A/n hey everyone this is extremely late like they have been lately. Today I finally had free time and i was going to finish chapter 11 and post it but surprise surprise I forgot to put chapter ten out. So its been sitting on my computer finished and unupoladed since chp 9 because I wrote them in the same day and was going to wait a week or so to post this one. Well i guess not right? But late than never sorry I'M SUCH A FAIL. .
Italics:as always mean written text, thoughts, texts messages/e-mails , to add emphasis etc. Disclaimer: I do not own degrassi/its actors/characters in any way. Only this fanfiction idea.
Disclaimer: I do not own degrassi/its actors/its characters/ etc in any way. I only own this story Idea
Chapter 10: If it hurts you, then you know that it's real
Tyler's POV
I reached my arm out towards Liam, extending my hand but he shook his head and backed up even farther out into the hall. "Lee…" I tried to twist out of Eli's hold on me but it was impossible. "Eli let me go please." I whispered in his ear.
He shook his head, "No Ty let him go. Give him a while at least."
"But Eli I -" I went to say something but he interrupted me.
"No Tyler. I'm not letting you; he just saw you tossing and turning and heard you screaming for your parents in your sleep. He's young, he doesn't think that people who are older, grown ups, have nightmares or are afraid of anything. And now he knows." I looked at Eli and back at Liam who hadn't heard a word Eli said. Looking closer at him I looked into his eyes, they were glazed over with fear. I had scared my own brother, tears sprung to my eyes. I felt like a terrible person but I knew it wasn't completely my fault, I was asleep I didn't know. Nevertheless, no form of words could stop me from feeling like this.
"I…I…okay." I sighed leaning up against Eli's hard chest trying to steady my breathing. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Liam sneak back around the corner. I heard his light footsteps as he ran back to his room.
I pulled away from Eli's grasp and tried to lie back down and go to sleep but it didn't work so I sat back up. I snuck a peek at Eli through my bangs, sleep clung to the corners of his eyes but his eye's they were open wide, active. There wasn't much chance of him going to bed anytime soon. I swung my head back and forth slowly. "What am I supposed to do, Eli?" I looked up at him fully.
His lips moved forming silent words, but none of them seemed to find their way out of his mouth, retreating back into his throat as his parted lips drew slowly shut. I focused on the purple, blue, and gray plaid pattern my blanket while I spoke. "What am I supposed to do, Eli?" I repeated myself as if he had not heard me before in the thick silence. "I don't know what to do, I'm trying so hard to make things easy for him here and none of it seems to be working. He's uncomfortable and…he doesn't, he doesn't seem to…he doesn't seem to want anything to do with me." My voice gradually turned into a soft whisper, my words hardly audible. "Is it because I remind him of everything? Of our…our parents?" I plucked at stray strings on the blanket.
"No, Tyler, no, that's not it at all." Elijah moved his head back and forth quickly making it so I could only catch glimpses of his face. Brushing his dark hair to the side he answered, "No, he's back and everything is so different, you're older and he's older. Everything is two years ahead while he's two years behind. We're all two years behind."
I watched him leave, while I thought about what he had told me. Eli was right after all, but it just wasn't how things should be. Moments like this made me despise the man that took him away from us for two years. He had ruined so many things.
I listened in the silence of my bedroom as Liam's door squeaked open and Eli walked in whispering, "Lee are you up?"
Straining to hear his reply, I got up out of my warm bed and made my way over slowly to the door. Avoiding the squeaky floorboard so I didn't blow my cover. "No." Liam replied to Eli in a stuffy voice; he had been crying.
Elijah let out a small bitter chuckle as he probably made his way over to Liam who would probably be curled up in a tight ball under the covers like he would always do back home when he was scarred. The mattress springs made a sick noise as Eli's weight was added to the spring's pressure. I had been right.
Taking my chances, I made my way slowly into the hall down to Liam's small closet of a room, pressing my back against the wall next to his door I listened, holding my breath.
"She's going to be okay, Lee. She is fine I promise. Just a bad dream is all." Peeking through the door at an odd angle, I saw Eli scoot over towards where Lee was, of course, curled up in a tight ball.
