Lovin' Lexi

Chapter 22

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"What?" I asked. Was what Derek had said true?

"Around a year ago, Thalia just stopped talking. Like one day, she was all happy and stuff, and the next, she didn't talk."

My mouth formed an 'O'. I looked at Thalia, deciding then and there that I'd try to become friends with her during my stay. "Did you want something from me?" I asked.

Thalia nodded her head.

"Hm... Did you want some money?" I asked, gesturing to the wad of money in Jake's hand.

Thalia shook her head, frowning.

I looked over at Derek. "Do you have an idea of what she'd what?"

Derek was silent for a moment, before squatting in front of Thalia. He placed his hands on her shoulders, getting her attention. "Did you want something from Alexis directly?"

Thalia nodded.

"Like a song?"

Thalia shook her head.

"An autograph?"

A pause, but eventually, Thalia shook her head.

"A picture?"

Thalia nodded, a slight smile on her face.

Derek turned to me, chuckling nervously. "Sorry about that. I'm sure you don't want to take a picture so we-"

"No, no, it's alright. I totally get it," I said, grinning. "Do you have a camera?"

 Thalia held up a cherry red camera. I took it, grinning.

"Hey, Jake." I called over my shoulder.

Jake came over to me. "Yeah?"

"Can you take a picture of us?"

Jake nodded.

I crouched down next to Thalia, both of us smiling at the camera. After Jake took a picture, I turned to Derek. "You wanna get into this one?"

Derek paused before nodding. "Sure," he grinned.

Jake took another picture of all three of us. When it was done, Derek tugged on Thalia's hand gently.

"We should be going now. Thanks for the pictures!" Derek said.

"Wait!" I said, going over to them. "If you guys ever need anything, or if you wanna hang out, just call me. Here's my number," I handed it to them. Leaning closer to Derek, I whispered to him, "And if anything happens with Thalia, you'll tell me... Right?"

Derek nodded, smiling. "Right. See ya, Alexis."

"Wait!" I called, thinking of something.

Derek turned back to me. "Yeah?"

"Do you and Thalia want to meet us," I gestured to my friends, "for ice cream tomorrow?"

"I'll think about it. If we can, I'll text you tonight. Later." He waved, walking away.

I walked back, noticing that Russ was back. "Alright, you guys ready to eat?"

"Yeah!" They all agreed, our stomachs growling.