Positive (Ed Sheeran)

Chapter 23

AN HOUR LATER

"Are we almost there????" I groan, feeling my knees throbbing.

"Uh... sort of." Pass scratches the back of his neck.

I sigh. "Thank GOD. My feet are killing me, and my knees hurt, plus I'm starting to get hungry. Like, fuck."

"Alright, jeez. How does Ed put up with you? You talk SOO much. Jesus Christ!" Stu laughs and I stick my tongue at him, playfully.

"Well that was fucking rude of you, Stuart." Murray shoots him an evil glare. "It's obvious that you and I see very different things in Charlie but you don't got to be a fucking ass about it."

I suddenly feel my heart skip a beat.

O M G !!

"Wait .. what the hell does that supposed to mean, little Murrie?" Harry laughs, raising his eyebrows at Murray.

"Nothing, just that we see different things. What are you referring to?" He asks, shoving Harry's face away. I laugh, but then Example shushes me.

"Wait, do yOU SMELL THAT??????" He shouts right next to my ear, and I cover my ears, hoping they aren't going to start bleeding.

Everyone then sniffs the air.

I gag. "Ewwwwww, oh my God! What IS that???? PeeeeeeyOUUUUUUUU!!" I wave my hand around in disgust and quickly cover my nose.

Stu, Harry, Example, and Murray's face lighten up.

"THE TRAIL!" They shout excitedly and run off.

My eyes widened. "You guys! Wait up! You know I don't know this area! Fuck!" I called, but they had already disappeared.

Wow. What assholes!

Suddenly a figure appears at my side, and when I turn to see that it's only Patrick, I smile at him. "Hi." He says shyly, waving his hand at me.

"Hey," I giggle.

"Um, don't worry. I know where to go and stuff, so everything is fine. Don't worry!" His voice trembles, and I continue to smile.

"Really? Well thank God! You're my hero." I blush and then his cheeks turn a dark pink.

Patrick is just soo cute.

"I don't mean to make you uncomfortable but, you look so adorable with that fedora." I whisper and wink at him.

He suddenly grins. "Well, thank you." He then stares at the ground, and I could tell he was blushing.

"Of course!" I smiled.

We continued walking for a bit and I was about to ask where we were going, but then Patrick speaks. "Soo, how have you been, Miss Charlie?" He smirks and I smirked back.

"Fine. Thank you for asking, my friend!"

"No, I'm serious. I'm asking, how are you coping with Ed and stuff..." He stands in front of me, stops walking and looks me in the eyes.

I flip out. "Wha- um.. how- I mean, you- uhh... what do you, um, mean? Cope??"

"You know what I mean. Or do you? I'm sorry, that was rude of me .. I meant, like, how are you taking it? You're okay, right? You're good?? If you're not, then Ed's making a mistake. He is just- I will make him realize that this is the worst mistake he's ever made. Trust me, you- you just don't deserve this. You shouldn't be hurting- I'm sorry, I'm rambling. I just- I care a lot about you. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make things awkward, it's just I care about everyone. The same. Sort of. That's not the point. The point is that you're cool and- ughhhh that's not the point either! Not saying that it isn't true, but I'm so sorry. The thing is that-"

I playfully roll my eyes and giggle. Patrick is soo adorable, awwwww.

"Patrick, it's okay. Really. I know what you mean. Um, I'm kind of taking it okay."

"Honest?" He asks and I smile.

"I think so. I mean, yeah it hurts. I do miss him, but at the same time, I have you and all the guys. I'm happy."

He blushes. "Aww." Then he wraps his arms around me and I gladly wrap mine around him.

After a while, we pulled away and continued walking. I suddenly feel his hand brush against mine and the next thing I know, he's holding my hand.

My smile turns into a grin.

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It felt like hours but we finally reached a hill. I looked over at Patrick and he was giggling.

"What?" I ask him.

"This is it." He bites his bottom lip, trying not to laugh.

I look around. "This?? This is it??"

He then bursts out into laughter.

This has to be some sort of joke.

"Um... I don't understand." I feel my cheeks boil.

"Everyone's down there." He points at some trees, and I have never been more confused in my life. But then suddenly I hear voices. They were familiar, too, and that was when I recognized them.

"Fuck you, man!"

"What time, mate?"

"After I'm finished with your mom!!"

I couldn't help but laugh. "Jesus, Pat! I thought you were going to kill me!"

His smile turns into a frown. "What? Why??"

"You brought me in the middle of nowhere!"

"Charlie, I would never do anything to hurt you- "

"I know, Pat. I was just joking." I reassured him, and then he blushes. We then walk down the hill and surely I see the guys. They were kicking and splashing in a swamp.

"Ewwww! Do you guys have any idea how nasty these things are???" I laughed.

"Who fucking cares! It's niiice and warm!" Harry smiles like a child, but I cringe even harder.

"OH, GOD!!" I shout, laughing.

"I'm kidding!!! Jump in, Charlieeee."

"Yeahh, jump inn." The guys smile and motions for me to jump in.

"C'mere, gurlllyy gurl!" Pass teases. I blush.

"Oh, my God! Hurry up! It's no fun without you, since we already know Patrick. He won't get in." Example groans, sticking out his bottom lip.

My eyes widen as they look at Patrick. "Is that true?" I asked.

He nodded. "Yes, it is."

"You mean you don't get in at all?" I fold my arms over my chest, jokingly, and he giggles.

"Only my feet."

"BOOO!!!" The guys shout and Patrick shakes his head, still smiling.

"Parttty pooper!" Pass mumbles and I couldn't help but smile.

These people here, I love them. They are my family, now.

I blushed again and then I run. I dive inside the dirty water, pretending it was an underground pool. I peeked my head out of the water and I heard cheering and whistling. I laughed as I swam towards Pass.

"You did it!" He smiled, very enthusiastically.

"I know I did!" I blushed, wrapping my arms around him.

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