BRENT RIVERA AND ME

Chapter 11

Ugh I'm so mad! Wattpad deleted this chapter somehow, so I have to rewrite it all😭 It may not be very detailed bc i h8 rewriting. alright here you go, and thanks so much for 100 reads:-)

***BRENT'S POV***

I haven't seen Mia in a week, and I've been very worried about her. She wasn't at school, and she didn't respond to my texts and calls.

But finally she called me when I was with Chris.

M: Hey Brent!

She sounded completely normal.

B: How are you?

M: I'm fine.

B: That's great, you should come over, I haven't seen you I forever.

M: Sure! I'll have my mom take me.

B: Alright, see you soon!

She hung up.

"Bro, what the heck? You know I'm here, right?" Chris asked.

"Sorry man, but I haven't seen her in so long. I miss her."

"Yeah, I know."

***CHRIS' POV***

I love Mia and all, but Brent has been so into her that it feels like he cares about her more than his best friend. And they're not even dating.

There was a knock on the door, and Brent walked over to answer it.

"Mia!" Brent exclaimed and greeted her with a hug. "I missed you. You promise you're okay, right?"

"Yeah, I'm okay. This past week might've been one of the saddest, loneliest, and darkest times of my life, but nothing is worse than being without you."

Brent smiled. "Aw, same with me."

I then noticed her wrists. "Oh my god. Mia..." I said.

Brent and Mia looked at me. "What?" Brent and Mia asked.

I stared at Mia's wrists. Brent's eyes followed mine. He gasped, and his expression quickly turned sad.

"Mia! You promised...." Brent said.

"I know! I know..." Mia started. "My best friend just died. Do you know how painful that is? Honestly, why aren't you guys proud? I went through that. I didn't give up. I am managing to live without her. Yeah, I cut again. But, now that I look at it, I'm so strong for getting through this."

I nodded. "We are proud of you. We love you. But, Mia, you still self harmed. Please stop...it hurts me when you're hurt."

She agreed.

"Do you want to watch a movie?" Brent asked. "Chris and I love horror movies. Wanna watch Insidious 3?"

"Sure," she replied. "But prepare for a lot of screaming." She smiled.

"Alright! Let's go," Brent said. "I'll drive."

***MIA'S POV***

The movie was great. It was so scary, and Brent and I flirted a lot. I really like him...why does he have to be so perfect?

A week ago I didn't want to do anything with him, and now, I have a huge crush on him. And he has a crush on me.

But, the thing that makes me the happiest is that he gave me a kiss on the cheek when he dropped me off.

***CHRIS' POV***

After we dropped Mia off, I went to Brent's house. We walked into the kitchen before I said what was on my mind.

"Brent, I felt really sad and lonely when you didn't talk to me at all today. I feel like you love her more than me."

"What?" Brent seemed surprised. "I would never! Chris, you're my best friend. Heck, you've been my best friend for ages. Nobody could replace you, not even my crush."

I smiled. "Same here. But seriously bro, I feel left out. You need to learn how to balance your friendships and relationships."

"I know! I just really like her, you know? I just want to spend all my time with her." Brent said.

"I understand that. But you still need to hang out with me..."

"I have! Do you not see?!" Brent got a little angry. "I spent the whole week with you! And I spent this one night with her-AND you!"

I grew silent. He was right. Maybe I was overreacting.

"I-I'm sorry." I said.

"It's okay, Chris. I love you. But seriously. Do you know how it feels to like someone this much? To have someone always on your mind? Someone that you'd do anything for? Chris, I didn't want to say this, but I think I'm in love. I know it's too early, but if it was, then what's the point of the saying, "love at first sight?" If love couldn't happen this early, then I don't know how else to explain it."

I sighed. "Yeah, I know how you feel."