"Then why was Ty screaming so loud Eli?" I noticed Eli shift his position on the bed, suddenly uncomfortable.
"Well, do you remember how when you couldn't sleep Liam? How you'd have one of us come in and look all over for the monsters or after you had a bad dream?"
"Yeah…"
"Well, Tyler had a bad dream tonight because her monsters were scarring her, you see? But she didn't have a night light or anything to protect herself against them so she got scarred like you did sometimes." The way Eli could say something so, had to explain to someone so young in a way that they would be able to understand was, well it was astounding to me.
Liam slowly poked his head out from under the sheets and looked at Eli with mixed emotions. "But she's really tough Eli. The monsters can't scare her, no they can't."
"Sometimes, every once in a while the big kids and grown ups get scarred too." Liam's eyes widened in shock at Eli's words. He never thought that it was possible for older people to be scarred; it never occurred to him.
"Well if those mean monsters ever come back and scare my big sister again, I'll…well I'll beat them up!" Lee formed little fists under the covers, and scowled.
"I don't think you need to worry about that bud, I think we scarred them away for tonight. They shouldn't be back for a long time."
I watched as Eli tucked Lee back under the covers. Slowly, silently, I made my way back to my room on the other end of the hall. I sank to the floor at the foot of my bed; I probably wasn't going to be able to sleep that night anyways. I reached for my phone dialing Adam's number but then stopped. Sure, he was my friend and all but, I shouldn't be waking him up in the middle of the night because I wanted someone to talk to about my silly problems. Yeah, Adam was my friend but no one wants to be woken up in the middle of the night; especially by someone, they only saw as a friend.
Closing my phone, I reached for my notebook from Dr. Nichols instead. Finding a pen under my bed, I started to write down my thoughts.
October 14
Another challenging day in the Goldsworthy household.
Today, well technically, tonight, I had a nightmare about our parents death and I guess I was screaming so loud in my sleep that it woke up Eli and Liam who came to check on me. Eli was concerned about me but Liam…well Liam looked terrified. He gave me this look, as if I was a monster, a stranger. I was now. We use to be so close, the way you imagine brothers and sisters to be but that sick bastard stole that happiness from us leaving all of us to start over from the beginning again.
It feels like we are all a giant puzzle. That we're all trying so hard to finish putting it together, while keeping together the parts that we already have done but we're missing two of the most critical pieces to finish. The ones with all the answers, mom and dad.
Adam's POV
I was waiting for Tyler at The Dot after school, and I was confident that today was the day that I would be telling her about my feelings for her. Seated in the back of the café I had a clear view of everyone in the building. I was people watching while I waited.
One couple that caught my attention was a girl and boy; the girl was about twenty-three with reddish brown hair that was tied back in a black bow. The guy on the other hand had dark, black hair that reminded me of Eli's both in color and in length. He had his arm around her waist holding her close and his eyes were staring down at the top of her head a smile plastered to his face. They were so happy looking, something that I had never really had.
Ducking my head down, I focused my attention on my laptop screen as the girl glanced my way.
I focused my attention back to my laptop screen where my unfinished draft of a letter to Tyler was sitting, staring me blank in the face. My fingers hovered for a second before finding the keys. I tried to type my thoughts in a way that would make sense; possibly convince her my feelings were true, real.
Dear Tyler,
Things have been very strange between us since the beginning I'll admit that. And there are a lot, a lot; of things I would do differently if I could, like that day in the woods? Could I have been anymore stupid? There are so many things that happened those days leading up to and afterwards when we -I - found everything out. It doesn't seem like that was only just a few months ago, more like years at least.
I wouldn't change our friendship though; I don't have many friends anyway so that would be silly right? You mean a lot to me and I value our friendship, I guess that's what I'm trying to tell you.
Let me just get to the point of this letter and stop beating-around-the-bush, since I first met you I knew you were special somehow. It felt so great to hear you say that you didn't care about my situation it made me feel like I was on top of the world for the rest of the day. It didn't hurt that I gained another friend that day either. I can look back on any of the memories we have together, whether it be good or bad, and it's hard for me not to smile. You make life interesting and a lot more fun for me; that's for sure! Thank you for that. So I guess I'm at the point where I tell you the reason I'm writing you this and why it is near impossible for me to say to you.
