hurricane • graysonbaileydolan

thirty nine

Skylar's POV

"You still there?" I ask and it's still silent on the other end. I look at Mariana and she shrugs, "Grayson?"

"Sound bitchy like Sophia." she whispers quietly and I look at her, "If he pulls any shit."

"Yeah, sorry, my connections bad."

"Where exactly is your connection bad?" I ask,

"You're funny, Sophia." he responds and I roll my eyes,

"I'm not trying to be funny, Grayson. Where the hell are you?" I ask,

"I'm not being funny either, Sophia. I'm serious. I'm not telling you where I am."

"Do you have any idea what you're putting every single person involved in your life through? Do you know what your parents and sister and brother are going through?" I say,

"They're fine without me. Ethan's getting along just fine with Sky anyways." he says and I look at Mariana,

"We aren't--" I begin then cover my mouth, Mariana widening her eyes at me.

"Huh?"

"They aren't a thing." I clarify,

"You're probably just telling me that so I'll come back because you think it's the reason I left."

"Even if they were a thing, it's not your business."

"I know." he says,

"Grayson, please just tell me where you are."

"Why do you care so much, Sophia? You only care about yourself." he says and I cover the phone speaker,

"That's what I said to her earlier, ha." I whisper, "I'm just trying to help the people who love you, Grayson."

"Sophia, you're going to have to accept the fact I'm not coming back and I'm not telling you where I am." he says and hangs up.

"What a bitch." Mariana says and I sigh, grabbing my phone and going on Instagram, going to Grayson's account, "What're you doing?"

"I was going to look through his followers to see, maybe his comments, and look for someone who lives in a different town he follows and could be a friend." I say and she looks at me,

"Sky, I know you're blaming yourself for him leaving and you feel it's your job to get him back, but it's not. You know as well as I know nobody will change his mind, not even you." she says and I look at her, "Give him time, give him space and maybe he'll figure out everything he's lost and come back."

"He's a hurricane." I murmur,

"What?" she asks,

"Nothing..."

Grayson's POV

"We aren't--" she says and I furrow my eyebrows,

"Huh?" I smirk,

"They aren't a thing." she says and I nod, going alone with whatever she says. Once I hang up, Jack walks in.

"Dude, her twins gotta point."

"It was Skylar, I could tell." I look at him,

"See, she cares. Any more proof you need people love and care about you?"

"Dude, I know she cares, I know they all care. But I can't go back."

"Yes, you fucking can!" he exclaims, "Why can't you?"