Time Is Not On Our Side - Bradley Simpson

Chapter 11: Because he's your boyfriend ?

After receiving Tris' message, I kicked Ethan out of my house before leaving to lock myself in my room to try to sleep. Brad had gone to join his family in Birmingham? Usually we always go there both to find our families at the same time ... Did he leave because of what happened?

Too many questions were jostling in my head and that's why around 5am I packed my bag and got into my car to drive to Birmingham. It would allow me to step back with Ethan but also to spend time with my family even if with my mother everything is not going very well

I had passed relatively quickly the two hours of driving and it was around 7am that I finally arrived at my parents' house. I knew my mother would be awake already because she wakes up very early and to be honest I don't know if I regret having made the trip. I almost forgot about our last fight, we still haven't talked about it since. But I was still happy to find my father and my little brother

I put my suitcase in front of the door before knocking. A few seconds later, my mother opened the door for me, she scanned me quickly before realizing that I was really there and to my surprise, she took me in her arms.

"I didn't know you were coming Lily! You should have warned me! She told me before letting me in

- I'm sorry, I didn't really think about it before I came

- No matter, now you're here and this is the most important "

Since our argument in London, my mother had returned to Birmingham. She and Anne-Marie often went back and forth between London and Birmingham because the Simpsons' bar is there (AN: I know it's not really in London) and my mother often helps Brad's mother. That's why I hadn't been able to come to terms with her yet, but surprisingly, she seemed to have forgotten all that.

I sat down at the kitchen counter while my mom was making tea for us.

"Did you come alone? My mother asked me

- Yes, I came alone but Brad is also in Birmingham.

- Didn't you come together as usual?

- No, we had a little fight yesterday. But I would go see him this afternoon

- I hope it's not too serious. She answered me and it was then that tears appeared in the corner of my eyes. His sentence had the effect of an electro shock to me. Is it serious? Is our friendship in jeopardy? Hey what's going on ...? My mother asked me when she saw my desperate look

- I slapped him mom ... With so much violence ... I know it may sound silly because it is only a slap but I think my gesture really hurt him ...

- Did he deserve it? She asked me calmly

- No. I think we should have explained ourselves as adults but I lost my temper ...

- It's going to be okay Lily, Brad won't stop talking to you for a simple slap.

- I hope so...

- Lily !!! I heard someone shouting and footsteps running down the stairs before seeing my little brother appear in the kitchen

- Harry! You're already awake? I told him while holding him

- Yes ! I heard you ! My 8 year old brother replied. Yes, we have a lot of years apart. Are you going to stay long?

- Two weeks if all goes well. I smiled at him, resting him on the floor.

- Brad is here too?

- Yes. I'm going to go see him this afternoon. I answered him