love me more <3

chapter 25

as we made our way down the staircase i looked at the paintings that were spread out on the walls, they were vintage and by the looks of it they were really expensive

the chandelier perfectly fixated in the center of the ceiling brought a great addition to the decor as well as it's functionality, just the way it lit up the room was amazing.

i followed behind ally as she made her way to the dining area.

"thank you for having me over mrs.tyler" ally beamed and my mom let her know that she was welcome anytime considering the fact that she was practically family

"so kalani and ally how was your experience on the trip?" my mother asks looking at us both. as ally shares her experiences with my mom i try to drag the memories of aiden out of my mind

"kalani?" my mom asked pulling me from my thoughts. "um it was good i guess, we got a chance to see a lot of different things and i think that it was a really good opportunity" i said playing around with the food on my plate

i wasn't really hungry but i tried to stuff the food down anyway.

after we were finished with dinner i volunteered to help my mom clean up. i cleared the table and went over to the sink to hand them to her

as i put my hand down she noticed the bracelet, "that's pretty. did you buy it on the trip?" she asked as she washed a couple dishes in front of her

"um no someone gave it to me" i said shyly trying to avoid anymore questions that she might ask

"someone gave it to you?" she repeated what i said and i just looked at her

"yea.." i was so uncomfortable. why couldn't she just accept that i was gifted the bracelet instead of asking more questions and trying to dig deeper

"was it a boy?" she asked with an expression i couldn't read

"yea it was" i said biting my bottom lip waiting for her to respond

"so is he like your boyfriend?" i didn't even know how to answer her. aiden and i haven't discussed titles and the only time it came across was when he told that guy at the lake that i was his girl but we didn't really speak about it to make anything official

"no, he's not. just a close friend i guess" or more...

"will we ever get to meet this 'close friend' of yours?" she asked with a smile which calmed my slight anxiety

"i don't know, maybe one day" i responded to her before i eased myself off of the counter and walked out of the kitchen.

i met up with ally at the front of the house. she was standing on the front porch looking around the neighborhood with her arms crossed, it looked as if she was either thinking or just spaced out

"yo?" i said slightly pulling her arm, i stepped up a little as i watched her turn around to greet me with a smile

"uhh sorry i guess i just zoned out" she said and i nodded. "dude you seem out of it" i laughed as i tucked my hands in my pockets, the breeze had picked up and it was starting to get a little cold

"i'm fine" ally responded brushing it off so i nodded not bothering to pressure her anymore. maybe she was just a little hungover at the fact that she would have to spend so much time away from jay

"dude i don't know how you aren't cold considering the fact that you're a fucking stick but i'm freezing" i said and we both burst out laughing

"let's go inside" ally said as she gently brushed past me and i follow closely behind closing the door.

we walked around the large living room and my eyes drifted to an area with many pictures mostly ones with ally and i during our different stages of life

there was a picture of when ally broke her leg on the swings because i pushed her too hard and i felt so bad so i refused to leave her side until she was fully healed. she was standing with her crotchets with the sweetest smile and i was hugging unto her hip as i smiled

there was another picture of when we were babies and our parents took us to the pool. my hair was in two pigtails and ally barely had hair to fill her elastics

"look you were bald" i said laughing as i showed her the pictures and she hit my arm playfully

"and look you had no teeth" she said showing me a picture of when we had picture day at elementary school. "stoppp i hate that picture" i covered my eyes and we both laughed

suddenly the laughter died down as ally took up a picture of me, her older sister, kayla and i.
"she was so pretty" ally said in a much softer voice. ally's sister was diagnosed with cancer when we were younger

her name was addison and ally resembled her more than her own parents. i remember the day she died, we might have been young but we still understood what was happening.

ally refused to eat for days and i would come over to visit but she was never in the mood to talk. ever since then she's had a fear of losing people close to her.

i looked up from the picture and over to ally who was crying by now, i took the picture from her and placed it back down as i pulled her into a hug placing her head on my shoulder

we rocked back and forth and i brushed her hair with my fingers as we stayed locked together. addison was ally's only sister, their parents had mostly boys so ally and addy were so close

i guess that's why ally was always with us, because she missed having a sister and probably kayla and i were like sisters to her.

i felt ally pull out of the hug and i wiped her tears off of her cheek. "i got all sad and shit" she said with a faint laugh

"let's go upstairs" i rubbed her shoulder allowing her to follow me back up to my room.

ally and i spent the rest of the day together before she said that she had to go back home and finish unpacking. shortly after she left i took a shower and went back to my room making sure the door was closed before i crashed on the bed

i took my phone out and immediately remembered that i haven't sent aiden a text since i got home so i shot him a quick text

*hey, i got home safe* it read. i put my phone face down on the desk beside my bed.

i allowed my body to roll over to the other side of the bed covering up with the sheets. in no time i was fast asleep.