Lie For Me

t w e n t y - f o u r

   Chapter Twenty-four: Waking up to smell the roses

   I wiped the sweat from my forehead as I entered my house, and headed straight for the kitchen where I grabbed a Powerade.

I despise Gatorade's.

"Your back early, I figured you'd stay the rest of the weekend with Claire." I turned at the sound of Tyler's voice to see him sitting at the table eating cereal.

How long has he been in here?

I guess this is as good as anytime to talk to him . . . about well everything.

"We need to talk." I said after a few minutes of silence, and he nodded in agreement.

"We haven't exactly been on good terms this entire school year, and we have a little more than a month until we graduate." Tyler said as I sat down across from him, my bare ribs rubbing against the smooth edge of the table.

Maybe I should wear more clothes when I go running . . .

"Look I know your main problem with me is that I don't want you dating Axel, but I can't help it Sam. I'm just trying to protect you, he's doesn't have the best record." Tyler explained, and I inhaled.

"Yeah, and I understand that but in an attempt to protect me you helped hurt me Tyler you stooped that low. You hurt me more than he ever has, and I will never forget that." I realized then that that was why I was truly upset with him.

Because he failed as a brother in the worst way, he had intentionally hurt me.

Even if I hadn't actually been in a relationship with Axel. That really hurt me . . .

"I know, and I feel terrible about it. I just want the best for you Sam, your my baby sister."

By five minutes.

I felt tears brimming my eyes, and I attempted to fight them off.

I hate crying.

"I know that, but you can't tell me how to live my life Ty, I have to make mistakes otherwise I won't know what not to do. I won't have anything to learn from. I know you think Axel is a bad person, but until he hurts me just tolerate it . . . please." I pleaded with him, and he gave me a strange look.

"But he cheated on you, why would you want to be with him."

Shit.

I guess I dug myself that hole.

"There's something I have to tell you." I said, and I looked down as I fiddled with my fingers.

"Your pregnant, I'm going to kill that son of a bitch." He said, and I panicked as he moved to stand up.

"What! No I'm not pregnant you idiot. Calm down!" I yelled reaching out, and pulling him back down to his seat.

"Oh, good."

"Yeah, great." I replied shaking my head while he took deep breaths to calm himself down.

"So . . . what did you want to tell me?" He asked after a moment of silence.

"Well okay, me and Axel never really were together. I kind of blackmailed him with a picture of him wearing one of my bras, so that Austin would leave me alone." I informed him slowly watching his face.

Suddenly he bursted out laughing. "You've got to send me that picture."

I smiled while shaking my head. "I deleted it after I blackmailed him."

"So you were just making out with him for show? And you fought Jenna for no reason?"

"Well at first it was for show, but we actually started liking each other towards the end, and I mainly fought Jenna because I don't like her." I explained, and he nodded in understanding.

"But what about Jason?"

"What do you mean?" Why do they all keep asking about him?

"Jason likes you."