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Chapter 4

When I got home, I found like 12 messages from the number that called last night. Josh.
I'm sorry, Gracie
Please forgive me
I need help
Please help me
I have a lot to talk about and I need someone to talk to
Gracie, plase. I'm really sorry
I need someone to hug
At least just a friend
I need a friend
Please meet me at the park
The east park
Please Gracie
I stared at the messages that were sent just 5 minutes ago.
Gracie: Josh are you there?
It took 2 minutes for him to reply.
Josh: Yeah, I'm here...
Gracie: I'm on my way
I left my room, went down stairs an told my mom i was goig to the library to study. She wouldn't have let me go anwhere unless it was to study. When i got ro the park, I saw Josh sitting on the bench alone. And I walked over to him. He slowly looked up. He looked like he was in so muh pain, and it kinda hurt me.
"Josh are you OK?"
"Do I look ok to you?"
I sat down and hugged him.
"OK, whats wrong."
"Why should I trust you?"
"Why did you tell me to come here?"
"I didnt tell you anything. My girlfriend has my phone."
The same wave of jealousy rushed through me, maybe a little stronger.
"Why aren't you with her?"
"I can't be 2 places at once!"
"OK, I'm sorry. Why would she tell me to come here?"
"I don't know! Probably cause she knows I wanna be left alone. Alone!"
It was quiet for a few minutes and then I whispered.
"Josh? Whats wrong? I can tell somethings wrong. I'll leave if you want me too."
I got up and slwoly walked away. But i heard crying behind me.
"After 2 years, and she decides to cheat. Who... WHO does that!? And my mom ahe doesn't even care, I could die and she'd be happy! I don't have a dad! I have bothing! I have no one anymore! Even my friends hate me, they're just body gaurds that try and protect me but that doesn't happen! They don't realize what I do when I'm alone. She was the only think I had, then she cheated and took half of what I had. Why does everything have to be like this!?"
I turned and looked at him, and then at the ground. I walked back over to him and hugged him tightly. The thibg that surprised me, was that he actually hugged me back.
"Josh, you'll always have me."
"But I hate you and we're not friends."
"Well I don't know what I did to you but why don't you wanna be friends?"
"Because you're a girl."
He stopped hugging me.
"You can't be friends with a girl?"
"It's not right. Every other girl I've been with has always liked me and even when I had a girlfriend. And they tried getting me to do things. So no, I can't be friends with a girl. You should go."
"Ok. I'm sorry. I'll see you tomorrow I guess."