Zara: I have a daily update for you
Isabelle: I love that!
Zara: I'm coming to Melbourne
Isabelle: I know! It's coming up so soon (not soon enough, missing u daily, i am looking up places that will print ur face on a pillow so i can stare longingly at it while i go to sleep). ONLY 27 MORE SLEEPS!
Zara: that's so homoerotic of u i love it
Isabelle: if i ever thought u would accept my advances i would totally make them xx
Zara: ha
Zara: no but i'm actually flying in tomorrow
Isabelle: YOU'RE WHAT
Zara: thought you might be struggling with the whole 'living with boys' thing
Zara: and I'm struggling with the whole 'living without the light of my life' thing
Zara: also, ur going to start a full-time job soon so we need a last hurrah!
Isabelle: this is the best daily update ever
Zara: of course it is
Zara: i'm coming my love!
Zara: i am such a good girlfriend (speaking of, when is the barnacle coming to visit u?)
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Barney: hey heard zara is coming to melbs
Barney: that's awesome babe u must be stoked
Isabelle: BEYOND
Isabelle: when are you coming down? i want you to meet the boys (also, to see me, the biggest delight in ur life)
Barney: i'll be down soon
Barney: we've just had some awesome gig opportunities lately and money is kinda tight
Barney: in the next month, promise
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Isabelle: Barney says he'll be down in the next month
Zara: hmm
Isabelle: he's had some awesome gig opportunities!
Zara: playing dj for a children's birthday party at mcdonalds
Isabelle: stop being mean
Zara: when he stops being a loser i so will
Isabelle: sloane, kat and indi are not mean like this
Zara: to ur face maybe
Zara: everyone needs a homie who can tell it like it is
Isabelle: u like barney!!
Zara: i think i said "he's fine" which is not a glowing endorsement
Zara: he's just not for u
Isabelle: this is just ur jealousy talking
Zara: of course baby, you know i can treat u better than he can
Isabelle: knock it off shawn mendes
Isabelle: can't wait to see u tomorrow
Zara: absolutely same xx
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Sometimes, I thought of myself as very adult and worldly, with unmatched levels of maturity for my age, like a teenage film character obviously written by an adult man or Zendaya. Other times, I realised I could never be that, because I was too easily excitable and had absolutely no capacity for disguising that fact whatsoever.
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Living With Boys
RomanceAfter losing her fancy apartment, Isabelle needs to find somewhere to stay. Fast. But moving in with her brother's gorgeous best friend was not exactly the solution she had planned. - Isabelle Delaney is a mess. If there's a decision to be made, she...
