"Skipping school for me- how chivalrous."
"Cut the crap Lila. Let me inside."
I stepped past him, eyes dull and breaths hollow. Unlocking my door I knew the house to be empty. Elliot came inside.
We sat in the loungeroom facing eachother off until he finally broke the silence, looking down at his lap he told me, "you know... Xavier told me he saw you with someone at the party." He couldn't meet my eyes.
I analysed the situation. I like Elliot. I don't love him and he doesn't love me, but we have a good understanding of eachother. That was- until now. I wasn't nervous. I didn't know how to feel actually. He made life a bit brighter. But I look at him and I can't tell who he is anymore.
"I was. Yes."
"With someone?"
"Yes."
"But I was there you were with me the whole time?" His face scrunched up in confusion. He's right.
"You're right."
"So... Xavier saw you with me, didn't recognise his own brother, and thinks you were with someone else?" He frowned.
He was so confused. He had no idea. Which is why I didn't tell anyone. It will just complicate things for him. He didn't do anything wrong. Someone else did.
"I was with someone else actually. Daniel." I lied.
I had 6 months of school left and I told my first lie. I hate lying. It creates a web that becomes too sticky to get out of. I want my life to be simple. Especially these next few months.
But I lied. I lied without an alibi which is even worse. For the next words that came out of my mouth were "We slept together. I cheated on you." And Elliot's face twisted from confusion to hurt to sadness. I needed to go speak to Daniel as soon as possible.
"What... I thought..." His voice cracked. Tears welled. Why was he being this emotional?
"Thought?"
"...were you under the influence?" He asks. Yes. I got a DUI that night. I drank myself crazy, had an extremely bad revelation, and got pulled over by a cop on my way home. I didn't sleep with Daniel.
"No."
His face twisted in pain. This is going to be messy.
"Do you still love me though?"
Oh.
Messier than expected.