**Small town girl Ivy Knight has planned out her fate. She'll leave the small town known as Silver Falls and make something of herself. That is till Maddox Silver comes back to town after being away for years. Dealing with her fathers death, her mot...
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After collecting my shit from the office I just hang out at my locker till Gwen shows up. Her red acrylic nails rubbing up and down my biceps, as she talked and chewed on her gum. Mouth open mind you. Not having paid any attention to her anymore than a second she scoffs and walks away hitting my face with her blonde hair extensions.
When first bell rings I make way to Math class. One of the two classes I have with Ivy. Usually she's the first one to get the far back seat. With her headphones popped in she either does homework or she reads on her phone, but today she's not there only further proving she's not coming in.
By the time lunch comes around my interest in Ivy hits its peak. Im genuinely curios as to why she wouldn't come in. She's always making comments at lunch about how much I've missed and why it's bad. Yet look she's not here today. As I walk into the cafeteria I'm called by two people one being Gwen the other Jacob.
Not even bothering to give Gwen my attention I make my way over to Jacob and Adrianna. They seem to be getting closer the more we all hang out. They're the most sociable of the four of us honestly. Ivy and I have our moments when we seem to get close but then she acts as if they never happen.
She confuses me. I've only had a handful of relationships yet none compare to what Ivy makes me feel. I don't even think she knows that i like her. I wonder how she would even react if I actually showed her how I feel.
No she has a lot going on and so do I. We aren't right for each other. If anything our separate baggage is enough. To combine that. We would be toxic?
"Hey." Adrianna says bringing me out of the feud in my head. "You ok?" She asks while placing her hand on my thigh. As my eyes look at her hand she removes it.
"Sorry. You just had this look on your face."
"What look?" I question.
"A look that says I'm deep in thought with myself and don't know what to do." Smiling at me I smile back at her.
"Oh alright thanks." I laugh
"Are you gonna eat lunch?" Jacob asks me pushing half his sandwich to me. "Nah I'm good man. Not really hungry if I'm honest."
"Why?" They both ask me at the same time.
"Uh not sure. Adrianna? Have you talked to Ivy at all?" Mouth full she shakes her head no instead of talking. Swallowing her food and taking a drink of her Dr.Pepper. Adrianna speaks up.
"No I texted her but she hasn't even read it yet. She must have stood home. Sick maybe?" She shrugs not to concerned for her best friend. "Why?"
"I don't know usually she's the one to tell me something about my absences but she's not here." Shrugging I continue, "I went to see her yesterday."
Choking on her pop Adrianna coughs hard while Jacob pats her back. Getting ready to help him she puts her hand out to stop me. "You went to see her? Where?" Speaking between coughs she asks.
"Her house. Her mom even showed up. It was kinda awkward." I say looking at Adrianna. Her mouth gaping open at me her eyes wide in surprise.
"Her mom? Your telling me her mom showed up. You seen Lyndy Knight in the flesh?"
"Yeah, Ivy looks a lot like her mom." Adrianna stands from her seat and comes up to me bending her upper half of her body to look me in the eyes while placing her hands on my shoulders.
"Lyndy Knight hasn't been seen by her daughter in over 2 years!" Taking one of her hands off my shoulder she shakes two fingers in my face.
"Two years Maddox! You know how freaked out Ivy must be? When schools out we have to go over to her house. I'm surprised she even let you in. Wait how did you know where she lived?" She rambles on
"The first day I came to school it rained and I gave her a ride. I've been to her house a total of three times. I've been inside twice." Is all I say as Adrianna stands up straight. The bell rings letting us know we have ten minutes before fourth period.
"We meet in the parking lot if I remember right she's only scheduled for a couple hours at work and she'll leave around five or six o'clock. Right when class lets out we got to head to her house." She points at me as she walks away from me and Jacob.
"Ok.."
Once class is let out for the day we all stuck to our word and met in the parking lot. Deciding to shove into Adrianna's car the three of us head to Ivy's house.
By the time traffic had cleared up and from taking the detours from the road work we got there about fifteen minutes till five-thirty.
All of us getting out and walking to the front door Adrianna raises her hand to the door when it swings open on its own. We all step back in surprise as Ivy stands there.
"Oh hey. What are you guys doing here?" Ivy takes a step out onto the porch as we step off it.
"We all came to see if you're alright. You never replied to my text." Adrianna says as we follow Ivy down the walk way leading to the side walk. "Where are you going?"
"Well I was supposed to go to work right about now but I've called in. I'm going to see Cathy." Simply stating Ivy continues to walk as Jacob, Adrianna, and I exchange looks at each other.
"Who's Cathy?" We all end up asking kinda sound like and echo.
"My therapist." No bothering to look back at us she just continues to walk. It's now that i notice what she wears. A black baggy hoodie that seems to be a couple sizes too big on her, dark grey sweat pants, and her black converse she always wears. Her hair is pulled up into a messy ponytail.
"Therapist?" Adrianna asks jogging to catch up to Ivy. Jacob and I following.
"When did you start seeing a therapist? How come I didn't know....Ivy?" Whining out Ivy's name she stops walking turning to us three.
"I started the day before I buried my father. I don't go as often as I was then but I go when I feel like it. You didn't know because it's something you don't need to know ok? Do you think I want to go around telling everyone about my therapist? I don't need pity. Not from you not from anyone got it?" Ivy's eyes brim with tears. "Just leave me the fuck alone let me walk in peace. I don't need any of you right now."
"Ivy?" Adrianna says reaching out to her grabbing her sleeve, but Ivy jerks the fabric from her hands stepping backwards.
"Just stop ok! I don't need you to feel bad for me! I don't fucking need it! Oh poor Ivy her dad died!," she claps her hands together holding them as if pleading, "Oh poor Ivy her brothers aren't around while her mother self-pities! JUST FUCKING LEAVE ME ALONE!"
Turning her back on us she runs full speed turning the street corner as we stand and watch her leave us behind.
