Sweet Nothing (5SOS)

Chapter 23

So this is the end of you and me

We had a good run and I'm setting you free

To do as you want, to do as you please

Without me

Remember when you were my boat and I was your sea?

Together we'd float so delicately

But that was back when we could talk about anything

'Cause I don't know who I am

When you're running circles in my head -Fireworks. You Me At Six.

Chapter 23

Juliet's POV

"Hey why are you crying?" Ryder is quick to wipe my tears. He was always good at that. No matter how bad he treated me he was always there to wipe my tears. And beat up the fucker that made me cry.

"I just love them." I sniffle.

"Well it's not like you won't see them ever again. We live 15 minutes away. Plus I don't like the idea of you sleeping in the same house as your boyfriend. A guy named Michael told me about an incident where some sexual activities went on?" Ryder raises his brows and gives me a look.

"Wha- What?" Almost all this information is new to me. "Where are we living?" I ask confused.

"An apartment building about 15 minutes away from here. I figured we would just stay. You're already enrolled in school. Which begins in a week by the way. We'll get a house soon. But I just moved back to town so I have to get a job." He laughs and shakes his head. Soon I am laughing as well. I'm gonna see Luke again. Hell I'll see him tomorrow if I want.

"Ryder I don' t have a boyfriend." I hiccup.

"Then who were you making out with in the hospital?" He laughs.

"Oh My Gosh! You saw that?" I flushed but giggled.

"I'm so sorry, Goodbye my love." He mocks us.

"Neither of us said that." I slap his arm and pretend pout.

He just chuckles and I realize he has changed a lot since I had seen him last, which was almost a year ago. His hair is now blond and he greases it back. He has a whole sleeve tattoo and smiles a lot more. I must admit that my brother is hot. I giggle. My attitude has taken a complete 180. Maybe me and Luke can be together. Living together was definitely a issue. But I realize now that it couldn't of worked out better.

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That night we ended up sleeping on the floor of our new- empty apartment. We had blankets and it wasn't that bad. I could barely sleep because I was so excited to visit Luke tomorrow. But finally I fell asleep.

When I wake up I realized i've slept way late. To almost 1:00pm. I jumped up and went into the bathroom to get dressed. When I was done I began applying make up and leaned against the door. Immediately it broke off the hinges and I fell along with it. I layed there for a while. The wind was completely knocked out of me. It felt like the time Brad threw me into the wall. The door handle had shoved right into my side and yet another bruise would be forming on my body. I let out a very large breath when air found it's way back into my lungs. So far my day was a huge shit hole. I slowly began to get up and Ryder walked in. When he saw what had happened he began laughing.

"I forgot to tell you the doors need new hinges." He laughs.

"Fuck you." I shake my head and groan which makes him laugh harder. "I'm leaving." I say. Luke doesn't care if I wear makeup anyway.

"Where? I thought you would want to go shopping with moi." He gestures to himself. I groan louder and finally he persuades me to come with all his. "You have to's." and "Don't you love me's?"

When we get home I am actually super excited to decorate my room. But I can't because it's really too late to do anything. After shopping and going out to eat it's almost 9:00. I feel really bad about not being able to see Luke today but I will soon. Plus school starts in five days. I have to get ready for that as well. Which means another shopping trip.

Soon I am passed out on our new couch thinking about my promising new start.

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I am awoken at 11:00am by my phone going off.

"Hello?" I say, my voice thick with sleep.

"Looks like it's my turn to wake you up." Michael jokes.

"Haha." I say with a straight face.

"Anyway. I am mad at you." Michael tells me and my body jerks awake immediately. What have I done now?

"Wh-What, why?"

"You left without saying goodbye." I can almost see his frown over the phone.

"Well how about I make it up to you?" I say already giggling.

"How?" I can almost see his eyes roll as well.

"How about we hang out today?"

"You live an hour and a half away." He says in monotone.

"Actually I live 10 minutes away from you." I tell him proudly.

"You're staying with Luke?"

"No, Ryder and me share an apartment."

"That's sweet! Now you and Luke can be together!" He says and I laugh uneasily. "Yeah well I kinda already told him goodbye. It's going to be so awkward when I see him again. But I can't wait so I was thinking about going today."

"No. No. No." What. "Wait until school. You are going to Northwest Christian right?"

"Yes."

"Then wait and surprise him at school. It will be like so romantic and you will like kiss in front of everybody and stuff. It'll be hilarious."

"I don't know. He seemed really sad when we parted ways." I tell him. I don't want Luke to hurt anymore than he already has.

"Just trust me."