Welcome to Serenity

Can You Tell Me The Truth?

Annie's POV:
Me and Ty don't talk to each other for the rest of the week. Even at church we can't even look at each other. Pastor June talked all about expressing our feelings, something me and Ty are apparently horrible at.

After church a heap of people came up to me and told me they've been praying for Kyle and I.

It was kinda nice, to know people care. I guess Aunt Helen was right, Serenity isn't as bad as I thought.

It's now Monday, my first day back at school. I couldn't wait to be back. Being alone all day at home is very boring.

I decide to wear a baggy green dress that stopped just below my knees. I was going to wear a maxi dress but then I realised that if my crutches accidentally got caught on the hem I could go tumbling to the floor.

"Morning Mum!" I yawn as I sit down at the table.

"Morning!" Mum says as she places a plate of toast in front of me.

"Where's Dad?" I ask.

"He's at the hotel. Cute dress, when did you get that?" Mum says.

"Aunt Helen gave it to me last Christmas." I say as I take a bite from my piece of toast.

"Annabelle Lenore! Do not talk with food in you're mouth!" Mum yells.
That's the Mum I know.

After we finish eating Mum drops me off in front of school. The car ride is horrible, I kept thinking we were going to crash and was so releaved when we finally stopped at school.

Though it's nothing to be excited about, no one acually talked to me, they just talked about me. And of course Kyle isn't coming to school till later this week, maybe even next week!

As I walk through the halls with my crutches I can see Ty at his locker. He avoids me, talking to Gabe.

Then I see Cece walk over to him. She spots me, and being the devil in human skin she is, kisses Ty right in front of me.

I can see her look over Ty's shoulder at me, then she decides to smile at me. That bitch. What does Ty see in her?

"Annie!" I hear Simon call. A smile spreads across my face.

A friend!

"Hey Simon!" I say as he walks over to me.

"How are you?" He asks.

"Good. Is it just me or is everybody talking about me?" I ask.

"It's not just you. The gossip about the car crash hasn't stopped ever since it happened." Simon says. As I listen to Simon talk about what's been happening at school, I can't stop comparing him to Ty.

He's got much more of an athletes build, compared to Simon, who is, well, much more of an academic when it comes to looks. Simon's really smart and an indepth thinker, while Ty doesn't care much about school, he loves baseball, ever since he was little he has loved it.

Maybe I could date Simon? I could try to like him like that. I could forget about Ty.

I already know what that that isn't gonna work. I really like Simon, but just as a friend. And I can't do that to him, he needs someone who will like him that way and like him fully. Not someone who is head over heels for another guy.

The first couple classes are pretty boring. At lunch I decide to sit outside on the bleachers, taking photos at the baseball pitch.

No one's on it and the shadows of the trees look very whimsical. I didn't bother going into the cafeteria, everybody is still talking about me, Kyle and the crash.

Suddenly I spot Ty and Gabe walking onto the pitch. Gabe throws a baseball to Ty as Ty tries to hit it with a bat.

I take a couple pictures of them, and they end up looking pretty cool. One of the photos is Gabe throwing the ball as Ty is preparing to hit it. Another is the two of them laughing and high fiving.

Gabe notices me and waves. I smile slightly, not sure what to do. Then Gabe says something to Ty and they walk over to the stands.

"Hi." I say to Gabe.

"Hey Annie! I'll be right back, I really need to use the bathroom!" Gabe yells as he runs up to the main building.

"Um... hey." Ty says as he sits down. He sat on the same bench as me, but I'm pretty sure three people could sit comfortably in the space between us.

"Hi." I say.

"Were you taking photos?" Ty asks.

"Yeah. I can delete them if you want me to." I say reaching for my camera.

"Oh no! It's ok. Can I see them?" Ty asks.

"Sure." I say as I turn my camera on.

"Those are really cool, Annie!" Ty says moving next to me to see them.

"Thanks!" I exclaim.

"You're really good at this." Ty says pointing at the camera. I feel a small smile spread across my face.

"Thanks." I whisper. We sit looking at each other. Ty moves slightly closer. Did I want to kiss him? And more importantly, did he want to kiss me?

My mind thinks about how I didn't say anything when he asked if the kiss meant nothing. It definitely meant something.

"Annie?" Ty whispers.

"Yes." I breathe.

"Can you tell me the truth?" Ty asks.

"I think so." I whisper.

"Did that kiss mean nothing? Does this mean nothing?" Ty asks gesturing to the both of us.

"No." Is all I can say.

Ty moves closer to me, as I can hear my heart pounding in my chest. As the gap between us closes, I can taste his breath. He moves slowly closer and closer, until our lips are nearly touching, one of his hands on my neck, and my hands around is neck. I could feel my eyes closing slowly, getting ready to close the small gap between us.

Out of nowhere the bell rings for the next class. I swear I jumped nearly a foot into the air.

I quickly grab my stuff as I nearly fall down the stands. "Bye!" I yell as I stumble back into school.

The rest of the day I think about how much I wanted to kiss him, the pounding in my heart and how close we were to kissing.

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