Love Within You

EPILOGUE

BRIE AT 12

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"She likes me?!" I hear being yelled from the other room. My eyes widen. My brother and his best friend are in the other room.

I'm gonna kill him.

It's not like there's any other girl living in the house that my brother could be talking about, also since I know that the second I tell my brother something he'll run to his best friend.

I immediately close my book and stand up from my chair to run over to his room, no time to knock and bust the door open. Their heads in a flash turn to the door.

I catch my brother and his best friend sitting on the bed together like they've just talked about everything and everyone. They're smiling like 6 year olds.

Which means my brother definitely told his best friend about my crush on him.

You can't even call it a crush, I didn't even like him. It was just sudden, and- im not gonna explain myself.

Oh my god.

"I heard that." I say and Holden, his best friend has a smirk on his face, "I see little miss -hates Holden- actually is obsessed with me" he wiggles his eyebrows slightly and I stare at him, annoyed.

"Oh my god shut up. I don't like you, I don't know where you got that from", he glances at Blake and I start walking his way. He's avoiding eye contact with me.

"First of all Blake I'm gonna kill you, I told you not to tell anyone" Holden lets out a slight chuckle. I glare at him. "second of all I don't know why your laughing."

He immediately shuts up, his grin turning into a straight line. "I mean i just thought you hated me" he began.

"I do hate you."

"No you don't"

I let out an an exaggerated sigh. "I dont like you dick head". His eyes widen, "oh dick head it is now. Thought I was your crush" he says the last part in a girly voice.

He stands up, him towering over me. We have a 2 year age difference but he's not that much taller than me. I mean he's still towering over me but he's just tall.

I'll get to his height someday just wait.

"Big mouth for a small girl", I look down at his feet and stomp on one of them. He immediately kicks his leg up in pain.

"What the fuck!" He whines and I laugh. Holden looks at Blake who's just staring at us during all of this. "Your sister has got some strong ass feet" Blake shrugs his shoulders as we stare at Holden who continues to hop around the room in pain.

"Crybaby" I say and he furrows his brows.

I sit down on Blake's bed. "Also you", I turn to face him. "You" i whisper while poking his chest, "know that I don't like him anymore, you should've added the 'used to' like him", I inch forward, "or maybe you shouldn't have told him at all"

"Would've made us all happier" I stare at Holden who's sitting on the floor, still gripping onto his foot. It didn't hurt that much, he's dramatic.

"But Brie" Blake starts talking again. "You know Holden actually used to" Before Blake can finish the sentence Holden quickly stands up and steps over to covers his mouth. My eyes go round, "excuse me?" I freeze, my head flinching back slightly.

"Nothing, nothing. He's just talking bullshit" Holden says nervously rubbing the back of his neck. "No no I want to know now" emphasizing the now.

I stare at them for a second until Holden suddenly snaps his hand away.

"Ew" he says. "Why'd you lick my hand?" I furrow my eyebrows and snap my head to Blake who's just smiling.

"That's disgusting" I say and he looks at me.

"Don't act like you haven't done it to my hand before"

"I don't know what you're talking about" I answer, I completely know what he's talking about, I do it to him every time he wants me to shut up and covers my mouth.

"Whatever" I ignore Blake "tell me!" I groan.

Blake whispers something in his ear. "Okay okay" Holden says. He sits down on the bed and takes a breath.

"So basically, now this is a long time ago so you can't think anything of it-" he keeps going on about how it's the past and it's not like it anymore.

"You liked me" I say interrupting him from his long story and he nods

I let out a big gasp while also laughing. "I knew it!" I yell and he lets out a sigh knowing what's about to come. I stand up and start jumping. "I knew it I knew it I knew it" I sing-song. His annoyance fades and he be gives me a half smile while rolling his eyes slightly.

"Now don't get too ahead of yourself, it was like 1 or 2 years ago", I stop jumping, and walk over to him. He's sitting down and now I'm towering over him.

I poke my finger into his chest as he's looking up at me. "You liked me" I repeat.

"Okay, we get it, you're both obsessed with each other now get out of my room". I was too busy acknowledging the fact Holden also liked me to remember Blake was sitting right next to us.

I walk over to Blake and hit him on his knee. He deserves it. I walk over to the door, "I hate you both". Before I shut the door I catch Holden his eyes linger a few seconds to long.

Weirdo. 

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I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Hopefully there are more to come! If you're here from TikTok I know it's written differently but that's because she's is 12 years old here.

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