Short stories

Chapter 30 /Ruin\

Do you... Do you think about me?
and do you.... do you feel the same way, yeah?
And do you... do you remember how we felt?
'Cause I do. So listen to me, baby.

"Preston!" I said happily wrapping my arms around him obviously I didn't get the tall genes considering I'm 24 and HES TALLER THAN ME!... Still
"Hey chickadee how's it going in The big UK?and you haven't even been there that long and you have an accent already" He says chuckling and than pulls away
"7 months can have a big impact on your environment" I say smiling
"I'm also waiting for another plane but I'm not sure how much longer it'll be"
"Who are we waiting for?" I asked
"One of my friends Lachlan he's from Australia" Preston says
I turn my head to the side and look at the Starbucks
Haven't I met someone who knew a Lachlan I've met a really good guy off the internet who's name is Lachlan, super nice guy and I think that we're both trying to get out of the friend zone... He's super cute blonde hair and striking blue eyes like my old friend Phil back in London. He told me he's about 6'1, but We're just friends and I think he said he's from New Zealand or someplace close to that
"Whatcha thinking about?" My brother asks
"Family" I say and he nods probably knowing it's fake

And I'm not tryna ruin your happiness,
But, darling, don't you know that I'm the only one for you?

"I'm sorry I'm not going to be here for your full birthday" I say looking down at my bag
"hey don't sweat it, and if anything is wrong you can tell me" he says wrappingme in a hug and i immediatley start crying
"Pr-preston how the hell am I going to do this?" i say stuttering through my tears
"What, what's wrong?" He says complete worry filling his voice
"Preston, I never told you, or Mom, or Dad, or keeley, or Grandpa-"
"shh shh shh, what didn't you tell us?" he asks pulling me closer and flattening my hair. COME UP WITH A DIFFERENT STORY YOU IDIOT DONT GIVE IT AWAY!
"I- lost all my money, I used it for a ticket for here and back, I'm Broke, I've been living with Aunt Lottie"I say hiding my face so he can't see in my eyes that I'm lying, Aunt Lottie lives in London and I'm going to Manchester Preston doesn't remember that, and he pulls away
"What?! How?!" Preston says
Uh story. Story. what did I tell Lachlan!
"Taxes were hard and I've been living on ramen for 7 months to make sure that I can pay rent" I say holding my arm and looking down perfect he's hooked, he believes it
"Oh man you have to tell mom-"
"Absolutely NOT"I say cutting off Preston
"you needed that money how are you still in school?" preston asks holding my arms tightly
"perks of being our aunts favorite" I say shrugging my shoulders while looking down
"I'm sorry" I say
"No-no-no don't be sorry" Preston says hugging me tightly

And I'm not tryna ruin your happiness, baby,
But, darling, don't you know that I'm the only one? Yeah.

"I'm sorry that all happened" Preston says still holding my tight
"I'm sorry I didn't keep in touch with you" I said
"There's perks of being other family members favorites, but when your parents can Barely look at you, and all of you... Keeley, Caleb, Josh, And you Preston, Make me so Proud because you are all using your gifts to the best of your abilities while I can Barely buy food for myself" because I can't do anything because I'm stuck in a hospital. I say while wiping my tears on the back of my sleeve and Preston hugs me tighter.
"are you sure you're gonna be alright to go home with us?" Preston asks and reminding me of his friend
"yeah I'm Pretty sure I'll be good, Who is this friend you were talking about before?" I Ask
"Oh speak of the Devil, come on lets go meet him at his gate he said he's landed" Preston says
we walk past a bunch of pushy tourists obviously not from Texas, I even get a glare from a man and two women
"Who else is supposed to be coming down early?" I ask
"No one I think, Maybe Rob and Choco, maybe even Kenny" Preston says rubbing the back of his neck
"Hmm alrighty" I say