The Girl I Once Was

Chapter 7

It's Friday and I havent seen Zach in two weeks. Caden took me to Zach's so I can meet his friend. I knocked on the door and Ross answered it.

"Hey!" He said giving me a hug.

  "Hey!" I said hugging him back. I walked in to find a really pretty girl sitting next to Zach. She was laughing along with Zach, Nick and, Connor.

  "Hey everybody! Look who joined the party." Ross said walking into the kitchen. Normally I would walk in and sit next to Zach but now that my spot was taken I couldn't do that. I sat next to Connor him flashing me a smile as a sat.

"Gabby this is Maddianna! And Maddianna this is Gabby!" Zach said getting up and kissing me on the cheek. I couldn't help but smile. Once he sat back down Gabby moved in closer to him giving me a slight smirk.

  "Did Zach tell you how one time he went to kiss me and I tricked him and walked away to the side and he fell." Gabby said laughing.

  "Kiss you?" I asked raising my eyebrows.

   "Oh Zach didn't tell y-you we dated?" She asked looking at Zach.

    "No!" I said putting my head down. A hint of jealousy kicking in.

   "Me and Gabby dated back when I was in California." Zach said looking into Gabby eyes and smiling. She did the same.

"Sorry guys, I have to go. Studying to do." I said starting to get up to leave.

"Already you just got here!" Ross yelled standing up.

"I know buddy but my teachers gave me a lot of work."

"She called me buddy!" He said putting on a big smile.

"By everyone!" I said waving my hands.

"You'll come right?" Gabby asked in a sweet tone.

"I'll try." I said.

   I walked out the house knowing I'd have to walk the 5 blocks home. Caden wasn't suppose to pick me up till 6:30 and it's only 4:00. I plugged in my headphones turning Cadens first album on my iPhone. Why didn't Zach tell me he dated her?

   "I'm home!" I yelled closing the front door.

  "I was suppose to pick you up." Caden said sitting next to me. "How was it?"

  "He dated her." I said pausing my music.

   "Oh." He said staring down at his phone.

    "And I think he still has very big feelings for her." I said looking down at my nails.

  "Why do you say that?" Caden asked looking over at me.

"Um because, he looked her in the eye and smiled. He does that to me when he wants me to know he loves but doesn't want to actually say it." I said getting up and getting ready to go to my room.

  "What excuse did you use to leave." Caden asked.

  "Homework." I said putting on a small smile. He smiled back.

"What's wrong?" I asked sitting on the bottom step.

  "Nothing I just feel bad for you." He admitted.

  "I'll be OK everybody still has small feelings for people." I said walking up the stairs. My room was quiet, neat, and big. Exactly were I wanted room be right now. I layed across my bed letting out a long sigh. I starred to fall asleep until my phone rang.

"Hello?" I asked.

"Hey, why'd you leave so early." Zach asked. "And I know you dont have homework." He said laughing.

Shit! Busted.

"Not feeling well."I lied.

"Well What's wrong?" Zach said worried.

"Head ache and stomach ache."I said feeling like I was actually about to throw up.

Is there anything I can do?" Zach asked.

"No not really." I said wishing the phone call would just end.

"OK. Get some sleep and drink lots of water." Zach said.

"Love you." He said.

"Love you to!" I cried before hanging up.

  Maybe he wasn't in love with Gabby still. Maybe he was just being nice. I didn't really care at the moment. I felt it coming up. I ran to the bathroom leaning over the toilet and started throwing up. I could already hear Caden coming up the stairs.

"What's wrong?" He yelled sounding worried.

"Where's mom?" I asked.

"Remember her and dad went to the Bahamas for the weekend and all of next week." He reminded me.

"I feel like I'm about to have a seizure!" I admitted.

"But you haven't had one for like 6 years." Caden said.

"I know!" I yelled throwing you again.

"Go to your room and I'll go out and get you some advil and a bucket from Walmart." He said helping me up.

I walked into my room and changed into a pair of yoga pants and a  white tank top. I layed in bed feeling weird. I just knew it wasn't a sezuir because if I was it would of happend. I layed down and fell asleep only to wake up every hour to throw up.