Best friends / k.l.

12

Kian

I woke up to birds chirping but my body was aching. I was cold and in pain. I came to the realization that we were still on the balcony. I half laughed as I looked at Avery wrapped up in the blankets while i had none. I leaned down and pressed my lips against her cheek as I lifted her off the ground. I laid her on the bed as I softly smiled. I was hopelessly in love with my best friend.

"Dude!" Bobby yelled as he busted into my room. "Come look! Hurry! It's bad!" He motioned for me to follow him as he ran down the stairs. He ran outside to join everyone else. They were surrounding Avery's car.

"What is going on?" I pushed through them. My jaw dropped as they all pulled there attention to me. "Who did this?" I asked as my eyes scanned over the paint dripping down the side of her car. "This isn't funny." I touched the word whore which was written across her car in red spray paint.

"None of us did this." Franny said as she looked around everyone. "We wouldn't do this." They all shook their head.

My eyes scanned over the words that were all over her car. I dropped my head. "She isn't a whore, or a slut, or a skank, or fat. She isn't any of these words painted on her car. " I ran my fingers through my hair. "Someone please go get me a bucket full of water, soap, and a towel or two. I need to get this off before she wakes up." I knelt down beside the car again.

"I will help you." Jc said as he knelt down beside me as I nodded. I was holding back tears, this broke my heart in half. "Are you going to be okay?" I nodded as I wiped my eyes.

"Here Kian!" Corey said as he laid the stuff in between Jc and I. "Fran is going to keep an eye on Avery. Bobby is going to find out who did this, I'm here if you need me. I will check in with all of you."

"I already know who did it." I said as I dunked the towel in the soapy water. "Meredith." Their eyes grew big as their jaws dropped. "She is the only one who had anything against Avery. I will talk to Meredith myself. " He nodded. "Just handle Avery." He nodded as he ran inside. "We need to hurry before she wakes up."  Jc nodded as we started scrubbing.

"Let me outside!" I heard Avery's voice fill the air as Jc and I jerked. "I just want to see Kian." Corey and Bobby were guarding the doors.

"Keep scrubbing, I will be back." Jc nodded as I dropped my rag and ran towards the front door. "Good morning." I said as I pushed myself between Bobby and Corey.

"Why wont let they me outside?" She asked as she wrapped her arms around me.

"I am cleaning your car and I wanted it to be a surprise." I took a deep breath. "Surprise!" I yelled as I threw my hands in the air. She laughed. "I think Bobby, Corey, and Fran are going to SoHo house, why don't you go?" I looked back and forth between all three of them. They all nodded.

"I would love to have another girl to come." She smiled at Avery.

"Sure. Why not?" She kissed my cheek before she disappeared upstairs to get ready.

"Thank you so much." I smiled at all three of them. Before I started to go back outside.

"Um, how are we going to get her to the car?" Bobby asked as I stopped dead in my tracks. I sighed deeply as I turned back towards them. "She is going to see the bright red paint on the side of her car." I closed my eyes as I gathered myself.

"I don't know. I have no clue." I ran my fingers through my hair in frustration.

"Dude!" Jc yelled which pulled my attention to him. "It wont come off." I let out a groan of frustration. "Do you wanna try the car wash?" I nodded as I ran inside to find her keys, but of course I couldn't find them.

"What is on my car?" Avery asked as she walked into the kitchen. She stared out the window as her eyes grew large. She had tears welling up in her eyes as she pulled her hand over her mouth.

"Avery?" I wrapped my arms around her body as she fell into me. She cried into my chest as she held my shirt tightly in her hands. "I am so sorry." I ran my ringers through her hair as I kissed her forehead. "You are not any of those things. You are amazing in my eyes. I love you in every single way possible. " She pushed herself out of my chest.

"Who would do that?" She said as she wiped the tears away from her eyes. "Was it Meredith?" I stayed silent as my eyes fell. "Maybe you should just go back to her. None of this is going to end unless you do." She dropped her head as she walked out of the kitchen.

"Avery." I said in a low voice as she ran up the stairs. I followed behind her, but she didn't care. "Please listen to me." She slammed her door in my face. I went to enter the code, but I heard her turn it off from the other side. She manually locked her door. "Please listen to me." I said but she stayed silent.

**

Hours had passed, she hadn't left her room. Jc and I took the car to the car wash and thankfully it came off with more pressure. I knocked on Avery's door but she stayed silent. "Are you awake?" I asked as I laid my head against the door. "I want to talk to you baby." I said as my heart started to ache. "None of those words were true and anyone who knows you, knows that." I knocked again. "You cant listen to Meredith, she is just trying to get in your head. You cant let her get in your head." I heard as small amount of shuffling.

"Go away." She sniffled in a low voice. "I don't want to talk to you." I heard her pressed her weight against the door.

"I'm not going away." I said as I sat down and laid my body against the door. "I will sit here all day and night." I laid my head against the door.

I would wait forever to make sure you're okay.