Write on me

Chapter 28| Why would someone like him ever want someone plain like me?

SUNDAY

MELISSA POV

I threw orange juice into a tall glass before I set it beside the plate full of waffles and some medication on the pretty floral print tray.

Breakfast in bed was something my sister and I often did on our parents' birthday but hardly ever for each other so it felt like a cute thing to do for my sister, who would be waking up with her second ever major hangover.

She had yet to wake up even though it would be more like lunch in bed than anything else, it was something. I had just gotten home when I heard the knock on the door and was very surprised to see Dane on my doorstep with one of the girls from my sister’s soccer team and my sister passed out in his arms.

***Flashback***

“What happened to my sister?” My eyes widened as she was laid out in Dane’s arms while he wore a leather jacket that was zipped up, yet didn’t seem to have a t-shirt under.

“I am sure you will hear about this soon enough because a lot of people witnessed it but she had a bit too much. I tried to keep my eye on her at the party but then my mom called and I just…”

“She’s wasted.” Dane simply said as he seemed annoyed by all her rambling and I was too but mostly because I couldn’t remember her name.

“My sister is never wasted. Where did you take her?” I folded my arms and narrowed my eyes at the guy who had left my boyfriend with a blue eye.

“I didn’t take her anywhere”

“I thought she was with you the entire day” I frowned.

“No. I showed up at the end, can you please show me where her room is?” I could hear some frustration in his voice but wasn't intimidated by it though.

“Her room?”

“Unless you want to carry her up those stairs?” He stared blankly at me and while he wasn’t my favourite person I was grateful he had been there.

“I will be going home but please tell her to text me tomorrow” Emily mumbled before she walked off. I guess they had arrived separately as there was a car and his motorcycle parked in front of our house.

“Follow me” I sighed and led the way to my sister’s room even though I knew she would not be impressed with me for doing so. I was sure she would wish she had taken my interior designing advice years ago.

I opened the door and put the light on and I could see he was taking in the room with all her crush posters, bookshelves, plush toys. I saw a small smirk on his face which he probably had not wanted me to see as he set her down and quickly left her room.

“Do you want me to give her a message or anything?”

“She won’t want to hear it” Was all he said before he was out the front door.

***End of Flashback***

By the end of the night I had found out every detail about what had happened thanks to the gossipers at school.

I had cringed for my sister’s part but also knew why Dane had said that she wouldn’t want to speak to him. The details of their argument were vague from what they heard from her. It was obvious something had happened and my sister was suffering while I hadn’t known.

“But we had plans with my family today. You can’t just cancel on me last minute, babe” I heard Adam as I had called him to cancel which was bad of me, but he hadn’t picked up his phone all morning.

“I know but my sister needs me, you heard about what happened last night...” I sighed as everyone had, I hoped it wouldn’t make it to the parents because our parents had luckily been sleeping soundly when she got home.

His irritated groan filled my ear through the phone.

I closed my eyes as I hated letting him down but I had let my sister down the most lately, “So, I have to be the only one at the family reunion without my girlfriend because Meredith decided to get wasted and have issues with her psycho boyfriend?”

“He is not her boyfriend and if you don’t get why I need to be there for her then maybe we should take a break” I blurted out because I didn’t like the way he had said it when we both knew her very well.

She wasn't one to lose control or just be reckless for the sake of it. She was the most responsible and levelheaded person I knew.

“What do you mean?” His tone softened almost immediately.

I inhaled deeply in and out before I spoke, “Adam, I let you say insensitive things about her because I love you and I can’t be firm with you like I am with everyone else. But you need to realize that she is my sister and she will always be first in my life and…”

“You would risk our relationship because of s**t I said about her?”

“No, you would. Not me. I am just trying to be there for her because she needs me. I hope that you understand that, so we don’t have any unnecessary issues”

“Fine” I heard the phone die and sighed.

I didn’t need an argument with my boyfriend to add to my list of concerns for the day but that would have to wait until tomorrow.

Today I had to redeem myself as a good sister.

I had been slacking on being a good twin to Meredith which I hated because I loved being the person she could depend on. My parents often saw me as a bit irresponsible because of my social habits and taking care of her helped me feel balanced.

I was known as being pretty, stylish and popular which were all just things that put me on top of some imaginary list. Most of them didn’t even know me and while I didn’t mind it, my comfort zone lied with my sister because she knew all my quirks that even Adam didn’t know. Yes, I kept up the act with her too most of the time but unlike everyone else she could see past it.

I never wanted her to be hurt by the annoying people with their stupid comments and I hated that I had let my boyfriend be the exception to it.

I slowly pushed open Meredith’s door with my elbow instead of bursting in like I usually did. Mostly because I had feared that maybe one day I would open it to find that Dane had snuck threw the window or something and they were getting busy. Maybe farfetched imagery when it came to my sister but still a possibility with all the changes that had happened recently.

I set the tray down on her bedside table and slowly opened her curtains to let some light into the darkness.

I heard the subtle groans from the sleeping beauty in bed.

“Wakey wakey, Beautiful!” I chirped and moved towards her bed while she covered her face with her blankets.

