The Summer Bucket List

Chapter 20

Chapter 20

Ella's POV

"It's Mark, Mark Samuel." The person says from the other line.

"Why are you sending me a package and wanting me to call you?" I ask a bit rudely.

"Ella, I'm really sorry for what I did to you." He replies, sincerity in his voice.

"Mark, you cheated on me with my best friend. How do you expect me to believe that you are at all sorry?" I ask, hopping to make him feel bad.

"Ella that was a year ago, I don't know why I did it. It was stupid-"

"Damn right it was stupid!" I cut him off. "We had been going out for three months, and then you go and sleep with Cassandra. My only question is why would you do that?"

"It was a party Ella, a party that you refused to go to with me might I add." He defends.

"Ya because I had a huge project due, Mark. So what if it was grade 9, I have responsibilities as a student."

"Ya, well I was grade 10 we had more work we had to do."

"But you decided to not do it and go to some party instead. Then you get drunk and sleep with my best friend at the time!" By now I'm yelling and wouldn't be surprised if others in the house could hear me.

"Ella please, that was in the past. I've changed since then. I realized you were the best thing that ever happened to me, and I would like another chance." He begs me.

"Why are you saying sorry now, instead of a year ago when everything happened?" I question him, a tear rolling down my cheek. "Did you not care back then or something?"

"Ella, are you crying?" He asks.

"Answer my question Mark."

"Fine, Ella I did care it's just that I was- still am an idiot, I don't know what I was thinking going to that party. I don't know what was going through my head when I decided to sleep with your best friend."

"Then why would you do that to me? You were my first real boyfriend Mark. Do you know how upset I was after that? What makes you think I'd even consider giving you a second chance?" I say and press end call on my phone.

I sit on my bed and feel tear after tear fall from my eyes. I lay down still crying, thinking of the thing that I've tried my best to ignore for almost a year. After what seems like an eternity my phone stars ringing, notifying me that I have a text.

I grab my phone from off my bed and unlock it. The text is from a number that is not in my contacts making it obvious that it's Mark again.

From: 385-929-6386

Ella, I'm really sorry, I don't know why I didn't apologize sooner. All I need is to talk to you once. Face to face. Once that's all I ask, then if you don't want to I'll never talk to you again.

I ignore the text and throw my phone on the end of my bed.

"Ella, are you alright?" My mother asks walking into my room.

"No." I reply and she comes and sits beside me.

"What's wrong honey?"

"Mark." I answer simply.

"Like Mark you dated?" She asks and I nod. "What did he do?"

"The package on my bed was from him and I didn't know. It said to call a number and I thought what the hell, so I called it. It was Mark, he wants another chance." I explain and she strokes my head.

"I understand that he hurt you-" I cut her off.

"He hurt me? That's an understatement!"

"Hear me out, I understand that he hurt you, but it's all up to you to forgive him or not. I don't know why he did what he did, but maybe he just wants time to explain himself to you. So you can get his side of the story."

"He just hurt me so badly, they both did." I say a tear running down my face.

"I know honey. You’re going to have to face him sooner or later though; you do go to school together."

"Fine I'll text him, but I'm not being nice to him."

"I never said you have to be." She tells me, making me smile.

She stands up and walks out of my room and I grab my phone.

To: 385-929-6386

Fine, I'll meet you; but not for at least a week I'm not going to be home.

I get an immediate response.

From: 385-929-6386

That’s fine, I just want to chat with you Ella.

I don't know what I've gotten myself into but I know I'll figure it out when I get back from mine and Austin's road trip.

To: 385-929-6386

Only once though, then I never want to see your face again or see that I have a text from you.

From: 385-929-6386

I'm hoping I'll be able to change your mind ;)

When I receive that text I turn my phone off and put it on my dresser. I walk downstairs and open the front door.

"I missed you so much babe!" I hear my brother say from around the corner.

"I missed you too!" A brown haired girl says, wrapping her arms around Chace's shoulders and kisses him.

"Chace?" I question and he looks up immediately. "Who is that and why are you kissing her?"

"I assume you still haven't told them." The girl says a bit of a frown on her face.

She walks over to me and engulfs me in a hug. "It's so nice to meet you Ella. I'm Alice, your brother’s girlfriend."

"What?" I question pulling away from the hug.

"I was going to tell you when I felt the time was right Ella." My brother tells me.

"It would have been nice to have known before she came." I reply. "It would have been nice to know that you trust me enough to tell me stuff like this."

I walk back into the house a bit hurt knowing that he was probably not going to tell me anyways. I'm more mad then sad, and when I'm mad I don't look where I'm going and run right into Austin. We both fall and I land right on top of him.

"Clumsy Ella is back, I see." He says with a smile on his mouth, a glint of playfulness in his eyes.

(A/N: Clumsy Ella, what a nice nickname. I guess Ella has been a bit hurt by almost everyone this summer, either physically, emotionally, or both. Ella and Austin are going on there road trip in the next chapter!! I want to know what's going to happen!!!! I wonder if Ella will feel a spark between them. Does Ella's mom secretly want Ella and Mark to be together? Anywho chapter 20! Crazy! I never thought I would get this far in a book. Thank you for all of your support guys! Don't forget to vote, comment, and follow me if you're not already!

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-Kimberleigh