The Contest (cte fanfic)

Chapter 20.

I sit up and look around. No one is here. I grab my phone. No texts from anyone. So no explanation as to where anyone went. Eh oh well. I get off of the couch and stand up. My arm and rib cage still hurt like hell. Can a rib cage hurt? It that possible? I need to stretch, but that will hurt like hell too. I hear footsteps coming down the stairs and I look at the staircase.

"Good morning Sleeping Beauty." Brent says.

"Yeah yeah. Good morning to you too. Why are you here at 11 in the morning?" I ask.

"Someone had to stay here and make sure your ass didn't fall off of the couch again." He says smirking.

"Don't smile. It's not funny. It only happened once!"

I sit down and fold arms. I look over at him and he's smiling at me. He has a nice smile. His smile seems familiar? I don't know, I feel like I have seen it before I guess.

"What?" I ask.

"Nothing. It's just that it's like you're kind of exploring everything again. Its not the best thing that's ever happened but for other people involved, you get to find out who they are again." He says.

"I don't think it's a good thing at all. At some points it's like I've seen something before or it's happened before. Like you, you're probably a really great guy. It's sucks, I feel stupid for not knowing you guys."

"You're not. You're one of the smartest people I know. Now, let's not be sad and we can go out to lunch or something. Okay?" He says.

"Sure." I say nodding my head.

I get up and go to my room. I get clothes from my closet and start putting them on. When I'm done, I go over to the mirror and look at myself. Definitely do not look decent enough. Oh well, fuck it. I grab my phone and go back downstairs. He asks if I'm ready and I nod. Once we get out to the car, he puts music on.

"Who the hell is this band?! They are amazing!" I say over the music.

He just smiles. What a loser. I look at my phone and see I have a new text from some guy named Alex. I open up the text and read it

Alex: Hey Kat. Wanted to see how you're doing. Miss you over here.

Me: I'm good thanks for the concern.

Alex: No problem. Can't wait to hang out next :)

Me:Totally.

Alex: What about tomorrow?

Me: Uh yeah sure. I have to go. Bye.

I close the app. Who was that guy? Who cares, I apparently have a friend? I look over and see a mall. After a little bit more of driving, we pull into a parking lot. We both get out and walk into the mall. Why are we here? I look around and see a store that stick out from the rest. It looks awesome, also has a cool name. Hot Topic. Brent starts walking towards it and I follow behind. Once we get inside I hear music. We go to the back of the store and there are four walls of shirts. I look around and a girl screams. She runs over to us and pushes me out of the way causing me to fall. I get back up and put my hand on my ribs. I look up and see the same girl talking to Brent. He hugs her, takes a picture with her, then she leaves. She looked really happy.

"You okay?" He asks.

I nod. I turn around and look at the shirts behind me. Nirvana, A Day To Remember, Blink-182, Sum41, Pierce The Veil, Sleeping With Sirens, Bring Me The Horizon, Suicide Silence. They must all be bands. I look to the left and see a shirt the girl was wearing. Crown The Empire.