The start of something good - Bryles

16 - What's up with you?

Briar

I'm just laying on the couch, just waiting for the morning to come. I just woke up from a pretty wierd dream, all I need to say about that, is that it involved me and Myles, and mabye some kissing. But it was just a dream.
Now that I'm thinking about him, where's he? I'm pretty sure I fell asleep on top of him. Or was this all just a dream?

"I thought you were asleep, did I wake you up?" Myles asks worried walking into the living room. Oh, he's so sweet and caring. And his eyes, I could just get lost in them all the time. The smile he has is just amazing, it can always make me smile to.
"Bri?" Woops, I have been staring at him for pretty long time now, that's so embarrising. "Oh ehm, sorry. What did you say?" I ask, looking away again. He chuckles, like if I didn't heard it. "What's so funny?" I exclaim. "You were just looking at me, and now your head is like a tomato. I'm sorry it just looks so cute-" He laughs, but quickly stops after he said the last part. "I mean funny, not cute. Not that you aren't cute, you are really cute. And by that I don't mean it like that, I just think- No everyone just, or should think that a pretty girl is cute! Ehm. Mabye I should just stop talking!" He quickly says. Wow, that was a lot to take in. "You think I'm pretty?" I ask looking up at him. He then immediately turns red, and says, "Well... Why don't we go and lay down again, just like before." I look at him, and his expression just made me laugh. "Oh, we don't have to lay exactly like before, if you don't want to. I mean I liked it, but mabye it wasn't comfteble for you, but I really liked it. Or of course not really liked it, I liked it in a normal friend way." He says walking over to me. "Or mabye, I should just go up stairs and sleep. Or mabye you should, I don't know, do yo-" Wow, he rambles, and although I think it's really cute, he needs to stop, "Myles!" I cut him off. "Just sit down." I say pointing at the seat next to me.

Myles

Ok could it have been more obvious how nervous I was right there. But I walk over to her, sitting down. "You proberbly think I'm a wierdo now." I say looking at my hands, and I can feel my cheeks heat up again. Ugh, why do I have to like her so much. Or a little correction, why do I have to love her so much. "No! You have always been a wierdo!" She says with a little laugh. "Oh, you did not just say that, did you?" I ask looking at her. "No I didn't." She says, trying to keep her laugh inside. Not working so well. "You'r dead Briar Anne Nolet!" I say raising an eyebrow. I was about to tickle her, "Myles, you can't! My parents and sister are just upstairs sleeping." She wispers. Oh right, I just forgot about them. That's the thing, when I'm with Briar I forget about everything else. It's just her.
But then a tear rolls down her cheek. "Well actully my mom and da are in the hospital, and Abbey is at a sleepover." She says sobbing. "Oh Bri, come here." I say placing her on my lab, softly rubbing her back. "It's going to be ok, you see." I wisper into her ear. "I don't know. I just feel lost." She says hidding her face in chest. I can feel her crying against me, and she leaves two wet spots on my shirt. "I..." She starts. "What?" I ask softly, so she want feel presurred. "I don't know what to do." She cries. "Shhh, don't worry. Right now you just need to be right here, with me. Just try to sleep." I say. "Ok, Mylo." Aww, I love that nickname. After a while I decide to lay down, so I carefully turn around still with Briar on me, and then I slowly lay down on the couch again. "Sweet dreams." I wisper, though she can't hear me.

-Next day-

Jessy

"I know right, peanut butter with jelly is so gross." Anne says. "No way, how else are you going to eat it, plain?" I ask, she did not just say that. Peanut butter and jelly are the best, uhm. "Yeah! That's must better!" Tina exclaims. "You'r kidding right?" Devon asks. "Not at all!" Anne replies. They can't be serious.
But then I see the door fly open, and I see Briar and Myles walking in. "Guys, see who's here." I say, bodding my head in their direction. "Bryles!" Tina wispers back. They are so cute, I wish they were a couple, but who knows. "Hey, why's Briar crying?" Devon asks. What! Bri's crying? I didn't even saw that. But luckily Myles puts an arm around her shoulder, and say something to her, that we can't hear. "Ugh, what did he say?" Anne asks annoyed. "I don't know, but it made her laugh instead." Tina says. Yeah he actully made her laugh, that's just the sweetest. "Oh how cute!" Anne exclaims. "Yeah! Do you think there actully is a Bryles couple?" Tina asks excited. Oh, that would be awesome. "But what about Katie?" Devon then asks looking at us. "What could we name them? Matie, Mytie, Kyles? No no! Bryles is the thing!" Tina says confident. "We just need to wait." I ressure, "They'll figure it out!" "They have to!" Anne ads.