I have tried to deny this for such a long time and thought eventually it would go away on it's own like most things do. That it would be a short-lived infatuation with someone I just met. But I was wrong, it was not short-lived. So I tried to ignore it, those feelings I had but I think that only made them stronger. Now ignoring them is even hard to do. If you haven't figured it out by now, well Tyler…I like you. I…oh wow this is a lot harder to say - or type if you will - then I thought it would be. I think you need to know though even if you don't feel the same; which you probably don't.
I'm starting to fall for you.
~ADAM T.
P.S. I don't expect you to write or say anything good back to me about this Tyler, so you don't need to feel like you have too. If someone like me liked someone like you well…I wouldn't blame you. Not by a long shot.
I hit save as the waiter came to my table.
"And what can I get for you today?"
"Just an ice water please." he scribbled it down on his notepad and rushed off through a door to the kitchen.
In moments he was back with my drink, scurrying off to another table before I could even say thanks.
The bell at the front of the café chimed as someone walked in, glancing in the direction of the glass door I saw Tyler come walking in. Making almost instant eye contact with me, she made a beeline to the booth I was seated at.
I opened my mouth to speak but quickly shut it after I got a look at her face. She had eyeliner streaks that ran down her cheeks that she had tried to rub off or cover up with makeup but it hadn't worked.
"So what did you wanna talk about Adam?" her voice was calm. If I hadn't seen her face, I would have never guessed she had been crying.
I racked my brain for a better answer then the truth, no way was I going to drop this load on her when she was already carrying one herself. "Oh, you know just to see how you were doing with everything…?"
She nodded, believing every word I said. "Good, everything is great." she faked a smile.
"You don't seem okay Tyler." I reached out to grab her hand but she pulled it away.
"Well I am. I'm fine Adam, okay?"
I pulled my hands back, holding both up in defense; like people do when they're dragged into something that they do not want to be apart of.
"Hey, I'm sorry I didn't mean to make you mad or anything."
Tyler sighed shaking her head, "Sorry I'm being so bipolar, it's been really complicated at the house lately."
"How come?" She gave me a look, "Besides the obvious T."
Ty shrugged and leaned back into the booth, "Well for starters, as you already know Liam knows mom and dad are dead," tears pooled in the corners of her eyes, "then last night I had this horrible dream about our parents where…well I basically found them dead and I guess I was screaming in my sleep. Really loud too, because it woke up Eli and Liam. Eli told me everything was okay but I scared Liam half to death. He just…he was just staring at me as if I was some kind of monster. Or stranger, which I guess now I am."
"Oh, wow I'm sorry Tyler." I was stunned; I didn't know Tyler could handle so much.
"Well don't worry about it; it isn't your fault anyways. Okay," - she said while clapping her hands together a smile forming on her pale face - "on to happy topics. Like for instants what are you writing there?" She pointed towards my laptop.
"Oh nothing really, just writing a report for school." I covered up the lie with ease.
"What? A school report? No, Adam, just no come on put that thing away were going to have fun today." She stuck out her tongue and pulled me up out of the seat with both of her hands clasped around mine.
"What on earth can we do on a Wednesday?"
She shook her head at me, "Don't you have any imagination at all Mr. Torres?" She pulled me all the way to the door, in between people and empty tables.
I mumbled apologies to each person that Tyler bumped into who glanced at us with annoyed looks. Tyler on the other hand took no notice of them.
Finally, we were on the outside of The Dot on the pavement. "Okay so what's you idea of fun Miss Tyler?" I asked suppressing a laugh.
A smile danced on her lips, "An adventure of course! Why don't we go do some 'exploring' or something?" She made air-quotes around the word exploring.
I let her lead me through busy streets and narrow alleyways until we got to an old abandon warehouse building. "Tada!" She smiled spreading her arms while giving me jazz hands. "It looks interesting, I pass by it everyday when I go to-" She stopped and looked at me quickly before continuing. "Well I pass by it all the time throughout the week and I have been dying to go inside since the first day I saw it!"
"This is something Eli would be interested in." I laughed as we walked up the steep steps.
