the mute and the bad boy

chapter 8

Skye

So we're just going to time skip through rest of my crappy week, so now it's Saturday and I'm sitting in my living room alone when I get a text, "hey its westly I just wanted to know if you wanted to meet up later" I smiled and thought of a reply "I'd love to where and what time"  he must have been waiting for my reply cause he replied instantly, "when your ready and the park" I got up from my nice comfy couch and walked upstairs trying to reply, "yeah ill be there in 20" he must have understood because he didn't reply after that.

I walked swiftly to the park to meet Westley and as I entered the park noticed he was by the small pond, I kept up on him and tapped him, he jumped slightly and I grabbed him to stop him falling into the muddy water, "thanks" I laughed a silent laugh and he rolled his eyes playfully.

We spent an hour running about and climbing trees like 5 year olds, until we decided to sit on a bench, we sat rather close and I could hear his slow breaths, he turned and looked at me with a heart stopping smile causing butterflies to explode in my stomach, "so the real reason I asked you hear" I looked at him and turned my head slightly, "I really like you, and was wondering if you wanted to be my girlfriend" my jaw dropped and she shifted uncomfortably, I blushed slightly and nodded a yes, his eyes lit up and he hugged me I'm tightly, I returned his embrace immediately.

It started getting late so Westley said he'd walk me home we exited the park and his hand brushed mine slightly before grabbing and interlocking our fingers, I looked at him and smiled brightly.

We walked to my house and stood at the end of my drive, he smiled and hugged me again, then placed a small kids on my cheek, "I'll see you Monday" he smiles, I nod and wave.

I stood there for a second still a little starstruck from today's events, "Whatever! I'm done with this!" I hear, I snap my hear to alex's house, he turns after locking the door and stops dead in his track as our eyes meet, I gave him as sympathetic look and he ran across the road and grabbed my hand, he started running and I obviously copied.

He dragged me to the woods and I pulled back a bit, "Al, stop!" I yelled he stopped but didn't turn, "Alex?" He stands there for a moment like he's going over his options, before I could ask him anything he turns slowly to reveal his tear stained and red face, he let's a single tear drop and I walk towards him he pulls me into a hug, "I'm so sorry, I'm sorry Skye" he sobs into my shoulder I smile and rest my head on his shoulder, "for what" I ask, oblivious, he backs up but we are still very close, "for ignoring you, being horrible, laughing at you and just being a down right jerk" he says sadly, I smile and hug him again.

"What happened back there?" I ask, he turns and nods his head for me to come and we start walking, "my parents are going away, to separate places, and my mum is taking my sister, and my dad wants nothing to do with me" he says with a slight voice cracking at the end holding in his emotions, we walk in silence for a bit before he turns, "what we're you doing with Westley?" He asks his time darkening, on no I don't know how he's going to handle this, "we hung out and he asked me out" I said calmly, his eyes were now cold and dark, "you shouldn't be near him, he's trouble"

"He's harmless" I spit back

"To you" he says slightly calmer

"What do you mean?" I ask, he turns away, and u see him roll his eyes, "nothing it doesn't matter" he said using the same tone he used the other day, it was my turn to roll my eyes and I turned on my heel and left, "when your ready to talk, you know where I'll be" I say walking back towards home.

I got home and realised how lonely it is, so I called Emma to ask her something, "I don't see why not, it'll be yours tho" I agreed and hung up,  I hopped in a taxi and drove to the one place I never thought I would go to, the animal shelter.

I walked up and down rows of kennels but none of them suited me, that a as until I came to the end where two puppies were sat, "what breed is this?" I ask a lady near by, "husky-german shepard mix, but to get one you have to get the other, or at least they have to live close to each other, they're inseparable" he smiles I think for a moment, "can you hold these for me and I'll be back when I've found sombody to look after one" she nodded and told me I only had until Monday to find an owner for one of the pups.

I hopped back in the taxi and when I got home went to all the people on my street and asked if they could help me out, basically everybody said no, wow thanks neighbours, I purposely missed alex's house and kept going, and yet nobody wanted one.

I mentally rolled my eyes and went to his house just to ask, I had write notes and that was how u spoke to everyone, unluckily she said that alex could use a friend for when they go away and agreed to take the pup, she said I'd go with him tomorrow and pick them up, wow only slightly controlling.

Fun now I have to walk two dogs everyday and see his face everyday, fun.