The Last Petal

Chapter 4

I walked all around trying to find the shed.

"Why can't they put the shed near the house!?" I yelled to no one. All of the sudden my phone starts vibrating and, I swear I jumped 4 feet. I look at the number on the screen and see that it's Chip. So, of course I answer.

"Hey" he said in barely a whisper.

"Uh.. Hi. How ya been?"

"Could've been better," he replied.

"Me too." This conversation could not have been more awkward.

"So, when will you be back?" he asked.

"In about a week, more or less. " After I said that there was an awkward silence then, he said

"See ya then."

"See ya" Then he hung up. I never, I repeat NEVER EVER want to have a conversion that awkward again. After, that "nice" encounter I decide to keep looking.

Eventually, I found it. It was by a hedge. It wasn't a huge hedge but it was taller then I was. Anyway I went to the shed and found that opening it was harder than I expected. After, about 5 minutes of pulling on the door I gave up and sat down on the ground outside the door. And just sat there. There was no reason to keep trying. I sat there till it the sun started to set. It wasn't till the moon came out that I decided to get up and find my way back. By this point I had decided I'd wait till I came back after the school year had ended.

I got back around 10 , and I just slept and slept. Until finally, my phone decided to be as obnoxious as it is at 12 in the afternoon. I answered the call to hear my mom on the other end. I wasn't listening very much but, I do know that tomorrow i'm flying back home.

I spent the day exploring the house and, I have to admit that I was not expecting my aunt to have such a big house. I was honestly expecting that she lived in like a trailer house. Although, I'm not complaining about the size of the house. I mean when being completely honest i'm glad she had a big house. But, I also wish the house had been dusted once or twice since she had died but that's my job now ain't it.

Around 10 I had a flight back home. So now, I have to go back to a house full of people who could care less about me. Oh, and I also get to go back and see Chip and I'm still not sure if he's my friend or not so.. who knows.

The flight was exhausting and so was the drive. But hey, I'm finally home. (If that's what I should call it) I walked inside to see no one home. It's just like them to forget to stay and say hello to their Daughter. I wasn't even driven home by them I drove home on my own.

"UGH!!!" I yelled.

I really couldn't help be upset I mean my parents sent me to France and I 'm a junior in High School. Let me just repeat that for ya. My parents sent a JUNIOR in HIGH SCHOOL to FRANCE ALL ALONE. Who in their right mind does that.

Well besides my parents possibly being the biggest idiots of all time, I need sleep. Like Twenty-Four hours of it. So, that's what I did I slept. Until of course my alarm went off at six reminding me of school. Joy! School, my least favorite thing of all time.

I did my Normal "getting-ready-for school" routine. I showed up at school and as usual no one saw me enter. In fact I bet that no one even knew I was gone except maybe Chip. But Chip and I are... Chip and I. I still don't know if we were friends or not again.

"Hey" I turned around to see Chip.

" Um... Hey" Why must all our conversations be so awkward.

"So... uh... How was your trip?" he asked

"Good. Well as good as staying an old house with no air conditioning can get."

He laughed, and for the first time in quite a while it felt like he was still my best friend. But of course his girlfriend had to show up just then. Making it more awkward than before. Turns out her name is Kate-Marie Bailey. She is (of course) captain of the cheerleading team.

"So... how do you and Chip know each other." she asked

" We-I mean our families are-I mean we're friends." I replied

"Oh, well I've gotta go. Bye babe." she said

This pissed me off so much. I can't figure out why I care so much. I mean yeah I have a crush on Chip but this is different than that. It's like I know that she's just going to hurt him and I hate it.

"Yeah well tha-"

"- Bye "Babe"" I then stormed off leaving him speechless.

I know I shouldn't be upset but I am. He left me and let go of or friendship for her. And I know it wasn't her who did this to me but he knows what people like her have done to me. He knows how the cheer leading team use to bully me. And he knows how the old Cheer leading captain got my old boyfriend to cheat on me. He knows all this and yet he's dating her!

"Hey" he said and he grabbed my arm and held me there.

"What do you want?" I said trying to seem like I don't know already.

" Look I know you have a past with Cheerleaders but, she's not going to hurt me or you. She's nice."

"Uh-huh. Keep telling yourself that but, I know that she's going to hurt you. And when she does don't come crying to me." I replied.

"Why can't you support me? Why can't you ever just support what I do and not act like a bitch when I don't do what you want?" he said

"Well since I'm such a bitch I'll just leave. So bye."

I could tell it hurt him. It hurt me too. And for the first time in ten years I cried. I started sobbing in front of Chip.

"I-" he tried to hug me but I ran I left the building and he did not follow. I ran to an old alleyway and I sobbed.