The Before and After Project (An Emblem3 Fanfiction)

Chapter 8

Gabby’s POV:

I watched as the waves crashed against the cliff face, spraying me ever so slightly with the salty sea water. I shut my eyes and took in the harsh rays of the sun, relaxing with the cool breeze around me.

It was nice to just sit up here and forget everything, all my problems and worries vanished along with the wind. I knew I had a good life, well compared to most people…that’s why I hated feeling this way, when just the little things would set me off and make me feel like absolute crap.

 I would always come up here to just evaluate things, see how bad my problems really were, since I always had a clearer mind-set up here. Although this time it wasn’t really about me…well it partially was, but mainly it was about my dad.

Lately him and his girlfriend were getting really close. I was happy that he was in love, I truly was. But what I wasn’t happy with was the person he had fallen in love with. She had cheated on him so many times already and they’d only been dating for just over a month.

I’d caught her once or twice in the act, but my dad never seemed to believe me. He thought I was only trying to break them up because I was upset that he’d moved on from my mum. I’m surprised he hadn’t realised how much I hated my mum by now.

She had left us 3 years ago without a word, without an explanation, without anything. We were left wondering what we’d done wrong, and it killed us. Every single ‘what if’ was pure torture.

I couldn’t bear to see my dad so cut up about anything again, and I knew that his girlfriend would do exactly that to him.

Suddenly I felt someone’s eyes on me, watching my every move. Most people would have gotten scared, but I knew exactly who it would be, without opening my eyes.

“What do you want Wes?” I asked softly, opening my eyes and turning my head to face him. His eyebrows were raised as he came down to sit next to me.

“How’d you know it was me?”

“I don’t know,it’s weird…and extremely cheesy…but whenever you look at me, this warmth spreads throughout me and I just feel…erm….safe…and calm…I don’t really know how to explain it!” I chuckled and rested my head on his shoulder, sighing loudly.

“Why are you here?”

“Um…is it illegal to be up here or something?”

“Well you always come up here when something is bugging you, I just wanna know if you’re okay…” he trailed off, slipping his arm around my waist and squeezing me gently.

“I’m fine…” I mumbled. I could feel the turn of his head as he looked at me, knowing that I didn’t really want to tell him my problems.

“You don’t have to tell me…I just want you to be okay” he said gently and kissed my forehead. His lips rested on my forehead, as if he didn’t want to break apart from me. I hate to admit it, but it was nice.

“Don’t worry about me…I’m just…” I looked up at him to find him staring intensely at me, I instantly caved and decided to tell him, “It’s just my dad…his new girlfriend Bridget is using him, and no matter how many times I try and convince him he is just completely oblivious.” I sighed and buried my face into his chest. “This sucks.”

“You’ve done everything you can, he’s not in the right mind-set…he’s so loved up right now that he won’t be thinking straight. Just give him some time and he’ll realise that you’re right!” he explained, tracing circles in my back and making me shiver.

Not just the fact that I was ticklish, but also to do with the effect his hands made on my bare skin. It was like a jolt of electricity shooting through my veins.