Different (Brett Talbot Love Story)

Chapter 28

Avery POV

What on Earth? Where did that come from?

"Excuse me?" I asked him, hoping I heard him wrong.

"Do you love me? Are you in love with me? I don't know how else to word it." He responded back to me.

"Brett, why are you asking me this?"

"Because I am curious, I have to know Avery, you need to tell me." He said

"I, uh, I don't know." I told him.

"I think you know, but your just not going to tell me, and I understand that, I'm willing to wait until you realize whatever you need to realize." He said, and then he kissed my forehead and walked towards the door, he left. I let out the breathe I didn't even realize I was holding in.

I didn't know how to answer him, because I honestly didn't know the answer myself. My door creaked open, I looked up hoping to see Brett, but it was Lori.

"Hey are you okay?" She asked me.

"Uh, yeah I am. Did you hear everything?" I asked her.

"Yeah, I sorta did." She shrugged her shoulders and looked at me as if she committed a crime.

"It's okay Lori, I'm not mad at you. I was hoping you could answer me a question."

"You wanna know if Brett loves you," She stated, and she wasn't wrong. I nodded my head, "Is that why you couldn't answer his question? Were you afraid?"

"No and yes, I literally cannot answer his question because I don't know the answer to it, but I am scared to know if I love him or not, I have never loved anyone in my life except for Liam." I said

"What about your family?" She asked.

"We are not talking about them. That more personal than you think." I stated

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to hit a personal spot, I think my brother really cares about you and if your not sure how you feel then maybe you should cut ties with him," she said and left me with my thoughts.

Today had been a long enough day as it was, I changed my clothes and laid down to sleep.

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I woke up, but I felt like I never slept at all. My eyes were heavy and my body wasn't cooperating with me, I had to get up and go to school. Was Brett going to pick me up? I grabbed my phone and went to text him, but he already sent me a message.

From: Brett
Hey, I'll still pick you up for school, be there in 20 minutes.

He sent that only 5 minutes ago, at least I had time to get ready.

I was ready by the time Brett knocked on my door. I opened it and saw his face, he smiling, and in his sweats. Brett never went to school looking like a bum, but then again his face never let him look like a bum.

"Stop looking at me, I'm not going to school today." He stated and grabbed my hand. I'm glad he's acting like nothing ever happened, but eventually we are going to have to address the elephant in the room. We got in his car and drove to Beacon Hills, it was a quiet drive. He pulled up to Beacon Hills High School, I waited silently for him to tell me good bye or something, but it never came.

"Are you just not talking to me anymore?" I asked

"No, I am talking to you, but I don't want to say much until you give me an answer to my question." He said, I realized what he was asking and I felt guilty for a second time within twenty- four hours. I nodded at him and got out of the car, I shut the door behind me and didn't bother to turn around.

"Avery!" I turned around and Brett had the window rolled down and he was talking to me. "I want you to wait for me after school. I still want to give you a ride home, but please think." And then he drove off, leaving me there with just my thoughts.

I walked into my first period class and took my seat, I didn't have many classes with Liam since we switched schools, but I did have this class with Garrett, whom the police are still looking for since Violet tried to kill Brett. I didn't even hear anything the English teacher said, my mind went from thinking about Brett's and mine relationship to when I walked in on Violet about to kill him, I was terrified, the worst part was I was more afraid of me never going to be able to see him again or hear him laugh or talk to me rather than him dying. I was incredibly selfish but I didn't want to lose Brett, he means-

"Avery, can you please answer my question? Or would that disturb your day dream?" My teacher snapped at me.

"I'm sorry, I'll focus more," I told her.

The day went by so fast, before I knew it I was in my final class of the day, which was a free period for me, but I still couldn't leave the school early. It was a waste of time, but I usually did my homework during this open time, today it was spent on preparing my speech that I was going to give Brett as soon as I saw him.

"Brett I really like you, I do, but I'm not sure if I love you, but I don't want to lose you. No that's not it." I said to myself. "Brett, I care for you, but I'm not ready for that kind of commitment?" I smacked myself on the forehead and then laid my head on the desk in front of me. I was screwed. I had no idea what I was going to say to Brett, and he wasn't going want a girl who can't make up her mind. The bell ringing disrupted me from my thinking. Well, damn now I have to get up and face the matter of fact that I have done no school work or even focused on school today nor have I come to an answer about how I if I love Brett, which is what I focused on all day instead of school. I got out of my seat slowly and walked out of the classroom, and I walked very very slowly.

The walk to Brett's car was the longest and slowest walk I have ever taken, and I started walking faster because I didn't want him to leave me.