Stranger

Chapter 21

Brent's POV

Hayes gets in the passenger seat and shuts the door. He turns to me, probaly expecting some explanation. I still have no idea what I am going to say to him.

About a minute of silence passes by and he is still staring at me with those blues eyes.

"So where are you taking me?" He asks. He doesn't sound annoyed, just eager.

"For a little drive." I say. "So about your brother,"

"Which one?" He asks interrupting me.

"Nash" I reply.

He looks at me intently and I realize I didn't finish what I was saying.

"Why do you hate him?" I finally ask.

He looks down and takes a huge breath. "Well, um. H-he," he stutters and seems unsure of himself.

"Hey," I say and he looks up at me. "You can tell me." I try to assure him.

He takes another breath out and starts to speak again. "He always tells me that I am not good enough for anyone, he has done this for as long as I can remember. Well last year he started to treat me really well. He would invite me to parties, let me hang out with him and his friends, and just talked nicer to me in general." I see his face light up for a second, only to be turned to a grimace. "He took me camping and I woke up stranded in the woods. I was only 12 years old and Nash convinced me not to bring my cell phone. I wandered around for a day without food and water until some hiker told me where to go. It was the scariest experience of my life and I still have nightmares about it. I would have forgiven Nash, but he walks around like I am the one who ruined his life." I look over and see a tear fall down his cheek and he seems embarassed.

"Listen, it's okay. You are here now, and you are going to help me expose him."

He looks up at me and a smile spreads aross his face.

"What do you have in mind?"

"I don't know exactaly yet. But I'm going to keep pretending that I am your tutor so we can meet up. For now just watch him carefully, try to unlock his secrets."

Before he gets out of the car, I hand him my number and tell him I will pick him up in three days. I can't wait to reveal this bastard.