The Life Of Mia Parker

Chapter 20

"I thought you said nothing was going on between you two!" A drunken Stephanie shouted making everyone in the room stop and look at her.

"Nothing is going on between us."

"Stop lying!" Steph pointed her empty beer bottle at me.

"I'm not! Steph come on let's get you a glass of water to sober up." I grabbed hold of her hand to take her to the kitchen.

"Let go of me!" She shouted pulling herself away. "You have to have everything don't you Mia?!"

"Come on Steph, you're drunk. You don't even know what you're saying." Again I tried to get her away. I didn't want to create a scene on Nessa's big day but she flinched from my hold.

"I know what I'm saying! So come on Mia you like Hayden don't you?"

"Well yeah as a fri-"

"Well then why didn't you just say instead of making me think I ever had a chance with him!"

"As a friend and I never!" I shouted not being able to get her to stop talking.

"It doesn't even matter anyway." She laughed. "Because it turns out he's gay!" What the fuck! How did she know? She's only been here for a few days.

I looked at Hayden to see him looking embarrassed that everyone was staring at him shocked. Not being able to handle it he ran out with Josh following him. I wanted to run after him but I couldn't leave Steph like this. Something was wrong. I've never seen her like this before.

"Right you need to leave." Nate said stepping into the middle of the crowd, pulling Steph out of the room but she pushed him hard, screaming.

"Don't you dare touch me! I am not leaving until I've spoken to her!" She exclaimed whilst pointing at me.

"Speak to me then!" I stepped in front of her. "Upstairs. We can talk quietly."

"No, I want your friends to hear this."

"Steph."

"Why'd you leave Mia? Why did you leave me!? Everyday I had to wake up hearing my parents arguing and go to college only to see her little brother across the yard trying to get through the day or go to the supermarket to see her mum pick her favourite snack up only to put it down and leave the shop upset. Every night I've been having these horrible nightmares crying for my mum while you've been living here acting all happy forgetting the fact that we killed our best friend!"

Everyone in the room gasped, whispering to each other.

'Wow I wouldn't think that she had it in her.'
'Can't believe we have a murderer in our class.'
'This is some good shit happening right now.'

Me on the other hand I couldn't breathe, I was motionless. I wanted to run out of there but I couldn't. I pressed the heels of my hands into my eyes to stop myself from crying. "I'm sorry." I cried out.

Steph came over to me and grabbed me by my shoulders, crying. "I don't want your apology! I want this to stop! I can't take this anymore!"

"Steph please. Let's go upstairs. Let's talk about this properly." I pleaded.

"There is no point in talking anymore! I told you what I want, I can't live anymore!"