Annika Rose (A PTX fanfic) (Scirstie)

5.

Pretty sure you've already guessed who Julian is. Here we have Scott Hoying in his Julian form.

~/JULIAN'S POV\~

As soon as we left, Mitch forcefully took me to the beach. All I wanted to do was pretend everything's alright and try to sleep but this was tearing me apart. The serene environment failed to calm me.

"Okay, Scotty, why are you being such a drama queen?", Mitch asks, more like demands.

"Says the Queen of Sassington", I mutter.

"You've been like this since that dare. Did you hate kissing Annika that much?".

I clutch at my hair. "I don't know what to do! I'm a fucking mess!".

"Okay, calm down. Breathe. Tell me, why are you getting so worked up on a harmless dare?".

"You won't understand! You don't know what it feels like to kiss someone you barely know and feel like you know them from before.".

"Are you trying to imply that Annika is actually someone you've kissed before?". I nod.

"You remember Kirstie, don't you?". He looks at me, wide-eyed.

"Kirstie, y-you mean your ex?".

"What could I do, Mitch? I never told her I was bisexual. She could've deserted me, like my parents!".

Mitch sighs. "You always say you hate people who assume, but look at you now. She could have supported you, but you left the person who loved you from the bottom of her heart no matter what.".

"Even if I did tell her, it wasn't like she would've given me a place to live, Mitch. You were my only option, Mitch. None of my family supported me and I feared that I would lose my friends as well.".

"Come here, Scott.", Mitch says, his arms open wide. We hug each other tightly. I was lucky to have someone like Mitch.

"Hey, I know that feeling, Scott. Truth is, if they don't accept you for who you are, they were never true friends of yours.", he says, patting my back.

"All those years, trying to make my parents happy, all those years. It's over now.".

"Bitch, you can't be a people pleaser for the rest of your life. I'm not saying you were wrong to try and make your parents happy. Believe me, it's an amazing thing. Seeing happiness on your parent's face and knowing it's because of you feels wonderful. I know that.", he says, his arm around my shoulder.

I don't respond, my eyes filling up dangerously with tears.

"But we're all human. Sure, we should all strive to do our best in whatever we do, but we can't change what we were born with. Unless we're talking about gender but that's not the point. What's the point in being perfect for others and not even being happy with who you really are?".

I wrap my arms around Mitch, crying into his shoulder.

"I'm so lucky to have you in my life, Mitch. I don't know what I would do without your support. I love you."

He holds me tight. "I love you too, sis. Now stop crying before I bitchslap you.". I wipe away my tears, a small smile forming on my face at this.

"That's my boy. Now, come on, we better get home.".

"But Kirstie..".

"I'll talk to her and try to get to know if she really is Kirstie.".

I nod. Even if she knows who I am, she probably hates me for leaving her for an entire year. Knowing who each other really is won't change what has happened.

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I'm emotional after writing this. Okay so this was a really short chapter I'm so sorry I'm currently writing this while sitting in a salon waiting for my mom and I'm super hungry and I want junk food.

Also, after Ramadan is over (That's still like 23 days away), updates might get less frequent because MY BEST FRIEND IS IN TOWN :-D I'll try my best to update but just saying I'm probably going to be heading out a LOT with her.

I love you all and don't forget to vote!

-Aaiza