Let Yourself Fall // sequel to My Ethan Karpathy

Chapter 76.

PAISLEYS POV:

Once I hear Jai get up and walk out, I decide I should probably go down to Jye's and talk to him. I'm paranoid Jai heard us before, but he hasn't said anything yet. Ethan fell back asleep after, so I gently roll to the edge of the bed and jump down as quietly as possible. I notice Ethan's shirt is still on the floor and it's basically unwearable now. Then I decide to leave it and just go down to Jye's. As I walk out the front door, I hear a voice and it scares the shit out of me.

"Is he pressuring you?" The familiar voice asks. I turn to see Jai sitting on a chair with his phone in his hand. I decide to play dumb with him to avoid too much embarrassment.

"What are you talking about?" I ask, trying to meet his gaze but my eyes just can't do it.

"You know what I'm talking about. Is he pressuring you for sex, or i dunno.. Handjobs maybe?" He says, making it perfectly obvious he knows.

"No.." I trail off hesitantly.

"Paisley, I'm not an idiot. If he's making you do things you don't want to do, you have to tell him or me. Understand? Don't let him push you around like that."

"Okay, Jai" I sigh, walking away down the road.

It's not far to walk to Jye's house. I pass Ethan's old house, then mine. I stop for a few seconds to look at it, turn around and look at the spot on the road. That's where mum was hit. I take a deep breath and keep moving. I knock on Jye's door, and sort of feel nervous as I hear footsteps inside. Jye's mum, Claire opens the door and smiles when she sees it's me.

"Paisley! I haven't see you for so long! How are you?" She asks.

"I'm really good, how have you been?" I ask.

"I've been great. I'm assuming your here for Jye!?" She says enthusiastically.

"Yeah, I am if that's alright."

"Well, he's in his room. Christina is also over, so go surprise them. It was great to see you again." she says.

"Thank you, and you too, Claire." I say, smiling at her as I walk inside.

I make my way up to Jye's room and hear the familiar voices I've been waiting to hear for months. The door is slightly open, so I push it further. Christina and Jye are standing at his wardrobe, arguing on what Jye should wear. Suddenly, Jye turns around and spots me. His eyes go wide with surprise and a massive smile spreads out on his face. I smile back at him and give him an awkward wave.

"Paisley!" He says, running over to me.

Christina turns her head and sees me. Her smile is even bigger than Jye's as I am given the tightest hugs I've ever had in my life.

"I've missed you so much!" Christina says as she finally pulls away.

"I've missed you to, but I really need to talk to Jye." i announce, feeling bad for killing the mood.

"Well, I'll go find Jye a suitable shirt and you guys can talk." she says excitedly, walking out the room and shutting the door behind her.

"What's up?" He asks.

"Jye, I know about you.. And you can't get mad at Ethan for telling me because it was my fault and he really didn't want to." I rush as I watch his face drop.

"Oh," he says, staring at the floor and shuffling his feet.

"Look, it's okay. Nothing has changed between us or anyone else. Your still the fun, loving Jye we always knew to us." I tell him. He pulls me in for another hug as to disguise his tears. I know how hard this must be for him, so I really don't blame him for crying.