Chapter 17

I sat in front of Kris' house for a good ten minutes before I got up the nerve to get out of the car and go inside. I know that as soon as I go into that house I'm not going to be able come out the same. When I finally worked up the nerve I got out of my car put my keys in my pocket and started walking towards the door. I was half way to the door when realized I still didn't have my shirt on. Whatever I'll just ask Kris for one.

Kris' mom let me in. She was always really nice to me. She asked me where I had been, that she hadn't seen me in a while. I couldn't tell her that I hadn't come around because Kris' girlfriend hates me so I just said that I've been practicing a lot outside of our regular practices.

I walked up the stairs and turned the corner to Kris' room. I hesitated just for a bit before I turned the door knob. Something felt off. I just ignored the feeling and walked into the room. As soon as I was in the room I instantly regretted being alive. Kris was on her bed and Mack was sitting on her desk chair two feet away. I suddenly became ten times more aware of the fact that I didn't have a shirt on. In that moment I really really wished that was still at the park with Kara getting my ass kicked.

"Uhh hey." I stammered. Mack looked me up and down, rolled her eyes and went back to her phone that was on the desk.

"Come on in Ave." Kris said to me. I felt like I was walking into the principles office about to get expelled. I slowly walked in and sat on the edge of the bed. I pulled out my phone and tried to look busy. I could feel Mack looking over her shoulder at me. I wanted to run out of the room and not stop until I got to Mexico.

"So I thought it would be a good idea if we all just you know, sat down and talked." Kris said making circling hand gestures as she said we. Mack had turned around to face Kris and I.

"What are we going to talk about?" I asked trying to sound causal but it calm out really forced.

"Look I love the both of you. And you both love me. So please for my sake can you guys just please get along. I just want all of us to be okay." Kris said. I could hear the pleading in her voice. I wondered if it hurt Mack as much as it hurt me to hear that tone in her voice. To know that I have been putting her through hell. I wondered if it killed her the way it killed her. How the fuck did Kris talk her into being in the same room with me?

"Okay." Was all Mack said. Kris just smiled and gave mack a hug and then walked over and gave me a hug.

"Hey uh Ave, why don't you have a shirt on?" Kris asked kind of laughing.

"Ha oh uh yeah I was at the park playing with Kara when you called. I guess I forgot to put my hoodie back on." I laughed nervously

"Haha its okay." She said while walking to her closet.

"Here you can wear this." She said throwing a shirt at my head. I put it on and sat uncomfortably on the bed. I decided to text Sara.

I'm in hell, how's your day going?

Haha im great. Why are you in hell?

I'm trapped in Kris' room with me her and Mack. Go me

Want me to bail you out? At this I looked up and looked around as if they knew what I was talking to Sara about. Mack and Kris were sitting next to each other acting as if I wasn't even there.

Oh god please

I'm going to call in four minutes deal?

I'm counting the seconds

Sitting on the edge of the bed for those four minutes felt like an eternity. Mack and Kris just kept laughing and talking. I was listening to them talk but I had no idea what it was exactly that they were talking about. Something that happened at open gym at Macks school. God that call could not come any faster could it. When my phone started ringing I jumped a little.

"Hello? Hey wait no hold on, what? Yes okay, okay I'll be there in a second." I stammered while Sara just laughed on the other end of the phone.

"Hey I'm sorry I have to go. Something happened with Sara and she needs me. This was uh yeah, I'll see you guys later." I practically ran out the door. As I left I heard Mack say 'okay byeeee.' In that smug voice of her. Ugh, bitch. I ran down the stairs as quietly as I could and walked to my car and finally took a breath. I pulled out my phone and called Sara. I rang twice before she answered.

"Hello?" She said

"Oh my god that was terrible."

"Haha it sounds terrible. Tell me everything that happened."

"I will I will, but not over the phone. I'm going to pick you up. I'll be there In 10 minutes be ready."

"Fine but I'm dressed like shit." I just laughed and hung up the phone. I hauled ass to get to Saras. I was still all hyped up on nervous energy from the whole situation. I pulled in front of Saras house and honked twice. She walked out of the house in leggings an oversized t-shirt and her hair was in a messy bun. She still managed to look cute. She got in my car and we headed back for my house.

"How the hell did you even get yourself in that situation?" That was the first thing she asked when she got in the car.

"I dont know!" I basically screamed

"How did you not know she was there?" She said throwing her hands up in the air.

"Well I had gone by this morning to check on her because something was wrong. Hell I still don't know what the hell her call was about this morning. Anyways Macks car was there this morning so I didn't stop I went to play at the park. Then she called and I went over but Macks car wasn't outside or I didn't see it, I have no idea." We were already turning on my street by the time I finished my little rant.

"Hahaha you need to pay attention more. The whole thing sounds terrible." She laughed as she undid her seatbelt.

"No the worst part was that I had taken my shirt of at the court and forgot to put it back on so I literally walked into her room with no shirt on and her and mack both just looked me up and down. I wanted to die. Kris made me sit through the entire conversation of her telling us how she wants us to get along before she offered me a shirt." At this Sara just started dying. She laughed so hard she hit her head on on the top of the car trying to get out because she wasn't paying attention. At this I started cracking up. So there we were in the middle of my driveway cracking up trying to catch our breath. This is what I loved about Sara. We could just talk and laugh about things. Me and Kris used to be able to do that. We would talk all the time and laugh about anything and everything. Instead of letting myself think about Kris and everything else I decided to just laugh as Sara clutched her head and her stomach simultaneously.