The Other Side

Chapter 14: Just Shut Up and Drive

     So that's the billboard? I thought to myself.

     Cole on a billboard? That can not be true, not even possible.

     We kept running, I had no idea why we ran, but we did.

"Hide in that corner" Cole screamed, pointing at a corner up ahead.

     We slid into the corner and sat on the ground, which was cold gravel.

"Why -" I took a breath "did we" I continued, still catching my breath. "Run." I finally spoke.

"Because they're dangerous" Cole replied, also catching his breath.

"What? Have they kidnap you before, or something?" I asked, joking.

"No. They tried to kill me" Cole said without any emotion.

"They did -?" I began to ask, surprised.

"Can't kill me when I stab them first" Cole continued to stay while laughing.

"Y- you stabbed them?" I stuttered.

"No" Cole laughed. "I really didn't" Cole said, slightly smiling and grabbing a hold of my hand.

"Thank God, you scared me for a second," I said, letting out my worries.
 
     Cole and I sat in silence for a moment, we catcher our breaths and didn't speak a word.

"Why were you on a billboard?" I asked suddenly.

    Cole stared at me and blinked. "Y-you must've seen my bro- brother, maybe" Cole stuttered.

     Cole let out a small smile, his smile looked fake, not even genuine. Genuine, that's a word he taught me, his smile, definitely is not genuine.

"Genuine" I quietly whispered under my breath.

"What?" Cole asked, confused.

"Nothing" I replied quickly after I realized I spoke my thoughts out loud.

"What's the holdup?" A bratty, squeaky voice spoke.

     I looked up. It was Brynn.

"We ran from some…girls" I replied with a confused look.

"Girls?" Brynn asked. "You ran from girls?" She continued and giggled.

"They were…" I began to say, unable to find a word to fit my thoughts.

"Crazy" Cole spoke, finishing my sentence.

"Oh my gosh. Get a room" I heard a boy say and sigh.

     Now Liam showed up, shortly after, so did Kai and Leia.

     I glanced at Cole, I have not realized until now, how close together Cole and I sat.

"Get a room" I mocked Liam as I stood up from the ground then helped Cole stand up as well.

     Once Cole stood up, he began to walk past all of us without saying a word.

"Leaving without us?" I joked.

     No words came out of his mouth, just silence.

"Wait for me, Cole!" I gasped and ran after him, Kai, Leia and Brynn followed behind.

     When we reached Cole's car, Cole climbed into the front seat, instead, he sat in the passenger side I normally sit in. After he got in he shut his door and began to put on his seatbelt.

     I reached for the door handle and pulled on it, which it was locked.

"Cole, can you get out?" I begged and knocked on the car window.