From Knives to Pens

From Knives to Pens - Chapter 21

A/N: Here's the next chapter and I apologise for the wait. Hopefully soon I'll be able to start posting regularly again. Thank you for the reads, the votes and comments! It's amazing! Please comment your thoughts on this chapter, as I haven't recieved many comments lately. I would apprecaite it and I respond to every comment. :) Please notify me of any mistakes so I can correct them. Thanks. Ciara x

Chapter 21 Andy’s POV:

I walk down the stairs in Willow’s house and out of the door. I need some privacy when talking to Juliet. It’s not that I have anything to hide from Willow, I just feel it would be wrong of me to talk to Juliet with Willow in the room. It would be slightly awkward, especially after the abrupt end of mine and Juliet’s relationship. I haven’t spoken to her since it happened.

I scroll through my contacts once I’m outside the front door. I sit on the front step and press call when I get to Juliet’s contact. It takes a while before she picks up, but when she does I can’t help but feel guilty at the sound of her voice.

“Hello?” She says her voice just as I remember.

“Hi Juliet, its Andy.” I say.

“Oh.” Is her reply. The tone of her voice tells me she’s not best pleased to hear from me.

“I’m sorry for calling I just need to talk to you about something.” I say wanting this conversation to be over as soon as possible.             

“What is it Andy?” She asks sounding slightly bored.

“I was wondering if you’ve moved out. I’m coming back tomorrow with someone and I just want to check that everything’s ok for me to come back to.” I say and I anxiously wait for her reply. She takes a while to answer and when she does her voice is quieter.

“Yeah I moved out fine.”

“Oh right. That’s good I guess.” I say feeling slightly awkward. I hear her take a breath on the other end of the phone.

“Andy, is the person you’re bringing home a girl?” She asks sounding slightly sheepish. I can’t lie to her, she needs to know. But I also don’t really want to tell her about me and Willow. I don’t think me or Willow are quite ready for everyone to know about us. Not even my parents know yet. I doubt the band told them.

“Yeah. She’s my girlfriend.” I say quietly. I hear Juliet take a shocked intake of breath.

“We’ve only just broken up Andy. Is that how little our relationship meant to you, that you could just move onto the next girl you laid eyes on?” Juliet asks sounding angry. I freeze shocked. She doesn’t know how long it took me to get over her and how long I pushed down my feelings for Willow.

“Juliet, that’s not the case! It took me most of the tour to get over you, so you can’t accuse me of not caring! Our relationship meant more to me than it did to you!” I feel myself getting angry too. I really don’t want to have an argument with her. She has no right to say that I didn’t care. She ended the relationship, not me.

“But you moved on fine Andy!” She spits out.

“I’d imagine you’ve got someone too!” I all but shout at her.

“I don’t! I have more respect for our relationship than you obviously.” She sounds on the verge of tears. I don’t understand why she’s reacted like this.

“Juliet I’m going. I didn’t tell you to get you angry or to show off.  I thought I should let you know personally instead of you hearing through the internet. I respected you.” I say and I end the call.