*I know the spellings been a bit bad over the last few chapters so sorry
'bout that but my spell checker wasn't working*
Chapter 8 | Don't say your sorry
Carla and Grace walked downstairs into Eli's basement where the band was rehearsing. The guys came to a stop as Grace and Carla walked in. "Hey Guys!" exclaimed Carla, hugging the guy closest to her "long time no see" the guys laughed. There were three other guys plus Eli, Grace knew none of them. Carla went around hugging all the guys while Grace hung back near the stairs, not sure of what to do.
[Grace- Maybe I shouldn't have come. What am I doing here? I don't know any of these people]
"Grace!" Eli smiled putting down his guitar and walking over to her. Grace looked around the room. It looked basically, like a basement, apart from a few posters on the walls and the huge drum kit. On one wall there was a couch and a small mini bar in the corner.
"Come and meet the guys. Grace this is Coop, Wink and Ted" Eli introduced her to the guys. "Hey" the guys called not bothering to look up from where they were talking to Carla.
[Grace- No point in asking if she already knows the guys]
"Don't worry 'bout them" Eli laughed. "You want a drink or something? Just help yourself," Eli said pointing to the mini bar in the corner. "Okay thanks Eli" Grace turned around but Eli was gone. Grace sighed.
[Grace- Its gonna be long afternoon]
Walking over to the mini bar Grace opened it and grabbed a can of coke. Just as Grace was about to shut the fridge door Carla came and stood by her. "Can you grab me a coke?" said Carla, Grace passed her a can. "So what do you think?" Carla asked pulling Grace over to the couch. "Of what?" Grace sat down. "Of the guys of course?" Carla asked. Grace rolled her eyes. " I dunno, they seem a little rude I guess" It was Carla's turn to roll her eyes. Their conversation was cut short when the guys launched into another song. It was THE song. Carla nudged Grace who leaned in closer to her. "Isn't that the song you helped Eli with?" she asked, "Yeah it is" she answered as the band came to a stop. "That's all I got" Eli said apologetically.
[Grace- Biting her lip nervously]
"Its up to you" Grace said, "but how about 'this light, this rain, this life, this pain'" Grace suggested. "I don't know," said Coop slowly, "Lets try it!" said Eli confidently, "trust me it'll work, Grace has already helped me out when I've been stuck before" Eli explained.
"Oh so that's why she's here" laughed Ted nudging Eli. "What do you mean?" said Eli defensively. "Well, you haven't brought a girl here since Carla, so it kind of made me wonder why you'd bring someone so young. But now I get it"
[Grace- Stares down at her hands- Why did Eli ask me to come here today? Is what teds saying true? And what does he mean, since Carla?]
Eli just stood there with this weird look on his face as Ted continued, "You just needed her to help you out with your song. After all you've never been all that good with English anyway," laughed. Grace, who'd heard the whole conversation, didn't stick around to hear Eli's answer. Instead she jumped up from where she was sitting and ran up the stairs and out the front door.
Eli, who'd seen Grace run out, ran after her. "Eli, where are you going?" asked Karen walking into the kitchen as Eli ran out. "I'll be back soon" called back Eli who was already outside the house.
[Grace- It was wrong of me to ever think Eli and me could be friends. It's wasn't just wrong, it was Stupid!]
Grace slowed to a walk. Hearing footsteps behind her she turned around. "Shit" she muttered under her breath "Just the person I wanted to see" Grace picked up her speed. "Grace, wait!" Eli called out. "Please Grace. Just listen to me. . . " Eli trailed off as he came to a stop. "Why should I listen to you?" Grace said angrily turning around. "Because I'm your friend" Eli tried to think of some reason why Grace should stick around. Truth is he couldn't really think of anything. "No Eli" Grace shook her head, a sad smile on her face. "I'm just the girl who tutors you, the one no one knows about"
[Eli- She's right, I haven't exactly been fair on her]
Eli cut Grace off, "Your right, and I'm sorry and I guess I haven't been exactly fair on you" Grace laughed, a wry smile on her face. "Your not sorry, you see its worked out perfectly for you. I spend every day helping you out with school and at the end of it you pass English and that's it. What do I get out of it? Nothing" Grace was almost yelling now. "I'm just the girl who 'helps Eli with his songs" Eli reached out to Grace "Grace, I'm really sor-" "Don't say your sorry Eli, just go back to your friends okay, I'll see you tomorrow afternoon" and with that Grace walked away.
[Eli- How could things go so wrong]
[Grace- A single tear rolling down her cheek- I just. . .I can't believe what just happened- Shakes head]
Eli stood still, in the same spot where Grace left him, and watched her walk away.
