All Wrong

Chapter Nine Wednesday

Henry

Is she really on a date? It’s not like I can ask her. What right do I have? None. I am nobody to her. Would she lie to Grace? Probably after what happened but I doubt it.

That girl is a complete mystery. She never used to be. I blame that prick Bryce. I hate him. I asked him about her mom today. He said something about her leaving when she was a baby and that she was an addict.

That’s gotta be tough. Grace is the only one besides Bryce that’s been to her house but she said there’s no photos of a woman there. It’s like she vanished without a trace.

That would drive me crazy. The more I try to figure her out the more turned around I get and I wonder if that’s why she’s always on my mind. She’s a challenge. Who doesn’t like that?

I’m glad she agreed to come over tomorrow. She seems to need some cheering up. I finally broke up with Gabriella today. Something Grace said last night.

I don’t want to be a walking std farm and that girl is sleezy.

I sit on my bed and hold my phone in my hand. If only I had her moms name I could figure out some more about her. Bryce didn’t know. Or he was just over talking about her.

Fine by me I don’t want him saying her name anyway. Scumbag. How can you spend so much time with someone and not give a rats ass about them in the end? To do what he did. You’d have to be heartless. A monster. Which he proves he is both of those everyday so I don’t know why I’m so surprised.

I hate him. I hate him so much that I’m afraid what I might be capable of if ever given the chance. I think of Sydney again. Of that night. I wasn’t too far but I was with a girl so I wasn’t to worried. Once word got back though I was agitated. He left right before word got to me. Lucky bastard. Grace was wrecked when Sydney wouldn’t talk to her. She stopped coming around. We stopped hearing from her all together. It stung but I mean I get it. She was humiliated. But she left a mess in her absence and that was when I knew any chance I had with her was gone thanks to him.

I sigh scrolling through my phone trying to quiet my brain. I go to graces page and find Sydney. I click on her profile and stalk it. By the time I fall asleep I’ve learned that she posts nothing personal. Not even her birthday is online. It’s like she wants to stay a complete mystery to anyone that encounters her.

I did notice that everything to do with Bryce was deleted and that made me smile.