The Badboy And His Clique

xix.

"That food was delicious." I compliment.

"Thanks Brody. Maybe I could teach you how to cook?" She suggests.

"I'll stick to taste testing." I laugh.

"So, you have any plans for college?"

"Uh, I mean I did get a football scholarship but it's here at A&M." I tell her. "You?"

"Uh, no. Well, yeah. If I got accepted." She shrugs her shoulders.

"Well, check!" I encourage.

*Aspen's P.O.V*

"Oh my god!" I cheer.

"What?" He asks suspiciously.

"I got accepted into both!" I exclaim.

"Well, where did you apply?" He asks curiously.

"Uh, Iowa and Columbia." I whisper.

Immediately his face drops.

"Brody, I'm so sorry, I wasn't planning on ever having a boyfriend, and I love writing and they are excellent writing schools and I'm so sor-"

I'm interrupted by his lips smashing into mine.

"Why did you do that?" I ask taken back.

"You don't have to explain yourself. If where you applied makes you happy, I'm happy." He smiles.

"Really?" My eyes soften and I chew on my bottom lip.

He nods with a side smile.

"Thank you so much! For being supportive. I appreciate it a lot babe." I kiss him softly.

"Of course baby. I didn't know you love writing." He smiles.

"Yup. Ever since I was little." I admit.

"We do seem to learn something new everyday." He randomly says.

"You're right." I agree.

"I'm very proud of you." He looks at me seriously.

"As I am of you." I smile and hug him tightly.

"So, when do you leave?" He asks.

"Let's live the moment." I crack a smile and so does he.

I can't believe I'm going to have to leave what I just got.

*Sages's P.O.V*

"Thanks for the food again babe." He kisses my cheek and washes the dishes.

"No problem kiddo." I laugh.

"Kiddo?" He squints at me.

"Kiddo." I confirm.

"I won't be a kiddo when I'm in college." He pouts.

"Then you will be a big kiddo." I giggle.

"Oh my gosh Sage." He laughs.

I shrug and look at the mail pile I haven't checked in days.

As I'm searching through the pile I see a letter. Hmm.

I scan trough the college letter and BAM!

"You have been accepted to attend Columbia."

"Oh my god!" I jump up.

"What?" He asks confused and scared.

"I got accepted into Columbia! Oh my god! Yes! This is what me and Aspen planned! Yes!" I jump up and down and I see Ryker's face upside down.

"What?" I ask as if I didn't know what was wrong.

"My scholarship is to A&M, with Brody." He says lowly.

"Ryker, I'm, I'm so sorry." I sympathize.

"You said we were all gonna stay." He looks down, upset.

"Ryker, I know but I totally forgot about our applications." I rub his back.

"It is the first time in a long time I am actually happy and settled down and then this happens. Fuck." He groans in frustration.

"Ryker, I know, I'm so-"

"No, Sage, you don't know. You don't know anything about this. You haven't lost your dad and had to deal with guilt you whole life. You don't understand how stressful it is to live every single day when you feel like you have no reason too. You were my reason and not being able to see you whenever I want is gonna make me feel terrible again." He yells.

I look at him, dead. "Really Ryker? I don't know what it feels like? Have you noticed it's only my mom? Have you noticed the pictures in my room are me and Aspen, or me and my mom? I have never met my dad, seen my dad, nor was he married to my mom so don't fucking dare say I don't know how feel cause truth is, you don't know how I feel. I'm not a happy person. I fake it until I make it. Yes I'm a positive person but I don't want others to feel the same way I do cause its total shit! I know what its like losing a close family member because I have lost my fucking brother. It's guilt! I know! I could've saved him! It kills me everyday! You don't know that though. All this time I call Brody insensitive yet you obviously don't understand the meaning of a civil approach either!" I scream back, crying.

"Well why don't we just, just, fuck it. Bye Sage." Ryker slams the door roaring his engine to life and speeding off.

I fell to my knees and sulked in my own tears.

I let him die. It was my fault.

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A/N:

Woah! Shocker! She let her brother die? I hope you are enjoying this so far and you keep enjoying it! Many things have happened in the past 3 days but anything can happen in .1 of a second.

-N