It's Complicated

18

I slide Ace and I's messages open and sit and stare at the screen unsure of what to do. After 5 minutes of thinking I type a simple "Hey". I stare at my screen and wait for his response.

Ace

Hey?

Racheal

What you don't want to talk to me

Ace

No but isn't Jared kind of going to kill me if he finds out we are texting

Racheal

That's a risk I'm willing to take

Ace

You do know this is my life we are talking about right

Racheal

Of course I do

Ace

Okay just wanted to make sure you knew

Racheal

 Can you talk?

Ace

Yea I'll call

My phone starts ringing and I answer as soon as I can. "Hello."

"Hey? Why did you want me to call we never speak on the phone."

"Well I just really need someone to talk to."

"Why don't you call your boyfriend?"

"Well I tired to but he didn't answer must be something with work."

"Oh well why do you need someone to talk to doesn't Layla live right across the street."

"Yea but I'm not at my house right now I'm at Isla's."

"Isla? Isn't that Jared best friend from when we were kids?"

"Yea and my soon to be step-sister."

"For real?"

"Yea it sucks because she is so annoying."

"Dang that sucks but your dad sored because Isla's mom looks like a model if she was our age I would totally smash."

"Ace! You're degusting!"

"I'm just saying and you better hop your room isn't next door to theirs."

"Okay Ace we are done talking about my dad's sex life."

"But on some real stuff Rach you could do way better than Jared."

"Ace I don't want to talk about this."

"No Rach you deserve better he's into some bad stuff."

"And like you're not you really have no room to talk."

"I know I don't but at least I'm trying to get out and make something of myself."

"Jared is only doing it for his mom and his little sister."

"He couldn't make that money another way?"

"Not the type of money they need and I'm not saying it's okay I'm just saying his family is struggling."

"Whatever."

"That's not what I called to talk to you about so can you please just respect my relationship."

"Fine what did you want to talk to me about?"

"I just needed someone to talk to about everything that's going on with my family without being judged."