Tangled In

Chapter 5

BEN

Ben noticed he had slept for an hour. Then he heard the bell.

"Are you okay? Are you gonna talk to her?" He wondered if Anna was really gonna do it. She and her mom never really got along. He knew it.

"Fine, stooped" Said Anna. She never said stupid normally.

Anna went downstairs and Ben sat in the staircase just to make sure she was going trough this.

"Mom-"

"Im busy now," She was smoking. "What can I offer" What can I offer? What mother said that? Anna was going to turn around but she saw Ben raising an eyebrow and shaking his head.

"Mom you gotta stop smoking, you are getting ditracted from work and-"

"And what, Anna? I'm I not allowed to have some fun? God?"

"You make me wanna run away sometimes... But that's not the point. You are ruining your and my life..."

"Fine I'll try." But Anna knew that was a lie.

Anna ran upstairs passing through Ben like he was a ghost. Ben followed her.

"Anna I-" She shut the door. Ben could hear her crying. "Just let me in please."

"Ben you know I appreciate you being so kind, but I need to be alone."

"Fine but I'll wait in the hall until you let me in." He was serious. Anna opened the door. She looked miserable. Ben hugged her as tight as he could. Then he tried to help Anna with chemistry and went home, otherwise his mom was gonna kill him.

He got home and as always it was a mess. Estefanía was fighting with Beth, Alessia with Lucy and Ruth was sitting alone. She was the baby sister, but actually she was ten now.

"Hey," He said to Ruth.

"I'm going upstairs. They are too extra." Ben agreed and followed her until he ran to her mom.

"Why have you been out this whole time? Is Anna bothering you this much?"

"She never does." He smiled and went to her room. He did his homework and went to bed. 

The next day he got up and got dressed. He was wearing a Pulp Fiction T-shirt and loose pants. He also wanted to wear a jacket but the climate was alright. He grabbed a kombucha. Actually two.

"Bye mom."

"But your breakfast!"

He ran outside the house to reach the bus. He saw Anna with headphones. When she was like this, he knew she did not want to talk. He gave her a kombucha and smiled softly. Then he opened his homework that was unfinished, of course it had to be math.

He got school and saw Spence... With another guy. 

"What's up" He was serious but still stood there with the other guy. Spence blushed. 

"Hi." She said dryly.

"Well... I gotta go." Said the guy, smiled at Spencer and left.

"How are you-"

"Look here is the thing. I know you are in love with Anna. It is quite obvious, but you have to figure it out. Don't worry I wont leave hanging with you guys, but I don't wanna get into something with you... It's that alright?" He was surprised. He felt his throat pushing out of stress. He had so much to say. He did not think he was in love with Anna... She was just his bestfriend. But instead he just said:

"Okay." And left.