Love Is Deadly

Chapter Nine

After Noah and I ate he took me back home, giving me a hug before I left.

I walk in the house and see everything cleaned up and Josh is sitting on the couch, watching Tv in the living room. I place my leftovers on the kitchen counters and go into the living room where Josh is.

"Where's dad"?

"He left".

"Oh when is he coming back"? I ask, sitting next to him on the couch.

"I don't know. He didn't say". Josh mumbled, scrolling through channels on the tv.

"So, when did he leave". I say quietly and Josh sighs.

"Well, I woke up as soon as you left and went downstairs and dad was yelling and crying, throwing bottles. After about 20 minutes he finally calmed down a little but was still drunk. He cried until out of nowhere he said he was leaving and didn't know when he was coming back and left".

"Oh sorry for leaving. Dad got a hold of me and probably would have killed me if he had the chance".

"You could have come to wake me up instead of going over to Noah's". Josh says slightly angry, tightening his jaw.

"What is your problem with Noah? Ever since he came around you've been acting different".

"Because I know him. We used to be best friends. He's nothing but a dark cold monster who doesn't give a f**k about anybody".

"Can I know the story"?

"It's going to break you. I can't say anything". Josh says getting up, walking upstairs to his room. How would it break me? Everything still is not correlating with me correctly. Josh wants me to stay away from Noah, and claims he's a murderer, he also called him a dark cold monster.

I brush away my thoughts and call Cassidy to see if she wants to hang out.

"Hello".

"Hey Cass are you busy"?

"Nope I am bored as a grandpa at a library". I laugh and she does as well.

"Want to come over? My brother's being weird and I just got back from hanging out with Noah".

"You hung out with Noah"? I can already picture Cassidy smiling from ear to ear.

"Yes, but it wasn't by choice, but anyways I'll tell you more once you get over here".

"Alright I'll be over in 5".

I hang up and go up to my room to wait on Cassidy, and while doing so I get a call.

It was Noah.

"Hello".

"Hey, what are you doing for thanksgiving break"?

"Thanksgiving break isn't for another couple weeks, we haven't even had Halloween yet".

"Okay and, answer the question". Noah says, sounding rude.

"You don't have to be rude. I don't know what I'm doing yet why"?

"Just wondering". He mumbles then hangs up in my face. I'm still confused as to why one minute he acts so kind and the next act like a complete asshole.

The doorbell rings and I go downstairs to get it. I open the door and Cassidy smiles hugging me, walking in the house.

"How's your mom"?

"Good. I visited her yesterday but my dad kicked me out so today I'll go to visit her". I say and she nods going into the living room, taking a seat on the couch.

"Where is your dad"?

"I don't know. This morning he was throwing bottles and got a hold of me so I left and by the time I came back, Josh had said that he didn't know where he had gone, claims that my dad said he didn't know when he was coming back". I say throwing her a canned soda.

"Damn. that's a lot, but enough about that, what's going on with you and the British boy next door"? She raises her eyebrow and I shrug.

"Nothing is going on between us but what's weird is that when Noah and his Aunt came over for dinner Josh gave him glares the whole time and then when I found my mom how she was and Noah came over, Josh started to fight him saying that he was a murderer".

"Noah, a murderer? I don't see it. I mean if he is a murderer then Mama I'm in love with a criminal". Cassidy laughs, quoting Britney spears.

"Yeah and so this morning I went to his house when my dad got angry and a girl answered the door and she was shirtless and so was he and they both had messy hair".

"Oh no. Wait she was shirtless"?!

"Well, she had a bra on but still the same thing". I shrug and Cassidy nods her head in agreement.

"Enough about Noah for right now, the important question is are you going to formal"? Cassidy asked.

"I don't have anyone to with".

Cassidy smiles and I glare at her.

"Noah is definitely not an option".

"But why, you could go just as friends you know, you don't have to go as a couple".

"I know but he doesn't do formals". I shrug and Cassidy raises her eyebrow again.

"How do you know that"?

"I just- He doesn't seem like the type to go to formals. He doesn't date either so we couldn't go as a couple". I sigh.

"Do you want to be a couple"?

"No of course not". I look away and she rolls her eyes.

"It's not a bad thing if you want to be in a relationship with him. Just tell him. What is he going to do"?

"Hmm. Let's see. Reject me. Never talk to me again". I shrug and she shakes her head.

"You can't live your life walking on eggshells Ava. You need to be adventurous. I mean look at Liam and I".

"Cass, you and Liam have been dating since 7th grade and besides Liam isn't an asshole like Noah".

"I'm just saying Ava. You need to be carefree".

"Being Carefree about everything is going to get me hurt worse than if I'm being careful".