"Well you know what they say; birds of a feather flock together." When she reached the top she turned to face me, "Besides were cousins so it's probably genetic or something." she waved her hand in the air brushing the thought away.
I laughed.
"So are we going to stand out here and dilly-dally or go inside and do some exploring?"
"Fine, fine. Lead the way." I wouldn't have said no even if I didn't want to go inside, the smile on her face, well it was perfect. With everything going on in Ty's life right now, no way would I pass up a chance on getting her to forget her troubles and laugh a bit, even if only for a little while.
I stood behind as Tyler stepped up to the two metal double doors and pulled on the handles, hard. "Darn!" She said. "We'll have to go around back to get in."
I hesitated, I wasn't sure if this was the best idea.
"Come on Adam! We're wasting daylight here, unless of course you're too chicken to go inside with me?" Tyler lifted her arms up folding in on them selves at the elbow as she started to imitate a chicken.
"The only chicken I see here is you." I answered laughing.
We walked quickly around to the other side of the building looking for anything that could be used as an entrance into the old building. At the back, we found a broken window that led into the basement. Tyler and I exchanged looks. "It'll have to do." She said.
Squatting down next to her, I brushed the dust off the remaining glass trying to see into the darkness. The room looked bare, just random things scattered here and there. "I don't think there's anything to catch your fall, do you want me to go first?"
"Oh, how macho of you Adam but I think I'll be fine. It's not like I'll break my neck or anything." She announced laughing.
"That's not funny." I told her, but I didn't stop her from swinging one leg into the dark abyss, then the other. Tyler was holding on to the edge by her forearms, probably feeling for anything to land on or anything to help her down. Then she was gone, lost by my eyes in the darkness of the basement.
You could hear her hit the ground with a thud as a cloud of dust lifted and made its way out of the broken window. After the dust cleared, I copied her moves. "Coming down!" I shouted.
Landing on my feet I walked over to a blurry shadow that I assumed was Tyler.
When I reached her, she was gripping her leg like she was in pain. I rested a hand on her back to steady her as I asked if she was okay.
"Uh yeah I think so, it just popped is all." She placed her left foot back on the ground, quickly sucking in air and pulling it back up, gripping her leg to her chest. "Or maybe not."
I was about to suggest we leave before anything else happened, but my eyes had finally started to adjust to the limited amount of light, letting me catch a wide grin on her face. "You dork." I said letting go of her as she stood upright.
"Gotcha." She laughed while poking my stomach. "To the top!" Tyler shouted raising her arm like an ancient warier.
Making our way up the steps we came to another door, "I hope this one isn't locked." Tyler commented.
Lucky for her it wasn't, shoving it open with both arms extended in front of her, a beam of light came surging through the archway making both of us shield our eyes. Walking forward, we found ourselves into another empty room. The only items left in here were old conveyer belt systems that had been welded to the concrete that they sat on.
Tyler rushed forward to a small room that had probably been a boss's office at one time. Pulling her sleeve into her palm, she rubbed the windows thick coating of dust away so she could peek in. With a gasp, she staggered back.
"Oh ha ha Tyler, you're not fooling me this time." I announced as I covered the distance between us quickly.
"I'm not kidding this time Adam, look." She pointed a shaking hand at the circle she had cleared on the dusty window. I glanced at her doubtfully. "I'm serious, just look."
Humoring her, I made my way forward to the spot where Tyler had just been standing. What I saw surprised me, sitting in the desk chair was a dead body, or at least the skeletal remains of it. I scanned the rest of the room; there wasn't much beside the skeleton. On the desk though was a gun. The left hand of said skeleton was wrapped around the handle tightly, finger lying on the trigger. Suicide, I thought. I took in the persons clothing, he was wearing a worn out blue denim button down with a white rectangular name badge on it that said 'Machine Manager: Martin Hanes' , and a pair of blue jeans covered in black crusty oil. I slowly backed away not taking my eyes off the skeleton.
"Okay we are not going in there," - I pointed back at the office - "no matter how badly you want to."
Tyler shook her head, "Not a chance."
