Sykes Siblings // The Wanted // Book 3

Chapter 16

1 January, 2013

“Last night, we had a fight, said something’s, I wish I’d never.” I tweeted waking up. I was lost. I don’t remember what I had done, what I had said, nothing. I just remember the Twitcam, well some of it. I didn’t want to talk, I had no voice. I remember screams, from myself and others. Sirens, they never awoke me, I was awake outside during that.

The room was bright; the sun hit the mirror, reflecting back to me. My knee was bruised along with both wrists. I couldn’t move with the headache I had. I over did it didn’t I? Then, who moved me here? I don’t know the answer. I don’t want to know more like.

“I’m wondering what happened last night… Where was @EffeySykes?” Nathan tweeted.

“@NathanTheWanted outside, I don’t think anyone will remember.” I replied. The same line played through my head. Your skin, the touch, the kiss, too much, the rush, the rush, the rush, the rush.” I felt the understanding, or did I? I stood up, seeing Michelle passed out on my floor, Jay fallen off my bed. I searched for the others; Tom and Nareesha in Jessica’s; Siva and Kelsey in Emily’s; Max and Big Kev in Nathan’s; Martin alone in the hallway; awkward way of being placed after last night. I could hear Big Kev talking with Nathan as I stood outside the half open door.

“What happen last night?” Nathan asked in a worried way. His eyes were blood shot.

“A lot more happened then placed,” Kevin hesitated to say. “The same thing that happened between you and Emily happened to Jay and Effey.” Nathan broke down into tears, shaking quickly. “It’s okay, trust me it is.” He didn’t help, figuring Emily and Jay probably didn’t now.

“I should have never let this happen with them around.” I opened the door and walked in. “Get out!” I walked closer to the two. “Get out of my room Effey!” Big Kev stood up and tried getting me out.

“Leave Effey, you shouldn’t be here right now!” Kevin yelled fighting me to move.

“No!” I pushed back. He stopped all of the sudden. “I want to know what happen.” He stopped away but held out my hands, seeing the bruises. “I want to know how it happened.” Big Kev began saying what happened. What he said sounded unbelievable; Jay and I having a one night stand? That’s not the same as Nathan and Emily.

“Does it all make sense to you now?” Jay asked touching my shoulder. I ran out of the room, out of the house, out of the neighbourhood. I ran away, I didn’t want to see them again, ever. I just couldn’t be around someone I love but not in that way. I ran to a school where Nathan was going to go, The Crypt. I sat there, crying my bloody rubbish eyes out because of last night.

“It doesn’t make sense at all,” I said to myself, “the fact that it would be him.” I calmed myself, built myself up, and walked back to the house. I stood strong as the door opened in front of me. “I’m sorry,” I whispered giving Jay a hug.

“It’s not your fault, it isn’t,” he replied back. I walked over to Nathan, he looked gutted just to be alive, I didn’t know what to say, so didn’t he. A tear whipped down his face, I whipped it away quickly, I left to my room, I needed to pack to go back home.

“Effey, pack me last,” Nathan got out before I went fully up. I smiled; I knew what he meant when he said it. I pulled my suitcase out of my closet, packing the clothes I had just been cleaned. I packed all the clothes but those any of The Wanted gave me. Those clothes were only Max’s Manchester City jersey. Tom’s sweatpants, and Jay’s beanie, the clothes I’d wear the day I go.

I finished packing, but all I wanted to do was sleep. I had a knot in my stomach, but I just wanted to forget about it. I slept, that’s what I did until the next morning, or the last day in Gloucester before I officially move with Emily.

2 January, 2013

“This is not going to last forever, it’s the time where we must hold on.” I tweeted followed by another saying, “Leaving tonight back to America. #CantWait!” I couldn’t wait, but I was glad I was coming back. I felt better, and knowing I could sleep on the plane, brilliant. I quickly changed hearing a knock on my door.

“You like to tweet lyrics now don’t you?” Nathan asked. I nodded with a smile. “Max and Tom are going to kill you when they see you downstairs.” They were downstairs? My smile turned upside down immediately. “I’m kidding, relax.”

“Just stop talking, you’re not helping,” I spoke up. My hand started shaking, memories, more like nightmares, came back into my head. I want to forget, I just want to forget about what I’ve done that I regret. Nathan put out his hand and walked me downstairs. I left his side as he went to Emily. His lips were swollen still, but it was the first time in the break.

“I swear they’ve sucked faces more than Michelle and I have recently,” Max joked.

“That’s not funny at all,” I smacked his stomach. He grabbed my shoulders and began shaking me more. I didn’t like that feeling. “Shocked you haven’t noticed anything.”

“You’re wearing my jersey, though you hate it.” He spun me around, moving my chin to face him. I closed my eyes, feeling him push my hair away from my face. “I’m glad you are moving here for the rest of the year.”

“I’m glad I came to stay,” I joked knowing exactly how he’d respond.

“The sun goes down, the stars come out, and all that counts, is here and now. My universe will never be the same, I’m glad you came,” Max sang giving me a kiss on my forehead.