Capítulo 130: Chapter 127
" I can't believe you expected me to have stayed the same person you left behind. Life moved on, things happened. "
" What sort of things?"
" Can we not do this? Fuck! It's getting tiring at this point. "
I could feel the exhaustion he was referring to in his voice, and in his eyes as well. He squinted them while looking at me, almost as if he were begging me to just let that specific issue go. It was okay, he somehow ended up being friends with Chris, that wasn't bad. I had no problem with that, I mean, I wasn't some selfish and possessive lunatic, he was allowed to be friends with whoever he wished. And it was actually quite admirable that the two had been able to bury the hatchet and move on, I never would have guessed something like that would ever be possible. Though....
" Fine, I don't have a problem with that..." I inclined my head towards Chris's direction, " But what is he doing here? Don't tell me he has something to do with you dropping out, "
Maybe he was also some illegal racer and they had fed each other their fantasies on how they'd make it big if they left school behind and followed their dreams. It wasn't unlikely.
" No, he has nothing to do with that. He just-" he stopped and looked away. I knew that expression too well, it was the same face he made every time he was considering whether or not to lie. I didn't say anything, I didn't even act fazed by it. I just waited for him to speak so that I'd hear what he had to say and figure out whether he was being honest or not.
" He just came to visit a relative and suggested we catch up while he's here. "
Lie! The biggest one of all, and I hadn't been suspicious before but I definitely was now. What reason did he have to lie about that, unless they actually had both quit school and my guess was correct. Just by looking at him, I could tell that Chris hadn't changed on terms of his character, and meant no offense but he didn't seem like he was sober at the moment. I sneaked a leak at him, and it was to find his eyes focused on me. Not us, just me. The gaze made this feeling of deja vu sweep all over me, it was just like back when we were kids and I could feel his eyes digging into me for no apparent reason. He looked away immediately and I glanced back at Austin. I wasn't even going to try and get him to tell me the truth, whatever they had going on was their business...but school? I didn't care how distant we got, I was definitely going to meddle if it had to do with that.
" You're going back to school tomorrow, and before you start your pointless arguments let me inform you that in the end you WILL be going so there's really no need to say anything. "
"No I'm not. "
It was the light way in which he said it, that cocky grin that was more of a challenge. I just couldn't keep my cool anymore, I groaned in clear frustration and took a couple of steps to the side and away from him, then I turned around and just fisted both my hands in my hair. How could he be such a handful to deal with?
" Fuck you Austin!"
Shaking my head,I tried to keep my cool. How had I fallen in love with him for crying out loud? And why didn't I have it in me to just walk away completely and let him do as he pleased? I wished that I'd somehow find the strength to do so, because if there was one thing I hated, it was putting my effort into helping someone out and not getting any back . Or when I tried to help someone out and they took it completely for granted.
" You're not hearing me out, " he began and I looked at him once more. I heard everything he had to say, but despite how hard I tried, I couldn't see things from his point of view and that was because his view was almost childish. I wasn't joking when I said he'd regret it later on, it could be years but he would end up regretting his decision. I just didn't want that to happen. He was crazy but I still loved and cared about him.
" I hear you. Trust me, I do. I get that you hate school and can't stand being there,but you're not the only one. "
Walking back to where he was, I tried to search for his eyes.
" I'm pretty sure a lot of other students feel the same way you do, but they choose to hang in there. Why can't you do the same?"
" I don't want to. "
" Do you know how spoilt that makes you sound?! ' Oh I'm gonna use the super cool bike my dad bought me and make some cash'-"
" Don't do that, "
" It's the fucking truth! Look, I somehow convinced Khloe to call school and say you had a family emergency, but I can't keep doing this. You have NO idea the type of shit I have to deal with without you adding more on top of it. I've told you before and I'll say it again... grow the hell up!"
He didn't say anything. Plus he also hang his head and prevented me from looking at him. I wasn't sure whether he was angry but I suspected he was, and if that was the case then so be it. And I wanted to walk away, but I decided to just tell him everything I had to say and he could interpret it however he wanted, if he got mad and never talked to me again then that was his problem, I was just trying to help him out. And I didn't want to sound petty, but the truth was that he had indeed started everything. His bad choices were the reason we were in that state.
" I'm supposed to be at work, but how the hell could I ignore the fact that you're throwing your life away for a dream that you'll still be able to achieve whenever you wish? And do you know that my mum's leaving tomorrow? But with you acting like this, it'll be like she's still around tormenting me. "
He looked up, clearly hurt and offended. I took It as my cue to walk away and let him have some time alone to think.
" Do whatever you think is right, it's up to you. "
It has taken a serious amount of courage for me to ask such a huge favor from Khloe. I had been scared that she'd perhaps tell Austin's dad, but as expected,she had been cool about it all. And she had also asked me to talk some sense into him. That she would have done it herself if she could but there was no way he would have let her. I was fortune that Chelsea had been willing to stay at the store for a bit longer as well, but I made up my mind to stop going out of my way so much for someone who clearly didn't want my help.
" Hey! You're leaving? How will you get back? If you wait a while I'll drop you off, "
" I'm good, thanks."
The look on Miles' face told me he could tell something was wrong. I had seen him and Chris talking, but at that point I didn't even care about any of it. I desperately needed to take some time off from dealing with all of Austin's issues, and I was going to do just that.
I set my eyes on the exit,and I was about to walk out when I heard Chris's voice calling out my name, sighing, I stopped and slowly turned around. He ran up the last step that got him to where I was, he was a couple of inches shorter than me, and he had this curly shoulder length hair that was a huge mass on his head. If I looked at him long enough, I could see that ten year old boy he used to be.
" I can't believe it's you," were the first words he spoke to me. And for someone that used to enjoy bothering and making fun of me, he sounded a little too happy and excited.
" You look really great..... you've changed. "
" Haven't we all? I've gotta go. "
I started to turn around but he asked me to wait, so I raised my brows as an indication that he ought to just say whatever the hell he wanted to say. I wanted to be out of there as fast as I could.
" Ummm, "
I waited, but he never really said anything. He seemed to be thinking but he just didn't seem like he actually had anything to tell me.
" I'm leaving, "
The last thing I wanted to do was take my anger out on anyone. I never often did that but something told me that if I kept standing there, he was going to be the unlucky recipient of my misdirected frustration. I left, and because I was really late, I had to take a freaking taxi to the store.
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AUSTIN'S POV
Before leaving, Miles of all people had told me that he thought it would be wise if I listened to what Kyle was saying and went back to school. We'd met up to discuss a race,but I ended up withdrawing from it. There was no way I was going to be competing with Kyle's words stuck in my head. Seriously though, he managed to make me feel like a complete jerk. And I was now in my room, trying to go for two minutes without thinking of that incident. And out of everything he had told me, the bit about his mum stuck out the most.
Was it actually all my fault?
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