My Brother's Girlfriend (Emison)

Chapter 22

charlotte pov

"so. what should we do?" hanna asked as we walked along the sidewalks of rosewood.

i shrugged, "i don't care. whatever you want to do." i said and offered a smile to the blue eyed beauty.

hanna went to speak when she looked behind me and i turned around and saw radley.

i gulped, viewing the place i once was in.

"i'm so sorry C. i completely forgot that it was on this road and-"

"it's fine." i said and turned back to her.

she tried to see if i was lying, searching my eyes, "are you sure?"

i sighed and breathed out into the cold winter air.

"yeah. it's behind me now. i'm not who i used to be. i'm not charles. i'm not crazy." i said and hanna stopped to observe me. i stared into her eyes and i jumped and felt all sorts of flutters. when i looked down hanna was holding my hand.

"you're right. you're not charles anymore. you're charlotte. and you're beautiful. not that i didn't like charles. because i did. but you became you. and i love the real you." 

my stomach did flips as she spoke and i blushed deeply, "thanks..."

"are you okay? you've been acting odd ever since i saw you again." hanna said, looking down at the ground.

"i'm fine."

"you've been saying that a lot."

"because i am."

hanna nodded, "right. it's getting late. we should get you home."

i furrowed my eyebrows and hanna turned back to walk back home.

"wait. we just left like a half hour ago." i said.

"yeah but it's fine. right? fine." she said and looked at me.

"hanna-"

"no charlotte. ever since you came back you've been someone else. i've missed you so much! we told each other everything. you were my best friend. other than alison of course but you know everything about me!"

"do not." i argued.

"oh yeah? what did i used to suffer from huh? when i was fat?"

i sighed, "bulimia."

"exactly. and who was the one who'd cheer me up when i was bullied?"

i looked down, "me..."

"who was the one that snuck me into her room at radley when i needed her to hold me?"

i blushed, remembering when we were younger.

radley allowed me access to a cell phone and i would text hanna all the time and sneak her in.

she used to be bigger. and by bigger i mean she had a lot of weight on her. people gave her a hard time at school and i'm the only one who knew about her bulimia. not even alison knew. she was too embarrassed to tell anyone but...she told me.

"me..."

"and  who is the only one that knows about my mom and i's money problems?"

"okay. i know everything about you."

"exactly! i know nothing about you anymore charlotte! ever since i saw you again and even for the past few months i visited you you've been checked out! what is going on with you?" she was pushing very far.