A.N.: Thanks to Priya. :D
Chapter Two: The World Falls
There was a bright light/ But it was an off white /All the world came/Crashing down
There I was standing in between Tristan and Rory. The last time I ever saw them within twenty feet of another was four years ago. I remember that night perfectly.
*** Tristan wasn't home the house. He, Rory and Jess had gone to at party and Louise Grant's house. Catherine was yelling at me because I was the worst daughter in the world. I still am. She was threatening to take away my credit cards. She hadn't even given me a single credit card yet. She told me that I was too young to have a credit card when I knew that she had given my older sister Kat one when she was twelve. So I went upstairs waiting until Tristan came home. So I sat there for hours reading.
It was around one thirty when I heard Tristan's car. I crawled out of bed and looked out the window. Jess jumped out of the car and went straight to Rory's jeep before Tristan's car actually stopped. Tristan and Rory always saw me watching them from my window but I still watched them anyway. Tristan called it spying, but he never was mad. Tristan walked around and opened the door for Rory. As soon as she got out of the car, Tristan shut the door and headed inside. At that moment I knew something was up. Tristan never went inside without holding hands and kissing Rory, at least on my watch. Maybe they got in a fight?
"Tristan, wait. Please don't do this," Rory said walking towards Tristan.
Tristan didn't say anything for a minute, " Rory, it's over."
"Tristan, please. This is all a big mistake. What happened-"
"What happened is you made a mistake. This," Tristan gestured between them, "is all a big mistake. We're just mistake. This wasn't supposed to happen. I was stupid and I let us happen. It's like our first kiss isn't it? You know it's kind of ir-"
"No! We're not a mistake! I love you," Rory reached out and touched Tristan's arm. "Tris, please just give me-"
Tristan removed Rory's arm, "It's over. I'm sorry."
Rory watched him go inside. Then her eyes flew up in my direction. I had been caught. After a few minutes, I realized that she wasn't looking at me. She was looking at Tristan's window. I heard Tristan's door shut. I barely heard Rory say "I'm so sorry, Tristan," but I heard it. Then she slowly walked to her jeep and drove away.
I don't know when I started crying but I noticed when I was in bed and my pillow was wet. The next day Tristan wouldn't come out of his room, but it didn't matter because I was mad at him for breaking up with Rory. A few days later Tristan left for Princeton, and Rory went to Harvard. Sometimes we would go to parties and I'd see Rory there. She'd wave and say hi, but didn't talk to me because Tristan was always near by. *** Tristan cleared his throat, "Hey Rory."
Rory gave a small smile. "Oh! Tristan, Lexi this is my boyfriend, I mean fiancé Wes Bradley. Wes this is Tristan, an old friend from Chilton and his younger sister Lexi."
I didn't notice the guy standing next to Rory until now. He is hot, but not as hot as Tristan. And that says a lot when someone calls their brother hot. I smiled at Wes. "Hi."
"Hello," Wes shook Tristan's hand.
"Congratulations," Tristan looked at Rory, "Congratulations Rory."
"Thanks Tris," Rory smiled.
Congratulations? Oh my god. Rory's engaged. I stood there in a daze. Oh my god. That could be Tristan. Why did he break up with Rory? He's such an idiot. I snapped out of it when a Frisbee flew past my head. Tristan was making circles in the sand with his toe, Rory was twisting her engagement ring around her finger and Wes was watching some little kids try to fly a kite. It was quiet for a while, it wasn't a good silence, an awkward silence. Wes looked at his watch, "Rory, we should get going or we'll be late for Hannah's party. It was really nice meeting you both." "It was nice meeting you, too," Tristan said. I hugged Rory, "Bye Rory." "Bye Lexi," Rory hesitated for a moment but then gave Tristan a hug. "Bye Tristan." "Good luck," Tristan said before they walked away. Tristan let out a deep breath. "Well, that was a surprise. I think I'm going to go back out there," Tristan gestured to the ocean. "Wait for me. I want to come too," I said getting up. I grinned and ran, "Race you!"
