reckless ; a short story

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A/N: I still suck at titles, but idk I'll figure it out sooner or later. Q- what's your favorite place to visit? -chloe

     So I haven't seen Brie in a whole entire week. I have the flu, so the only person I've seen is Tia, occasionally. I've been off of school for a week, and today is Friday. I have been so sick, and Jeremy is stubborn about not seeing me, I tell him no.. but he doesn't listen.

      Noah has tried to apologize since Tanner showed up at my house 2 weeks ago, but I've just been ignoring him. He really hurt me, and he's going to have to do something huge to get me to forgive him, if I ever will. I never would've guessed he was like Tanner.. I just wish he wasn't.

Today I haven't been as sick but I'm still pretty gross and I still feel disgusting. As I'm writing in my journal, I hear small pecks. I don't know what it is, at first. I look around my room, and then to my window. I see tiny pebbles hit my window, every few seconds. I go to open it and see who is doing it and I discreetly wish it's Brie, I miss her a lot.

It's Jeremy. He doesn't say anything when I open my window, he just grins and waves. "What are you doing?" I whisper, scratched, because my voice is gone. "Missing you." He says. "Go away, I'm contagious." I say. "No wait, I wanna see you." He says. "Again, I'm contagious." I say. "I don't care!" He says. "No Jeremy, go home." I say, closing my window. I lay back down in my bed. I hear my phone go off with a text message, "fine, but only because you're contagious." It says; from Jeremy.

I hadn't heard anything else after a while, I took a nap and then woke up again, to watch some Netflix. Until I heard the front door open. I checked the time, 2:22 pm. My Tia didn't get off work until 6:30 tonight, so it can't be her. I then panic myself, I pull my covers closer to my face and wait to see if I hear anything else. I hear a lot of footsteps. Then, I hear my door knob jiggle and twist, then it whooshes open to reveal Jeremy, with a wide grin on his face.

"Oh no, did I wake you up?" He asks. "No, you just scared the shit out of me though." I say, pulling the covers away from my face. "Oh, sorry." He says. He starts to walk towards me, "no! I'm sick Jer." I say, pulling the covers over my face so I don't even breathe in his direction. "Oh come on, Evans." He says, pouting. "No. I refuse. You should go back home, and shouldn't you be at school?" I say. "No I'm not going home. and yes I should be, but I'm not." He says sitting on the edge of my bed. "Why not?" I ask. "Because what's the point if you're not there?" He says. I feel my stomach flip a little. He's very extra sweet, although he stinks of cigarettes and liquor.

"Have you been drinking?" I ask him. "Yes, but not recently." He responds. "How recent are we talking." I ask. "Last night, yes. This morning, yes. The last 2-3 hours, maybe but not shitfaced." He says. "Jeremy." I groan, you really suck sometimes. "Hey It's not my fault you've deprived me from you for the last week." He says. "And it's mine?" I ask. "Well, no. But still, it's not my fault." He says laughing. Sometimes I just feel like punching him, then other times i feel like kissing him, but right now i want to hit him.

     "Can you promise me something before i kick you out of my house?" I say to him. "What is it?" He asks. "No tell me you promise first." I say. "Okay, I promise Evans. Now what is it?" He asks again. "Stop drinking." I say. He tilts his head back and grunts. "Ughhhh!" His face looks like he's considering it, i look at him with pleading eyes. "Fine," He grabs my hand, "i promise i'll stop." he says, as he kisses my hand. "Good. now go home and shower." I say, my voice still scratchy and hoarse.

*time skip to later that night*
Brie's POV:
Dakotah is a sick motherfucker, and I haven't seen her in forever. Soooo, jeremy and I have a plan. We're going to buy her favorite things and give them to her, then bring over a bunch of snacks and tissues and shit, then buy her favorite movies and have a night together to cheer her up.

Right now, i'm on my way to pick Jer up and go to the grocery store.

"Yo." he says as he gets into my car. "So, i have a list of all the things we need to get." i tell him. "okay, what is it exactly?" he asks. "She loves Disney movies, but her favorite is Aladdin. Then we're picking up her favorite snacks and her medicine too." I tell him. "sounds good." he says.

We get to the grocery store and pick up chips, popcorn, soda, and chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. then we get tissues and ibuprofen, and we pick up aladdin, which is most excited for. Jeremy leaves me for a second, then comes back with a bouquet of roses and sunflowers, "pleaaaaase, she will love these!" he says. Roses and Sunflowers are her favorite combination for a bouquet, i don't know how on earth he knows that. "That's her favorite." I say, taking them from him and putting them in the cart. "aren't i just the best guy friend." He says with a grin. I shake my head and giggle at him, then head towards the check out section.

Dakotah's POV:
I'm so bored, and I miss Brie. And for some reason I just want Jeremy to come back through my window. I smile a little, thinking about it. Tia is out on a date with someone, so she's not home. It's currently 8:34 and I have not left the house in 2 weeks. I hear pecks at my window again, and the doorbell ring at the same time. I ignore the pecks and go check the front door. As i'm wrapping my blanket around me I open the door and see to my surprise, a drunken Noah. "kotah, pleassse heat me ooout" he slurs. "I'm not speaking to you, but you shouldn't be out and driving this late. You're drunk. Go home Noah." I tell him, as i'm shutting the door, he stops it with a big hand. "No, lisssten to me" he slurs again, pushing himself into my house. "Noah, you don't wanna do this right now" I say, managing to push him out somehow. "fine, but i'll be back." he slurs out, point a finger in my direction, as he stumbles off of my porch. I then remember about the pecks on my window, and I then drag myself up the stairs.

I open my door, and on my bed I see alllllll my favorite things. I start to tear up a little, I close my door and take a step, then sniffle a little. "Surprise!!" in unison, I see Brie and Jeremy jump out from the closet. i put my hands over my face to cover my tears, then jeremy takes my hands away from my face and hugs me. i hug back, and he lifts me up a little. "i love you guys!" i say through tears. "you know what we're gonna do?" Brie says. "What?" I ask. "We're gonna put on aladdin, and eat all these snacks." She says. I look at my bed, and see my favorite flowers, sunflowers and roses. "Brie!! You remembered!" I say picking up the flowers. "actually, i didn't get those." She says, looking at Jeremy. I look at him, and he scratches the back of his neck, and blushes. "Wow, Jeremy West, is blushing?!" I say, walking toward him. he just shakes his head, smiles, and looks up. "how did you know?" I ask him. "Lucky guess?" He looks at me smiling. "It doesn't matter, let's get this movie started!" Brie says, plopping herself on my bed.

     I grab some extra blankets and pillows and we all snuggle up together. I sure have missed this. Although i can't help but wonder if Noah is okay. I hope he is, no matter how mad I am at him, I hope he's okay.