You had to be there

Chapter 17> forgive & forget?

Camron walks over to us with his hands jammed in his jean pockets, his eyes look wet. Was he crying? Jacob walks in front of Pace and I, "Just walk away Camron, I don't want to talk to you" I mumble behind Jakes shoulder.
"I'm not here for you. Your my sister, you eventually have to forgive me." He pushes past Jacob and makes his way towards Pace, I slowly get up and make my way towards the washroom.

'I'm not here for you. Your my sister, you eventually have to forgive me'? I don't really think I'll be forgiving him anytime soon for destroying our apartment, my room, my trophies...the little things that we have.

Once I reach the washroom I walk into a stall and sit on the toilet seat cover. I run my fingers through my hair and think, why would Camron do something like that? I mean I understand why he would be upset about me and Jacob, but why destroy our apartment?

My head darts up to see Jacob standing in front of me...in the girls washroom. Lucky there wasn't anyone else in here but us.
"Jake what are you doing in here?" I stand up and attempt to squeeze out of the stall, unfortunately he stops me. "Avery" he says tucking a piece of hair behind my ear. "What's going on? With you and Cam?"
"I just don't understand why he's been acting the way he's been acting, I mean he's usually way calmer than this" my eyes start watering and I try hard to blink them away. "Maybe he's not taking this whole break up with Pace very well" then it hits me..."he's only here for Pace"
"Ave, that's not true. You know he still loves you right?"

I just look at Jacob, not wanting to answer the question. Obviously I know he loves me, I just feel like he doesn't care about me as much as he used to ever since he's started dating Pace.
The tears in my eyes fall onto my cheeks and Jacob wipes them of with his hand, I let out little laugh and smile a week smile.

"Avery no matter what, you should know that I'm always here for you" he places his hand on my cheek and kisses me softly. I smile a little, knowing that Jacob is looking out for me makes me feel relieved.
We break apart when I hear the door open.

Camron.

Seriously, what's the point of the sign that says 'women's'?

"Avery I'm sorry ok! I'm sorry I trashed the apartment, I'm sorry I broke moms lamp, I'm sorry I-"

"Destroyed my room? Broke my trophies?" My stomach fills with hurt and my eyes tear up again. "Ave-" Cam walks over to me but I step back, "Look I know that your not here to call a truce with me. If Pace weren't here you wouldn't be either. She's the reason your here..." I trail off "not me."
I make my way to the door but Cam shouts to me from behind

"Mom and dad are moving, to Mexico. And, and they want us to come with them."
I freeze in my steps, mom and dad are moving? To Mexico?
"What?" I turn around wide eyed. Before I can do anything else a woman walks in and awkwardly stares at the boys "sorry" Cam says "family emergency". We all exit the washroom, I can hardly think straight.
I sit down on chair next to Pace, staring at the ground. "Ave, Avery what's wrong?" Pace leans closer to me in her chair "our parents are moving" I mumble under my breath looking up at my best friend "they want us to go with them". Tears form in my eyes, again. This trip is getting more and more stressful.

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I've decided to try my hardest not to think about what Camron said, at least for the rest of the trip. I'm not really sure where Camron and I stand, but I want it to get better. Pace and Cam made up, which is a good thing.

"Room 102!" Pace screams while running down the hotel hallways with the room key in her right hand. We sprint to the end of the hall and open our room, the boys are bringing our bags up and should be here any minute. We immediately kick off our shoes and pounce onto the bed.
"Pee break" Pace jumps off the bed and runs off to the washroom. I laugh as I take out my phone and check my messages. One from Jacob one from Cam and one from Pace saying, 'the bathroom smells like rose petals'.
The one from Jacob is just telling me when we need to be ready for dinner, but the one from Camron reads...
'Ave meet me at the vending machine on the second floor. We need to talk'. Ugh but I'm tired, and I don't want to talk about mom and dad for the rest of the trip. But I force myself to get up and slip on my shoes, "Pace, I'm going to the vending machine. Be back in a few." I tell her through the door "don't die" she replies.

Once I get the the vending machine I find my brother trying to get a bag of peanuts to fall out. I walk over to the machine and hit it hard with my elbow...and the bag drops.

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"Thanks" Cam grabs the salted snack and leans up against the wall. "Avery listen, I know you hate my guts right now. But can you at least let me talk?" I look up at him, "go for it."
"Mom and dad called me about the move after you and Jake went to the movies, I got so upset about it that I took it out on you. I'm really really sorry Ave. Please forgive me Ave, I don't want to lose my baby sister." His eyes start to water up and he wipes away the tears with the sleeves of his sweater.
"Come here you big wimp", I walk over to my brother and give him a huge bear hug

"I love you Ave."

"I love you too Camron."