Confusing // Ethan Dolan

Chapter fifteen

Friday 10:15 PM

The next day after dinner, I noticed Noah being weird at the table. He was either angry or sad. I knew he was in te kitchen so I went there and saw him, staring blankly at me.

"Uh, hi?" I say confused.

"We need to talk,"

I have to admit it did made me a little nervous what he had just said, what do we needed to talk about?

"Talk," I say

"Why are you dating Ethan? He's older than you, do you understand he's a senior? It's like you were dating one of my friends," he says sounding serious, is he really going to make a scene about this?

"What? Are you serious? He's older than me, so?"

"So?!" he shouts making me jump "do you not see what the big deal is?"

"No, I clearly not. Could you explain it for me? Now that you know everything about him and about our relationship"

"He's going to take advantage from you! He doesn't even like you! You're like the other girls to him, just a hook up and that's it,"

"How do you know that?" I say and he hesitates "you don't!"

"Believe me I know, I hear about him in the halls, I hear about him everywhere. Don't you?" He says.

"Do you believe what other people says? I don't, and I see you clearly don't know him. Stupid people make rumours about other people because they're bored with their own lives, that's it."

"This isn't just a rumour, it's more than one. This guy is dangerous for you, Malena, you should stay away from him." He answers.

"I won't stay away from him, he's not dangerous. Have you even talked to him, face to face? Have you ever had a proper conversation with him? You just believe whatever anyone says." I say becoming more and more angry.

"I didn't but because I don't want to. I don't want anything to do with him. And you shouldn't too,"

"You didn't even talked to him, why would you accuse him from being dangerous? It makes no sense. You don't know him." I say.

"You don't know him either."

"I do. I know him more than you could imagine. He told me everything about him, about his life, about his family, his passions, his hobbies, his weird fetishes. You have no idea how he really is underneath those supid rumours,"

"He's nothing, and just how his life is ruined he's going to ruin your life too."

And with those words I felt my heart stop for a millisecond and a tear started to create in my eye. I didn't wanted to cry, I didn't had a reason for it. How could my brother dare to tell me this? Why is he even saying this? I know how Ethan is, and I'm well aware he doesn't have the best reputation at school, but I don't care what everyone else says. I know him and I accept him and I care about him.

I start crying.

"I can't believe you just said that. For the record, his life isn't ruined and he's not going to ruin mine just because you say so. You don't know anything about him or us, and it's also none of your business,"

With that said I go upstairs and grab my phone. I had a few messages and all from one person.

New text from: Ethan:
Malena

From: Ethan:
Babe

From: Ethan:
Hello?

From: Ethan:
I guess you don't wanna talk to me

From: Ethan:
Just kidding, you couldn't spend a day without talking to me

From: Ethan:
Okay!!!?? Malena?

From: Ethan:
Alright, I'll leave u alone if that's what you want :(

From: Ethan:
Fuck, I will never ever leave you alone

From: Ethan:
Even when you ignore me you make me like you so fucking much

From: Ethan:
Is everything okay?

From: Ethan:
Babe

From: Ethan:
Do you realize what effect you have on me?

From: Ethan:
Okay, I give up :-(

From: Ethan:
I'm kidding I will never give up on you

From: Ethan:
Baby

From: Ethan:
I know it kills you when I call you like that

New text to: Ethan:
I'm sorry I just read these messages. I had a fight with Noah. I'm sad so I should probably go to sleep.

From: Ethan:
You can sleep later, I'm picking you up wether you like it or not. You can tell me about it in the car.

To: Ethan:
If this is a joke I'll kill you.

• • •

It's past midnight and Ethan and I are sitting at the back of his car eating ice cream while I cry hard telling him about the fight. I don't know why it made me feel so sad, so broken. The fact that my brother said those awful things like it wasn't a big deal, but also the fact that he actually thinks it's true. He thinks everything anyone says it's true.

"Don't be sad about it baby, everyone thinks I'm that type of person. But gladly you don't, so who cares?" Ethan says.

"You're right but it stills makes me sad you know? It's hard, I'd really love if Noah would accept my relationship, he's my brother," I say wipping away another tear from my eye.

"Don't cry! It kills me seeing you like this" he admits "what can I do for you to smile?"

"Nothing," I answer.

"There's something I've been wanting to tell you since yesterday. It has nothing to do with this subject but maybe I don't know, maybe it will make you think about something else," he says looking away.

"What?"

"I love you, Malena"