Chapter 27

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James's POV

"I feel like I'm gonna puke out my entire ass." I whine softly as I look at Emma with desperate eyes.

"You look like shit James." Emma says surprisedly. Well, a broken heart and a couple swipes of makeup can do that to you.

"My stomach hurts so much, I don't know what happened." I say weakly as I lay back on the couch.

"Should we go back then?" Emma ask worriedly.

"What? Ugh." Ethan says disappointedly.

Grayson is there too, unfortunately, and the expression he gives me says it all, he isn't buying any of this shit. Oh fucking well.
"No, no you guys should stay and have fun. It's still early, you guys can still go for that swim." I say weakly.

"What? No, I'm not gonna leave you here." Emma says forcefully.

"No, no it's fine. My friend even said he could come, a-and pick me up." I say the last part quietly.

Emma jumps up in surprise.
"You're leaving? We just got here like, yesterday."

"Wait, you're leaving?" Ethan says, disappointment written all over his face.

'Aww he does care'

"Yeah I just can't do this trip guys, I'm really, really not feeling well." I say, my voice coming out as a whisper.

"Are you serious." Grayson says, disbelief written all over his face as he tries to get me to look him in the eye. I ignore him completely and hold my stomach, making a painful expression.

"You guys have to stay here, have fun. I promise I'll be fine." I say weakly as I slowly get up from the couch.

"You're kidding." I hear Grayson mumble. I continue to ignore him, I quite frankly can't look him in the eyes. I really don't feel like crying in front of them all. I refused to let Grayson see my tears earlier and that won't change now.

"Wait James, where are you going?" Emma says worriedly.

I squint my eyes slightly to add more effect,
"To pack." 

Emma's eyes droop, the cheeriness usually present in her expressions and actions gone completely.
"Your friend is already on his way here?"

This is the only thing I regret, lying to Emma. Ethan I kinda feel bad but not that much. It's Emma I mostly feel guilty about.

I shake my head softly and make a move to leave.
"Wait! Lay here, I'll pack for you." Emma says quickly as she softly pulls me back to the couch.

'Aww, love her for this'

"It's fine kitty girl, I can pack up." I say weakly as I 'struggle' to get up from the couch.

"No. Nope, you lay down and I'll pack for you." Even without being actually sick I'm too weak to fight her back on this. I find myself laying back on the couch and it's not until then that I realize how tired I actually am. I guess getting your heart broken can suck the energy out of you.

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I'm woken up by someone shaking my shoulders. When I peek my eyes open I'm met with bright blonde hair that I would honestly know from anywhere.

"Woah, you look like shit." Drew says.
I look around him and find the rest of the sister squad sitting around.

I move up to whisper in Drew's ear,
"Thirty percent of my face is makeup, the other part is just broken."

Drew looks at me in confusion for a second, oh shit, he doesn't know I'm sick.

"Thanks again for picking me up Drew, I just wasn't feeling well enough to finish this trip." I say loud enough for everyone to hear. I give Drew a 'go with it' look.

"Uh-Yeah, yeah no problem hun." Drew says confusedly before helping me up.

"Okay, well, feel better James. I'll come by when we come back from the trip." Emma says before giving me a big hug. Love those.

"Thanks girl." I say softly before looking at Ethan.

"Bye E." I say.

"James, are you sure you don't want us to come with you. We can just cancel this trip." Ethan says quickly as he looks at me with worry.

"No it's fine, I'll be fine. Just have fun without me." I say smiling lightly.

"Ok, just, call ok? Your stuff is already in the car." Ethan says softly.

"I'm not dying guys." I say jokingly.

"You look fucked up though." Ethan says. I can't help but snort at the remark.

"See! You're even laughing at me saying you look fucked up. James doesn't laugh at stuff like that, James tells me to "shut the fuck up" or calls me a bitch ass." Ethan says quickly.

I shake my head lightly at his crazy, but true, claims. I make my way to the door with Drew standing next to me, he's holding on to my arm and playing into my act.

After what feels like an eternity and a day, I finally look up at Grayson as I make my way to the door. His arms are crossed and he's looking down so it's hard for me to see his facial expression.

'Goodbye Grayson'

As if he read my mind, Grayson quickly looks up after I finish my internal goodbye. It's too late though, I'm already looking ahead of me and walking out the door.

Author's Note
Noooooo, my ship 😭😭🤧

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