Teen Romance Fantasy

Act 10 (Ty)

Christian had been acting up lately. It was even rarer for him to come to school. He always missed the same classes as though he was trying to avoid someone. Initially I thought it was Mishka but then I found out that it could not have been her. Mishka was trying to keep a low profile and shared barely any classes with Christian.

When I asked Eric about it, he looked at me bewildered. He told me that he actually did not know what was going on either. The other day Christian seemed to be doing just fine. When even Kadir and Anthony could not help me, I figured that it was no use anyways. Instead I decided to focus on myself or rather I decided to focus on Alexy.

Our relationship was moving forward but slowly. It was as though we were running in circles. It was time for me to be honest about my feelings.

I invited her out on a date or at least I thought so. She called a few minutes later and said that Luna and the freak were coming as well.

"I actually thought it could be just the two of us." I pointed out embarrassed, as I was watching Siren's new video.

"I know but I just couldn't shake Luna off. She wants to come, no matter what. She even pulled the freak along. Can't you ask some of the other guys to come as well?"

Eric obviously did not want to come and neither did Kadir. I did not ask Anthony because he already had enough trouble with Aisha and Mishka and well, there was no way Christian would come, especially not to a dinner date. I had two other options. Option one, my brother David.

When I came home after school, I waited for David in my room. I waited for so long that eventually I fell asleep. Somewhere around ten pm I was woken up by a strange sound. When I entered the corridor, I saw David.

"Where have you been!?" I asked sincerely annoyed, as David was taking off his shoes. His brown hair looked as messy as always, despite the fact that he had probably combed it before he came home.

"At school?" I sighed. He did not have to make it that hard for me. I frowned at my fists for a second and tried to remind myself that this was just the way David had always been. He looked emotionlessly at me and the fragrance of coffee filled the room.

"I mean yesterday. Do you know how long I've been waiting for you?! I made dinner for us all but you didn't come home."

"I was at a friend's place." He murmured. I shook my head and pretended to not notice the pair of pink gloves in his pocket. David looked expectedly at the door behind him. I was not sure if he hoped for it to suddenly be thrown open or for it to disappear. Perhaps a little of both.

"A message would have been nice. Hey Tyson, it's me David. I'm staying over at a friend's place like I've been doing for months now!" We both exchanged a quick glance, before David took a shallow, fluttery breath.

"Just shut up already. I'm going to bed." He walked straight past me. When I tried to hold him back, he aggressively pushed me away. He ran into his room and slammed the door close. I was not in the mood to continue arguing with him, despite the fact that I was just as mad. Why did he have to act like a child?

Aside from David, my second option was Tristan. The next day he actually rang our doorbell and asked if he could sleep over. Seriously, he lived right next door. Whatever. At least Tristan was more than happy to tag along, when I told him about the situation. He even spoke excitedly about it, when we were getting the beds ready. He had always had a thing for Luna. Besides, he really wanted to get closer to Alexy.

It was only until the day after that I realised what I had forgotten. I invited Tristan because of Luna but who was going to distract the freak? Why did Luna want to bring the freak along anyways? It was clear that Luna did think of her as an actual friend. Why else was the freak all alone outside for lunch break?

Well, she was not exactly alone. Alexy was with her. She wanted to talk with her in private. That was why I had to wait a little further away. It was as if I was spying on them. Sadly I did not hear a word they said. I could only imagine what was going on from their expressions.

If I had not hated the freak before, I clearly did now. The freak said something she should not have said because suddenly Alexy ran away, as the tears kept rolling down her soft brown skin. In a matter of seconds I ran after her. What in gods name had the freak done again?! Somehow she had a thing for getting into fights with other girls.

As I ran past her, I noticed how her dirty brown eyes stared at me. No feeling of remorse or shame. Honestly, she seemed proud and confident. That girl made absolutely no sense. Did she really enjoy destroying the lives of others that much? Disgusting.

I caught up to Alexy just in time. The moment she realised I was there with her, she ran into my arms. She cried and cried and would not tell me what was going on until she calmed down a little. My heart broke into a thousand pieces once I saw her like this. Alexy was the nicest girl in the world. Everyone loved her. How could anyone make her cry?

"Why do I always have to be like this?! I'm such an idiot." Alexy whispered underneath her breath. Her body was trembling. If I were to let go of her, she would probably have fallen to the ground. Her legs could not carry the weight of her body.

"You're not an idiot. It's the freaks fault."

"Still... what did I do wrong? Why would she say that? Tyson, why would she tell me to go to hell?! Am I really the devil?!"

I saw the devastation written all over her face. She was overwhelmed by all those emotions. I was blinded. Even when I looked at her, I could not see anything. Shit, I thought to myself. Every tear that dropped to the floor, made my mind run crazy. Alexy was beautiful when she smiled. Seeing her like this was unbearable.

I tried to gently dry her eyes with a handkerchief but it was no use. Her eyes were too wet and too puffy. It was as if a door had been opened and all the water just ran outside. I could not help her. I was useless.