5- How Long

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Felix's POV

I didn't go to school today. I couldn't. I don't even like school. I just used to go for Dylan, Isaac, Claire and Jenny. Well, they're still here but it's different now. And I don't like different. I don't like change.

I was sleeping when Claire literally dragged me out of my bed and told me that if I don't get ready in the next five minutes she'll make sure that I'm never able to reproduce. This is assault. I got ready and went downstairs when she told me that we're going to Bluemoon. I like that place. She shouldn't have had to drag me there.

So here I am getting off of my motorbike outside the cafe. Claire said that Jenny and Isaac are already inside.

I blindly follow Claire beacuse I'm still sleepy. That is until my eyes meet a pair of hazel ones. I look up to find Isaac and Jenny but instead I see her. My breath hitches. She is beautiful. Her wavy dark hair cascading down to her waist. Her thick eyelashes and the hazel eyes underneath them that are examimng me right now.

She inhales a sharp breath and turns away. Well well, I'm making someone nervous. I smirk internally and then my eyes fall on two new people sitting on our table with Isaac and Jen. I raise my brow as I sit down beside Isaac and in front of her.

"Who the hell are they?" I ask not caring if I'm coming off as rude. 

"They go to our school and they're new here" Jenny says.

"This is Francis" Claire starts and points to the guy sitting beside Isaac. He waves at me and I just glare because I. Don't. Care.

"This is Summer" she points at the girl sitting beside her and Summer gives me a smile but again, I. Don't. Care.

"And this Felicity. Francis' twin sister" she continues and Felicity's eyes lift up to meet mine and I find myself examining her face again.

Hmm.

She doesn't say anything or does anything to make me feel like she's being introduced. She doesn't wanna be introduced.

"So what are they doing here?" I ask in my usual cold voice but I'm still looking at the person siting in front of me.

"We met them in our classes today and we ate lunch together. We had fun so we invited them here" Isaac says giving me an expression as if to say 'take it easy' when I look at him.

"Yeah let's just drink coffee and leave" I say and sink back in my seat.

Everybody starts talking except for me and Felicity. She's drawing circles with her straw in her coffee cup. 

"So Felicity, this is the Felix we were talking about. You guys have the same nicknames" Claire says looking at Felicity and laughs a little. Oh yeah, we do.

"That's okay you can just call me City. My parents and sister call me City too. It's just Fran that calls me Fel" Felicity explains and now all of them start talking about something as I zone out.

I look at her again after a while and I see her already looking at me. But it isn't the nervousness that was there before. She is scrunching her face up in confusion while sipping her coffee with her lips. Don't even start me on those lips.

What am I doing?

I get up and walk out of the cafe without saying anything even though I can hear Jenny and Isaac yell from behind me.

***

I'm lying on my bed looking up at the ceiling with both of my hands behind my head when I hear a knock on my bedroom door.

"Go away Isaac. I don't wanna talk right now" I yell at him.

The door opens a little and my mom peeks in and says "It's me. Can I come in?"

"Yeah, sure" I sit up a little straighter. "What's up?" I ask.

"What's up with me? What's up with you Felix? What's going on?" she asks and looks extremely concerned.

"What do you mean?" I ask knowing where this conversation is heading. I'm seriously not in the mood to talk about it right now.

"You know what I mean" she says, sighs a little and continues "You miss your dad and Dylan, don't you" she asks. I look at her, scan her face for a few seconds and reply "Don't you?"

"Of course I do Felix. Just because I married someone else doesn't mean I don't miss your dad" she explains while taking my hand in hers.

"Tell me how long has it been since the accident happened" she continues.

"One year" I whisper slowly looking at both of our hands.

"More than a year now and what do you think he would've wanted if he was here right now. For you to spend all of your time in dwelling details about how he died and where's your best friend when he hasn't returned or talked to you in the past six months? Or do you think he would've wanted you to be happy?" she tells and asks me softly.

"Me to be happy, I guess" I say.

"Yeah. And are you? You're not even trying Felix" she says.

I sigh and think about it.

"Can I ask you something?" I ask her.

"Anything"

"Do you love Frank as much as you loved dad?" I ask her lifting my eyes up to her level.

"No. I do love Frank. But I can never love someone as much as I loved your dad" she smiles softly.

I smile back. It isn't real though.

"Now get some sleep. You are going to school tomorrow" she tells me.

"Yeah. Goodnight, mom" I say and rest my head on the pillow.

I drift into a deep slumber once I decide that I'm gonna give up now. After all this time, I'm gonna give up on both of them.

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