Forbidden Love [#Wattys2015]

Chapter 14: My Nose Is Going To Be In A Movie

Chapter 14:

"Honey, open the door. You have to have something to eat at least. Selena, please don't block me out."

I had stayed back home from school for four days in a row now and my mother was getting very worried. But I guess I can't blame her. I spend all my time in my room. When I had to eat, I slipped out of my room when no one was around and took the food to my room. I would play sad songs and cry all day. It made me tired but the tears kept flowing.

I had never felt the feeling Tyler made me feel the other day. I felt betrayed and it caused a lot of pain to my heart. I didn't have the courage to look to him let alone talk to him. So I didn't go to school. Besides, I wasn't going to talk to him. He hurt me and I couldn't let him toy with my heart again. I had to keep my distance from him if I didn't want my heart to shatter and break into a million pieces again.

"Selena! Open the door." This time it wasn't my mom. It was my twin brother, Ryan. He was demanding me to open it and honestly, it scared the living daylights out of me. I shivered and pulled the blanket closer to myself. I was stubborn about this and refused to open the door. I didn't say a word and after sometime I could no longer hear voices.

Suddenly, I heard keys fall to the ground and the door was unlocked. I guess I forgot about the spare keys. I sighed and closed my eyes in hopes that whoever opened it would go soon.

I felt someone's presence over me and I opened my eyes only enough to see who it was. It was Ryan. Oh god, I was so screwed. He didn't bother me for the past four days because he had gone for basketball camp.

"Are you insane?" His voice was demanding yet soft. "Do you not care about other people? You have been in this room alone for four days straight and have not talked or socialized or made contact with another human being in the past four days. Is that even possible?" He said with a small smile.

I shrugged in response and wrapped the blanket even more securely around me.

"Selena, look at yourself. Why are you doing this? It's because of Tyler isn't it?" When I didn't respond, Ryan sighed and ran a hand through his hair. I looked at the mirror behind him. I bet if Medusa saw me, she would turn into stone. I looked that bad. My greasy hair was all over the place and I had huge bags under my eyes. My eyes were puffy and my nose looked like it was being featured in the next Santa Claus movie as Rudolph's nose.

"Ryan, you don't even know anything. So please go." I managed to croak.

"No Selena, when my sister is crying? I don't go. I stay and help her out, okay?"

"Okay." I smiled gently. He really was the best brother ever.

"I know what he did Selena." He said in a low voice after sometime.

I looked at him and questioned him, "How?"

"Two words: Social Media."

"Oh god. I hate it. Is it all over the place?" He nodded in response to this.

I sighed and closed my eyes. My eyes ached when I close them because I had cried so much.

"He's a douche, you know."

"I know." I said as I chuckled dryly.

"If you now that, then why are you being like this? Why are you spoiling your time because of him? Leave him alone. Besides by doing this, you're giving him the satisfaction of winning. You're letting him win. Put up a fight, Selena. Win it otherwise you're going to regret it. Show him that you don't care, that he didn't affect you, that you're better than him and that he's not worth your time or you. You have to show him that or he might come close again and break your heart again. Do you understand me, Selena?"

I nodded. I actually didn't feel like going through Tyler's bullshit anymore. He hurt me, fine. Now I have to show him I don't care.

A smile took place on my face and replaced the sad and depressed frown. I hugged him tight and whispered, "Best brother ever." in his ear.

He smiled in return and hugged me even tighter.

"Good girl. Now go take a shower. You stink. And please come down so we can have a family dinner." I slapped his arm playfully while he just laughed and gently kissed my forehead before leaving my room.

I went to the shower and slipped in. I have to act like I don't care but deep inside I know it will hit me like a ton of bricks the moment I see him. I actually miss him so much and I can't believe he did that to me. It's the feeling I have every day that hurts the most. The feeling that I know he's never going to be mine again. And specially, the fact that I still want him to be mine when clearly he doesn't. I sighed deeply. It's so funny I try to keep myself busy with things to do but every time I stop doing what I was doing, I still think of him. I guess I'll always like him till I get rid of the footprints he left on my heart.

I got out of the shower feeling ten times fresher. I went to my closet and wore a black tank top with my polka dotted blue shorts. Even though it was November, I couldn't not where my tank top and shorts. I went down the stairs where I found mom and Ryan sitting on the table talking. Mom stopped in the middle of the sentence and her eyes shifted to me. She got up and came towards me to hug me.

"Please, don't ever do that to me again honey."

"I won't mom. I'm sorry."

"Promise?"

"Promise."

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