The Damage Was Done

chapter 25

I hung out with molly and April all day because I miss the bus I needed to catch and it wasn't coming back until tomorrow, Molly's a cute little kid I'm currently braiding her hair while we watch moana.

She starts singing along and I just smile at her I've always wanted a little sister, my brother says technically I'm the youngest because I came 20 minutes after so he always treated me like I was little which I don't get "hey girls lunch" I heard from the kitchen and Molly jumps up and runs to the kitchen

We sit at the table and eat, I have no idea why they are being so nice, they've got to have a reason, they're probably going to end up murdering me in my sleep or they're gonna kick me out or rob me, I think quietly to myself.

"So you said you had a brother?" April asks looking at me and I nod "yeah he's my twin" I smile at the thought then it starts to fade as I imagine him reading the letter telling him I've gone "why are you away from him?" Molly asks and I look at her giving her a sad smile "I'm not really trying to be" I say "I love him but he's better with me not there" I add on that was probably too much to tell a 4 year old

She nods and smiles "at least I got to meet you" she says and I smile at her "yeah" I say looking back at April and she smiles at me "are you gonna go back anytime soon?" She asks and I think about it, maybe I tell her I'll go back tomorrow so she doesn't worry about me

"Yeah, I'll probably take the early bus tomorrow morning and be there in time for them to wake up in the morning" I say and she smiles at me "you're mum and brother will be happy to see you" she says and I nod "do you have any friends, boyfriends?" She asks and I laugh.

"Yeah I have yeah 4 main ones, Cleo I've known forever we've been friends since we were 10 and somewhere along the line Jake came in" I say smiling at the memory "then recently ash and grey" I say "they became our friends because of Axel" I say and my smile starts to fade I wonder if he's got the letter yet

"That's five" Molly says holding up her hand and I laugh "you're right, Axel I've known my whole life, our mums are friends and we never really liked each other" I say "deep down I knew I liked him but it was easier not liking each other but then recently we started hanging out" I add on.

Am I oversharing I think to myself I'm probably never gonna see them again as much as I hate to say it because they've been so nice to me "do you like this axel" April asks, and I slowly nod my head "I do, I know we've only been like friends for a couple weeks but he's the only person I've really opened up to and told things to" I sigh "I think that's because I actually trust him, and then when I started pulling away because I was doing this we kissed" I say and close my eyes

I hear a shriek and I open my eyes "I'm sorry I don't know why I'm telling you all this" I say looking at my hands "well you can think of me as your new big sister" she says "pass me your phone" i pull out my little burner phone and give it to her "it's not my real one it's just in case I need to call someone" I say and she nods she starts typing then hands it back

"Whenever you need someone to talk to, call or text me, ok?" She says and I nodded my head "thank you" I say and give her a hug, I feel little arms wrap around me and I look over to see Molly with a smile "ok, now tell me about this axel" she says I laugh and do as I'm told.