hailey chantel hilton.
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"where are you going?" aiden yelled out for me.
"his house" i replied then i ran out of the school.
i suddenly hear running footsteps from behind me.
i turned around and i saw jace, aiden, loren and blake. all gathered up.
"we're coming too" jace spoke.
and with that, we walked to loren's car. and once we're all inside her car, loren started the engine and drove off.
i sat in the passenger seat, whilst the guys are struggling in back seats.
i stared out the window and i watched the buildings as we drove passed by.
i sigh and zoned out at the old times.
then jace, who sat behind me, wrapped his arms around me and rest his chin on the chair's cushion as i realized i was drenched in tears.
he whispered in my right ear. the words were so similar. too similar that i cant help but hid my face in my palms and screamed.
jace's whispery voice reminded me of joey's as he spoke the exact same thing.
"its gonna be okay, its gonna be okay, its gonna be okay" he whispered in my ears at no end.
he kept saying the exact same thing that joey spoke, the day before joey told me to leave.
my eyes stopped crying due to exhaustion of breaking down for, including today, 2 days and a half day, straight.
"we're here" loren said.
i looked out the window after i closed my eyes and froze like a statue throughout the car ride.
my eyes shot up and my eyes met the familiar mansion. i sigh as i didnt feel jace's arms around my shoulders and neck anymore. i held on the car handle, debating whether i should tell loren to turn back or not.
i let out a deep breath then opened the car door and stepped out of the car.
i walked to the front door and knocked. the atmosphere felt different. as if ive never been here. maybe bc the owner of this mansion, used to be my comfort zone.
and now, i dont know anymore.
finally someone opened the door. a pair of hazel, greenish eyes met mine.
but it wasnt someone i was looking for.
"s-susan" i breathed out.
she looked at me in shock.
"mr birlem didnt give me permission to let anyone in, whilst hes out" she said.
"out to where?" i ask.
"he went on a business trip. he decided to be homeschooled and then follow his father's footsteps and be a business man" she spoke.
she knows more than i thought.
"oh um" i cleared my throat.
"sorry to disturb you..." i said then turned around.
"wait! maam" she called out.
i turned back around and looked at her as she speak.
"thank you so much.. for everything you did to mr birlem. youve changed him alot and hes less harsh toward us" she said which made me smile.
i then turned back and walked to loren's car.
i sigh as i sat in the passenger seat.
"hes not home?" blake ask.
i look at him, emotionless, "hes gone"
"o" they said in sync.
"lets just get out of this place" i said.
loren then starts driving again.
the guys chattered at the backseat whilst loren just drove and focused on the road.
why is the memory of him kissing me goodbye, haunting me.
then the familiar sentence clouded my mind again, hitting me like a tsunami.
maybe he was right though......
maybe..
we were never a thing begin with.
