When We're Older | Chris Collins

Chapter 23

Hey guys! So little fact, I accidentally put in the grounding situation that the only place they could go but i remembered that they are in summer and all of them have graduated except Crawford. I am a terrible person because I forgot to do a graduation, let alone add that important detail in the story! Omg guys im so sorry but can you pretend that that didn't happen. Sorry! Love you Khyra xx

Montana's pov

The week of grounding went by agonizingly slow. Also, I had nothing to do except ponder on my thoughts about college. I don't want to tell Chris or Bailey yet. Bailey might defriend me and Chris might break up with me. No matter how much I want to go to that college, I know it will crush them.

Life is so complicated. I wish there was no such thing as college or even school because in world like that I wouldn't have to worry anymore.

My mom says she thinks I should tell them and get it over with. But the sooner I tell them the rest of the summer they will be sad. "Get up Montana! Go outside, get some fresh air!" My mom yells. I was lying on the couch watching America's Next Top Model.

Not anymore though.

My mom shoved me out the door and locked it. "You're a great mom! Shoving your only child out of the house!" I yell at her but didn't get a response.

"Fine! Maybe I'll go get a tattoo, or go smoke some weed!!" I yell louder and she opens the door. "You won't ever come back in this house again if you do either of those things!" She says and closes the door again. I groan and I hear laughing. I look up and Brent is walking towards me.

"You'd really do those things?" He asks and I shrug my shoulders. "I have some weed back at my place if you want some." He says and my eyes grow wide. "Only kidding." He says and I smile and sit down on my porch. He sits down by me and sighs.

"What are you doing here?" I ask him.

"Just takinga stroll."

"Um okay. You got us all grounded by the way."

"Us?"

"Me, Bailey, Chris and Crawford."

"That was not entirely my fault." He says and throws his hands up in defense. "I am sorry though."

"Its okay." My thoughts wander to why he's actually here. Maybe he just needs some friends. He doesn't seem to have any right now, come to think of it Nash and him would probably hit it off.

"Why are you really here, Brent?" I ask him but he groans and rolls his eyes. "Its complicated." I cross my arms and huff. "It can't be that hard," I nudge his arm, "just tell me." I knew he'd eventually give in and he did.

"Well, I don't understand why Bailey doesn't like me."

It's not that hard to tell.

I nod for him to continue. "I'm pretty sure its the way you come off." I say first. "Oh."

"Yeah, you did get her arrested and just ran off."

"I feel really bad about that."

"I'm sure you do."

He sighs and gets up. He never really did explain why he was here. "I'm gonna go. See ya around." He says and walks off and I wave to him.

"So when do you plan on telling them?" Crawford asks me. "I'm not sure." I say and watch Bailey and Chris as they pay for their froyo. "I wouldn't want to wait too long. The longer you wait the worse of the reaction." Crawford says shoving spoonfuls of strawberry shortcake froyo in his mouth.

This is really hard. Alot harder than what I had thought. I just have to face them and say it but I don't want them to be sad.

"So guys, who's applied for college?" A voice says once Bailey and Chris have sat down. Of course that voice belonged to Crawford. Why does he do this to me.

My heart starts beating at a dangerous speed.

No one says anything. "Montana, have you?" He asks me and in my brain I am too busy murdering him to answer the question.

"Hello, Monty?" Chris says with a cheeky grin.

"Oh right, sorry. Uh well," I get an idea and I grab my phone. "my mom is calling." I say and stand up.

"It's not ringing." Crawford remarks and I know he's on to me. "Its...on silent." I quickly come up with a lie and run outside. Once I'm there I pretend to be on the phone and have a conversation with my mom. In all honesty it sounded pretty real to me.

Why would Crawford do that? Sometimes he gets on my nerves and now he just might have crossed a line. I don't know. Honestly I don't think I'm mad at him. Its just that I can't face reality to tell them. Its really me I'm mad at. No one else. I'm a failure. A terrible friend. Hot tears roll down my cheeks and I feel a weight undertaking me as I fall to the floor with my knees brought up to my chest.

I sit there for a minute after my tears have stopped and I don't look so bad anymore. I walk back into the froyo store and sit back down. Thankfully everyone is talking about other things when I return.

I don't know when I'm gonna tell them but it has to be soon.

Definitely soon.

Maybe.

I know that this chapter isn't very long but its longer than the past 2 that I have posted so here ya go and I hope you liked it! When do you think she'll tell them????

Another chapter will be posted sometime this week. I don't have a certain day that I will do it on but this week for sure guys!

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