Liv's POV
I couldn't help but ask "So, are you new here? "
He chuckled "Nope"
That makes me even more curious
"It's okay. You can ask"
Did I say that out loud?
"Yes you did"
Again, gawdammit
He then laughed "You're funny"
"I bet you think I am"
Then after a while we head to the nurses office "You know I didn't need you to follow me"
"I didn't want to. Until I saw your face, that is" He said while wiggling his eyebrows
I roll me eyes "Gag me" I say after gagging internally
"Don't think I don't know that you think I'm hot" He said as he winked
"Just get going, I'm fine"
"No"
"You're so difficult"
"Wow, five minutes with me and you already know me"
I walk into the office, ignoring him
"Hi" I say
"Hey darling how dija end up here? " Miss Mary, the nurse asked me
"Well I woke up with a hangover according to Dr Drew, because i-"
"Oh I know what happened. Who doesn't? You went totally bonkers yesterday. Alcohol really takes a toll on you doesn't it? " Miss Mary said
And Xander only watched with amusement. "I just need you to make sure I'm fine. That's it"
"Kay"
She did a normal check up on me and turns out I have a fever "What!!"
"Yeah, but it's been building up so don't blame it on the Alcohol"
"Wow" Xander said
"What? " I said irritated
"You're pretty interesting. Oh and Miss M,
Where did you find out? "
"On insta and the school blog"
"What's her username on insta" He asked while he brought out his iphone
"Actually it was Winnie that posted it. Her username is-"
"Oh I know, I just haven't checked insta in a while" He said
He then saw the video and laughed his ass off "Miss M, I'm gonna need some Tylenol for this, my tummy hurts from all this laughing"
She then gave him "I was only kidding. I hate drugs"
"Exactly"
"Well, it's been fun but this gal's done" I say as I walk out
"Hold it" Both Miss M and Xander say at the same time
"You need some drugs before you go"
"And I need to take you back"
I groaned. They rang the bell for second period. I took my drugs and left Xander.
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Before I knew it, it was lunch already.
Miss V gave me a tofu sandwich and some orange juice
I wanted to seat on the table my friends usually seat but Josh pulls me over "Don't even think about it Liv"
"But what of my other friends, I need to seat with them too ya know"
"Over here" they yell
I groan. "Well then I'll eat outside the cafeteria" I said trying to leave but Josh insisted
"Come on Liv, you're one of us now"
Josh says giving me his best puppy dog eyes
"Fine. Only because you're cute when you do that" I say
I then take a seat in between Josh and Blair.
As I sit I start eating my food. I look up and see everyone is chattering away. Except Drew.
And then I lean into Blair and ask "What's up with Drew?"
"Oh, ignore him, he's just being his normal grumpy self" Blair said and then she continued her convo with Josh
I unlock my phone and then I log onto instagram. I have over 1.5k followers and then I still found this shocking.
I played the video over and over again until someone yelled my name from behind.
And I turned around to see Xander "Liv, Hey Liv!" Xander shouted causing the whole cafeteria to remain silent. Ugh.
"Yes?" I sigh irritated
"Party, Friday, my house. You coming?"
He shouted
"Yeah, I don't miss parties" I yell back
"Okay, cool. See you there"
He shouted. I could literally feel Free tense up.
I continued eating my lunch. And it took a while for the cafeteria to go back to normal but it did.
There was silence on our table
"You can't go for that party" Drew says all of a sudden breaking the silence
"Why?" I ask
"You just can't, okay. That Xander boy is bad news. You need to stay away from him" Drew said in a fatherly tone
"No sh!t Sherlock, I'm going for that party and there's nothing you can do bout it" I say while gulping down my orange juice
"Why?!? He's bad news. Take this from me" Drew insisted
"Do I look like I give a damn? I'm going to that party, ain't nothing stopping me" I say knowing it will annoy him
"Gawd, how could you be so stupid?!? I'm warning you Liv. Don't go to that party. You can't go" Drew said trying to calm down
"Okay, give me one good reason why"
I said
"Because... Because... I'm not going and you can't handle yourself at that party. It's really dangerous. And if anything happens to you I'll never forgive myself" Drew said raising his voice slightly
That's what really got me ticked off "What the hell??! Are you tryna say that I'm a child? that I can't handle myself at some party?!? Is that what you're saying??! Well I hope you never forgive yourself because I am going to that party. Could you just get lost!? You're not my dad for goodness sake so you can't control me. No way in hell that I'll let someone do that to me again" I said, tears starting to roll down my face
Once Drew saw this his face softened up and regret was written all over his face.