Briar

So I'm still thinking about my dad, but Myles definetely makes it a lot easyer. I'm so glad that we'r friends again.
On our way over to the others, I quickly wipe my tears away. They don't need to know that I was crying.
"Hey guys!" I say, as we walk over to them. "Well, hallo to you to!" Devon greeds us. Classic him to say something like that. "Sup?" Anne asks. "Uhm, not much." I quickly reply looking over at Myles. Mabye I replied a little to fast, but they doesn't seem to notices. "Okay." Devon says, "But dude!" He smirks turning to Myles. "How was your date last night?"
What! Did Myles had a date last night? Was it with that Katie girl? I really don't like that girl. Although I actully mever met her. But she's "dating" Myles, so I have to dislike her.

Myles

Fuck! Oh shit! I totally forgot everything about Katie! This can't be good. That's what happens when I'm with Briar, I forget about everything else. "Dude?" Devon asks confused. "You had a date last night?" Briar asks looking hurt at me. Wait why's she hurt. She's proberbly still upset about her dad. Or of course she is, I get it.
"Uhm, yeah. I forgot." I say looking at the floor. They all burst into laugh, except Briar. She's still just looking at me, but this time a little more happy. "Oh man! What the hell were you doing?" He laughs placing a hand on my shoulder. "Ehm, I was just ove-" I was about to say, but a girl cut me off, "Hey Bri!" Ugh Meggan, can't she just leave us alone. "Don't call me Bri!" Briar says sassy and annoyed. "Okaay..." She laughs, "But actully I was just over to ask you something?" "Yeah?" Briar asks. What would she proberbly ask her about. "So, how's your dad?" She asks. And I can immediately see Briar tense up, so I make a quick decision and grap her hand. Just to let her know that it's going to be ok. "I heard that he got worse yesterday." She says with a smirk. Why's she like this, that's just pure evil.
A tear runs down Briars cheek, and her grip on my hand gets tighter and tighter. "Do you think he's going to die?" She asks looking down at Briar. Okay that's enough, I'm stepping in. "What's your problem?!" I shout at her. "Oh, I don't think it's me who got a problem." She says looking sympathic at Briar. "What makes you think that you have right to talk to people like that?!" I ask her. "She's no-" Was she about to defense, but I cut her off, "Don't you have any selfrespect?! Who do you think, think that it's cool or whatever you think this could make good for, to talk to people like that?!" I'm really angry roght now, who do she thinks she is. "At least I have a dad." She smirks, giving Briar a mean look. "Can't you just leave me alone!" Briar suddenly shouts, with tears streaming down her cheeks. "Or what?" Meggan asks raising her eyebrows. "Actully I don't even care, I don't need to talk to you. Bye!" She says, walking away from us again. Just as she's out of sight, Briar burst into tears. So I quickly wrap my arms around her, pulling me close into my chest. I can't stand to watch her cry. The others just look at us, and where Meggan stood, and I can see the anger in their eyes. "Bri, you'r strong. You'r going to get through this, and with us by your side." I say looking down at her. "Yeah Bri. We'll always be here for you." Jessy says placing a hand on her back. "She's going to pay for that!" Devon says, looking over to where Meggan left us.
"Thanks guys, that means a lot." Briar says looking up, and pulling away.
"You'r both going to be just fine." Tina ressures. "We promise." Anne adds. But I'm not so sure about that.
After a while Briar wipes her tears away, and we go to class...