After about another hour of exploring the three levels above us we didn't find much. Just broken boxes and junk or empty discarded beer bottles from teenagers who had sneaked in here themselves for a little 'fun' of their own. Even though Tyler was astonished by everything she saw, this type of stuff interested her she answered when I asked why she looked at everything from machines to insects in each room we examined.
"Hey, Adam, come look at this!" She motioned for me to come over to where she was. What I saw was a dusty old sign that had probably hung out front, what Tyler saw on the other hand was a mysterious treasure. "Okay come on you have to admit this is kind of cool." Tyler turned it on its side so we could read what it said.
The background had once been a bright forest green color but was now beginning to disappear and had been replaced by orange brown rust. In fading red print with black outline were the words "Smitty's: The One and Only Custom Manufacture of All Business Goods and Machinery."
"I wonder why they shut down." Tyler thought aloud.
"Probably got knocked out by major companies or something." I shrugged, my thoughts floating back to the skeleton of Martin Hanes. Did he kill himself when this business went broke, or did he just randomly decide one day to just end it all? A million possible stories ran through me head or devastated families, and crying wives or girlfriends. I wondered if anyone actually knew he died or if everyone thought he had just went out one day and never came back.
It would all make for a good ghost story though.
Sighing Tyler made her way back towards the stairs, "Well I guess we should go…"
Her words pulled me out of my thoughts as I moved my head around clearing the fog inside of it. "Yeah," I checked my watch, "yeah probably since it's a school night and all."
We made it down from the top floor back to the basement where we had started. I moved a few crates from the back wall over to where the window was so it would be easier for us to climb out. I started to make my way up, testing each one for sturdiness when Tyler ran to the stairs saying something that sounded like just a minute. I rested my back against the brick wall, crossing my arms as I waited for her to come back down. "Okay. Let's go." she mumbled running back to my makeshift set of stairs.
I assumed she had left something up above and didn't question her about it until we were half way back to her house.
"Oh I just grabbed these," her hand dug around in her pocket pulling out to shinning pieces of metal. "They're stars; I don't know what for but I thought why not? It can be something to remember our adventure by." Ty placed one in my hand.
It was surprisingly light; I turned it around in my hands examining its surface. It was still shiny like new, which surprised me, though the edges were sharp I noted as I slipped it into my own pocket. "Cool." was all I said.
"You didn't have much fun did you?" Tyler asked after a long silence had settled between us.
"No, I had fun." I took a long pause trying to figure out how to answer her question with out hurting her feelings. "It wasn't my normal choice or someplace to explore but I had fun hanging out with you. And you seemed to enjoy it, so it was worth it." she nudged my shoulder with her own.
Another silence settled between us as we walked in the dimming light. It wasn't uncomfortable though it was just, peaceful. It gave me time to think about my feelings for her and how - if ever - I was going to tell her about them. All too suddenly, we were standing in front of her home.
I walked her up the steps as we said our goodbyes. I gave her a hug as I always did. "Thanks for coming with me today Adam." she still had her arms around me and her head was resting on my chest.
"Don't mention it."
"No, I'm serious…I really needed this." Tyler looked up at my face, "I needed something to get my mind off of everything that has been going on with Liam and court preparations. I can always count on you to help me clear my head when things get too crazy…thanks." She gave me another tight hug before letting go and turning to the door.
Placing her hand over the handle, I turned going down the steps. For some odd reason I looked back at her when I reached the bottom. Tyler was still standing in front of the door her hand hesitating over the doorknob. "Tyler?" I asked.
She turned around and came down to meet me on the pavement. "Adam…"
"Wha-" I began, but before I could finish her lips were on mine and her arms were wrapped around my neck, and she was kissing me. I didn't know what was happening at first, and I was too shocked to do anything back, which I guess is what made her pull away with a frown.
"Sorry, I shouldn't have done that. I…just forget that happened, okay?" Tyler loosened her grip around my neck and started to pull away. Before she even had the chance, my hand was on her cheek pulling her face close to mine. This time my lips kissed hers; thankfully she kissed back and put her arms back around my neck. I could feel her smile during the kiss. After a few seconds we both pulled away, a blush forming on her cheeks. "I like you Adam." her hands still clasped together behind my neck.
