FORSAKEN

Breaking my heart

“Avigale you should just go home, as you can see, nobody even want’s you here.” Elliott had purposely waited, no I bet he told Dallas to pull Bianca away just to do this, I wouldn’t put it past him. I was still convinced that he had Dallas get us out the hotel, probably not thinking that Bianca would be so willing to have stranger’s stay in her house. He seemed to be like a shadow; everywhere I turned up there he was blocking my way. But he wasn’t wrong either, nobody had even said hello, besides for the staring it was as if I wasn’t even here, where the heck was Bianca?

“What the hell is your problem?” I was getting tired of the same conversation; I think I would have liked him back when he never spoke.

“I’ve told you a thousand times that this town isn’t a safe place, yet here you are.” His voice changed from angry to worry. No, I had to be reading it wrong.

“Excuse me, is this guy bothering you?” I spun on my heel, falling backwards, thankfully Elliott’s moved in time to steady me again.

“I’m honestly, not sure.” I say looking back up at Elliott, who had his hand’s gripping my shoulder’s still.

“I mean he just makes hand gestures that I don’t understand; one second I think he's hungry but his thirsty, so confusing.”

“Elliott’s always been a weird guy; so how does the new girl like my party?” Elliott finally letting me go let out

“Well if we’re all being honest, she just asked me to marry her as long as she doesn’t have to spend another second here. But you have a good night my friend.” I probably looked shocked, but Elliott seems unfazed, instead grabbing my elbow and leading me out of the room towards the next.

“That was rude!” I say not even sure he can hear me over the music.

“What’s rude is him thinking he can stand there and flirt with you because he thought I didn’t speak.” 

“Maybe he was just trying to get close to me to get close to you, and here you are breaking his heart.”

“No sweetie, that was all for you and had I not of said anything it would have gotten worse, and we both know it.”

“So, um I was wondering at what exact moment did you just decide to start talking again.”

The party had been Bianca’s attempt at getting me out the as she called it ‘closet’ since she lived in the mayor’s house but stays at their family home when she wants to get away. So far, we’d managed to find nothing, it wasn’t for lack of trying we’d searched endlessly the only problem was that her mum seemed to keep everything she had ever owned.

“You really don’t believe that I never spoke to people?” No, I believed it, I just didn’t understand it.

“I’m sure it’s true, I just don’t get why.”

“Why on Earth I she here? No outsiders aloud pickle, the door is over there.” It was the girl that had been with Bianca and Dallas’s that first night, she obviously had some beef with me I wasn’t aware of, unless she was dating Elliott, that would explain why he never spoke she did a good job of that all by herself.

“Kenzi, just leave it.”

“I get it, so she’s good enough to speak to but everyone else isn’t.” Kenzi was starting to draw attention, some people had stopped dancing to move closer, god where the hell was Bianca?

“Kenzi you don’t even know what you’re talking about, just leave it alone.” Well I was interrupting on something I had no business being in, besides I was B’s date tonight, I moved backwards slowly making my exit to find her when Kenzi’s eyes flash back towards me.

“It’s funny, I used to envy him, now? I just feel sorry, what a sad and lonely life it must be keeping everyone at arm’s length.” Kenzi had grown enough attention that the music had been turns off.

“I can see why he wouldn’t want to talk if this is the kind of conversations that are expected. You are right though, this isn’t my party, so you have a blast hating the world, I’m out.” I’m sure someone will explain to Bianca or she would hear through the gossip train, girls like Kenzi really set me off, I couldn’t understand the need to degrade and humiliate people, she was just as human and flawed as the rest of us. Outside was a peaceful silent, I’d never been one for parties I refused to have birthday parties growing up, I don’t know if it’s the idea of getting older or some trauma I don’t remember but part of me does, who knows? Not my councilor that’s for sure, in his eye’s I’m just another troubled teen. Astin had tried to convince mum to get me a new doctor, since he got money, he seemed to use it to better our family before he bettered the business. My phone started buzzing in my bag, I knew it could only be one person, someone I had actively avoided.

“Hello?”

“Hello? Really, Miss Eden? I don’t get a reply or a call or and I’m okay and I finally get hold of you in between your busy schedule and a hello is all I get?"

I hear a cough behind me, I spin on my heel. Oh great.

"Mum listen, I'm sorry! But I'm going to have to call you back!" I hung up the phone before she could say anything else. 

"You followed me?" I ask Elliott, who doesn't even looked ashamed. 

"Of course I did, like I'm going to let you walk home alone and listen to Bianca whinge later!" and here I was thinking you just wanted to spend more time with me, wrong again!

"I don't need a babysitter!" I walk off, leaving him standing there. 

"Have you always been this difficult?" Elliott called after me trying to keep up, damn heels if I didn't have them I'd of just ran home! 

"Yes!  It's a gift!  Now leave me alone!"

"What if I don't want to leave you." I stopped. 

"Why in the hell would you do that!?" 

"Maybe I like spending time with you." Elliot smirked. 

"Oh okay, I see. So now you want to play nice! Listen, I don't have time for these mood swings of yours, but have fun trying it on someone else!"