Are We Normal Yet?

~Chapter 2~

Grace and Noah stare at me in horror

Grace: Wait a fucking minute...

Noah leans forward

Noah: You mean to tell me that he hit you?

I slowly nod and roll up my sleeve where an ugly bruise is forming

Noah: That son of a bitch

Grace: Please tell me that you've reported him

Me: No, are you crazy? He will just flip the blame on me!

Noah: Is that what he said to you, to silence you?

Me: Not really, but you know what he's like. He flipped it on me when I questioned him about him cheating

Grace: I'll tell you what you're now going to do, right? You're gonna pick up your phone and you are going to phone the police

Me: Fuck no!

Noah: Look Em, we know you probably still have feelings for him and we get that --

Me: That's not it! I hate him! I'm just not reporting him

Noah: Why would you let him get away with it?

Grace: If you wont, then we will, won't we Noah?

Noah: Absolutely

Me: Dont you dare! You don't understand! He hit me in front of his side bitch. If you report this, she'll back him up without hesitaton. Then it makes me look like the bad guy!

My eyes fill up with tears yet again

Me: I swear, you'll make it worse. Leave it

Grace and Noah hold eye contact

Grace: I don't like this

Noah: Neither do i, but Em has a point. As much as I hate it

He meets my gaze

Noah: We'll leave it

Me: Thank you. Now can we please change the subject?

Grace: Sure...

Noah: I need to ask you something

Me: Its not about-

Noah: No. Not at all. I wanted to ask if youre doing anything tomorrow night?

Me: Noah, that sounds like you're asking me out on a date

Noah laughs

Noah: Gosh no! I love you Em, but not in that way!

Me: Good thing! You're like another brother to me

We all laugh

Grace: Well, you busy?

Me: If watching Netflix and eating ice cream is being busy, then yes

Noah: Well maybe you don't have to do that. There's this house party, one of my mates

Grace: Jaeden. Really good looking too

Noah raises his eyebrows

Noah: Riiight. Moving on from Graces crush on my mate...

Grace: Lies! I said he's good looking

Me: Sounds like a crush

Noah: Exactly!

Grace: Wow! Two against one, that's hardly fair

Noah: Anyway, what I'm asking is --

Me: If I want to go to Jaeden's party. I don't know Noah

Noah: Come on, you'll enjoy yourself

Grace: Better than being alone with your thoughts

Me: If you two are saying I'm not stable enough to get over Will...

Noah: Its not that, we're just worried

Grace: Its our job to worry

I take a deep breath

Me: This is what annoys me

Noah: A party will do you good

Me: Are you trying to pair me up with this Jaeden?

Noah: No. Of course not

Grace: Unless of course when you see him, you take a liking to him...

Noah: Not helping Grace

Grace: Sorry

She giggles

Me: I really don't know

Grace: You know what? You're coming and don't you argue with me

Me: Hey! Noah! Tell her that's not fair!

Noah: I'm not arguing with her. Sorry

He holds his hands up

Me: But...

Grace: I'll pick you up at 6 and we'll sort your outfit out. Noah will be picking us up at half seven

Noah: You might just enjoy yourself

I look at both my best friends - who look smug. For fuck sake

*End of Chapter 2*