All I could do was smile; I was filled with so much…so much happiness I didn't know what to say to her. So all I did was smile and nod.
Just as quickly as it had happened, the moment ended and she was walking back to the house as I was jogging back down the path we had come in the direction of my house.
Tyler's POV
I went inside with a smile on my face. I had kissed Adam and he kissed me back! I wanted to scream but held it in because Liam was probably asleep. I took the steps two at a time, before going into my room I went into Eli's. I wasn't sure if I was going to tell him, because of how he might react but I did want to talk to him for a while.
I knocked on the door and waited silently in the hall. "Yes?" a sleepy Eli asked.
I shrugged, "Nothing really just wanted to talk, if you're not busy." He stepped aside letting my into his room.
"Anything in particular?" I mouthed a no as I sat down on the corner of his bed, tucking one leg underneath me. "Okay so what'd you do today?" He took a seat on the floor in a blood red beanbag chair.
"Hung out with Adam." He raised his eyebrows, "We didn't do much just explored an old abandon building." Eli nodded but didn't say anything, so I said more. "You know? The one that we always pass on my way to therapy? That one."
"That's it?" He sounded interested but I didn't know why.
"Yeah…?"
"Huh. Okay well next time you go I definitely want to be apart of it." I nodded smiling. "Are you sure that was all?"
"Yes." I answered him.
"Huh I would have thought that by now he would of…" Eli mumbled under his breath, but I wasn't able to catch it all.
"What did you say?"
"Oh, nothing."
"Uh huh." I nodded slowly, suspicious. Eli was definitely hiding something. "Well I'm going to bed." I got up but turned in the doorway. "Actually something did happen. On our way home, well never mind." I turned back to the door but not before catching the questioning look on Eli's face as he tried to figure out what I meant.
Ha! Two can play that game Eli, and now, we are even. I thought to myself with a smirk as I made my way down the hall past my room and into Liam's.
I knocked on the doorframe lightly, "Lee? You up?" I said to the darkness.
Out from under the covers came a small voice that answered, "Yes."
Laughing I made my way over to his bed, "What are you still doing up buddy?"
There was a long pause from Liam who turned under the sheets to face me. "I don't know TyTy…I'm scared."
I put my arm comfortingly on his shoulder, "Of what Liam?"
Without a moments hesitation he said quietly, "The monsters."
"What monsters, are you talking about Lee?" I was confused and I started to get worried.
"You know the ones that scarred you last night. If they scarred you Ty then they'll really scare me." Liam pulled the covers tighter around his neck. "Your tough." he added.
I remembered what he was talking about now, Eli had told him that monsters are what had scared me last night; gave me the bad dream. It wasn't true of course but it was much easier for Liam to understand. "Well," I told him rising from the edge of his bed, "those monsters won't be back for a while; you and Eli scared them away for me. But, just in case they do come back," I opened the top drawer to an old desk sitting in the room and pulled out a nightlight. Dusting it off I went back over to where Liam lay. "This will surely scare them off and keep you safe." I handed it to him for inspection, satisfied he gave it back to me. I scanned the room for a good plug in, deciding on the one closest to his bed where the light would be it's strongest I plugged it in and flipped the switch. The light illuminated the whole room in a soft yellowish glow. "There, all better." I said ruffling his hair a bit.
"Thank you Ty." Liam said happily, as he turned relaxing now in his bed.
"Anytime." I pulled the door shut behind me.
Finally, I was in my room sitting on my bed in my pajamas, reading the latest Fortnight book to help calm my nerves. I was just at a suspenseful part where the main character was fighting his biggest enemy - another vampire - so he could save his girl, when my phone buzzed.
I reached for it while setting my book down on the nightstand. Leaning back against my headboard I flipped it open to see whom it was from. I had two texts, one from Clare and one from Adam. I didn't know which to look at first, so I chose the safer route and opened the one from Clare first.
'Hey u still up?'
I replied quickly, my fingers gliding over the keys. 'Yep'
'okay cool. Wats up?'