“It's 1pm.” I softened my voice and sat beside her before I gently pulled the covers down.

She peeked at me through her hair that was all over the place.

“Is it really afternoon already?” Her voice was muffled but I simply nodded and tried to hide my amusement as much as I could.

“Come on, sit up!” I leaned over and took the tray off the bedside table and set it down onto her lap as she had sat up.

“You made this” She smiled slightly at the sight of her beloved waffles.

“Well, it's Sunday and you definitely need some waffles and definitely some medication.”

“I don’t feel as bad as I thought I would” She said thoughtfully as she bit into the waffle.

I smiled, “Maybe it’s because you already got some puke out of your system”

“What do you… Oh no!” She closed her eyes and scrunched up her face while I wished I had been there to see it because that might have been the only comical thing about the night.

“Please tell me I didn’t puke on Dane” She groaned and rest her head back.

“I wasn’t there but according to the people who were, you did. But I think they were more distracted by him”

“What do you mean?” She frowned.

“I heard from Lilly that after catching you and placing you into whatever car, he stripped off his t-shirt and threw his leather jacket over. If she found it to be a hot show, as someone who believed he was a spy, then I am sure it was. I didn’t know he had so many tattoos...”

“They could see all that in the dark?”

I shrugged while she sighed, “Lilly and anyone else that was attracted to his body can have him then”

I frowned, “What happened? One minute you wanted to invite him over for Thanksgiving and the next you are screaming your lungs out at a party.”

“I really don’t feel like talking about it”

“I know that I have been hot and cold when it comes to how I feel about him but you can always come to me. Especially when it comes to boy trouble, I don’t want you dealing with it alone or taking advice from someone else” I wavered hinting towards her newfound friends.

“Its just been a lot these last couple of weeks. I spent so much time consumed by thoughts and concerns that revolved around him and now it all just seems pointless” She whispered before she took the tablets I had set down on the tray.

It was strange seeing my sister so defeated.

I had seen her down before but that was years before when she had really been affected by the intense bullying.

This was different though.

I wanted to tell her that Dane had brought her home accompanied by Emily but it didn’t seem like how she got home was even a thought for her right now.

“I am sorry that I haven’t been there for you like I should have been. I have been so wrapped up with Adam and I trying to make the most of our senior year and my friends. I am so used to you being consumed by the simple things of life that I haven’t been truly focusing on all the changes his friendship has brought. Not just happiness but possible hurt…”

She glanced at me before she focused on the tray, “I told him I liked him and he said that he liked me too but he said we couldn’t be together with the implication that it would lead to a target on my bike. But then his girlfriend from his old town showed up looking for him at our restaurant of all places…”

“He has a girlfriend?” My eyes widened even though I shouldn’t have been surprised, with all his obvious flaws.

The way he looked at my sister while they stood in hallways and the way he defended her just made me believe he truly cared about her.

“Apparently so and its just great that you guys didn’t want him here for Thanksgiving because she came to surprise him. I don’t think he knew she was here yet so I might have ruined it for the perfect biker couple” She briefly pouted.

“Now it all makes sense. I am so sorry, Meredith. I should have seen the signs of him being a player, I just…”

“I should have. I am the one that feels like she knows him better than anyone else in this town and I was so blind. I mean of course he has a hot, badass girlfriend that rides a motorcycle like him, has tattoos…” She shook her head as I saw the tears make their way down her cheek.

I immediately removed the tray and set it down where it had been before.

“Please don’t cry” I whispered as I wrapped my arms around her because her tears usually meant mine would be falling soon as well when I wanted to be strong for her.

“I did so much for him, and I don’t regret it because I wanted to do it because I really care about him. I know that being a cheater doesn’t just make him a bad person but it does make him a liar and maybe every moment we shared was a lie. You were absolutely right, I was his prey…”

I hated that I had ever said that to her during one of our annoying fights because I never saw her as weak or some sort of prey.

She was one of the strongest people I knew because she didn’t succumb to anything.

“I was so wrong about that and deep down you know it. Yes, maybe being a two-timing son of a b***h doesn’t make him a bad person but it makes him an ass. And only an ass would even think of hurting you like that. Maybe he does care about you, but if he did he should have at least been honest with you when you told him how you felt”

“He said we couldn’t be together and I kept pushing” She groaned and sat back, “Was I just so desperate for someone else to see me?”

“Meredith…” I began but she spoke again while I felt my heart break as I felt her pain and knew how hard it was.

How overwhelming it must have felt for her when she had never ever put herself out there with a guy before.

He hurt my sister.

“I just don’t know why I was so stupid. Why would someone like him ever want someone plain like me?” She whimpered into my arms.

“He would be absolutely lucky to have someone like you, Mer” I said firmly because it was so true.

She was one of the most genuine people in town and she was so beautiful, she just hid all of her spark from the world. While I wasn’t a fan of their friendship and had forbidden it basically, I loved that he had helped push her out of her shell.

She had just begun blossoming and I feared the heartache he caused would just set her back.

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AUTHOR'S NOTE:

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Dane's girlfriend coming to town?

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