Craziest Love

Chapter 13

I slowly looked up, recognising the voice talking to me. To my surprise it was Q.
"Oh hey" I said to him trying to wipe away my tears with my sleeve. I removed my headphones from my ears and looked up into Qs eyes.
"Have you been crying?" He asked with a confused look on his face.
OH CRAP!! My mind screamed!!!!
"Uhh....no" I said hesitantly.
"Don't lie to me" he said knowing I was lying to him.
I took a deep breath and said
"Maybe.....yes"
He gave a look of sympathy and wiped away a tear falling from my eye.
"Why?" He asked.
Should I tell him? I'd basically be slagging off his best friend to him. No I won't I couldn't do that. But then again Sal is in the wrong. Ugh!
"You know... nothing really" I made up.
"So it's Sal right?" Q said.
"Yeah" I said looking down to the floor.
"What's he done" Q asked.
"My sister tried to kiss him" I began "and Sal never told me which makes me wonder what he was hiding" a tear began to fill my eye. "I thought he liked me and now I'm beginning to wonder if thats true". I began to cry uncontrollably.
Q gave me a hug. I wouldn't let go and just gripped on. My tears laid on his shoulders but he didn't mind. He rested his head on mine and kept telling me it's okay.

After that we took a walk in the park together. My spirit ps were low and Q could tell that and kept trying to cheer me up.
"So why did you storm off set" I asked Q, to change to subject.
"Uhh" Q began to say. I looked up at him in confusion. He looked at me then looked the opposite way.
"Joe was just saying things and it really aggravated me like a lot" he finally said.
"Like what?" I asked him.
"Wow you wanna know everything don't you. Your like a...a... re searcher" he realised this made no sense and we both laughed. "A girl" he confessed.
I smiled at this.
"Why are you smiling at this?" He asked whilst smiling.
"I don't know-" I got interrupted by my phone ringing. I immediately hung up.
"Who was it?" Q asked.
"Sal" I said sadly.
We took a seat on the bench and Q just hugged me for comfort.
"Oh hello love" I heard a voice say
"Oh hello Sylvia" I said. Q had a look of confusion.
"This is Sylvia-" I started.
"Yeah I guessed" Q said sarcastically.
"- a friend of my family. Like a grandmother to me"
Q shook her hand and we followed her back to her house.

We sat on the dining room table while Sylvia made us a cup of tea. Q was playing with her cat on his lap and I just stroked it. It was black and white.
"Reminds me of Benjamin " he told me.
I smiled with a little giggle and stared at Q for a bit. He was so nice and so kind, reminds me of Sal. I kept thinking wether to just forget about it and just tell myself I'm reading too much into it but I just don't feel right forgiving him yet.
"Alright dears" Sylvia said whilst coming in with two cups of tea in floral pattern mugs.
"Thank you" Q said.

Sylvia hasn't been very well for a while and every now and again faints. The doctors say there isn't much they can do and Sylvia doesn't remember any of them happening. We always tell her but not in great detail as we don't want her to stress. She is 93 so I suppose things like this begin to happen soon. She kept asking Q questions and he just sat there awkwardly. Every now and again she would call him Sal and he never acts upon it which makes me laugh. I checked my phone to see the time and saw 11 texts from Sal.
Sal: hey Emily I'm so so sorry. Please answer me. At least let me know your okay.
Sal: please come home. I miss you xxx
Sal:I should've told you about it. I love you and nobody but you. I think your sister was drunk and didn't mean any of it. She probably can't remember xxx
Sal: where are you???
Sal: are you okay?
Sal: Emily! R u okay?
Sal: I love you
Sal: come home.
Sal: we should talk.
Sal: I'm so sorry.
Sal: I'm sorry Emily, I miss you xxx

I felt so bad and texted him back.
Me: I'm not okay. But I'm safe. Im so upset and tbh maybe this won't work 😔

I felt as if that was to harsh and I definitely didn't want to break up but I wanted to know if he really meant it.
Sal: no
Me: what?
Sal: I'm not giving up. I LOVE YOU!!! Just understand how much Ido. Just come home I'm waiting outside for you xxx
Me: I'll be home soon
Sal: please hurry... it's quite cold lol x
Me: on my way xx