Song: You & I by One Direction

Chapter Fifty-seven: You brought the waking up to a trumpet theatrics to reality

Everyday feels the same.

I sleep, eat, cry, watch sad movies, cry again, watch comedies, laugh through my tears, stuff myself some more then do some work while I'm stuffing myself and crying and then I go to bed. They're pretty long and stressful days.

As if.

After Monday, I decided I'm not going to school.

I guess being a janitor is not such a bad idea in that case.

Shut up! I'm not losing anything. My dad called in sick for me because that's what I told him. I doubt he believes it though, but-meh. My friends bring in all my assignments and missed work anyways.

You know you have to go to school at some point, right?

I could be home schooled.

This is ridiculous.

I heard a knock on the door. "Who is it?"

The door burst open and Rev jumped on my bed. "Why did I even knock?" She moved uncomfortably on my bed. "And why does your bed feel like this?"

"The trash can's too far." I gestured with my hand.

"Gross." She complained as she jumped off my bed.

"I wasn't actually serious. I just put extra bed sheets and blankets to drown in."

She raised her brows as she jumped back on my bed. "Are you making jokes now?" 

I just shook my head.

"I don't like this." She mumbled.

"Like what?"

She looked up at me. "Seeing you like this."

"I thought I was behaving normal now. I'm used to this new life."

"You stay in your room all day, eat and cry. You need some exercise."

"You're so wrong."

She raised her brows in question.

"I do my homework too."

"While crying and eating."

"Are you a stalker now?"

"No. I'm caring. Why don't you just go talk to-?"

"No." I cut her off. "I thought you were as angry at him as I was."

"I am!" She exclaimed. "I am." She said a little lower. "I just- Apart from missing him, I hate seeing you like this."

"We only dated for about a month. Don't worry I'll bounce back."

"How about you start by going to school?"

"But he's there." I whined.

"True." She stood up from my bed and started heading out, then stopped at her door. "For what it's worth, he only comes in the morning and then leaves later on. I think he only comes to see you."

"Or he's back to his usual self and needs more time with girls on his bed than in class."

"Charvi..." She scolded.

"What?"

"I think you're passing the sad stage and entering the mean and angry stage."

"I think I'm more of in the middle."

"Just think about talking to him."

"It's not going to happen Rev. My problem is I forgive people who don't deserve it because I ignore how they've hurt me but Zane is different. He was the love of my life."

"Was?"

I looked down from her gaze.

"Is it because of that boy?"

"Would you stop bringing him into this? He's my friend."

She was talking about Jayden. Since Monday that Kai saw him around the entrance, he had stopped by my house everyday to see how is was doing. We'd talk for a while outside and then he'd leave. I don't get Rev's problem with that.

"Char, you have enough friends. I do not like him!"

"Well I do!" I exclaimed. And then I calmed myself. "He's easy to talk to." I said lower than before.

"You said Xander's easy to talk to. Why not talk to him?"

"He's in school half of the day and then he has football practice after. By the time he and the others get here-"

"You're closed up all over again." She completes for me.

"It's just easier to talk to a stranger."

"You said he was your friend."

"Now he is, but he's not always been there he doesn't know me like you guys do."

Yeah, he knows you more.

Not now.

"He doesn't have anything to do with me not approaching Zane. You, of all people, should know how much Zane hurt me. I'm not going through that again. Once a cheater, always a cheater."

She took a step forward, probably noticing the tears now dropping from my eyes, and I held a hand up to her to stop her. "I'm sorry Char. I didn't mean to push you."

I blinked away the tears.

"Good night." She said, before entering her room.

Thank God tomorrow's Saturday. More sleep.

It seems like you'll be doing more crying than sleeping this night.

Why am I such a crybaby?

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I fell off my bed with a thud when a loud noise was blown in my ear. I didn't bother getting up. I didn't set an alarm, so I'm going to sleep for a year if I want to.

"You really brought the waking up to a trumpet theatrics to reality. I mean, look at how you rolled and fell off." The voice laughed.

Wait! That voice.

I stood up immediately. "Xander! What are you doing in my room?"

He jumped on my bed, put a hand behind his head, put one leg over the other and stared at the ceiling. "What is anybody doing anywhere?"

"What?"

He turned to me and said in a 'duh' tone. "I was trying to act out a Dr. Phil's scene."

"You don't know what you're saying because I know for a fact that we haven't watched a single episode of that show before."

"It just seems right, you know."

"That doesn't answer why you're in my room." I walked over to the lights and flicked them on. "What if I was naked?"

"Well, you're not."

"But what if I was."

"I was pretty sure you won't. I knew you won't have even been awake."

"Who told you I didn't sleep butt naked?"

He scrunched up his face in disgust.

"Why are you here Xander? It's-" I turned to my alarm clock and my eyes almost fell out of their sockets. I grabbed my pillow and started hitting him with it over and over again.

