Liability

Chapter 15

"Sage!! Wait up." I heard Sadie's voice as I was walking towards school.

"Hey Sadie." I said and gave her a hug as a greeting.

"Hi babe." She said and hugged me back. "What's up?" She asked.

"Not much. Busy with shitty physics, I have no idea why I chose to be in it to be honest. Ugh." I said and rolled my eyes because seriously, physics is annoying.

"It's not as bad as Biology." She said.

"I generally think science is not made for me." I said and chuckled.

"True." She said. As we started walking again, suddenly Sadie stopped me. "Sage, I know you went on a date with Ace about three days ago." She said worriedly and waited for me to say something.

"I uh...it was not a date. Yikes! Who would date someone like him? He asked me to go out and I was alone so I said yes." I said nonchalantly and shrugged.

"Sage please listen to me carefully. Ace is not a nice person. He is...dangerous. There are somethings you don't know and I can't tell you. Please stay away from him for your own safety." She looked me in the eyes and raised her eyebrows.

"Babe, I appreciate you for caring about my safety but I know how to take dare of myself plus, Ace is 20, I don't think he's THAT dangerous. What can he do? Sell drugs to teenagers?." I said and chuckled.

"I know you do but Ace should not be in your circle. Okay?" She said with concern in her voice. "And he IS more dangerous than you think. What you said is one fifth of what he is involved in."

"Alright alright." I said and rolled my eyes because Ace is only 20 and he's too young to be in deep shit like Sadie is saying but it's better to be safe than sorry. Sadie smiled and we started walking towards school again. The day went by smoothly and I spent most of my time on the benches in the backyard of our school which is a silent place with a peaceful vibe surrounding it. I can watch the football field and there's an old restroom where people hide to smoke and I usually hide and see some unexpected people go into it which is kind of fun. I get out of my thoughts and try to focus on my new addiction which is a book by B.B. Reid called The Bandit when my phone buzzes.

Ace: Friday was fun. We should do it again sometime.

I tried to contain my smile and butterflies and thought about what Sadie told me early this morning. I turned off my phone and sighed. I really need to figure out how I feel because my emotions are plastered all over the place and I don't know how to handle them. I try to dial Mable's number but she doesn't pick up, probably because she's in Math right now but she's also been distant a bit. I feel the fall breeze hit my cheeks and my heart warms up. I always loved fall ever since I was a baby. I think there's a particular kind of beauty stuck to it. It's as if a person is in the phase of making mistakes and everything is changing slowly until the winter hits, killing dazzling beings such as trees and most flowers but then the spring comes which can mean the person went through a breakdown but they are fine now and it helped them grow in a marvelous way. I continue reading my book while my hazel hair hair flies in the air because of the wind. I smell the rainy air, looking up to realize clouds gathering and creating gray pieces together.

"Hey Sage." I look down the benches and find Mable climbing the stairs to get to me.

"Hi babe." I say and close my book, setting it aside on the chair next to me. Mable has been off after I talked to her about my hang out with Ace. She was distant as I said, which made me stressed a bit because I hate it when people I love give me the cold shoulder. Mable sat on the chair next to me that was empty. We sat there in silence for a while and looked at the empty football field and the dark clouds engulfing the sky.

"We need to talk." Mable said and looked at me with a sigh.

"I know." I said and waited for her to start.

"Sage...I..." She played with her fingers with her head hung but looked at me again. "I don't like the fact that you're hanging out with Ace. I was thinking about it and I just realized that I actually liked him, not to mention that I liked him first, and I feel like you stole him away from me. I can't trust you with the guys I like anymore." She said and hung her head again. I tried to process what she was saying because I didn't steal Ace but she was right about the her liking him first part. She liked him first but she also hyped me to hang out with Ace in the first place. I mentally smacked my head because I knew that this would happen.

"Mabe, I don't want you to feel bad okay? You know how much I care about you and our friendship. I don't like Ace to be honest and I don't have a problem with cutting ties with him. You're more important than a stoner guy." I said and tried to sound reassuring to her because honestly a part of me was having issues with letting Ace go. I tried to logically kill the butterflies and all thoughts of Ace and breathed deeply. It was easy for me to let go of people because ever since I came to this world, I never felt attached to a person. I was probably like this because I was raised by my fucked up parents. After a while I tried raising myself independently but the detachment was stuck with me whatever I did. I also tried answering my questions and creating my morals and beliefs by reading different books and not by believing the extremely old beliefs my parents had. I have to admit though, this time it was though, it felt hard. I could literally feel a heavy burden latched to my heart.

"Prove it to me." She said in a serious tone.

"Alright. I'll block him right now." I said and took out my phone. Turning it on, I went to my text messages and instagram, careful not to read his new text, I blocked his number and his account right infront of Mable's eyes. It was for the best anyways, I don't need serious emotions fucking me up at this age.

"Damn." She said and smiled. "You really are my best friend." She hugged me and I hugged her back. A tang of sadness hit me deep in my gut but I tried to push it aside because guys are temporary. Even guys with beautiful sad eyes and fucked up tattoos.