The Goldy Project

Chapter 10

"Jade, I think I like him. I'm sorry, I should have told you first before kissing him." Sadie sighs, fiddling with her fingers. If only I could stay on my bed and be angry at her, but I know I can't, instead I go up to hug her.

Yes, she should have mentioned liking my brother. Best friends should tell each other everything. But best friends should also support one another through everything. As I hug her, I know I can't stay mad at her for long. A few minutes go by and I finally conjure up my thoughts.

"It's okay Sadie. A tiny bit weird, but okay." I give her a reassuring smile. I can't stop them from liking each other, so what's the point in being the enemy here.

Sadie looks up, as she was hiding her face till now, and smiles back at me. But then suddenly her eyebrows furrow.

"It's too late now anyways, he hates me." Sadie looks at my glumly.

"No way, he is really into you. I don't understand how I missed it really. Anyway it's never too late, plus it's helpful that James runs like a kid, never quite fast enough and always tripping over. If you go out now, you can catch him up." I say, pushing her out my room. She starts to laugh and runs downstairs almost immediately.

I'm left alone again.

My best friend and my brother. That could take some getting used to. I pull out my phone, I needed to talk to someone, to get away from the chaos around me. I think about ringing Ryan, but then don't. He isn't my boyfriend, he's just a friend, and he doesn't need me suffocating him.

I would call Lucy but she had told me she was having a special date night with Eric, and I probably shouldn't interrupt it just to talk about my problems.

As I scroll down my contact list I see the username crazy stalker, and a warm smile is placed on my lips. I had sucked him into all the madness too, even after I literally screamed at him he still came to the rescue, poor guy. But he came back to give me the note. Does that mean he read the note?

I urge myself to call him. Without much waiting time, he picks up.

"Hey Goldy, I wasn't expecting a call from the person who has sworn to always hang up on me." I grimace, remembering what I said, or more specifically yelled, those words at him just a few hours ago.

"Sorry, I ramble a lot when I get mad. But seriously, I'd like to know what you wanted to tell me when you called me up before." I ask, my curiosity eating away at me but also wanting to change the subject pronto.

"I just wanted to say that I left immediately because things are very complicated at the moment, and I really had an emergency last week, that's why I had to go. I know that you think I'm a complete jerk, but I'd like to prove you otherwise." He says, and even though his voice was over the phone, I could still hear the pure truth in his voice. But one more question was still eating away at me.

"But why me, Hunter? Why are you proving yourself to me? I'm sure there are many other people who are dying for your time." The line goes silent for a moment, and I check that Hunter's still there, which he is.

"Because being new sucks. Everyone knows about your shitty past, and you're just in the shadows of your infamous older brother. Sometimes in this gloomy place which isn't home, you just wish you were back in the sun with people you can recognise and are familiar, y'know? So when you meet someone who makes you feel like you're not an alien specimen, or is using you to get your brother, or just likes you cause you have cool hair and a really cute accent and a hot bod-" I stop Hunter before he gets too carried away,

"I think you're going a little off topic." I say

"Oh, yes where was I? Well, when someone just treats you like an ordinary guy then you have to cling onto them and act like a creepy stalker until they eventually give in and want to be friends. Because although being new sucks, being lonely sucks even more. "Hunter finishes, and I feel the worst amount of guilt built up inside me.