to Mapicc, but he couldn't act weird to give that those screenshots were real away.
You know what?— Actually maybe he should do this later when he's calmed down, the idea of being stressed after just getting candy would make it feel more difficult to explain properly, yeah, that sounded like a better idea.
——
The break took longer than expected, Spoke ended up forgetting about the whole situation after an hour, and it had already been 4 hours..
Just as Mapicc was about to call him, Spoke finally remembered about the text Mapicc had sent, he prepared himself for the worst before typing out a message.
Spoke : Mapicc where did you get those screenshots?
. . .
A bubble text appeared, Mapicc responded oddly quick; had he been waiting for 4 hours just for an answer from Spoke?
Mapicc : Leo sent them to me*
Mapicc : spoke are the messages in the screenshots true
Finally, a response from Mapicc appeared; but to Spokes surprise, his thoughts were true. Leo had sent them to Mapicc. Spoke gulped, heart sinking inside his chest.
Should he lie? Should he tell the truth? He couldn't think, every possible outcome would end up the same in his head; that Mapicc would somehow be devastated in each outcome and leave him for being a shitty friend.
He needed an idea, but his fingers were already typing a response without thinking twice about it.
Spoke : can we call?
Moments ticked by, until he heard that familiar ringing sound from discord as he picked up the call.
"Spoke where the hell have you been— actually the hell have you been doing?" Mapicc laughed near the end, he wasn't expecting Leo, one of his so-called 'enemies' to send him screenshots of Spoke threatening him.
Spoke prayed that Mapicc would believe him, to not question him; but that only fueled Mapicc to figure out the truth that Spoke had been hiding from him. "Mapicc— listen, it's not real! Trust me, you would trust me right? I'm your best friend since childhood!"
Mapicc breathed and that was all it took to make Spoke turn deadly quiet, silence filled the voice call before Mapicc finally said something, it was quiet but loud enough for Spoke to hear it.
"How long?"
"What?—" Spoke laughed, trying to play it off— but in reality he was panicking. What does Mapicc mean by 'how long?'— oh fuck.
Mapicc stayed silent, the type of quietness that would make someone uncomfortable. That someone, was Spoke.
"M-mapicc, buddy! I have no idea what you're talking about.. are you seriously bel—"
Mapicc slammed on his desk, "don't try to act innocent in this Spoke! The evidence— the screenshots! What the hell have *you* been doing?! Why— why didn't you tell me anything?!" He hissed out, barely able to speak due to holding back from sobbing in front of the very person who he thought was his best friend.
Spoke was stunned, he had no alibi, he was truly cooked at that moment alone.
They stayed silent for what felt like forever, before Mapicc said something horrible.
"you know what spoke? Maybe you should just— I don't know! Maybe kill yourself since you would rather keep hiding stuff then telling me, your best friend since childhood! How could you say such stuff towards others?! I thought we shared everything together!"
The words echoed in the call, before spoke left while sobbing something saying it was for the greater good, leaving Mapicc not wanting to believe a single shit Spoke said anymore. Fed up with everything that was going on, he left the call after 5 minutes.
——
It had been a few hours since that call, Mapicc thought about what he just said, what the fuck was going through his mind when he said that? He should've apologized when the words came out of his mouth, but yet it felt so wrong to apologize to someone that's been hiding dangerous stuff from you.
Maybe he needs to take a relaxing break, yeah. That'd actually be pretty nice.