The Night We Met

Chapter 10

"Aspen.." a deep voice calling out from the distance. I knew it was him but I didn't want to turn around. What did he want to do, come and chew me up some more?  "Can you slow down," he said running up behind me. 

"What!" I stopped and turned towards him. I had no idea why I even stopped I should have kept going to the car. Why didn't I just keep on walking so that I could leave his house? 

"Why did you leave the party with Archer last night," he asked me trying to catch his breath. I had no clue why he was asking me this let alone why he even cared why I left with Archer. It was none of his business. "Yeah, wouldn't you like to, know," 

"Just answer the question,...why," he rolled his eyes and stepped closer to me. As I was looking at Jace I could see clearly that he cared he wanted to know why. 

"He offered me a ride home because my sister wasn't answering her phone,...why do you even care" I lifted my shoulders looking into his eyes trying to find the reasoning behind this absurd question. He said nothing but just stared at me, did Archer tell him something that didn't happen?

"Did he tell you something that isn't true? I can assure you that nothing happened between us," 

"If it did why the hell would I care" he snapped 

"I didn't say that you did I was just letting you know because you seemed pretty concerned as to why he took me home." I snapped back. I was tired of the attitude that he was giving me because I did not deserve any of it I did nothing to him. 

"I was just--"

"You know what no, I'm over this whole little attitude that you have going on okay, I did nothing to you but come and get my keys so whatever you're upset about don't take it out on me," I made my way to my car, I couldn't believe that someone can just be that rude for absolutely no reason. If he didn't care yen why the hell was he even questioning me about it? 

"Wait,... Aspen," I didn't want to hear what he had to say nor did I want to be there anymore. Before I knew it he ran in front of me and stopped me in my tracks, I tried my best to move around him so that I could leave but there was no use he wasn't moving.

"Excuse me," with my arms crossed I stood in front of him waiting for him to move. I could see that he wanted to say something but he was having a hard time festering up the words. 

"Well if you have nothing else to say then,.." I move around him and he takes my arm in his hand. 

"Aspen, just,...wait,...okay,...I'm sorry for being so rude, okay,..... it's just I'm going through some shit right now."  I felt sorry for him the way he was stumbling over his words he had a lot on his mind and he needed someone to talk to. 

"Okay, I understand that but there's a way that you treat people even if you're having a bad day,"  I snatched my arm out of his grip made my way to my car, and drove off. I was not going to stay longer to take any more abuse from him we never had to see each other again and that's all I wanted. To be as far away from him as possible.