The Duet

Chapter Twenty Eight

Austin’s P.O.V

“You’ve got to be fucking kidding me Austin!” Brad yelled at me.

“You’re so stupid.” Chad yelled after.

“What hell’s wrong with you?” Evan smacked the back of my head.

“Enough!” I shouted. They all shut their mouths immediately, still glaring at me.

After I broke up with Kat, I fell asleep. When I woke up two hours later and realized what I just ruined, I called these guys for an emergency meeting. I explained over the phone what I did and they basically came charging to my house and almost rammed my door down.  

I am so angry at myself for breaking up with Kat. I was even more furious with myself because I knew I only had two restless hours of sleep. I knew I was going to be moody and irritable throughout the day yet I still made a decision based on a very immature, childish thought. I hated myself so much right now.

 “Guys you already know how I feel about this.” I said, taking a seat on the edge of my bed. “I…I don’t know what happened.”

“He’s an idiot, that’s what happened.” Chad whispered to Evan.

“Austin you need to fix this.” Sophia said. “I can’t stand to see my best friend like this.”

“Same.” Evan agreed. “You have no idea how much you’ve changed her. She was happy, more open. You brought the best out of her and she does the same when she’s with you. The last time I remember her so happy was before her mom died.”

My heart cracked a bit. Kat always brought the best out of me. She believed I was a good person despite all the rumours. She helped me face my struggled and never left my side once. She was always the reason for my smiles and why I always wanted to become better. I remember the night I dragged Kat to the cemetery so I could meet her mom. I wonder what Mrs. West would think of me now that I broke her daughter’s heart. I shuddered just thinking about what her father would do to me.  

“W-what do I do?” I asked desperately. I would go over to her house and apologize for my childish behaviour but according to Sophia she’s not speaking to anyone; not even her brothers.

We all stared at each other with clueless faces, waiting for an idea to hit one of us. I wish there was a way that I could say how sorry I am and how much I love her.  But I don’t want just to say it; I want to express it, to prove to her that the words I’m trying are absolutely true. She wouldn’t want something huge and dramatic. She’d want something simple but significant.

Kat’s P.O.V

I knew it was too good to be true. For once I felt like the luckiest girl in the world. I was finally happy with everything. But of course, life just had to happen and take that away from me. Now I felt empty, hurt, rejected. I began building my walls once again, even higher than before so no one could break them.

I haven’t talk to anyone or left the house in two days. I was practically the queen of isolation for the past 48 hours. My brothers would take turns banging on my door, demanding I come out. Sophia and Evan have calling and texting me like crazy. Chad and Brad have been throwing pebbles at my window every day after school.

Today I finally left the house and went to school. Exams were coming up soon and I couldn’t skip class just because I wasn’t prepared to face Austin. Kale and I left the house at the same time. I was slowly beginning to talk to my brothers and my best friends. It felt good to know that even those days I pushed them away they never gave up on me.