Our Deep End | ✔️

CHAPTER 10

AUTHOR'S NOTE

Since most of this is pre written I can verify that the more serious/less cringey parts of this story are approaching. Just stay with me. Also Happy Holidays! Probably gonna upload a lot tonight, just to get certain parts of the plot out there. My favorite parts. Enjoy.😜

Elle's POV
The weekend was painfully slow, I can't recall even leaving my bedroom. I haven't really eaten, slept or spoken to anyone. I spent my days putting on a fake smile for my family, then hiding right back in my room when they looked away. My phone was put on 'do not disturb', and I tried my best to stay off of social media. I was living in my own sad disgusting bubble, and I was perfectly fine with it. I had a plan to just hide away until graduation, but unfortunately Monday rolled around. That meant school, and school meant Hunter.

I think I can afford to miss a day and I already texted Camila not to pick me up.

Slowly, I roll out of bed, and take a long look at myself in the mirror. My hair was scattered, and my eyes were swollen from crying. I look exhausted, and ugly...almost as terrible as I felt. I have never experienced anything like the pulsing sadness I feel right now. It feels like this is all killing me slowly. I just feel so alone.

My pity party is interrupted by Audrey barging into my room.

"Elena! What are you still doing here?" She shrieks. There is more disgust in her face than her voice when she looks at me.

"Sick day?" I shrug, and plop down on my bed. I know my parents wouldn't mind me staying home today, I don't know why she does.

"Yeah, right." she rolls her eyes, and plops down next to me. "You mean lovesick?" She says, and I freeze in my tracks. I haven't told my family about Hunter yet. How'd she know?

"I know my sister, whether you realize it or not." She says, answering my thoughts.

I'm still stunned and don't know what to say. My sister and I have always had a strong connection, so I'm not really surprised.

"I'm not gonna ask, because I know you'll come to me when you're ready but I have failed you if I let you throw your life away over a boy. Not even a man Elle, a boy!" Her words hurt, probably because they are true.

"I'm not throwing my life away, I'm missing one day of school!" I reply, matching her tone. Not everyone can be like you Audrey, or even close for that matter.

"That's how it starts...one day will turn to one week before you know it. Don't let him have that power over you Elle!" I don't know why this is so fucking important to her. Maybe if she knew the way he unapologetically broke my heart she'd ease up.

"Look at me..." Her voice is soft now, and she places her hand on my back pulling me in. "I just don't want you to lose yourself over something that won't matter in a few years. Your life has barely begun."

She's right. Hunter is living his life, I owe it to myself to do the same. It just hurts to imagine things without him when I had the perfect life planned out for us in my head. I know I need to let go, I'm just not exactly sure I want to.

"It's so hard." I mutter quietly. I don't feel like I'm gonna cry again, truthfully I'm all cried out. In a messed up way, that's even worse.

"I know." my sister says before embracing me. "But it's a beautiful thing when you look back on all your pain and see why it was necessary."

She's right...again. I'm a firm believer in things happening for a reason, I just hope all this has a damn good one.

"Will you drop me off?" I ask, and she smiles.