Best friends (WATTY 2013)

Chapter Seven (Amanda's Mom)

Chapter Seven

　

*Joey's POV*

I got discharged from the hospital on Wednesday. I had to go and get some fresh clothes and eat some real food because the hospitals were horrid! Then I came back to stay with Mandie .The doctor said I should stay from school for a few days because of the concussion.

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I stared at Mandie sleeping. She looked so calm and relaxed. With the bruises on her it made me only blame myself for what happened.Yes,my mom told me what happened but I still thought it was my fault. I wasn't drunk but I was buzzed. If I had not have been so possessive and so unfocused we would have never fought and I would have had to go upstairs with that scum bag. My blood was boiling from the thought of him.

"Joey? What's wrong?" She was up now.

"Oh I was thinkin about that -never mind...uh..how are you feeling?" I asked nervously.

Was I starting to get nervous around her? Dang, I need to cut it out!

"Oh a lot better since the day of the accident! But this bed and this food sucks! But my ankle doesn’t hurt as bad and my wrist isn't swollen at all anymore. How about you?" She asked looking concerned."Yeah I'm fine, with the pain killers for the temporary migraines I'll be fine."

An Awkward long silence. I hated it.I had to stop it.

"Do you think...that this... was my fault?" I asked, worried she'd blame me.

Why would you ask such a dumb question?

She frowned deeply.

"Oh Joey why would you think that? Of course it wasn't you're fault! If anybody's fault it was mine, if I wouldn't have went up-stairs with that jerk! Nohlan it's never you're fault!" By now we were so close I could smell her vanilla perfume. "Amanda it was both of our faults okay. You can't just blame it all on you. Besides we were both buzzed."

"Okay. But you have to promise that we won't drive like that anymore okay?" She suggested. I agreed and hugged her. Then I pulled back and my gaze locked with her big brown eyes. Was it time? Was it time for her to know that I was madly and deeply in love with her? What about that dream? That had to mean something. What if it messed up our relationship?

Just when I was about to open my mouth, Mara walked in.

　

* Mandie's POV*

His eyes were hypnotizing! They had something in them that I haven't ever seen so clear in his eyes before. He has been acting so weird lately. I wonder what was going on. Just when he was about to open him mouth to say something Mara walked in. He quickly stood up.

"Uhh..." he glanced at the clock ,"CRAP! Is that right I've got to go! My boss is going to kill me!" He glanced at me and too his jacket and motorcycle keys and kissed my forehead and left.But then he came running back."Hey, Get better, Love you guys, bye" then he ran away again.

"Okay what the heck is his problem!?"She asked giggling

"I couldn't tell you" I said honestly.

"Okay good news and bad news" she said happily

"Good?"

"Okay you remember Jim right?"

"Keep going..."

"He asked me out yesterday at school"

"No he didn't!" I gasped

"Yes he did!"

"Wait what about -"

"Matt? That was the bad news we finally broke it off but it has been a few days and we are still friends"

"So how did he ask you?"

"Okay here is what happened: Keyana and I were walking down to first period and he walked up to me and said he needed to talk to me in private an-"

"In private?"

"Yeah I know...but then he took me outside to the patio and then he said that he had really been dying to ask me out but I was taken so he didn’t say anything. Then he said okay so what's your answer? I was like: To what question? And he said will you be my girlfriend and I was thinking to myself What the heck, why not? And after that I just fell for his charm!"

"Okay but please don't fall head over heels for him okay?"

"Who are you to say that? You’ve got- ... You know what never mind let's just watch this show okay?" She said irritated.

What was going on with everybody? Mara being snappy and saying things under her breath. Joey and that look. The way he acts nervous around me. What was up? Nobody not even Adam looked at me like that. Was it love that I seen? I really don't know!

My first plan with Adam was to get my mind off of Joey, now that I was over and done with Adam did I still have a crush on Joey?