All out of love

Chapter Ten

A day couples of days had passed since the revelations of the tapes to Clay and Jessica, thankfully the emergency call operator hadn't sent a patrol car to the house and I didn't have to explain away to Uncle Andy and Aunt Liv why the officer was here in the first place; that would have been another problem to take care of on my ever growing list.

Today was Hannah's first day back at Liberty High School and I was just as nervous as she was, I wouldn't blame her if she told my aunt and uncle that she doesn't feel well enough to go back just yet. All eyes from every direction would be on her wherever Hannah went today in the school, followed by snide remarks that I knew would trail right behind to knock her down again.

Uncle Andy and Aunt Liv had already left the house for the day to head down to the store and I was sat waiting for Hannah to appear out of her bedroom, Hannah wondered into the living room and she was too glued to her phone to notice me, she typed out another text message and waited for a reply back to come

'Who are you texting Hannah' I asked

Finally gaining my little sister's attention up off her phone, she collected her bag off the living room floor and slung it over her shoulders as I got up from the sofa and went by her side

'Helmet' she informed me

'Any reply' I enquired

'Nothing' Hannah sighed deeply

'Come on or we're gonna be late for your first day back'

Hannah nodded her head and we walked out of the house to the front porch, I locked the front door behind us and moved down the steps, Hannah was stood still on the top step of the porch as I turned back around to her, her gaze had drifted off into the distance as she must have seen familiar faces of her peers going past the house to get to Liberty

'Come on Hannah' I encouraged. 'I'll be by your side the whole day'

Hannah hesitantly came along by my side and linked her arm through mine for reassurance; I rubbed the top of her arm for comfort as we passed blocks on our way to Liberty High School, taking out time to get there as we weren't in a rush to do so

'No Clay today' I proclaimed. 'I thought he'd want to walk you personally to school'

'I thought so as well Mason but I guess the tapes done a number on him'

'How did he take listening to his tape?'

'Not good. Clay was shocked and angry at first, couldn't think of what and why he would be on the tapes in the first place' she informed me. 'Thinking I blamed him for wanting to end my life but he understood why I kept a tape for him when we finished his'

'Have you heard anything more from him?'

'Ever since that day at the house when we listened to the tapes, Helmet has gone all quiet on me' Hannah sighed deeply. 'He won't answer my calls or texts and every time I go over to his, Helmet is never home apparently according to his mom'

'Just give the boy some space Hannah' I assured her. 'He'll come around eventually'

'I don't think Helmet loves me anymore....' Hannah exclaimed

Hannah caught onto her slip of the tongue as she nor Clay had come forward to tell me that they had started dating, I tried to keep my face as normal looking as possible like I hadn't heard her properly and turned to face her

'What I mean is....as a friend anymore' she stammered together. 'I think he looks at me differently now because of the tapes. I think I'm too broken for him'