The Boy Next Door

Chapter 4 - Go Away

Jade's POV

Do you ever have those moments where you just want to be left alone? When you walk past all your friends, and they bombard you with questions, and you respond with silence? Where you just walk to your room, and lay on your bed with the covers over your head? Where you lay, and think, and cry? Does that ever happen to you?

Because it happens to me.

I heard Carrie's voice appear by my doorway, "You alright?" I didn't even bother to look up.

"I just.. Don't want to talk about it." I cuddled up with my blankets, feeling the warm cotton touch my face.

"You can't just hide under your duvet all day." Carrie advised. "You have to actually do something. And if you don't want to talk to me about it, or to Dan, or Phil, then talk to Alfie. Or.. Zoe even?"

"I can't do that." A tear rolled down my face. "You know how horrible that would make me look? And do you know how overdramatic I'm being? I don't even know what i'm feeling, Carrie. I don't understand how all my feelings can come forth so quickly. I met him not even 3 days ago, and I'm already feeling attached to him. He's not mine, Carrie. And if I said something, that wouldn't be fair to Zoe or Alfie. It wouldn't be fair at all." I whimpered.

Alfie's POV

A few hours had passed, and as the sun began to set, I decided to try talking to Jade again.

As I stood on her doorsteps, I ran through the hours of preparation of this speech in my head. Zoe had made me feel confident enough to spill my heart out. And she told me that if I confessed to Jade absolutely everything, as I did whilst rehearsing with Zoe, that I would win her over.. Because things like that make a girl's heart melt.

I took a deep breath and knocked on the door. It was a few moments before I heard someone beginning to unlock it, and I began to feel queasy.

But once again, it was Dan who had opened the door. "You know, you have a lot of nerve in coming over here, mate."

"But.. I didn't do anything." I replied, speaking the truth.

"Well all I know.. Is that this morning, you came here asking for Jade."

"Correct."

"And the split second I told her you showed up, she ran out the door and straight to your place. And in ten minutes, she came back here and walked past all of us in tears."

"What? What did I-- Zoe." She overheard me and Zoe.. She must have thought that I---That means---

"Wipe that grin off your face. I never knew you could be so sick, Alfie." Dan slammed the door.

What have I done?

Jade's POV

I heard his voice, followed by the noise of pounding fists making contact with wood. "Jade! Jade! I'm sorry! Please listen to me!" He knocked on the door again, "There's nothing going on between me and Zoe, I swear! Jade!"

Dan walked into my room, while Phil walked out. He wasn't in here for long.. "I tried to make him go away, that sick bastard."

I sniffled, "It's fine, Dan. Really. Thank you."

"I think for now, just try to be friends with him." Carrie suggested.

"But why?" I responded.

Phil returned, "Jade, Alfie's in the living room. He kind of just let himself in."

I looked at Carrie, and she repeated, "Friends." She followed with a smile and a hug, "Now go talk to him, and set things right."

I nodded my head, wiped my tears and made my way for the door.

Alfie's POV

As soon as she walked into the room, time stopped. Everything else in the world ceased to exist. Her tear-stained cheeks were a reminder of the pain I caused her. I felt horrible.

But, I also felt ecstatic because knowing that I caused those tears, meant that she felt the same way I felt about her.

"Alfie.." She sighed.. "What are you doing?"

"I needed to talk to you."

She smiled vaguely, "It's alright. I know what you're thinking.."

"Jade--"

"You don't have to tell me i'm over-reacting, Alfie. I already know."

"That's not what I was going to say."

"And no worries. I already know about Zoe. So.. Whatever," In air-quotations, "Thing..." She looked into my eyes and continued, "We had the other night.. Is completely forgotten. I understand."

C'mon. Say something. Don't just stand there like a statue. Say something. Do something. Anything. A word. A hand-gesture even.

"You don't understand.." I tried to explain..

"No, I completely understand. I wouldn't want to jeopardise my cousin's relationship. Especially one that she's been waiting so long for.."

"Are you insane? Jade, Zoe and I are just friends." I clarified.

"You don't have to hide it anymore, Alfie. I know. I heard." She wasn't listening to reason.

Jade's POV

I closed my eyes, "Can we just.. Be friends and stay that way.. Please?"

As I opened my eyes, I found Alfie's eyes looking into mine. He crept up.. closer and closer.. And was I moving away? No. I wasn't.

His warm breath was tickling my lips.. And the moment I closed my eyes once again...

Alfie kissed me.

Author's Note:

Well that ends this chapter! My brain was kind of dead whilst writing this so i'm sorry if anything's confusing! But please, vote this story up and smack a comment down below! Thanks so much!

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