And then I started packing my things, and I stormed out of the cafeteria, He tried to follow me but I quickly say "Don't"
Dumping my lunch in the waste bin.
My friends come after me but I tell them "I need some time alone. To think. Don't follow me"
Like what the hell!? What does he even take me for? Some chick he can use his filthy money to boss around? Well too bad cause this chick isn't gonna let that happen again.
And then I sign out, my headache getting even worse.
I walk home and when I get home I am met with the bestest surprise (bear in mind I know that's not a real word)
"Alex?"
I squint my eyes more to be sure
"ALEX!! " I shout before I engulf him in a hug that led me to tackling him
"Hey kiddo" He says as I release him
Alex is my big bro. He's older with three years.
"What are you doing here! " I say, being so happy to see my brother
"Well i-"
"When did you get here?? "
"I just-"
"Why didn't you tell me?? "
"Well I wanted to-"
"When are you going back? "
"Well i'm-"
"When-"
"Would you let me finish my sentences, kiddo?"
"Sorry, I just missed you so much and I didn't expect this and I really missed you and you came at the right time and I just-" I broke into tears
"-I really need my big bro right now"
"What's wrong kiddo? Why are you crying!? " He said sounding worried
I wipe my tears "I'm sorry it's just that I remembered.....i re-remembered him"
And then he crushed me in another hug "It's okay kiddo"
Well, in case y'all are wondering what the butt is happening well, Imma enlighten you.
You see, when I was sixteen, I had my first boyfriend and he was perfect. He was the one for me. He was my significant other, the one whom I could always rely on. But all that glitters isn't gold, right?
Well everyone had flaws and let's just say his were.... Intense.
He was really short-tempered and he used to control me. Worst of all he used to drink. He acts like my dad almost all the time. He would not allow me have any male friends, he would control my movements, if I wasn't with him then I didn't deserve to go out.
It was all just too much for me. So I... I confronted him about it one day. And he got so mad. He got so mad that he broke up with me. And then as his usual habits when he gets real depressed his way of lashing out is drinking. So that very day he was drunk driving and then well.....he got in an accident and..... Died.
I never forgave myself. Until a year ago. For two years I carried the burden, holding on to the fact that I killed him. I practically did. And I loved him so much. I loved him wholeheartedly. He was my first love and always will be.
I'll never forget you, Brody.
"You sure you okay kiddo? You know it's not your fault right? "
I wipe my tears "I know, I know, but I was reminded of him today"
"Who?" Alex said already feeling protective
"It wasn't on purpose"
"It better not be"
"Well, enough crying tell me everything about your trip here."
After penny died, Alex couldn't handle it. And then he traveled out to some foreign school for college. Presently he is in his second to the last year.
Real soon he'll start living here again. I can't wait!!
Alex and I are really tight. Like he was the brother I always wished for. Oh wait, he is my brother
We moved here five years ago after Penny died for a change of scenery. So My friends don't know why I moved here. But they do know about Brody.
All of a sudden, Venom by Eminem starts playing. And it startled me. Apparently it's my brother's ringtone
"Hey kiddo, BRB I gotta take this" He said before picking the call
"Hi, um...who is this?" Alex asked. What? I'm not eavesdropping, if he wanted the call to be private he would have left
"Really? I don't remember giving you my number" Alex's voice suddenly picked up
"Oh okay, cool. Hey I'll text you later okay? "
"Yeah, bye"
"Okay so who was that" I ask obviously interested
"Not that it's any of your business but it's this girl that I really like. Her name's Natalie" Alex said gazing and smiling as if he was star struck
"Oooh," I say in a teasing tone "Someone's got a gurl-friend!! "
He started blushing "I do not. Maybe not yet" He said and he started smirking, the stupid smirk that boys always have on their face.
