Remembering Sunday

Chapter Two

   The remainder of my summer was spent moping about my house, watching an endless amount of the most cliché chick-flicks and visiting my nana. It was slow, all be it boring but it was a comfort that I yearned for.

   I tried to get in touch with Thomas a few times, every time the response I got was negative.

   "We can't speak anymore. "

   "My dad's taking my phone so I don't talk to you."

   "We can't be friends. "

   Each response tore me up a little more inside, nine months down the drain, nine months wasted, nine months I will never forget.  After I told my mum what had happened she was furious, I had retold her stories of Thomas' parents spite towards me before, such as the time they forbade him from seeing me because I used the word 'crap'. She swore if she ever saw them again, she would surely let them have a piece of her mind. I, of course, knew better. Mum was full of these empty promises but at this point, I was well used to it.

   Results day at my school came, I got the grades that reflected my work, rather than what I had hoped for. My own fault evidently,  if I hadn't been so preoccupied with Thomas all year - if I hadn't wasted my time, I would have achieved the grades my parents believed I was capable of.

  You can't change the past, I thought to myself, as I strolled out of the results hall, but you can learn from it.

   I caught a flash of dark hair and tanned skin out of the corner of my eye. As I turned, my stomach did a loop before hitting the floor. Thomas stood chatting with his non-identical twin Harry, he looked up briefly smiling before he caught my eye. His smile faded and he shifted uncomfortably on his feet. I turned to walk away, hopefully far away before the tears started brewing when a hand clasped my shoulder.

   "Meghann, I..." That voice, that voice I hadn't heard a peep from in almost a month. That voice that still had a butterfly effect on my tummy and brought some form of sense to the world.

   "I am so, so sorry." He whispered.

   I turned around, my eyes avoiding his. I took in a shaky breath before I opened my mouth.

   "It's okay, I understand," I croaked, my voice quivering, "It's fine."

   He sighed, rubbing his hands together as if thinking over what he was about to say.

   "No, it's not. I'm sorry for how it ended and for what I said after. I want us to be friends, Meghann. You were one of my best friends for so long and I can't give that up. Please?"

   He looked at me with pleading eyes,  the same eyes that only a few months ago shone with love. I grimaced, do I really want to put myself through the emotional strain of seeing him every day? Of having to have that boundary of 'Just Friends'?  My head screamed 'no, don't force yourself through more heartbreak'. Yet my thumping heart said 'why not'?

   After a moment of silence, I reached out my hand.

   "Friends?"

   Thomas smiled and pulled my hand towards him, enveloping me in a hug.

   "Friends." He repeated, although in my heart of hearts I knew how hard on me emotionally this will be.

   We separated and I gave him a shallow smile. A call from the crowd of bustling results recipients brought me out of my bubble.

   "Meghann! Meghann!" A hand darted up from the crowd, making it's way towards Thomas and I, who by now were a few paces apart.

   The beaming face of my best friend, Sarah popped onto view. She ran at me, arms spread wide like her smile and rushed me into a tight hug. Just back from six weeks in Australia the day before, Sarah had latched on to a bit of the accent which was quite complementary to her English one. With a look over her shoulder at Thomas, she pulled me away hastily.

   "Did I just interrupt you two?" She grinned, whickedly. "Have you made up? Oh my gosh, are you back together?" She gushed, grabbing my hands.

   I shook my head, a knot forming in my chest.

   "No, we're still broken up but he wants to stay friends now." I shurgged, not sure what else to say.

   Sarah dropped her head slightly.

   "Oh, gosh Meghann. Just friends?  Are you cool with that?"

   I shrugged again, moving my head neither nodding nor shaking it but in a so-so manner.

   "I'm not one hundred percent sure really, it's better than nothing I suppose." I looked briefly behind my shoulder to see that Thomas was gone, he must have left early much to my disappointment.

   "Well, if its going to help you then go for it! Just don't get your hopes up, okay?" Sarah slung an arm round my shoulders and squeezed reassuringly. I nodded, smiling and we began to walk toward the main doors to the car park.

   "If you ever need me, you know I'm just on the end of the phone." She smiled at me and I half smiled back.

   "Thanks, Sarah. I'm glad I have you to complain to." I joked half heartedly.

   She grinned back, pulling my into a tight hug.

   "Anytime Megs, see you next week for another fantabulous year of school!" She flapped her hands dramatically and laughed before skipping off to her mum's car.

  "Bye Sarah, see you then!" I smiled, glad to have my best friend back after so long apart.

   A silver audi pulled up in the lot and my dad waved me down from where I was standing. I raced to the car, hoping my parents accepted the grades I had achieved. We had agreed for them both to see at the same time when I got home. The drive was slightly tense, my dad and I didn't get along too well and I know he expected alot higher of me than I was capable of.

   Safe to say, an hour later both my parents had read over my results roughly 7 times and came to the conclusion they were proud of me. I was slightly taken aback, I honestly had expected a telling off or at least a lecture about how little work I had put in but hey, things nay be looking up.

   I went to bed that night, a brave bit happier than I had been before.

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That's chapter 2 over! Sorry it took so long to update, I had a severe case of writers block and spent about a week pondering what to write!

I hope you enjoyed this chapter and I'm sorry it is quite long but I couldn't have split it onto two parts (I'm trying to minimise dragging parts out).

Hopefully will be updating quicker next time!

~qirlandanikon x