'Nothing really…reading the NEW fortnight book :D'
Clare was quick to reply. 'OMG no way! XD ive been dying to get it but NO store has it in stock ):'
I couldn't help but laugh to myself, Clare could be so…well innocent sometimes. 'NP I'll let u borrow it when im done'
'YAY! :D'
'Haha so what r u doing?' I took this chance to see what Adam had sent me.
'Hey?'
'Hola! (: whts up?' I started to think back to a few hours ago when I had kissed him. Sure, he kissed me back, but I mean he never said anything to me, even after I told him I liked him. He just smiled, which was a good sign; but the whole not talking thing had gotten me a little nervous.
My phone vibrated again, moving some on my comforter. I opened it excitedly, but it was only Clare.
'txtin Adam. (:'
'Oh should I b nervous?' I sent back.
Not even two seconds later Clare had texted me back, 'y?'
I wasn't sure if I should tell her about the kiss. I trusted Clare, yes but I didn't know what her reaction would be. Probably if I had to guess a mixture or aw and I told you so. Taking my chances I hurriedly texted her back, holding my breath. 'ummm well we sort of kissed tonight…'
Right after I sent that to Clare, Adam sent me a text. I was holding my breath again nervous about what he could be wanting to talk about. 'About that kiss…' Shit! I screamed inside my head over and over.
'what about it adam?'
It took him a long time to reply.
I waited practically on the edge of my bed with mixed emotions. If he was rejecting me I think I might be sick, but if he wasn't…well that would be amazing. I swung my legs back and forth waiting for a new text from him, that didn't seem to be coming. I peeked at my alarm clock that said it was 11:45 PM. I sighed it had been about five minutes; I didn't think he would be texting me back. Not tonight at least.
Again, my phone vibrated but this time is was not a text message but someone calling me. "Hello?" I answered in a hushed tone.
"Hey Ty its Clare, so Adam and you kissed? Who kissed who, come on details please!" it was hard not to smile at the excitement in her voice.
I sighed leaning back against my headboard getting comfortable. "Well," I dragged out the word to see how long Clare could wait to hear the details of the said kiss. It didn't take long before she was shouting my name and telling me to hurry it up through the receiver. Laughing I began, "okay well we were hanging out exploring this old building and we were having a ton of fun; it was pretty interesting in there. We finally left about two hours ago because it was starting to get dark and on the walk home, I thanked him for being there for me and helping me get my mind off things. It was mostly silent after that, until we got to my house. We hugged for what seemed like the longest time and then when I was going to go inside, I don't know something made me turn around and I just kind of well kissed him."
"Well did he kiss back?"
"Uh well not a first…so that basically knocked all my confidence down and I pulled away telling him to just forget it but then next thing you know he's pulling me back to him and kissing me this time." I smiled slightly at the memory.
"Awesome! I told you he liked you, but you were all like no and not a chance. One thing we've learned from this Tyler is to never doubt me. My skills are superhuman." We were both laughing so hard it was near impossible to breath.
"Okay I'll believe you better next time Clare, but maybe - and this is just a thought - but maybe you should stop hanging around Eli so much. His cockiness is starting to rub off on you." I joked still laughing.
"Eh it's comme ci comme ça." I was extremely tired and couldn't tell if claret had said something intelligent sounding or was speaking another language.
"Huh?" I asked feeling dumb.
"What? Oh, sorry! Eli's been teaching me some French and I guess it just kind of slipped out without me thinking, that's kind of good though." She laughed at her mistake. "Hey wait aren't you in French too?"
What she said was French? I must really be out of it then. If Clare was speaking French, it had to be the simpler things I should know what she was saying. "I am I'm just tired you know? What was it you said again?"
"I said comme ci comme ça." It clicked in my head instantly she was saying so-so. Now that made more sense, it's so-so about Eli rubbing off on her, which meant it was good and bad. Duh Tyler.
I made an approving sound while saying aloud but mostly to myself, "Right, right."
"I guess I will let you go, you sound tired. Night Tyler."
"Night." I replied before her end disconnected with a soft click.
I laid my head back down on the pillow slowly drifting off into sleep.
I woke up the next morning in a fog, my alarm clock said it was six, might as well get up then. I checked my phone to see if Adam had texted me while I was dreaming; but there wasn't anything.
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