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Ch7: Your Wish Is My Command
Day 63
I'm getting ready to leave San Cafe and walk towards Chipotle. It's a only a few stores down which would be convenient if Elliot and I were on talking terms.
We got in a huge fight and it went something like this;
What do you want from me?
I want you to get the fuck out of my life you inconsiderate nosy asshole!
If I could then I would, but I can't!
You can imagine who said what.
We weren't fighting about Elliot's girlfriend. In fact, I told him we didn't have to talk about it and we didn't. We started fighting about what to eat for dinner twenty minutes after his girlfriend left.
So we fought about his girlfriend without fighting about his girlfriend.
"Bye Lydia " Lisa smiles and I wave as I walk out of San Cafe.
"Lydia," someone yells and I turn to see Noah and Jason walking toward me.
"Hey guys," I yawn.
"What's wrong?" Jason asks "you have trouble sleeping?"
I am. My dream is reoccurring and I always wake up yelling and sweating. Then I leave the apartment to go to the same alley and sit down.
Elliot doesn't stop me anymore. He doesn't even wake up.
I dont blame him.
"No," I lie "I'm just exhausted from work. It was a really busy morning."
"Oh," Noah says "we just wanted to invite you to a party Jason's holding at his house."
I want to say yes, but I can't. Sam wouldn't want me to.
"I can't," I shake my head "Maybe next time."
"Sure," Jason smiles "I only came to invite you, but I have to get going."
"Bye," Me and Noah say as he walks away.
I start to walk again toward Chipotle and Noah follows me.
"How's your hand?" He asks shoving his hands in his pockets.
I look down at my bruised and now almost healed knuckles remembering how painful they use to feel.
"Better," I strech out my hand "its already closed up and they don't hurt as much anymore."
"That's good," he answers as we enter Chipotle.
I see Elliot sitting on a table with his short blonde girlfriend. He stands up as soon as he spots me. His girlfriend glares at me and I realize how pretty she is. Small thin nose, big blue round eyes, large full lips with bright red lipstick, and a perfectly shaped hourglass body.
"Who's that?" Noah asks placing his hand around my shoulder. He always does that when he feels the need to protect someone.
"His girlfriend," I move closer to him glaring at Elliot.
"Lydia," he walks towards me his girlfriend following behind "ready to go home?"
I only nod in response.
Okay so maybe I'm the one not talking to him.
"Can we talk," He asks taking a step towards me "in private?"
"What?" his girlfriend exclaims causing a few people to stare at us "Why?
"No," I deny "we have nothing to talk about. Now tell your girlfriend to stop causing a scene because she's insecure."
I feel Noah's chest vibrating with laughter, but Elliot doesn't find me very amusing.
"I'm not-" she starts, but Elliot cuts her off.
"I'm going home," Elliot tells her "you should too Macy."
She's going to argue, but Elliot gives her a harsh look. Glaring at me and Noah she storms out of the restaurant without another word.
"I should get going too," Noah takes a deep breath.
"Okay," I nod "I'll see you later."
"Bye babe," he winks at me before leaving.
Immediately Elliot storms off behind him, but he turns the opposite way.
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Its been almost two months and I'm in the apartment sitting on the couch thinking about Nat.
Its as if his plead for help is replaying in my head.
What do you want?" I ask my voice ice cold.
"I need your help" he begs his green eyes full of fear.
I want to help him, but I feel rage consume me. The hate I feel for him being much stronger than anything else.
"Help," I scoff "you're here asking for my help."
"I'm sorry for what I did," he takes a step towards me "you have no idea how much I regret it."
"That isn't enough Nathan," I take a step back almost hitting the door "you hurt me. I trusted you and believed you and all you were doing was distracting me."
"I was just following mother's plan."
I gasp as the word mother comes out of his mouth. I always assumed she had been the master mind, but hearing it feels different. More painful.
"Leave," I say "leave and don't come back asking for help because you're not getting it."