Chapter Two: The World Falls
There was a bright light/ But it was an off white /All the world came/Crashing down
There I was standing in between Tristan and Rory. The last time I ever saw them within twenty feet of another was four years ago. I remember that night perfectly.
*** Tristan wasn't home the house. He, Rory and Jess had gone to at party and Louise Grant's house. Catherine was yelling at me because I was the worst daughter in the world. I still am. She was threatening to take away my credit cards. She hadn't even given me a single credit card yet. She told me that I was too young to have a credit card when I knew that she had given my older sister Kat one when she was twelve. So I went upstairs waiting until Tristan came home. So I sat there for hours reading.
It was around one thirty when I heard Tristan's car. I crawled out of bed and looked out the window. Jess jumped out of the car and went straight to Rory's jeep before Tristan's car actually stopped. Tristan and Rory always saw me watching them from my window but I still watched them anyway. Tristan called it spying, but he never was mad. Tristan walked around and opened the door for Rory. As soon as she got out of the car, Tristan shut the door and headed inside. At that moment I knew something was up. Tristan never went inside without holding hands and kissing Rory, at least on my watch. Maybe they got in a fight?
"Tristan, wait. Please don't do this," Rory said walking towards Tristan.
Tristan didn't say anything for a minute, " Rory, it's over."
"Tristan, please. This is all a big mistake. What happened-"
"What happened is you made a mistake. This," Tristan gestured between them, "is all a big mistake. We're just mistake. This wasn't supposed to happen. I was stupid and I let us happen. It's like our first kiss isn't it? You know it's kind of ir-"
"No! We're not a mistake! I love you," Rory reached out and touched Tristan's arm. "Tris, please just give me-"
Tristan removed Rory's arm, "It's over. I'm sorry."
Rory watched him go inside. Then her eyes flew up in my direction. I had been caught. After a few minutes, I realized that she wasn't looking at me. She was looking at Tristan's window. I heard Tristan's door shut. I barely heard Rory say "I'm so sorry, Tristan," but I heard it. Then she slowly walked to her jeep and drove away.
I don't know when I started crying but I noticed when I was in bed and my pillow was wet. The next day Tristan wouldn't come out of his room, but it didn't matter because I was mad at him for breaking up with Rory. A few days later Tristan left for Princeton, and Rory went to Harvard. Sometimes we would go to parties and I'd see Rory there. She'd wave and say hi, but didn't talk to me because Tristan was always near by. *** Tristan cleared his throat, "Hey Rory."
Rory gave a small smile. "Oh! Tristan, Lexi this is my boyfriend, I mean fiancé Wes Bradley. Wes this is Tristan, an old friend from Chilton and his younger sister Lexi."
I didn't notice the guy standing next to Rory until now. He is hot, but not as hot as Tristan. And that says a lot when someone calls their brother hot. I smiled at Wes. "Hi."
"Hello," Wes shook Tristan's hand.
"Congratulations," Tristan looked at Rory, "Congratulations Rory."
"Thanks Tris," Rory smiled.
Congratulations? Oh my god. Rory's engaged. I stood there in a daze. Oh my god. That could be Tristan. Why did he break up with Rory? He's such an idiot. I snapped out of it when a Frisbee flew past my head. Tristan was making circles in the sand with his toe, Rory was twisting her engagement ring around her finger and Wes was watching some little kids try to fly a kite. It was quiet for a while, it wasn't a good silence, an awkward silence. Wes looked at his watch, "Rory, we should get going or we'll be late for Hannah's party. It was really nice meeting you both." "It was nice meeting you, too," Tristan said. I hugged Rory, "Bye Rory." "Bye Lexi," Rory hesitated for a moment but then gave Tristan a hug. "Bye Tristan." "Good luck," Tristan said before they walked away. Tristan let out a deep breath. "Well, that was a surprise. I think I'm going to go back out there," Tristan gestured to the ocean. "Wait for me. I want to come too," I said getting up. I grinned and ran, "Race you!"