It Can't

Chapter 22

In the last chapter:

And without any good reason, I started to tell him why I went to Florida, how I loved my experience there and the most important thing: how I've met Ethan. He seemed to be really interested while I was talking and after telling him the whole new life I've started 3 years ago, I caught myself blushing hard about telling him this. I never talked openly and passionately like that with someone, not even my boyfriend or my family.

Why am I so weird when I'm around him?

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Song for the chapter:

Sober- G-Eazy ft. Charlie Puth

Never Be the Same- Camila Cabello

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"You didn't hear about the party that the university is doing?! Girl, you're late!" exclaimed Julia while we were eating at the cafeteria of the school.

"I'm sorry!" I said while raising my hands as if I was accused of something. She rolled her eyes and I laughed.

"But I don't like parties and you know that." I continued.

"Come on! It's not as if it was a party that Dylan is organizing..." she said referring to one of the plentiful boys I wasn't interrested at all. "It's only a 'school party', no alcoholics, no loud music and no smokers everywhere. See?"

I took a bite of my pastas and shrugged.

"Hmm, maybe. When does it take place? And where ?"

"This Friday, which is in four days and it's in the gym."

"I'll think of it."

''You better come!'' she said pointing me her fork as if it was a threat.

We continued to eat and Julia asked,

''So, what is up with you and Ethan? When he'll come back?''

Suddently, I began to chew slower and struggled to swallow my bite. We didn't even call each other since his departure and it's at that moment that I noticed it. How could I ignore him? But the real question is how could he ignore me too...

"He's... He's doing good and I don't know when he'll come back." I answered quickly to change the subject. "But how about you? You told me about this much-vaunted Carlos, so what happened with him?" I asked as if I was interrested by her stories. And she started her full monologue about it.

This is how you do if you want to distract Julia.

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When I finally got home, I threw my school bag on my bed and change my clothes for some shorts and an old sweatshirt. I went downstairs to grab something to eat, but my mother -who was listening to the TV on the couch- interrupted me.

"Hi honey, how was your day?"

"It was okay..." I answered, my mouth full of cookies. Well in fact, Hayden brought me to school and since it was too late for me to go to class, I missed my class to talk with Hayden about how I met Ethan, etc.! Other than that, it was okay...

"Hm... Listen, Kristen just called me so we could fix a date for the wedding."

I immediately stopped my eating and started to jump and clapping my hands like a crazy. My sister was going to get married soon.

"Oh my gosh! How? I mean, when?"

My mom laughed and turned off the TV so we could hear each other correctly.

"On Christmas break, it isn't sure yet, but this is the best time. For you, for her, for us and for the guests."

I went to sit besides her on the couch and asked,

"Did you think about who will come?"

My mom sighed and answered,

"I don't really know yet. Our family, for sure. I thought about Julia, her mother, the Williams, the..."

I almost suffocated with my saliva when I heard the Williams.

''W...Who?''

''The Williams? Why? You think they won't accept?'' asked my mom, worried about that fact.

''No! It's not that. Just...why them? I mean, there's nothing wrong with that, but...'' Yes, there is! ''I just wanted to know.''

''Well...'' my mother began, ''they are close friends to us and it would be disrespectful from our part to remove them from our guest list, don't you think?''

I nodded as if I was all right with that and simply said,

''Yeah, I can understand... Anyway,'' I got up to go to my room, ''I'm going to do my homework.''

''Good luck!'' Declared my mother, turning on the TV.

I smiled and got upstairs. Let's just forget the fact that Hayden Williams will prbably be at the same wedding as me...

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When I opened my computer, my first thought was: Should I call Ethan or wait until he calls me first?

I opened Skype and quickly looked it Ethan has call or send me a message, but I sighed when there were no notifications. The anger made me want to jusst close my comouter and ignore him until HE calls first, but I missed him so much that I clicked on his username and called him.

First call, no answer.

I tried again, but still, no answer.

The moment I was going to give up, I received a call from him.

For no reason, I began to feel nerveous so I put some of my hair behind my ear and smiled. Wait, I shouldn't smile on the contrary, I should be angry. So I tried to hide my hapiness and clicked on the 'answer' icon.

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Hey! How are you? I hope well...

How did you find this little chapter? Great? Yes? No? Maybe?

How was:

-Elena?

-Julia?

-Ethan? 

-Helena?

Or maybe...

-Hethlena?

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