Boys will be Boys

couch

Jake got changed into some pjs and I fell asleep on his chest. I woke up the next day on the couch, alone. I texted Jake asking where he was, but he left me on read. I texted him again and again and again, he never answered. I got a knock on the door and I opened it and it was the mailman
"hello, are you Harry pollock?" he asked
"yeah why?" I say
"this is from a girl called Gilda" he passed the note and I opened it up, Gilda? That name sounded familiar. I opened up the letter.

Dear Harry

You might not remember me but I'm your old pen pal, we haven't talked in a while, but a lot has happened. Well firstly my parents died and then I was put in a foster home, but guess what, that Jake guy your dating is also here. Well, hopefully you're dating him. Anyway, I haven't heard much from you in a while and now that were in completely different cities I don't think that we will be talking much so probably easier to text then get hand cramps every sentence. How did we do this when we were younger, come to think of it I am like years younger than you so I guess I am still younger, never mind I'm getting off track, anyways here's my number and I guess text me later, and tell me everything between you and Jake. He won't tell me anything.

Wow I forgot that Gilda even existed, considering so much has been happening with me, I started to believe that Alexa was my only true friend, I quickly grabbed my phone and punched in that number, I texted Gilda but, no answer, for hours no answer, I left my phone alone for a few minutes when I suddenly started going off with messages

Unknown number
TELL ME EVERYTHING
BRO I WANNA KNOW EVEYRHTING ABOUT
YOU AND JAKE
LIKE REALLY, I'M ROOTING FOR YOU GUYS
TO STAY TOGETHR

You
are you, Gilda?

Unknown number
actually I'm Gilda's evil twin Hilda,
OF COURSE I'M GILDA NOW TELL
ME EVERYTHING

You
oh ok

I told Gilda everything and she told me that shell be right back, I was a bit confused but then I got a text from Jake telling me that he just got harassed by Gilda and his phone was dead, Gilda then told me that she handled it. Jake told me that he was going to get killed if he stayed there overnight because the foster carer was really strict, he wasn't even allowed to leave that day, he said sorry about 400 ties that day, not that I counted or anything, but the exact number was 347. Anyways, I texted him almost every day, he was always texting me, apparently he didn't go to school there because the carer didn't care about them. my dad was almost never around anymore because he started working a lot more and my sister moved out, I was usually alone but I didn't mind it, because that meant more time for calling Jake
"yeah and Alexa then yelled at the teacher" I say laughing
"I would yell at the teacher too if they tore up my art" Jake said
"yeah but you can't draw so you wouldn't care"
"I know, why has Alexa been so angry lately"
"I really have no idea, she said it was something to do with her brother but she won't tell me,"
"I wonder her brother is sick"
"her brother is always sick, I don't want to bother her cause I don't want to make her mad"
"yeah" Jake turned around "Alex get out of here"
"it's my room too" a voice said
"yeah but I'm calling someone"
"yeah but I'm sick of cleaning, you have chores too"
"I'll do them later"
"do them now cause will end up doing them"
"fine I'll do them now," Jake turned back to me "sorry gotta go, call you later bye" he then hung up, I sighed and grabbed some food, suddenly there was a loud banging on my door, I opened it up and Alexa was standing there, her eyes were all water and she was about to cry
"Alexa what's wrong?" I asked, she suddenly wrapped her hands around me and squeezed me tight, I dragged her inside and closed the door "Alexa what wrong" I struggled to say
"I well" she stuttered "I just need a hug"
"I thought you were visiting your brother couldn't you have hugged him" she then started sobbing harder "ok I did something, ok onto the couch" I dragged her in front of the couch and pushed her onto it, I grabbed the cupcake I left on the counter and sat on the couch, I was about to take a bite but then saw Alexa eyeing me, "fine you have it but that was the last one," she grabbed it from my hands and starting gnawing into it, "now can you tell me what's wrong?"
"well I was at the hospital and I walked into my brothers room but some random kid was in there and when I asked where James was a nurse said he was rushed into surgery and they said he might not make it through the surgery"
"so why are you here sobbing on my couch and not to your parents?"
"because there still at the hospital and they told me to go home and wait"
"so you're here and not at home, girl I need my me time"
"all you get is me time now, so fuck off"
"well that- partly true but, well, ok Time for another hug" Alexa squished me harder than before, "can't breathe of me now" Alexa got off me and continued eating my cupcake. "you still owe me a cupcake"
"give me a bit of sympathy"
"my sister bought me those, I won't have them again until Christmas"
"I don't care about your dam cupcakes"
"fine, ill let you stay here until you need to leave"
"can you drive me to the hospital then?"
"did you walk?"
"yes"
"all that way it like a 15 minute drive probably an hour walk"
"yeah I was a long walk"
"your insane"
"so you can dive?"
"fine,"
"yay! Wait dying brother no yay, sad"
"I can see why you came here I can always brighten your" a loud ear piercing ring rang through the house, Alexa whipped out her phone and answered it "that was loud as fuck"
"oh, ok" Alexa said a small mumble came from the phone, she hung up "get your keys now"
"ok, were going" on the way to the hospital Alexa was biting her nails and tapper her feet "it's going to be fine, James will be ok and he going to be coming home soon"
"what if he's not ok, what if he's really sick, what if he dies"
"he's not going to die, I'm going to drop you off at the front cause I have no money for the car park"
"ok, but you'll meet me inside right?"
"yes," Alexa got out of the car, I drove onto the street and parked my car. I walked inside and Alexa was just standing there "are you alright?" I asked
"I cant go up alone your coming with me" Alexa grabbed my arm and pulled me to the lift
"ok, so your scared?"
"sure you can say that"
"so you just need to calm down"
"don't tell me to calm down"
"ok you need to not calm down"
"don't tell me to not calm down because then ill stress even more"
"then what do you want from me"
"I just want you to shut up"
"ok"
"shut up" the lift dinged and we got out, Alexa speed walked down the hall all the way to her brother room, instead of going in she stopped outside
"you right?"
"no, I can't go in, what is he's not there, what if its bad news"
"who about I go in first and if he's in there ill let you in and if he's not ill, not let you in"
"yeah do that" I opened the door and James was sitting happily in his bed, I opened it the rest of the way, Alexa walked inside
"Alexa, what took so long" her brother said
"JAMES!" she said running up to him "I'm so glad you're ok" I stood there silently,
"so who's the dude" James said pointing at me
"I'm only here for moral support" I say
"yeah you can piss of now" Alexa said
"well I might as well, I got nothing better to do you at my last cupcake"
"ill buy you more cupcakes"
"yeah but those were the good cupcakes," I say walking out of the room, i went a floor down, I was glad that Alexa's brother was ok, I walked down the hall, it was almost empty, I looked around, I walked into a particular room, my sister was in the bed
"god I wish I could have those cupcakes again" I say sitting in the chair, "sometimes I think this is my fault, I was the one who asked for you to drop off the cupcakes, I was the one that didn't drive you home, that day, I was the one who made you drive home yourself, I wish you were awake"