Upside Down

Twenty Seven

Hillary slides open the back door and joins me on the top step of the deck overlooking the backyard.

I could barely hold back tears in the room with them and now that someone is here to witness me cry, it makes me even more sad.

Hillary places her hand on my back and rubs it in a consoling pattern. Normally, I would probably shrug away her touch but right now, I just want to feel like someone loves me.

Even if it has to be her.

"I didn't know that was going to happen sweetie." She sighs. "If I did, I would have warned you or something."

"Do you think anyone knew that was going to happen? It's not your fault. He's been unpredictable lately." I reply.

Hillary shakes her head. "I don't think he's thinking clearly at all. I-he has feelings for you Avery. I think he's just confused and-"

"You don't need to make excuses for him. You heard them. They are going to get married and throw their young lives away with each other." I fight back more tears. Hearing the words again break my heart all over again. "I'm in his rear view mirror now."

"He should be throwing his young life away with you Avery. Not her. That's what I'm trying to say." Hillary adds. I know that she is trying to help but no one can stop Logan if he doesn't want to be stopped. And I already know that no one can stop Leigh either. Together, they can be unstoppable. They will get whatever they want in life.

I scoff at the thought of Logan marrying me. That will never happen now. I was silly to think it ever would in the first place. I mean, we are family. Our families might be seriously messed up but at the end of the day, him and I are technically siblings.

"He shouldn't be throwing his life away at all. For anyone. But yet, he is. And with her of all people." I shake my head with disgust. "I thought we were really going to work. I thought he cared for me. Being with his has been the only thing that has made me feel something since my mom died. Something good. And now all I feel is hatred towards him." I explain the way he makes me feel now.

Hillary sighs and removes her hand from my back. "None is this makes sense, Avery. You and I can both see that. I tried to ignore his actions because I was just so happy to have him home but this is absolutely insane. He can't keep acting like this. I'm going to have to talk him out of it. He can't do this. I won't allow it."

"No. You can't talk him out of it. If you do, he will resent you for the rest of your life. Even if in the end, it's what is best for him. He won't see it that way." I wipe my tired eyes. "She's just doing this because I quit the cheer team. I know it. She said she was going to make my life a living Hell and this is how she's going to do it.  I think she's just using him and that hurts even more."

Hillary nods. I can tell she knows that I am right even if she doesn't want to admit it. "Things didn't exactly end well between them the first time. I don't know why he would be so eager to get married to her now. What has it been, a week? Maybe?" She asks rhetorically. "She was a raging psychopath while they were dating."

"She still is." I add quickly. I think that anyone who knows Leigh would agree with me on that fact right there.

Hillary and I both chuckle at my quick comment. I'm not sure if the comment was funnier or if my speedy reply was.

"He wouldn't even look at me when he said they were getting married." I bring our conversation back to reality

"I noticed that too. Maybe there is something else going on?" She ponders.

"Yeah, he's losing his damn mind. That's what else is going on."

Authors note: what are your thoughts about all of this that is going on?

Do you think there is more to the story that Leigh and Logan aren't telling us?

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