Chapter 8 | Don't say your sorry
Carla and Grace walked downstairs into Eli's basement where the band was rehearsing. The guys came to a stop as Grace and Carla walked in. "Hey Guys!" exclaimed Carla, hugging the guy closest to her "long time no see" the guys laughed. There were three other guys plus Eli, Grace knew none of them. Carla went around hugging all the guys while Grace hung back near the stairs, not sure of what to do.
[Grace- Maybe I shouldn't have come. What am I doing here? I don't know any of these people]
"Grace!" Eli smiled putting down his guitar and walking over to her. Grace looked around the room. It looked basically, like a basement, apart from a few posters on the walls and the huge drum kit. On one wall there was a couch and a small mini bar in the corner.
"Come and meet the guys. Grace this is Coop, Wink and Ted" Eli introduced her to the guys. "Hey" the guys called not bothering to look up from where they were talking to Carla.
[Grace- No point in asking if she already knows the guys]
"Don't worry 'bout them" Eli laughed. "You want a drink or something? Just help yourself," Eli said pointing to the mini bar in the corner. "Okay thanks Eli" Grace turned around but Eli was gone. Grace sighed.
[Grace- Its gonna be long afternoon]
Walking over to the mini bar Grace opened it and grabbed a can of coke. Just as Grace was about to shut the fridge door Carla came and stood by her. "Can you grab me a coke?" said Carla, Grace passed her a can. "So what do you think?" Carla asked pulling Grace over to the couch. "Of what?" Grace sat down. "Of the guys of course?" Carla asked. Grace rolled her eyes. " I dunno, they seem a little rude I guess" It was Carla's turn to roll her eyes. Their conversation was cut short when the guys launched into another song. It was THE song. Carla nudged Grace who leaned in closer to her. "Isn't that the song you helped Eli with?" she asked, "Yeah it is" she answered as the band came to a stop. "That's all I got" Eli said apologetically.
[Grace- Biting her lip nervously]
"Its up to you" Grace said, "but how about 'this light, this rain, this life, this pain'" Grace suggested. "I don't know," said Coop slowly, "Lets try it!" said Eli confidently, "trust me it'll work, Grace has already helped me out when I've been stuck before" Eli explained.
"Oh so that's why she's here" laughed Ted nudging Eli. "What do you mean?" said Eli defensively. "Well, you haven't brought a girl here since Carla, so it kind of made me wonder why you'd bring someone so young. But now I get it"
[Grace- Stares down at her hands- Why did Eli ask me to come here today? Is what teds saying true? And what does he mean, since Carla?]
Eli just stood there with this weird look on his face as Ted continued, "You just needed her to help you out with your song. After all you've never been all that good with English anyway," laughed. Grace, who'd heard the whole conversation, didn't stick around to hear Eli's answer. Instead she jumped up from where she was sitting and ran up the stairs and out the front door.
Eli, who'd seen Grace run out, ran after her. "Eli, where are you going?" asked Karen walking into the kitchen as Eli ran out. "I'll be back soon" called back Eli who was already outside the house.
[Grace- It was wrong of me to ever think Eli and me could be friends. It's wasn't just wrong, it was Stupid!]
Grace slowed to a walk. Hearing footsteps behind her she turned around. "Shit" she muttered under her breath "Just the person I wanted to see" Grace picked up her speed. "Grace, wait!" Eli called out. "Please Grace. Just listen to me. . . " Eli trailed off as he came to a stop. "Why should I listen to you?" Grace said angrily turning around. "Because I'm your friend" Eli tried to think of some reason why Grace should stick around. Truth is he couldn't really think of anything. "No Eli" Grace shook her head, a sad smile on her face. "I'm just the girl who tutors you, the one no one knows about"
[Eli- She's right, I haven't exactly been fair on her]
Eli cut Grace off, "Your right, and I'm sorry and I guess I haven't been exactly fair on you" Grace laughed, a wry smile on her face. "Your not sorry, you see its worked out perfectly for you. I spend every day helping you out with school and at the end of it you pass English and that's it. What do I get out of it? Nothing" Grace was almost yelling now. "I'm just the girl who 'helps Eli with his songs" Eli reached out to Grace "Grace, I'm really sor-" "Don't say your sorry Eli, just go back to your friends okay, I'll see you tomorrow afternoon" and with that Grace walked away.
[Eli- How could things go so wrong]
[Grace- A single tear rolling down her cheek- I just. . .I can't believe what just happened- Shakes head]
Eli stood still, in the same spot where Grace left him, and watched her walk away.