The Normal Project

Chapter 22-Definitely More Than A Scraped Knee

i have to say i truly hated the last chapter.

i rushed and put some random words together on a screen.

so sorry for my horridness.

also important A|N news at end...

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"Evelyn?"

I turned around bleary eyed and wanted to die right on the spot.

"A-Alex." I mumbled as tears started to pour down my face again. He was standing by my bed with a distraught look on his beautiful face. He looked more composed than he had in the hallway but still that wasn't much to start off with.

"Um I think I am going to go." Tanner said slowly and quietly as he got up from his crouched position next to me and shuffled quickly out of the small structure and out of my bedroom door.

As quickly as he had come Alex moved over to me, a look of pure disbelief etched across his handsome features. I squeezed my eyes shut hoping that if I kept them closed long enough that he would go away and this would all be just a random nightmare.

Sadly most things didn't work out in my behalf.

"Evvy yo-you were going to have a-" He didn't even have to finish his sentence before I knew what he was asking. He wanted to know if what I had said was true. Even though I just wanted to shake my head vigourusly I nodded slighty, just enough for him to understand the answer was yes.

"Oh." Was all he said as he slid next to me. Tears were dripping off the tip of my nose as I looked at the ground.

I love you no matter what happens.

David's words were ringing throughout my head as I threw my face into my hands.

"I find it so funny," I choked out with a stale laugh, "that Georgie made fun of Madison for having a baby. But i-if she found out about me then she would probably have a whole new perspective on it." I said through my hysterics. Alex was silent next to me as he scooted closer.

"But you're a better person that Madison ever was." Alex said quietly as he looked at the natural scenery in front of us.

"But am I?" I whispered as I set my head on my knees. Alex said nothing but continued to stare at the landscape in front of him. The sun was starting to lower in the sky and the bright orange ball of fire was reflecting in the oceans water. I kept my head low as I listened to my shallow breaths.

Would he even talk to me after all I had just said?

"Evelyn," no Evvy no Ev, just Evelyn, "why hadn't you told me before?" His voice wasn't angry but the opposite. It sounded tired and deflated and it made my heart clench in my chest.

"I-I didn't want anyone to know." I said quietly as a few stray tears started to drip down my face yet again. Alex let out a small sigh as he finally turned to look at me. His gray eyes looked stormy and deflated but he still looked as handsome as ever.

"But you told Tanner." That, those simple words were what made me snap. Tears poured down my face at an incredible speed and I had to restrain myself from throwing my body at Alex.

Alex just watched me for a minute before he pulled himself back into a squat.

"I-I knew that things wouldn't change between Tanner. I never see him anyway so i-it wouldn't matter if he judged me for the rest of my life. B-but with you it mattered." I choked out as I rubbed my sticky eyes. Alex rubbed both of his eyes with his palms as he looked towards off towards the woods again.