I Do Need You

Chapter 5_Confessions

It's last period and the day couldn't have gone by any faster . William ignored me all day . We literally sit next to one another in every class , yet he managed to not say a single word to me . I really feel bad for ruining the fun but I couldn't help but ask . Whatever hope I had is long gone . William definitely still hates me .

The last bell sounds and I text Taylor , letting him know I'll meet him at his car since I got a lift to school and my lift hates me and well he was kind enough to accept dropping me off . I make a quick stop at my locker , dropping my books , making sure to only take my biology book . I wonder if William is coping with the work load . I still wish he'd let me help him .

I walk across the parking lot to Taylor's red convertible . I adore his car , it's way out of my league but it's totally classy .

I reach the area where his car is parked and take a seat on the pavement . I just wait . Five minutes after day dreaming Taylor walks up to the driver side of the car and William following behind him , something went wrong .

Taylor gets into the car without a word to me , which is honestly strange . Just as his door shuts William approaches me . Here we go .

"Alexandra , I'll take you home ," he demands as he extends his arm out to lift me up . Who does he think he is , I don't need his help . I push past him and get straight into Taylor's car . I avoid eye contact with Will . I know his angry at me but I'm angry at him too . He has this hatred towards me that I don't understand and he makes no effort explaining it to me . He doesn't want to resolve this so I'm tired of trying .

Now upset , I turn my head to face Taylor who seems upset himself . He is never upset . Something is seriously wrong . He tries giving me a small smile though , it's definitely forced . He starts the car and slowly reverses . I still don't dare to look at Will and surprisingly Taylor doesn't either .

We drove in silence for ten minutes now and it's fucking killing me . His driving me insane by not saying anything at all . I'm getting to the bottom of this .

"Okay , what's wrong ?" I turn to face him , loosening my seat belt and everything . My friend is not being himself right now and I'm obligated to find out why .

"It's that obvious , huh ?" He attempts to make a joke but we both know it's serious .

"Yes it is , so tell me ," I whine and he doesn't respond . I start messing up his hair . He hates when I do this .

"Alex , what are you doing ?" He tries moving my hands away with his free hand but fails , "will you stop ? I'll tell you alright ," with that my hands are back in my lap .

"Go on ," I encourage him .

"Alright . Let's go ," he parks the car and I take in our surroundings . We're at the beach . I wasn't even aware that we were driving here but hey the weather cleared up for the better . He now turns the car off .

"Uhm , what are we doing here ?" I am not complaining whatsoever .

"Let's take a walk and I'll tell you ," he opens his door and climbs out of the car . I try doing the same but struggle with the door opening part , his car is peculiar . He notices me struggling and has that smirk on his face . His mocking me and I give him one of my 'help me' looks . So he strides over to my side with an amused expression . His an ass for laughing at me . He opens my door and we both start laughing . It is a bit ridiculous.

"You're an idiot Alexandra ," he points out .

"Shut up ," I say as I take his hand and manoeuvre my way out of the car . He closes the door behind me and from there we walk together along the shore . Taylor is obviously carrying both our shoes . What ? It is his fault that we came unprepared .

"Are you going to tell me now ?" I start off smoothly , I don't want to pressure him but I do want to know . I always prepare myself for the worst . I do hope that it's nothing serious but I'm just always prepared .

"Where do I begin ?" He takes a deep breath and exhales sharply . I probably look like an idiot right now , not knowing how to comfort him . I've never received comfort in a while but if I had I would have needed a hug so that's what I do . He responds almost immediately and holds me tightly . He needs this hug .

I slowly let go and stand beside him as we both face the sea . The sound of the waves and the sea breeze is all just too amazing . I understand why we came here .

"It's...Will...William ," he says and I now face him . His not meeting my eyes and I can tell that he lost comfort .

"What did he do ?" William just has a way of doing things .

"Alex we're not friends anymore ," his now staring directly at me and I'm speechless . Taylor was upset over losing William as a friend and Will just continues to not give a damn . I know exactly how Taylor feels .

"But that's not all..." He trails off , looking down at his feet that is now covered by the wet sand . I look up at him and he stares right back .

"Alexandra I'm in love you ," his eyes start tearing up and I'm lost . Taylor is in love with me ? No , no he can't be . He shouldn't be .

"Taylor , I..." He doesn't let me finish , he just hugs me again .

"Please don't say anything , I just wanted to tell you alright ," he wipes his cheeks with the back of his hands and smiles . He takes rejection so easily , but am I rejecting him ? I don't know . I mean I haven't thought of Taylor as anything else but a friend . But now , it seems different . Could there be something ?

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Quite short . I haven't updated in a while . My Apologies . This story is just heading in a whole new direction . Hope you like it .