I Taught The Bad Boy How To Drive✔

Dysphoria

(Chapter 39)

*Alyssa's POV*

I finish off my English essay, take a picture and send it to my parents with a 'Im studying see?'. I felt like a prisoner. I itched to watch a season of Gossip Girl but my parents had confiscated my laptop. I had given Sydney five missed calls to ask for notes but she hadn't called back yet. I sipped my orange juice and took out my physics textbook trying to focus but it didn't work. I zoned out. Then I zoned back in. Then I zoned out. Then I realised I zoned out so I tried focusing on not zoning out only to zone put again.
Groaning, I stuffed the book back in my bag and scrolled through Facebook. The first picture that popped up on my feed was a photo of Adrian holding up a can of Red bull, his arm wrapped around the waist of a senior girl, her eyes filled with lust. I pushed away the jealousy and hurt and made the biggest mistake: Deciding to stalk his profile. Every photo of me and Adrian was deleted. I couldn't take it anymore, I tried calling Sydney for comfort again but she cut my call. What..?

Trying to ignore my worry, I quickly tied my hair in a high ponytail, slipped on my pair of Vans and snatched my car keys. Yes, I was already disobeying my parents. Perks of having workaholic parents: They're not around when you're grounded and they always forget to take away the carkeys. I drove to Sydney's place and hopped out of my car, not caring to recheck the car doors like usual. I rang Sydney's doorbell and her mother opened with a smile. She had a petit body and flushed cheeks. She had Sydney's silky brown hair and light green eyes that were almost blue just like Sydney's. "Sydney's up in her room, Alyssa. She's not been out for hours, maybe you could convince her to come out and talk?" She said her voice filled with concern. Confused, I nodded and went up to Sydney's room. The door was closed and usually I would walk in not worrying about being polite but something felt wrong this time, so I rapped on the door three times. "Come in?" Sydney's hoarse voice called. Was she crying?

"Syd, wat's going on?" I asked when I entered the room and found her sitting on her single bed, eyes puffy, tears streaming down her face and her usually perfect hair messy. There were crumpled tissues strewn on the floor her, her pillow looked damp like she had been crying into it. She looked at me as if she didn't want me to be here and rubbed her eyes. "Hey" I tried to soothe as I sat next to her and put a hand on her shoulder. She jerked away and sprang off the bed like a scalded cat. My eyebrows raised in shock but I tried to cover up the hurt. "Um What is it? What happened?" I asked softly, perplexed and suddenly anxious. "I-I can't." She said and ran her hands over her face. "You can tell me anything, Syd, I'm here for you. We can fix it" "Not this time" She snapped, her eyes blazing and I winced. She shook her head and looked away. "Trystan broke up with me." "Oh crap, Syd. I-I'm so sorry" I didn't know what to say. What was I supposed to say? It was my fault. AND Adrian's. "Whatever, I'm fine" She looked at the floor but her distress was clear. "What did he say?" I asked cautiously. "Nothing much." She turned her back to me and I knew she was hiding something. I stood up to console her but she turned back, staring daggers at me. "I'd appreciate it if you leave" She said, her voice shaking slightly. I flinched at the harshness in her tone. "What?" I asked, she'd never asked me to leave before even if we had an argument, we would sit in silence until we gave up and sorted it out. "I-I just want to-to be alone right now ok." "But-" I began. "Go please" She interrupted and turned away. I swallowed a cry that threatened to come out and, left, closing the door behind me. The lump in my throat already started to ache.

***

"Okay lungs, you keep your shit together for one week"
I hugged my knees to my chest as I watched The Fault In Our Stars on TV. Hazel said that she fell in love the way you fall asleep, slowly and then all at once, only she didn't mention how you could be broken, the way you wake up from a bad dream quickly and all at once. That's how Adrian Skyler broke me.

Why couldn't my luck keep its shit together for a few days?

The doorbell rang three consecutive times and I sat upright, switching the TV off. Adrian. I thought. He always rang the door bell like that. Why was he here? What would I say? I nearly skipped to the door. I brushed loose strands of hair away from my face, cleared my throat, straightened and opened the door.
Only it wasn't Adrian. It was Sydney's ex. Trystan. I gulped in apprehension. His hair was messy and stuck up in places, his knuckles bruised as if he was fighting, a bruise on his left cheek and his eyes wild. Had he been drinking? "Um.. Hi?" I squeaked, my knuckles gripping the door so hard I felt they would crack. How did he even get my address? "Hey, can I come in?" He asked, his voice was hoarse. I knew I shouldn't let him come in, not after whatever he did and said to Sydney but I nodded anyway my actions betraying me. He shot me a fleeting smile and entered awkwardly. He wasn't fully drunk. Yet.

"Would you like anything to drink?" I offered though his thirst was probably already quenched with alcohol. He shook his head and I gestured to the couch. We sat down a foot away from each other in awkward silence. "Um.. So.." I began. "Alyssa" He said my name with something in his voice I couldn't quite pinpoint. "Yeah?" He inched closer as if uncertain if it was right. "Is everything alright?" I asked and lightly touched his bruised knuckles. "Have you been fighting?" He didn't meet my eyes. "Yes.." "Oh god, what happened? I have a first aid in the kitchen, do you need anything?" I asked concerned, almost forgetting that this boy broke my best friend's heart. "That-that's not why I came" He said quietly. "Oh" I stared at him blankly. There were a few minutes of silence. "What's going on, Trystan?" I blurted out finally breaking the silence with a sledgehammer. He leaned forward, his head in his hands. He was stressed... And nervous. I laid a hand on his back gently. "Hey, it's ok" I could feel his muscles tense under his T-shirt. "Did Sydney tell you why we broke up?" He asked suddenly, his voice hesitant. I frowned and shook my head. "No, I went to her place but she barely even talked to me. She even asked me to leave" I explained, a frown formed on my face.

Trystan nodded and sat back, looking at me and searching my face with his dark brown eyes. They reminded me of oblivion.. Augustus Waters feared oblivion. My eyes wandered all over his face. "You hurt her. A lot" I spoke in a hushed voice. This was wrong. I was sitting with Sydney's ex. "I know. I-I had to.." He trailed off, his voice filled with despair. "I don't understand" I blinked. We were sitting close together. Too close. But we weren't doing anything wrong.. Right? I shook off my worry and put a hand on his shoulder. He gazed at me and his lips twitched upwards. "You wouldn't" He smiled sadly. "Okay, now I'm really confused. Can you tune me in on what the heck happened? Why did you two break up?" I tried not to sound as frustrated as I felt. Trystan touched my cheeks, his fingertips lingering near the corners of my mouth. He smiled at me. "What?" I asked consciously, hoping nothing was stuck between my teeth, 'cause that would just be embarrassing. "This is why" He whispered. He tilted his head slightly and leaned forward. His soft lips brushing mine. I closed my eyes, my brain sending signs of 'DANGER' 'DANGER' 'STOP' 'STOP' But I couldn't. I opened my eyes again and met his dark ones. They were filled with emotion as our lips met, the kiss soft but filling. Trystan closed his eyes and we were kissing. Just like that, I was kissing Sydney's ex boyfriend. The worst thing was: I didn't stop.

A/N

Surprise, surprise.

I'm just tangling the plot all up.

But hey, I told you things would probably get worse. It's in a tight knot.

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