just friends

Chapter 8

{Cameron Dolan's POV}

I heard someone at the front door talking to mom, then my mom telling them Ethan is in his room I knew it had to be either Brielle or Avery. I really hope that it's not Avery. I never liked her for as long as we have lived here, even though we use to be best friends. Then she became popular and ditch me for her new friends. I was left there in the dark with no friends besides my brothers. Then she was determined to be with Ethan, always hanging around him and his friends.  I could always tell he didn't want to be with her but never had the heart to tell her. That's   what I like most about my brother. He never likes hurting people, he has such a good heart. 

When we saw Brielle and her family move in across the street I hope Ethan would fall for her and I would never have to see him with Avery. I could tell that he likes her by the way he acts when she is around. I heard I door slam and someone running down the stairs and Ethan yelling  "Brie!"  I jump off my bed and ran out of my room. 

"What the hell did you do?!" I shouted.

"I just told her that me and  Avery are dating now. " 

" You're such a idiot " I said smacking the back of  his head like Grayson does, and ran down the stairs and out the door and race over to Brielle's house.

 I stand out side her door  trying  to catch my breath.  I knock on the door, rocking back and forth on my heels patiently waiting for someone to answer the door.  A few shorts minutes the door opens up revealing Mrs townsen. 

"Hi Mrs. Townsen, is Brielle home?" I ask even though I already knew the answer to my question. 

"Hello Cameron, yes she is. you can go ahead and go up to her room."

I walk up to the long stair case and made my way over to Brielle's  bedroom door. I try to open it but it was lock. I knock twice, I can faintly hear Brielle say " Go away" It sounds like she has been crying and I knew exactly from what.

"Brie its me Cam" I say and waited for her to get up and open the door for me to go in and comfort for her. I can't believe that E would do this to her. 

"Oh come her B, I'm sorry my prick of a brother did this to you." I say sitting down next to her, wrapping my arms around her body and stroking her head. Like my mother does to me when I'm upset.

                                     

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{Brielle's POV}

I haven't talk to Ethan since the day he told me he was dating Avery. It's been hard you know, seeing Ethan with Avery. I can't stop thinking that it should be him and I together. But that's never going to happen now. 

I walk through the doors of the school and go straight to my locker, turning the dial on my locker, my locker opens  and I put my bag and books into it. Keeping the books I need out, when Ethan came next to me. 

"Hey Brie"

 I ignore him and continue on what I was doing not giving in. I'm not going to let him hurt me and get away with him.  I see Grayson come in view and  the perfect plan came to me. 

"Gray! wait up" I yell getting his attention. I smile and jog my way to him.

Lunch was extremely awkward, Avery now sits with us, sits next to me. Even though she got what she wanted she still seem to have it out for me, maybe because I was still in his life.  We were all talking having a great time. Yes I was actually talking to Ethan. Next thing I knew I felt something wet hit me, I look up and saw Avery smirked.

" You bitch!" I yelled standing up, the whole table looking at me as I look down at my now ruin after.

"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry Brielle I must have accidentally bump into my drink making it spill on you" Avery said apologetically. 

" You did it on purpose. You're not fooling me!" I shouted at her.

"Brielle stop, Avery didn't mean to dump her drink on you. She just apologize to you." Ethan step in. 

I look  shock and hurt. I turn and ran out of the lunch room and the bathroom. I find an empty stall and go inside and sat down. tears fall down left to right. I can't believe he would defend her and not his best friend. And I was afraid that I would ruin our friendship by liking him but now it's clear that  we aren't friends any more.

When I got home I gather up Ethan's camo shirt and red bandanna, putting it in a bag walking to his house, knocking on his door.  Few moments pass when he finally open the door. He didn't say anything, and he didn't need to.

"Here's your shirt and bandanna back, I have no reason to keep them anymore." I say handing him the bag, turning around walking down  his drive way and going up the sidewalk back to my house. I get to my room and the tears fall down my face again Ethan was my only friend who had the same lunch as me and know I have no one. I have nothing else to lose now, maybe I should tell him I like him.