Heartstrings in Brooklyn

Chapter 3

Chapter three- "I like you, I acted on that."

As the water hit me in the shower, I just stood there, I didn't even have any music playing. I couldn't stop thinking about last night. I didn't know what to do, I meant it, otherwise I would have stopped the kiss. I don't regret it, but brogan, and his age, and everything else made it feel as though it shouldn't have happened. And I was so worried it was just a one off on Alex's part. I didn't know what was going on, and that was what I didn't like. Finally, getting out of the shower after washing, I grab my towel and wrap it around myself, looking at myself in the mirror. My hair was in a messy bun since I didn't need to wash it and my face was wet and looked tired.
"Why would he even want you?" I whisper to myself before walking into my bedroom and getting changed into gym wear, and heading out to the gym. I knew Alex wasn't working today, so it was a good time to go and think things through.
As I walk into the gym, I smile at all of the workers, since I know all of them due to my brother working here and me coming here myself.
"Sunday morning workout Paisley?" Kate, my brothers boss, asks as I walk in.
"Need to get back into it." I smile walking towards the lockers and shoving my bag in and taking the key, water, phone and earphones over to a treadmill.
After almost 4 whole hours of being at the gym, going on every piece of equipment I finally stop myself, I'd never done a workout for so long, without any breaks, but my mind was wondering so much I never even noticed that I was pushing myself quite so hard. Stepping off of a rowing machine I suddenly feel dizzy, taking a sip of water and walking over to a bench to sit down I close my eyes and feel tears rolling down my face. I didn't know why, but everything suddenly hit me. The sudden rush of emotions about things i didn't even know were bothering me hit me like a truck, not just Alex but everything.

"Paisley!" A voice breaks me from my bubble. Looking up and wiping my tears I see Tom, my brother and Alex's co worker standing in front  of me. "Hey what's up?" He asks me as I stand up.

"Oh, i just haven't done this for like 2 weeks or whatever, and I've pushed myself  too far, and just things are on my mind, it all hit me." I say.

"Hey come here you don't look great." He says holding out his hand for me to take.

"I should go home." I say smiling.

"You can't drive like this. You look faint and your legs probably hurt too much to drive right now. I'll call your brother." He says.

"No, he's not at home." I say. "I'm fine." beginning to walk away. But everything just turns black and I stumble to the ground.

"Paisley." Tom says, in a worried tone. Shutting my eyes and re-opening them everything returns to normal, but I'm shaky and feel myself sweating.

"Hey you're not driving home like this, I'll call someone, your parents? Brogan? Anyone?" He says sitting down infront of me.

"They're all out." I say reaching for my water and taking a sip.

"Well, who can I call? A friend? An ambulance?" He asks.

"No ambulance." I say.

"I mean, Alex isn't in today, I could call him. What about that? He knows where you live so he can take you home and let your brother know." He asks Me. I nod my head slowly not knowing how to respond, but then I realise I don't need help from anyone, and defiantly not Alex.

"I'm driving" I say. "I'm fine"

"No, I'll call Alex if no one is home it's the next best thing." He says, reaching his phone from his pocket and calling Alex.

"Alex will be here soon, he was home luckily. I'll grab your stuff, come with me to the staff room and sit down in there" Tom says, grabbing my stuff in one hand, and helping me up with the other.