I mean like what is it with boys and smirking!!?
"So...Whatcha been up to? Aren't you supposed to be in school? "
"I am... But I'm not"
"Oh yeah and when did you join instagram" Alex said raising an eyebrow up demanding an answer
"Chill before you go all papa Bear on me. I'm not in school because I've been having migraines and because of the him incident"
"That's one of my questions answered"
"Would you just chill? Mom knows about it, in fact she's following me" I said while smirking
"Meaning she saw that video of you going Selena" He said and I am shocked
"You follow Winnie? "
"Yeah, duh! She posts good stuff. Plus her brother goes to my college" Alex replied
"One thing. Don't ever say 'duh' again. You sound gay"
"Sis, we both know I am as straight as a pole" Alex replies
"Hey, would you rather talk here or talk you know somewhere else" Alex says
"Yeah, but where? "
"The usual" He says
"Kay, lemme grab my jacket and my phone" I say
Then me and Alex head out to his sleek new car. A Volvo SUV
"Where did you get the money for this ride? It's hot!"
"Uh..you know...birthday money" He says obviously lying
I know he's lying cause that's the same lie I told
"You got it from dad, didn't you"
"Maybe I did, maybe I didn't"
"Since when did you get all buddy-buddy with dad? " I say in a suspicious tone
"Look I'm not all 'buddy-buddy' with dad. I just really needed this car" He said as he shrugged
"Whatever" I say, still not believing him but letting it go
Then we both hop into the car.
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I took out my phone and checked my notifications and saw I had a notification from instagram
You have a new follower @Alex_ander
Then I looked up to see my brother smile
"Thanks"
"You're welcome. But clearly you didn't need it. You already have so many followers. People already love you. Just like your big bro" Alex said faking tears of joy
Then I check and truly, he has 4.5k followers. Then I followed him too.
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We arrive at our spot. Yotally Toghurt.
I really LOVE youghurt. Especially strawberry. It's my absolute favorite.
Anyways, Alex goes to order some yoghurt for us. He takes banana while I take strawberry.
He brings the yoghurt
"So, kiddo, I heard dad wants to talk to you. You gonna go? "
I sigh "Yes"
"What? How come? I did not see that coming"
"Well, let's just say someone changed my mind. And then I think about Drew.
I shouldn't have blown up on him like that.
He didn't know so it's all my fault. Great now I feel bad.
"Hello? Liv?! Earth to Liv? "
"Hunh? Yeah, what? "
"Nothing. Never mind"
"Well, so tell me. Any guy that you find hot?"
"Dude... "
"Oh c'mon I know there is.... Just spill...pretty please" Alex says in a high pitch tone
"Fine. Only because I love you"
"Yeah, yeah, love. Now spill"
"Well. I'm kinda mad with him. But I realized its my fault"
"Now I'm really interested"
I explained everything to Alex. What can I say, we tell each other everything. That's how tight we are
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"Well, you were right. It's totally your fault. I think you should go apologize to him"
"What? Now?? But school is already over"
"Well, from what you told me you said he lived near by so why not go to his house?Because you totally messed up"
"Gee, thanks for the support dear brother" Note the sarcasm
"Anytime" He says as he winks
I order for one more bowl of yoghurt. Strawberry. Then we leave
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When we got home it was already 7:00.
I text Josh. It's not what you think. You pervs
Me: hey, can you send me Drew's address?
Josh: sure, what for?
Me: if you must know, I need to apologize to him, I was at fault and now he feels guilty
Josh: I'll tell you, just promise me you'll tell me what's wrong whenever you'r ready, k?
Me: I promise, thanks 😘
He sent the address and then I head over to Drew's