The girl who was one of the guys

Story time

Chapter 24

Today was a Saturday, all I can say is thank god. But the downside of this wonderful day was that today I had to get up. But the good part about getting up is because it's for my date with Aaron. Yaaaay!

You could not believe the crazy week I've had, but going on this date makes up for all of it. Too bad the date is at 8:00 otherwise I would be happier. But I'm still happy I mean it's with a hot amazingly attractive guy and he's also a super good kisser.

Anyways besides that I got up this morning at whatever time and got dressed and no, I did not get dressed for the date yet. But I put on my weird elephant printed shirt, my red high waisted shorts, and my leather jacket, I'm going to put on my black high top converse on when I get ready to go wherever.

"Hey Kay are you going to come out?!" Asked Nick from his room across the hall.

"Not if the guys are here!" I replied locking my door to make sure that he doesn't come in.

"Why not, come on it's just Ty and Alec." He said and I could tell that he was right outside my door.

"No they should know why I'm mad." I said standing in front of my door.

"Actually no, we don't, Chase wouldn't tell us." Replied Ty from the other side of the door as well.

"Did you ask him?"

"Yes."

"Fine. But if I start tearing up it's not my fault." I said giving in and unlocking the door.

"Thank you." Alec said as he jumped on my bed.

"Yeah whatever, guys I don't feel like explaining this."

"Come on Kay, you can tell us anything. Just trust us, I mean we trust you."

"I know I just don't want you to see me differently after I tell you."

"We won't, I promise." Said Ty with a concerned expression.

"Hey Nick?" I said looking over at him.

"Yeah?" He replied looking back at me.

"Can you stay, please?" I asked looking down.

"Always." He said coming towards me and pulling me into a comforting hug.

"Thanks." I said hugging him back and letting go to turn towards the guys.

"Ok, so Chase already knows this, but other than him the only other people who know are Nick and my parents."

They nodded, "So what is it?" Alec asked concerned.

"Ok well. I have a brother."

"Kayla we know this, he's right there." Alec said motioning to Nick. Ty elbowed him in the ribs. Thanks Ty.

I rolled my eyes but continued, "So this brother, who is not Nick, his name was Br-Brandon." I said stuttering at his name feeling the tears sting my eyes, but I continued. "Well he-he passed away." I said not meeting their eyes afraid that I could break at any moment. "We all knew that it would come at some point, but we didn't know that it would happen this way, h-he died because he overdosed, and he-" I couldn't finish because I started crying, I was sitting on my bed with my legs to my chest, just crying while Nick rubbed my back in a comforting way.

"Hey it's ok, you don't have to finish, if it's too much I'll do it." Nick whispered to me hugging my side. I just nodded my head.

"Ok, well our brother, Brandon, he...he had...he had a tumor in his brain, he was fifteen, the same age as Kayla but the thing is, he wasn't the same age as me, just the same age as Kayla, they were twins, and he couldn't take it anymore, he said that it hurt him and that he didn't want to live anymore, we tried to help him but one day we went to the store and...and our parents weren't home, he...he overdosed and when we came back he, he just wasn't, you know?" Nick said hugging me tighter. I was now bawling my eyes out, I can't believe this happened to us. I lost a part of me and Nick lost a part of him.

"We were so close, why did this happen." I said in between sobs, Ty and Alec joined the hug and comforted me.

"Hey it's ok, why did you think this would change how we feel about you?" Asked Ty.

"Because I feel like it was my fault. I should have been there with him, I shouldn't have left him alone, he needed me and I wasn't there for him, he was a part of me and I didn't save him, he did this because I couldn't help him." I replied looking up at him.

"It's not your fault." They all said at once making me smile, surprisingly.

"Thanks guys, I really needed this." I said pulling away.

They all looked at me with a weird expression. Why you ask? Because I was smiling, at this moment I was smiling. I can't believe I was smiling.

"Ok, you were just crying and now your smiling. What's up with you?" Asked Nick and I noticed he had tears in his eyes.

"I'm smiling because I just realized that I don't have to blame it on myself anymore and because I know you guys are here for me and I thank you for that." I said looking at all three of them.

They all smiled and said, "Were always going to be here for you."

I smiled back and said, "Great now can you get out of my room I have to make a phone call and then I have to do something, plus your pressing my shoulder where my t-" I stopped realizing that I was about to tell them I had a tattoo, they could not know I had it, then they would want to know what it means, I'm not ready to tell them yet.

"What's on your shoulder Kay?" Asked Nick with a warning look on his face. This is great, not.

"Uh...nothing, never mind, you know what, why don't you guys go and I can be alone?" I said pushing them out the door before any further questions. Once they were out I closed the door locked it and said goodbye to my thoughts.

That was close.

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Hey so that is one halter for today, I will hopefully update again, I hope you like it, at least you know some of Kayla's past, also I know Jax was not in this chapter but he will be in the next, I'm not so sure about Chase though, the next chapter will be about Kayla and Aaron's date. Anyways I luv you people Byers.

Sincerely,
Marissa