Eyes deeper than the ocean

Chapter 13

"Hey April?" I asked.

She was packing her bags for tomorrow as we were going to leave to Blackwoods at night.

"Yeah?" she asked not looking up from her bag. I understood that she wasn't really interested in talking about why she was upset at the mall. So, I just asked her what I wanted to know.

"Seen Sam anywhere?"

"No, Ethan." She answered "Go ask Avery"

"Okay... well you seen Avery somewhere?" I asked.

She let out a long sigh and looked at me. "I do not know!"

"Okay... Okay... whoa" I put my hands in surrender position and got off of the bed.

"No wait" she called after me.

I grinned.

Finally, I thought.

"So, why were you upset?"

"Because, I liked him and apparently he doesn't share the same feelings" she said. "I know it's immature and stuff but yeah. I was hurt."

"You're okay now, right?" I asked, genuinely concerned.

"Yeah... I am"

Before I went out to look for Sam and Avery I turned towards her and said "You know... if you ever want to talk... I'm here"

I walked out after feeling the satisfaction of leaving her with a smile plastered on her face.

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"You've been ignoring me lately" Annora said looking at me suspiciously.

I chuckled a little and went forward to face her.

"Is there something going on between you and April?" she asked.

"Nope" I said and started walking down the stairs while she followed me.

"I have this feeling that Olivia likes you."

I stopped on my tracks and looked at her.

Olivia? Was Nora crazy or what? How could Olivia possibly like me?

"You are crazy, my girl" I said.

She turned red; I wasn't sure if it was because I called her 'crazy' or because I called her 'my girl', let's just hope it's the latter.

"I'm sure"

"You though Tina from the grade below us liked me" I said.

"But..."

"She was gay." I said. "Nora, calm down... Olivia doesn't like me"

"Okay... then what's bothering you?"

"Nothing is, I don't know what you're talking about"

"Fine...!" she said and walked away quickly.

Shit, I swore. That might have put her off... I should have just talked to her. I looked at my watch and walked to the terrace.

I opened the slightly ajar door and slowly walked in. I could hear hushed whispers; whoever was in there didn't want anyone to hear them for sure.

I went closer in the direction of the voices and stopped.

"Yeah, but she moved back here. Don't get why..."

I knew this voice.

Avery!

Of course it was Avery... who else could it have been. I thought of walking to her and joining the conversation, but I came to a abrupt stop when I heard the next person saying "It's Mason's isn't it?"

"Yeah, it is... But, I only found out today. Can you believe it?" Avery said.

"No I can't"

And before I could listen to the rest of the conversation a very cheerful Olivia came behind me.

"Hey, Ethan!!" she said in her unusual chirpy tone.

"Hey..." I said.

"whatcha upto??"

"I just..." nothing, really. "I've to go see Nora!"

"Don't"

"Why not?" I asked, confused.

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