The Brooks Boys

Chapter Fourteen

Whoa. I was not expecting to read that.

I stare at the screen and re-read the text before shoving my phone right back into my pocket, in anger. What the hell was that? How could he go from being a sly arrogant pig to calling me baby and wanting to make it up to me?

What on earth dose that mean? Everything about this text intimidates me, even the little wink face. No, especially the wink face!

After hearing about what Beau did because he was worried that Jai was going to use me scares me even more.

I wouldn't say that I'm a vulnerable person but my will power is about a six out of ten. It's not the fact that I just say yes to everyone and everything, it's that I don't want to say no. This principle doesn't matter when it comes to saying yes to things like sweets or extra sprinkles, but when it is something romantic or sexual, that's when the problem occurs.

Yet I've never had to address this problem in such detail because I've never been in a situation like this before. Ever.

I feel as though I should retrieve my phone and tell him to run and jump, striate off a cliff.

Unless he wants to give me sweets of course. But judging from his character and this text, I don't think he wants to make it up to me with dessert.

I think over this for a few minutes before deciding not to text him back. When I get to April's house tonight I'll ask her about it. I defiantly don't want to go and meet him. But I maybe I'm just jumping to conclusions. Maybe he really does want to say sorry and make it up to me, in an normal way.

The bell rings from the inside of the drama block signalling that I need to make my way to registration. I walk alone still avoiding human contact, as I think about the whole situation.

I finally come to the conclusion that whatever decision I make will upset someone in one way or another, so I'll just ignore the text and sort it out when I get to April's.

I'm good at doing things like this. My life motto should be: "Procrastination is the way forward.", because that's the only thing I ever seem to do. I put my problems on hold until they become so bad that I have no other choice but to act on them.

But that being said, the hardest dilemma I have probably come to face in my life is, which cereal I should eat in the morning. Everything else was done for me. And I mean everything! What school I'd go to, What clothes I'd wear and where I'd go.

That was before I came here and met these people. I know it has only been just over twenty four hours, but I can feel it. I can feel my life slowly changing and I'm not sure if it is for better or worse.

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Unlike the morning, the second part of school dragged on. But not because I was bored, I just had too many things on my mind. Fortunately I managed to make a few new, new friends. I met James and Lauren in chemistry. Then Jodie in art. I like them all and they're all friendly but we don't really have that much in common.

I'm not worried though, I still have April and the boys to keep me company. Maybe I just need to talk to them and get to know them a little more.

I slowly plod along to the school gates, before spotting April and Esme standing outside of them talking to each other. They haven't seen me yet and I want to get their attention but again I don't want to call them over just incase they don't look at me. I quickly paint on a smile and approach them.

"Hey Eleanor!" April chirps and pulls me into a hug. Esme smiles and puts her hand out to shake mine, after April pulls me out of her warm embrace.