The Four Lovers.

Chapter 14

OH SNAP! Things just got intense! Kay Kay, sorry this took so long, went through a short writers block. Thanks lovelies for voting! You guys are the bomb dot coms! Shutting up now, XOXOXO -Maya

“It’s nothing.” Elena tries. I know that look. Oh fiddlesticks. I give her my sternest look.

“I recall, when you were fifteen, you promised me you would stop cutting. What is your bloody reason this time?” I keep my voice to a whisper. Wouldn’t be safe if somebody else knew about Elena’s situation. Let’s just say, Elena isn’t the most tough of women. Anything drastic she takes to a whole new level, which leaves her to make decisions, and she immediately results to punishing herself. Elena grunts at my remark, and stirs the batter. 

“Just some hating on Twitter, nothing big.” I roll my eyes at this. If it were nothing too big, she would tell me. When I don’t stop sending her a glare she sighs. “Fine. Okay, so Dan decided to make it public that we are dating, so some people left some remarks...” Elena doesn’t need to finish her sentence, I know where this is going.

“Morning Phil!” I hear Dan yell from the other room. Uh-oh. Now I had two crisis to take care of. Friends first though. 

“Listen, ninny twit.” I begin. “Those brats can go die in holes, see if I care. The problem is, so many people have different views on different things, so if a famous person were to get involved in a romance, somebody somewhere is going to hate. It’s like how every single video Dan has made, their is always a thumbs down. There are always haters out there, so just don’t let them get to you, that’s what they want.” Elena twists her face into a concentrated look. With a huff, she hugs me. 

“You’re the best.” Chuckling, I flip my hair and stick my nose in the air, like a true champion. She giggles and things are back to normal. For now. Crisis one is taken care of. Doctor Maya to the rescue! I have got to stop having these sorts of conversations in my head. I get a pan ready, and we flip some tasty smelling pancakes. I grabbed a jar of jam, for extra measure. 

“Breakfast!” I yelled through the door, getting some plates ready for the crowd of hungry young adults. I stick a candle in a pancake for Liam, just because, I’m that awesome. 

Dan, followed by Liam, followed by a weary Phil, enter the kitchen. I avoid contact with Phil, while he just thumps around, awkwardly. He has this look in his eyes, that I can’t exactly read that tells me he is just not good. Though just for Liam, like the good person he is, he puts on a smile. 

We all sit around the table, eating pancakes in delight, with thick butter, jams and sweet Maple syrup. Elena and I are the best at cooking, we learnt from my mom. Delight was shown on Liam’s face, clear as day. 

“You girls are the best.” Dan complimented. I sent a look to Elena, who was slightly blushing, making me chuckle. Dan noticed too, and a smile grew apparent on his face as well. Phil seemed to be the only one without a smile. His eyes were focused on his untouched food, with no trace of a smile on his face. No one seemed to notice, but me. 

“What movie did you guys watch anyway?” I asked, more curious than ever. Movies are my favorite, and turns out Liam likes some of the same movies that I do. We’re just very similar. 

“Scott Pilgri-”

“You watched Scott Pilgrim VS The World?” I interrupt, not being able to hold in my excitement. “I bloody love that movie!” Liam smiles and Dan lets out a chuckle. I soon realize that I’m probably freaking everybody out. I let the embarrassment get to me, blush and walk into the nearest bathroom.

“Good job dummy, you messed up....again.” I said into the mirror, and took some water and splashed my face. Sometimes, I just need to take my energy down a notch. Just, it’s hard sometimes especially when you’re around famous people. Elena knew that this would get to me, so she sent me a text. 

Elena: you cool girly?

Me: just need a moment alone, i’m just really ADHD right now, and I can’t contain my excitement. Don’t want to make a fool of myself.

Elena: okay girl, but don’t take too long. Everyone’s worried.

Me: Kay, be out soon.

Though I don’t want too, I take a deep breath, then another and step out of the bathroom. I can see from the hallway, that everyone’s taking their dishes in. I return, grab my plate and try my best to avoid contact with anybody else. Failing miserably. The first to tap my shoulder is Liam. 

“You cool?” He asks. I simply nod and wash my plate in the sink. Then Dan comes up to me and hugs me. 

“Weirdo.” Is all he says. I stick out my tongue and push him off, jokingly. He acts hurt and fake storms away. I shake my head, Dan is like the brother I’ve never had. Liam chuckles and then takes his leave. Elena joins me at the sink, washing the pan that we used. 

“Was everyone really worried?” I ask, noticing that Elena is showing some guilt on her face. All she can do is shake her head. 

My hand makes contact with her shoulder, as I slightly pat her. I guess we all have our faults, and she is in a sensitive place right now. 

“Hey, it’s okay Elena. Though I’m going to have to take your phone away from you.” She growls, but know’s I’m only trying to help her. She hands her phone over, and immediately I know why she cut herself. There were a lot of hurtful comments on Dan’s tweet. I scroll through them until I find a positive one. 

Oh my gosh Dan! This is so great! You both look so happy to be together! I’m sure that the haters on here will find a way to except you guys, they always do! WOW, she’s like so pretty and you have such a big smile. I hope you guys don’t take the negative comments in a bad way, sure they’re just jealous. Wishes for the both of you to be happy! XOXO -Missythellamaapple

I smile at the tweet and show Elena. Her eyes go wide and a smile plays on her lips. My job to make her happy, and so I did my job. When she was done reading, I chuckle and go upstairs to change. 

Going through my suitcase, I find a red blouse, that looks vintage, with a collar and tight fabric at the wrists, a pair of blue skinny jeans, and my red converse. I then, tie a red bandana around my short hair. Today was going to be so great!

When I walk around the empty halls, I figured out that Elena is taking a shower, Dan and Liam are both in their rooms, and Phil is nowhere to be found. I sit on the first stair, going down and stare at the fancy wallpaper. 

“Sorry about last night.” Phil whispers in my ear. I twist my head to see him sitting right next to me. His eyes are begging for forgiveness. 

“You didn’t really hear what I had to say.” I say, feeling a little uncomfortable. He sighs and puts his head in his hands. I barely hear him sigh. 

“That’s because I knew what it was going to be.” He replies, once he takes his head out of his hands and looks at me. I shake my head. 

“That’s so not true.” I say beginning to tear up. Stop being so sensitive idiot! His eyes look even more hurt now. The thing is, with Phil it’s easy to detect what he’s feeling, plain as day. Though he never gave me the chance to explain myself. “You know what I was going to say? I was going to say, that I only pulled away from you because I was surprised you had feelings for me at all, and why would someone even like me. I was also going to say, that was my first kiss. Then, I was going to apologize and ask what you were thinking going around kissing someone without explaining how they felt first!” I say, stand up and start to walk away, but pause when he calls out my name. 

“Please, don’t go.” He pleads, a tear rolls down my cheek. I shake my head and lick my lips. 

“If you even knew what I was going to say, maybe you wouldn’t have been such a jerk to me. So, please, tell me that you knew what I was going to say, and you’re only just finding out how I feel about you, because I am.” He seems speechless, so I go up the stairs, passing him by and walk into my room, in defeat. Then I fall onto the bed and cry. 

If only Phil weren’t such an idiot! Well, he isn’t but the way he said everything, hurt me so badly, I don’t think I could repair that damage.