"Please listen to me," he runs his hand through his hair and I see a pained expression fill his face.
Maybe he is being honest and regrets what he did?
No he lied to me.
"No," I exclaim "I trusted you and you lied. I can still repeat word for word what you told me that day."
"I didn't lie," he says "I meant everything I said."
"No you didn't," I growl "you were just the distraction. Alisson made sure to tell me after I found her and Luis sleeping together. She told me that she planned out everything you said because she knew it would convince me to go with you to the park while she..."
"That's a lie," he yells "everything I said was-"
"Planned," I cut him off "I was mad at you for saying that Luis wasn't good enough for me because he was poor and you sweet talked me...you said and I quote 'Big sis I'm sorry. I acted poorly and I said things that I didn't mean to say. No matter how much money he has its okay because if he makes you happy then I'm happy. That's all I want, your happiness. I love you and I'm always going to look out for you...'"
I can't finish the sentence. My stomach still twist and turns at the memory of him saying I love you. Those are strange and rare words in Nat's vocabulary and it was the first time I'd heard him say those words to me, but they were a lie.
"And when thing go wrong or better said...if things go wrong I'll be here for you because that's what family does," Nathan finishes my sentence and I can hear the sincerity in his voice, but it feels as if all of this is too good to be true.
The last time I felt like this I ended up finding out he was lying and I can't bear that feeling again. If I ever feel a pain like that I'll break down and I don't think I will get up again.
"Leave," I tell him my expression giving nothing away "and like I said before don't come back asking for help because you're not getting it."
With that said I turn around and walk back inside San Cafe....
"Lyddie!" Someone yells out my name and I'm slapped back into reality. I'm still sitting on the couch except Elliot is at the door starring at me as if I've grown a second head.
"Hi" I murmur.
"Hey," he smiles "have I been forgiven?"
I think about it for a second.
Why was I mad at him?
For having a girlfriend?
Do I even have a logical reason to be mad or am I jealous?
No, I mentally laugh, I'm not jealous, right?
Shit.
"I'll take that as a no," he looks down clearly upset, but immediately smiles "I guess maybe I'll try harder."
He pulls out something from behind his back, a zombie movie called Night of Terror.
"Jason told me you like Zombie movies and I thought we could watch one," he says embarrassed and for some reason I find myself grinning.
I love Zombie movies.
Suddenly I remember the last time I actually watched a zombie movie.
It was three years ago with...crap.
"You okay?" Elliot asks walking closer to me.
"Yeah I'm fine," I shake it off "we should watch the movie."
"So I'm forgiven?" He asks playfully.
I guess I can forgive him.
"Yes," I say trying to hide my smile "but only if you make the popcorn."
"Your wish is my command," he answers in a deep sarcastic voice and I roll my eyes at him before grabbing the movie.
"Left cabinet on top of the microwave," I point and then bend down infront of the tv to put the movie on.
"I know where everything is now," he walks away faking annoyance.
For the first time I realize we're actually getting along. No fighting or avoiding. In fact we're spending quality time together.
If only it could always be like this...
"We didnt have popcorn so I grabbed some chips," Elliot sits on the couch with a bowl of chips in his hands.
"That's good enough," I press play on the DVD player and quickly sit down next to him.
We watch the movie in silence and I find myself stealing glances in his direction. His strong jaw, big brown eyes, and muscular upright body.
Wow he's hot.
And kind.
And a pain in the ass.
And maybe I was jealous.
Oh no, I was jealous.
How does life get more complicated than this?
A/N: Hey everyone!!! I hope you all had a wonderful Friday and hopefully you all will have a wonderful weekend.
Soo how about this chapter ending? I certainly like it more than the last chapter's ending :) Lydia and Elliot seem to be making some progress and we got a little information on what happened three years ago.
If anyone is confused do not worry later on in the story everything will be clarified and all the juicy little details will be spilled.
Hope you enjoyed the chapter:))
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