The Exchange Student, the Pop Prince and the Raffle Tickets

Chapter Nineteen: Iron Man

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• Chapter Nineteen

I heard a knock at my door. I was doing a lot better. I had nearly gotten over my miscarriage by burying my head in my studies. I was mostly top in my classes, filming and editing our silly teen movie that turned into an 'Angus, Thongs and Snogging' type film, had taken all my time and thoughts. 

Bindi and I were going to head to the cinema in an hour to watch the new Iron Man film. Robert Downing Jnr and Scarlett Johansson were a killer combination for a film. 

I opened the door, Eli's hair was messy and he looked drained. His bottom lip was trembling, tears forming. He fell to the floor in front of me. I saw a tear slide down his face. 

I lowered myself to him so we were eye level. 

"E, what's wrong?" I picked him up, closing the door behind me. I placed him on my bed. I could see he was trying to hold back tears but they spilled over his cheeks anyway. He wiped them away quickly. Eli looked undeniably cute. His big grey eyes looked at me distraught. 

"I'm so sorry." 

"Oh." I sat down on the bed feeling numb. It was probably the first time in a month and a bit that I had properly talked to Eli and we had only said a few sentences. 

I held back the tears. Eli like this was completely out of nowhere. "Why are you only sorry now?" 

"I... I miss you." We stared into space sitting side by side. "I don't think I can explain it..." 

We hadn't talked for a while. A long while. 

"I, I think, I forgive you." Eli snapped his head to me, slowly I looked at him. He gave me the most adorable smile that spoke thousands of words. He edged forward to me and I let him. I tasted the salt of his tears on his lips.  

I had almost forgotten what his lips felt like on mine. I had missed it terribly. We moved our position so he was on top of me. I was edging his jacket off, our breathing getting quicker. He came closer to me; my heart was pounding against my chest. 

He pulled away as I started to lift his t-shirt, I opened my eyes to see him staring at me. 

He cupped my face. "I am so sorry Eden." 

I nodded. He kissed my lips gently when I felt his hand lightly rub my stomach. 

Forcefully, I pushed him off.  

"I'm sorry..." 

I took a deep breath to calm myself. "I just..." 

"It's fine..." He reassured me. 

We stared at each other, his eyes still displaying everything he was feeling. This time I made an attempt to his lips. 

I heard a gasp. Oh please don't be Sarah. 

Bindi stood frozen in the doorway, Eli and I froze in our position. I contemplated that maybe it should have been Sarah.  

I tried to muster up a sensible sentence. "I'm ready to see Iron Man." 

I looked at Eli shocked when I heard another gasp. Turning I saw Sarah looking at us.  

"What the- Eli, get off her!" 

I studied our position. Oh dear. 

My legs were around his waist, his top was almost off, my stomach was showing, our faces were inches apart; his hands were by my side. It wasn't looking innocent, that's for sure. I dropped my legs as he pulled himself away. 

"Eden lost our baby." Eli blurted out. 

I felt hot. I was sure I was a bright red colour.

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"I can explain." We gathered in the large living room. I stood by the doorway, the other members of the family sitting stiffly on the sofas. Eli looking the most nervous I've ever seen him. "We have been sleeping together for months." 

Way to go Eli, don't soften the blow or nothing... 

"I lied to her, I said that Raine was just a friend and so reassured her that it was okay." 

This was seriously painful to watch... 

"When she was in hospital, it wasn't because Jesse had dropped her. It was because she had miscarried. I couldn't tell you! I couldn't see you be disappointed in me more than you already are. What you saw upstairs was Eden finally forgiving me." 

I held my breath for the roars from Joseph. 

But, nothing came. 

I moved slightly to see if Joseph had fainted or died but he looked fine. 

"We knew." 

My mouth dropped open. Eli looked at his mum in horror. 

"At the hospital a nurse came out ten minutes before you explaining that the baby was lost due to too much stress on the body." 

I collapsed on the floor leaning on the door frame. 

"What?" I croaked. 

"Eden, we thought it was best for the family. It was obvious something was happening." 

"No it wasn't. I didn't know." Bindi muttered. 

"Yes, Bindi, it was. I'm sorry but we just thought the two of you would somehow stop..." 

I stumbled out of the room running upstairs. I slammed the door walked into the bathroom and took a look in the mirror. I made myself count to ten, to think and to go about this the right way. 

Fuck this.  

I grabbed the huge suitcase opening up closets and draws as I went. I stuffed anything I could into the suitcase sitting on it to close. I threw toiletries into a bag and left.  

Bindi was by the stairs. 

"No." Furiously shaking her head. "No." 

I walked past her without a word, lugging my suitcase down the steps. 

"NO!" She roared. 

I stopped hand on the door handle. "I can't do it Bindi. It's too hard." 

I walked out of the door. 

I was still walking. Somehow I would book a flight or something. I didn't care as long as I was going home. The thought in the back of my mind nagged that at any minute, I'd hear a car screech and someone telling me to get the car. We'd all seen it in the films; the crying girl walks down the road, knowing full well that the bad boy heart-throb would be in the car beside her, begging her to get in the car and come home. It was the part in the film where you knew the bad boy heart-throb really cared for the girl. 

But, they didn't care. I knew they didn't as soon as the words came out of Sarah's mouth. I swore loudly at the sky in anger.  

Why did I care if they begged me to stay? I didn't want them to, I wanted to go back to England. That was the whole reason I had even packed my bags and left. 

I was looking out for signs to the airport. No use, I'd never find it at this time on a Wednesday night. 

I was planning on walking to the nearest town centre and maybe seek out a subway. 

I just carried on walking. 

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