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Chapter 6:
Heath's Point Of View.
"Sarah is a sexy beast!" Case read aloud from his cast, people from all over the bay had been signing his several casts all day and now we were lying on the beach, relaxing after the previous events. There may have been a lot of us there, but I had never felt more alone in my life. Brax and Buckton were sitting a little way away being a cute couple, and Casey, Ruby, April, Xavier and Dex were sitting on the other side of me being rowdy teenagers. I was left sitting alone, I had tried to talk to April but she hadn't taken much notice of me since we got Casey out of hospital. I don't blame her really; I'm a good for nothing 'beach bum' as she put it. I stood up and walked towards the water and as I predicted no one followed, no one asked where I was going, and no one even acknowledged I was leaving. I took a long sip of my beer and looked out across the water. It was peaceful and enabled me to clear my head. I was being stupid, wanting attention from anyone, it was Casey's night, and I should be celebrating. I went to go back to the group when I was stopped in my tracks.
"Xavier?" I asked, it was dark and I wasn't too sure who it was.
"Hi Heath, what ya doing?" He asked taking a swig of beer.
"Whattya want?" I knew Xavier of all people didn't care.
"What do you want with April? Are you looking for fun or what?" I just looked at him shocked that he had asked such a thing. I thought April would of gone running to her friends with the fact that I loved her.
"She deserves better than you, she deserves love." Xavier said walking off. Who was he to tell me that I didn't love April? Had April been pretending that I didn't love her, or... I don't even know. God Xavier was making me angry. I stormed my way over to where everyone was sitting and swapped my empty beer bottle for a new one.
"Well I'm going to head home." I said to no one in particular and no one answered, I began to walk away then changed my mind.
"Oh and April." I said staring at the group of teenagers this time she looked up.
"I love you, despite what everyone else seems to think." I said and stormed off, I could feel the whole groups gaze on my back, but I couldn't bring myself to turn around, I didn't want to. I had said what was on my mind and now I could go home, sleep something I hadn't done in a long time.
*Ring Ring Ring*
I yawned and glanced at my clock, it read 11:30am and I was surprised I had been asleep for so long.
*Ring Ring Ring*
I slowly sat up stretching each muscle at a time and climbed out of bed.
*Ring Ring Ring*
What is that noise? I rubbed my eyes and realized it was my phone. I fumbled for it on my nightstand and answered.
"He-Hello?" I asked yawning again.
"You're meant to be at work. Like half an hour ago, get here now!" Liam screamed into the phone. I reluctantly obliged getting ready in ten minutes and eating breakfast on the go.
Work was long and hard, so many people had lunch meetings and a whole bunch of kids from Summer Bay High had decided to have lunch here, they nearly filled the restaurant. Bianca had come in with the baby for Liam to see and he took ages coming back that me and the little waiting staff that was on had to work extra hard to wait his tables. Finally, after all the fuss had died down, Liam let me go on my break; a well deserved one at that. Realizing I had been working four hours straight with not one single bite of food I raced down to the diner to buy something, anything. Walking there was great, actually breathing in fresh air, smelling the salty air, but arriving at the diner was... awkward.
"Heath, come sit!" Case called over from where him and Brax were sitting. I joined them and grabbed half of Case's sandwich shoveling it in my mouth.
"Oi! I was eating that." Case laughed taking a bite of the little he had left.
"Aren't ya meant to be working?" Brax quickly asked when he noticed my eyes drifting towards April who had just entered the diner laughing with Ruby.
"I'm on my break..." I trailed not taking my eyes off April. April hadn't spoken to me since well I confessed my love.
"Rubes! April! Grab a seat?" Case yelled in there direction trying to alleviate the tension that had grown at our table.
"Um we were actually just passing through." April smiled suddenly running out with Ruby smiling apologetically at Case.
"You okay mate?" Brax asked nudging me on the shoulder.
"Whatever I'm leaving." I replied shoving him away.
"I don't think going after her is a good idea." Case warned.
"No shit Sherlock, I was going back to work actually." I said rolling my eyes and storming off. Ruby and April stood outside the diner whispering to each other stopping suddenly when I emerged.
"Don't let me interrupt you." I said walking past them heading to Angelo's.
After another tough three hours I knocked off work heading home with a couple pizzas for my brothers and me.
"I've got dinner." I announced walking through the door.
"Sweet!" Case called grabbing a pizza from my hand.
"Oh hay ruby." I smiled making my way over to where Brax sat on the table.
"How ya holdin' up?" Brax asked grabbing a slice of pizza.
"What'dyo care?" I replied shoveling a second piece of pizza into my mouth.
"Ruby what did April say about Heath again?" Brax called not even turning to look at her. The way he asked was like they had been talking about this topic for ages.
"She wants to talk to you Heath." Ruby said with the same attitude of Brax.
"Oh wow! She made that perfectly clear." I replied.
"She doesn't know what to think of you, I'm not surprised." Case said biting into his pizza.
And with that comment everyone just went back to talking about anything else, about their days, about homework, about anything but April. A subject that mattered.
*Bzzz Bzzz Bzzz*
April:
It Was unfair saying wat u did last nite!
Wat makes u think its ok 2 confes ur love
infrnt of evry1? i dnt knw wat type of
response u were looking 4 but i cant
tell u i love u. plz jus give me sum
space for now xoxo
That text felt like a blow to the heart. 'I can't tell you I love you'? Does that mean she doesn't love me or she just can't admit her feelings. Space? Space, she wants space after all that has happened these past few days she wants space. Was she just using me as comfort while Casey was gone or does she actually want something from me? Well you know what? April can get out of my life, for good.
"Congratulations Ruby! You really know how April feels." I said sarcastically to Ruby and left to go to bed. It took me hours to finally get to sleep and as much as I hate to admit it, this wasn't the first night I cried myself to sleep.
Sorry this took ages to get up but I have been away and wanted to make this good! (: Read and Review, next chapter will be put up if this gets 4+ reviews (: (: (:
