The Impossibilities of Us

Chapter 10

I stayed up all night reading a Wattpad story.

I couldn't sleep and event though I was really sleepy, I tried to sleep but couldn't. It was frustrating because I was so tired, yet my body and mind wouldn't let me sleep.

During times when I was reading, I would trail off into my thoughts about Daniel and why he had called me Riley and why he was just acting abnormal the whole day.

I hated thinking about him, yet I still did. I kept trying to focus my attention on the story all night and there were some moments where I did, but there were other moments when Daniel was on my mind. Just the thought of what he said last night hurt. And it shouldn't have.

I shouldn't think about him. I can't. He has a fucking girlfriend and since Lachlan and Riv are getting married, we'll be technically family. And it would be like incest if I liked him, right?

Plus, I don't even know why I'm thinking about liking him. That's just a no no.

It was now about 6 in the morning and I decided to get up and grab some coffee since there is no way I'll be sleeping yet.

Everyone doesn't wake up until like 8, so I won't be bumping into anyone if I just make sure I'm very quiet.

They came home at like 9:00 last night so I'm assuming they wen't somewhere else after the restaurant.

I made the coffee and got back to Tommy's room as quiet as possible.

By the time I finished my coffee, my caring ass self decided to leave out aspirin for Daniel when he wakes up because I know that he'd wake up with a huge headache.

I came into my room as quiet as I could and I heard quiet snores coming from the boy on my bed. He was sleeping really good and seems like he was having the best sleep of his life.

I open my drawer slowly and take the aspirin, putting it on the night stand beside my bed. He can grab the water himself.

I was succeeding with the being quiet thing until my clumsy ass trips on my own foot on the way out and it makes a loud thud.

Fuck.

I hear shuffling on the bed and get up as fast as possible and as I was so close to leaving, Daniel's voice speaks up, "u-um what am I doing here?"

I turn around to face him and bitterly say, "I left out some aspirin for you."

I have no idea why I said it like that. I think I was just upset about last night. I don't know, but being bitter was the only feeling I have right now.

"Why're you so mad," he managed to say through his tired, raspy voice.

"I'm not," I snap and walk out the door as fast as possible just in case he says something again.

Ugh, why am I being like this. He didn't do anything bad. Or at least he apologized for something he did yesterday, but he didn't do anything bad after.

I don't like feeling this way. I need to get out for a minute, I feel like I'm suffocating just being in this house. I need to go out for a run.

I never actually go out to run, but Tori would say that she runs whenever she needs some air away from everything.

So I did. I quickly went to my room and Daniel just watched me while I grabbed my lanyard and shoes. He gladly didn't say anything but just stared. A very uncomfortable stare.

I didn't change my clothes because I couldn't stand to be in the room any longer with his eyes on me. Plus, I had appropriate clothes to jog with.

I had sweatpants already and I also had a sweatshirt. This is my usual style whenever I sleep or when I'm in the house because it's really comfy. I had a sports bra under my sweatshirt, so running with that only will be comfortable to run in.