A Summer to Remember

Chapter 5

(Hey everyone, sorry it's been sooooo long... maybe it's just been long to me but anyways I've been really busy with horseback riding and school so it's taken me a long time to write chapter 5!)

Chapter 5

***Liam’s Perspective***

            I watch football on my hospital bed, Taylor literally just ran out of the room and I feel awful. I don’t mean to be such a jerk to her but I don’t have a choice anymore because I… think…I like… Taylor; I need some time away from her until my feelings for her leave because I cannot feel for my best friend because I know for a fact she doesn’t feel the same for… me. My fists clench at the hospital sheets as the pain starts in my heart and in a matter of seconds my body is shaking under the pain. I don’t want Josh anywhere near Taylor-NO STOP LIAM! I CANNOT- I DO NOT LIKE TAYLOR. Why did I have to ruin our friendship? Why? Why did I have to have feelings for her? I am such a jerk for telling her to leave. My parents come inside my room with their arms crossed across their chests, they glare at me and I know they are angry at me for hurting Taylor. I pretend not to see them and keep my eyes on the screen, I see the quarterback make an amazing throw to his teammate.

            “Liam Forest!” my Mom says sternly, I dare to look at her as they both give me glares. If looks could kill, I’d be dying a slow painful death; I slip down in the bed wishing I could disappear into the bed sheets.

            “What did you say, mister? Considering she just saved your life, and she went running out of here crying, you have some explaining to do…” my Dad says in a very strict voice; that makes me cringe. I can’t just tell them I really like Taylor because that wouldn’t come over well; they want me to be with her and that’s the problem because Taylor and I can’t be together and since they are parents they won’t understand.

            “Mom, Dad, I’ll tell you some other time… I don’t want to talk about it right now” I exclaim, they both sigh at the same time and walk over to my bed and sit on either side.

            “Honey, why were Shane and you fighting?” my Mom asks as I let my head fall into my hands; my wrist is badly sprain so I don’t put any pressure into bad hand.

            “He and Ashley got together while Ashley was still dating me” I say and my Mom leans forward and hugs me. My Mom is wearing a floral orange dress and my Dad wore a white shirt and duff colour shorts; yet they are both 43 they look like they are in their early 30s.

            “I am going to have a stern talking with Shane” my Dad says angrily, I didn’t want my brother to get into trouble but he really deserves it.

            “Honey, why would Shane do this to you? Did you guys have a fight before?” my Mom asks, I didn’t care anymore; I’m not hurt anymore probably because I am using Taylor to get over Ashley.

Liam that is so wrong, that is so shallow…

“No, I don’t want to talk about this anymore… I’m really tired, I want to go to sleep” I say as I turn off the football game that I really want to watch but to play off ‘tired’ with my parents I start to lay back in my bed and then shut my swollen eyes. Then my parents get up and walk to the door and my Mom looks back at me in pity before she leaves.

***Taylor’s Perspective***

            I sit in the bathtub as the warm water and strawberry bubble bath surround me, I sob quietly because Alex wants to talk but before she could ask about a million questions as to why Liam said what he did, I went to the bathroom to get warmed up. I let my goose-bumps slowly fad as the warm water warms them up; I let the sensation fill me trying to focus on something other than the fact that Liam had just been a total jerk to me.