He managed to scramble off the bed. "Charvi? Are you insane?" He whisper-yelled.

"You're the insane one. He goes to someone's house at 6 am on a Saturday. Who is even awake on a 6 am on Saturday?"

"People who jog." He started hopping on his feet.

"Well, good for them. Why am I awake then?" I jumped back on my bed.

"Because you're going to be one of them today."

I literally choked on my saliva.

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"Let's stop!" I beat his shoulder.

Turns out Rev had called Xander and told him I should be added to his morning routine. He had said he was glad to help. Monsters!

He scoffed. "So unfit."

I narrowed my eyes at him. "How dare you? I am very fit."

"We've only been running for 30 minutes, at a very slow pace."

"You say 30 minutes, I say half an hour."

"They're the same thing."

"No." I argued.

"Yes."

"No."

"Yes."

"Are you trying to distract me so I continue running?"

"No?"

"Yes." I argued again.

"No."

"Yes. Will you stop it?" I hissed.

"No."

"I am not falling for that again." I sat down on the ground.

He stopped and turned to me. "Are you really sitting on the ground?"

"My legs hurt. I can't move." I whined.

"Tell me you're joking."

I didn't reply.

"Can we just reach that park over there? It's empty."

"Of course it's empty. It's about 15 minutes to 7 am."

He gave me a blank look. "People are usually awake by now."

"Probably in their houses."

"Come on Char. It takes about 10 minutes to get there."

"If I do 10 more minutes I'll faint." I smiled at him. "Just carry me."

He pulled a horrified look. "The last time I carried you I collapsed."

"You were just trying to be mean."

He smiled before walking towards me. He lifted me onto his back and started walking towards the park.

"You know this is your boyfriend's job, right?"

"Well, I don't have a boyfriend, so I can just manage a best friend."

"Manage? What do you mean 'manage'? You're not managing me. I'm managing you."

"Sure." I stressed sarcastically.

"I'm serious."

"I know."

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We had stopped by the park and bought some junk food. We sat and talked for a long time without even noticing how much time was fleeing by. When we had decided to head back home. It was already around 8 am. I enjoyed my time with Xander, but I think my bed is more willing to meet my needs.

Xander was supposed to follow me to my room because he dropped his bag and stupid toy trumpet there. We were talking as we were close to the entrance so we were sort of distracted. Until Xander looked up, "Is that-?"

I turned. "Serena?"

She was standing in front of our door, as if considering whether to knock or not. She hadn't noticed us approach until I said her name.

She turned towards where we stood a few feet away. "Charvi."

"No. I'm not speaking to you. Xander, tell her to leave."

He looked at my drained out face and then turned to her. "Now is not a good time."

"Never is a good time." I muttered under my breath, but they still seemed to hear me.

She cannot be here.

"No. I have to talk to you. It is very important."

"Don't you get it? I do not want to see you or hear from you. I thought I made it clear the last time we spoke."

I heard a door slam shut. I turned around to the car that had just pulled up in front of my house.

CeCe. And a guy following behind her with a camera.

I snapped my head back to Serena in irritation. "You brought her here? I do not want my life to be broadcasted on some stupid blog. Take your fame and fortune or whatever and get out."

"I didn't bring her here." She climbed down the stairs and towards CeCe. "I know I offered to give you interviews, but you can't follow me to places."

"My readers are already really interested in this story. I have to get more." She walked around CeCe and towards me.

"What is your name?"

I glared at her. "Go to hell."

She gasped. "Why on Earth would you say that?"

Why on Earth would I say that? Does 'pathetic girl is not as pathetic as we think' not ring a bell?

She seemed to understand. "If it's because of the blog entries about you, no hard feelings. I just wrote what I saw."

"Your stupid blog is based on lies and gossip." Xander hissed.

She turned to him and smiled, "But to be honest, isn't that what people want?"

He just eyed her before grabbing my hand and dragging me inside.

"No!" Serena yelled as she ran up the stairs. "I really need to talk to you."

"Whatever you have to say, you can tell CeCe, I'm sure she'd love to include it in her blog." I eyed the both of them.

"I did not bring her here. I came here alone. Well, with my driver, but you know what I mean."

"Don't waste your time with me Serena. Zane is probably waiting for you."

Xander shut the door behind us and dragged me upstairs to my room.

"I thought since she hadn't written anything about you all week she would go away." Xander groaned.

"Seeing as I've not seen Serena or Zane in a while, and barely leave my house, I doubt she had anything to write about."

Xander snapped his fingers. "Maybe we could get Leyla to ask her parent's to pay them off."

I gave him a blank stare. 

"Don't look at me like that. I just finished exercising, how do you expect me to think straight?"

"I don't think that has anything to do with it."

Rev walked into my room.

"Why are there people and cars outside our window? It looks like they're crowding a celebrity."

I just groaned and lay back on my bed as Xander grabbed the trumpet to blow in my ears again.

Crap!

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