Night Changes [Completed]

Twenty

Chapter Twenty

Alex came to pick me up again and he waved to Chris and Connor.

"Who is the other kid?" Alex asked as I sat inside the car.

"That's Chris's brother Connor" I say.

"Hmm..." Alex said.

Alex was nice. He understood me and I was glad my aunt would get someone like this to marry. Then again, my favorite uncle had left her. He was also very nice.

But something about Alex told me that he was a part of our family already.

We reached home and ate lunch together. My brother had a date today, I need to remember to tease him later. And my aunt had gone out to buy her wedding dress or something.

Alex asked me questions about everything possible. From school to friends to India. It was good to tell him about Meg and my other friends. I really missed Meg. I wanted to meet her so badly.

Then we both sat down in front of the TV and watched random shows. I was not paying attention to the show but what rethinking the day's events.

What Jesse did still shocked me. And I didn't feel nice at all when he touched me or even tried to kiss me.

"What's wrong?" Alex asked me suddenly.

I thought I was good at hiding my feelings. How did this man see through my wall?

"Nothing just thinking about something that happened in school today." I answered playing with my fingers.

"What happened?" Alex asked in an insisting tone.

"Um..there is this senior named Jesse, whom I had met a month back in a party. I was really drunk that time and sad." I paused. "So this guy...he comes up to me today...and...and he takes me to the corner...and he tries to kiss me."

Alex didn't say anything nor did I. Then I got up and walked out of the house to get some fresh air.

As I walked out the cold air outside hit me like a bus but I didn't want to go back inside to get my hoodie.

The cold wind blew like storms past me and between my messy hair and giving me shivers. I rubbed my arms for warmth. The sky was dark and the only light seen were the street lamps. It was late at night about eleven. The neighborhood was asleep. The sound of my footsteps echoed there. It felt creepy in a way, the kind of in horror movies.

It was weird, the weather I mean. In the morning it was warm and at night it was so cold.

My brain started replaying the incident with Jesse again. The part where he comes close to me and tries to kiss me and the part where he is pulled back and punched. All of this happened so fast and all of this was scary in a way.

Then I reminded myself of what we did after that incident. I mean Connor and I, I needed to tell what happened to Meg she would be overwhelmed and jealous.

I called her, but she didn't pick up. It had been two days and I had tried to call her so many times but she won't pick up. Was she avoiding me? I hope not. I sat down on a bench and sorted out my jumbled thoughts in the cold.

I thought of calling Chris but I decided against it. How about Ariana? No she didn't know what happened exactly so I'd have to tell her the whole story and I didn't want that. Then I thought of calling Connor but it was too late to call, if he was sleeping I didn't want to disturb him.

When I knew I could not think any longer I walked back home. I opened the door it was midnight, Alex had probably slept.

I went up to my room. I was tired but I didn't sleep, I sat there reading a book Pride and Prejudice which I never wanted to read but I was desperate to do any thing than sleep, because I knew the moment I'd close my eyes my nightmare would haunt me.

I read through the pages of the very infamous classic. I checked the time, 5am only an hour left now. I put down my book and drifted of too sleep.

But I was woken up by the alarm clock almost five minutes at least it felt like that.

I got up groaning, god I was so sleepy. I wish I could die.

I took a shower and wore my printed shorts with the black tank top. Then I wore my converses and hopped down the stairs trying to drive my sleep away.

I sat down at the counter opposite Alex and had coffee. I seriously need caffeine in my system. God I was so sleepy. The idea of staying up all night was bad. Now I was suffering.

"What's up Lil?" Jo said coming in and plopping beside me.

"Uh?" I said looking at me. Why was he talking to me? God I was irritated.

"I asked what's up?" Jo repeated.

I nodded my head and took another sip of my coffee. I could feel Alex's stare on me and it was making me uncomfortable.

"Where's Mia?" I asked.

"She is sleeping." Alex replied.

I nodded again. I didn't care about that woman any more, if she wanted to act like a bitch around me I couldn't care less.

My phone buzzed, a message. I opened it.

Meg: Sorry for not picking up your call.

I rolled my eyes at the text. Seriously? Now she remembered me? God I felt angry. Hmm...all because of lack of sleep.

Me: wow, you remember me?

I texted back and immediately got a message.

Meg: Sorry.

Me: Ya right.

Meg: Please I said I'm sorry.

Me: Please I'm in no mood of talking.

After that text Meg called. I picked it up.

"Yo Lil" Meg said.

"Hi..." I moaned.

"What's up?"

"I'm sleepy as hell"

"Why?"

I hung up. I was getting irritated, every person was irritating me today. God I'm so sleepy. That was a bad idea.