Not Mine (Completed)

Chaprter 17

"Yes, I admit it. I like him. I shouldn't but I do. And I am currently working on killing these feelings. I hate having them. It totally sucks and turns me into a bumbling fool." I said to Daisy, who in turn patted me on my arm and was quietly sympathetic.

"We can't help whom we like Addy... I mean, Wes had been opening up to you and even hanging out with you a lot. And he didn't look depressed like he did the first time I met him. You changed that. Of course you would be affected. That's only natural." Daisy said sensibly. Yeah, she's right.

"I don't know Daisy... I wish I don't feel like this. It's so awful!" I cried in frustration.

We were done for the day and was waiting for Josh to pick me up. Daisy was driving her own car but she's keeping me company until Josh shows up. I was a little nervous in case Wes was with Josh. He hadn't been hanging out with me since he met the redhead. I missed him. It's been a few days and it seemed like the pair was spending all their time together. I always see them at the beach and they even came by the corn dog kiosk, but I was out. Okay, I wasn't out. I was crouching at the back, peeping at them at the counter. They looked happy and Wes didn't look like he asked about me at all. Which made me feel a little relieved but hurt at the same time. And I admit, I missed him so much. I missed our magical weekend when he spent the whole weekend with me. Sometimes I  wonder if the weekend did happen? It was too unreal. Maybe it was all in my head. It was too weird that a hot, popular guy like him would waste his time with a nobody like me. Oh God, I probably need therapy. But wait, even Daisy said he had been spending a lot of time with me. So maybe he had been. But I was probably just there. Now he has better-looking company. yeah, can't fault him there.

It was a restless night. I dreamt silly, weird dreams like Wes suddenly marrying the girl, me suddenly having a physical altercation with the said redhead, Daisy smacking Wes for leaving me to marry the redhead..oh God, the list goes on and on until I woke up weary and tired at 8 am. Crap. I have to go to work. 

I need a life. Seriously. I need a distraction. And work was not much of a distraction. I got up with a groan and grabbed my towel to take a shower. When I was downstairs, putting on my sneakers, I heard Josh's car ambling into the driveway.  I vehemently prayed that Wes was not in the car as well, like yesterday. But all hopes were dashed when I saw him in the car, fiddling with his phone. I took a deep breath, adjusted my cap and walked resolutely to the car. Josh had a brilliant smile and greeted me warmly.

"Good morning sweetheart!" Josh was just being Josh. Honestly, my crush on him had fizzled out. I guess I had grown out of it and started accepting him as the big brother I never had. I gave him a brilliant smile and climbed into the back seat, behind Josh. I didn't say anything to Wes as he was busy texting. Probably texting the redhead, I mused grudgingly.

"Hey Addy." Wes said distractedly as he continued texting. I didn't say anything, like I didn't hear him. And since he was busy reading the text on the screen, he didn't even notice I was ignoring him. I could feel Josh glancing at me from the rear view mirror and I gave him a look. He just raised his eyebrows and continued riving. I leaned against the car seat and ignored both guys. I have to get over this. It's getting pathetic. And Wes might suspect that I like him. And then he would laugh at me and then he would get all grossed out and proceed to humiliate me. Urgh, not looking forward to that.

I was at the corn dog stand. It was after lunch hour, so the crowd had thinned out considerably. I was day dreaming and looking out to the sea. It was pretty crowded at the beach today. Suddenly, somebody knocked on the counter, jolting me out of my day dream. Wes! I straightened up, my eyes looking for the redhead. Humph, she's strangely absent today.

"Hey Addy. What's up?" Wes asked as he sat on the stool in front of me. I took a deep breath and said casually without looking at him.

"Nothing much. Where's your girlfriend?" I asked before I could stop myself. Yikes!