Across The Hall

F.U.

"Delilah.." I stood there frozen the boy was the kid next door. They have had to know each other for at least ten years.

I wasn't mad.. or sad.. but I wasn't happy. I didn't know that Gannon even would know at his age to be gay. he's only... 15. I guess that's the age.. I don't know..

"You can't tell dad." Gannon pushed me out of the doorway and locked it as he walked back in.

He wasn't going to come out and talk to me? I could only imagine what they were doing in there. Should I tell my mom.. no I couldn't that would be horrible. As I pushed all of my Cameron feelings behind me, I was scared I was shaking. I don't even know what to think.

"Hey why did you leave?" Kadence walked into my room, drunk as hell. I could smell it on her.

"Kadence you're drunk."

"Shhh Gannon will here." She lifted her finger to my mouth.

"Gannon has secrets of his own." I whispered to myself.

"Can I sleep in here." Literally her room was right across the hall.

"Can't you just go to your room?"

"Lucii is in there silly." She grabbed my face and pulled it close to hers. I could smell all the alcohol on her.

"You should date Cameron and get married." Oh my god.

"Kadence get out." I said pushing her drunk body off mine.

"Cammmeron loves you." She shouted so loud I was surpised that my mom didn't come in.

"Yeah okay get out."

"Matt told me he talks about you a lot, oh oh no I wasn't suppose to tell you." She starts giggling super loud.

"Okay okay come on Kadance." I grabbed her arm and literally dragged her out of my room.

I heard her say something to me but considering how wasted she was all that came out was slurred sentences and the stench of cheap beer. I walked her to her room noticing Lucii sleeping peacefully across her bed. I sat Kadence down on the bed hearing soft snores follow shortly after her head hit the pillow.

I glanced at Gannons door quickly, sighing softly as I entered my own room. It hurt a little honestly knowing that he couldn't trust me enough to tell me about his... friend. I didnt exactly know what to call him. Boyfriend? I mean it didn't matter because Ill always love him I just wish he would have said somehting to me. I laid down crawling underneath all my sheets wishing to bury myself away. I forced my eyes closed wanting to just fall asleep and not worry about anything else tonight. After laying there for a while I opened my eyes my vision slowly adjusting to the dark of my room. It was quiet. The only thing breaking the silence was the sound of my heart beating to an unsteady rhythm.

I looked up at the ceiling. Wondering why I had such a messed family. Kadence getting drunk was rarely a thing and Gannon not being able to tell me everything, like he use too. I rubbed my face already feeling a migraine come on. With all my feelings going haywire. Did Kadence really mean those things about me and Cameron? It didn't matter anyways... I messed everything up. I took a deep breath willing myself not to overthink anything about Cameron. Because Gannon is the only thing I should be worrying about.

4:14 the clock on my deck was shining on my face. And I was really thirsty. I turned on my flashlight to lead me to the door opening it to a dark hall way.

A small light was shining from the bottom of the stairs. My mom must have been getting a drink or something.

"Kadence?" I said.

"Holy shit!!" She jumped back, I really scared her.

"Oh sorry." I walked around her to get a cup.

"Why are you up?" I asked.

"I don't know, I woke up and had a huge craving for pickles and coffee."

"Mmm maybe your pregnant." I joked with her as I walked up the stairs.

"No I'm not pregnant!" She got super defensive.

"Oh okay, get some sleep Kadence." I walked up to my room and laid back down. But couldn't sleep.

I sat up in my bed and leaned over grabbing my charging phone from the desk. Pushing my back against the headboard I pulled the sheets up to my waist and opened my phone pressing on the Netflix app. I browsed through the many options before I finally settled on watching Bates Motel.

I was on the 3rd episode of the season when I had realized that the sun had started to come up and shine dimly through the window. Closing the app I put the phone on the table beside my bed laying down and shutting my tired eyes. I was at least half a sleep when my phone buzzed saying I had gotten a text. Looking over at my clock it read 6:37 AM. Who the hell texts someone at 6 in the morning.

Opening the phone I read the message first without looking at who it was from.

'I know you're up!' I looked at the top of the screen.

It was Taylor.

'You always do!' I texted back.

'Can you blame me? I think about you none stop.' I read the text message and nearly threw up.

'Even when you were kissing that girl?' I texted back, I couldn't not find one ounce of attractiveness towards Taylor. Really I didn't even know why I was texting this piece of crap back.

'You always got to bring that up? Get over it Delilah!'

'I would love to Taylor, But how could I you're a cheating fuck.' Oh no. I shouldn't have said that. He's going to tell Cameron. And I'm going to die.

'Id fuck you.' I was so mad I could feel the rage in my body coming out throat.

'I fucked your best friend.'

'Go to bed Delilah rest your vagina.' Once those words read in my head. I was so angry. I couldn't hold it in. I threw my phone across the room. It hitting the wall and shattering. Bad way to get your anger out Delilah!

"Everything okay!!" My mom ran into my room and saw the shattered phone.

"What happened." I was still sitting on my bed as she picked the phone off the ground. I started to cry. Maybe because I just destroyed my iPhone 5s or maybe because everyone thinks I'm a slut.

"Sorry, I'll pay for it." I tried to get the words out as best as possible.

"What happened?" She sat by me and hugged me. As I sobbed into her chest.

"It was Taylor." Lucii walked in the room. I looked up at her. I have never seen Lucii up before 2 pm. But how did she know it was Taylor.. It's weird. She is able to do that a lot of the time.

"I got this." She pushed my mom off the bed and showed her the door.

I thought she was going to yell at me.. say to get my shit together, but.. no she cuddled my head. And let me cry. Sob.

"Taylor is a dick. Don't talk to him." There is the Lucci I knew. I couldn't get a word out. No matter how hard I tried.

"Let's go shopping tomorrow." She said picking up my phone off my desk by my bed.

"You really got an arm on you." She dragged her thumb over the screen.

"More like I have a lot of rage towards Taylor."