My Best Friend's Brother by MJ Thompson Read Free Book Online Page B

then I would be back down.
     
    I had to wash the chlorine smell from my body that was now causing a headache.
     
    In my bedroom I closed my door behind me and striped off my old clothes and walked into my bathroom.
     
    I placed my clothes in the hamper in the corner.
     
    I turned on the shower and waited for it to heat up before stepping in.
     
    I grabbed my sponge and shower gel and proceeded to wash the pool smell from my body, then finishing off washing my hair.
     
    Still standing under the lukewarm water I couldn't help but think back to what I heard
     
    Nathan is in love with some girl.
     
    I know he never said the word 'love' but I could tell by his tone that's what he meant.
     
    My chest went tight and started to hurt, my eyes filled up with tears blurring my vision.
     
    Why did the thought of him being with someone else hurt so much?
     
    It's not like he has ever led me on or showed me any interest (in a romantic way) in the past. I never really told him anything to indicate that either.
     
    But even when.
     
    No I can't
     
    I felt the tears start to fall from my eyes.
     
    I slouched down to the floor of the shower until I was effectively sat down and hugging my legs to my chest.
     
    Before I knew it I was crying my soul out. I felt physically sick to my stomach; my chest felt like someone was sat on it.
     
    I felt more depressed than any other time in my life and nothing was going to fix it.
     
    I was stupid really.
     
    That's right I was in love with my bully.
     
    I think I must be brain damaged or something.
     
    How can I still feel this way?
     
    When we first met he was so sweet and treated me like a princess, but after a while he charged into
     
    Well I already told you what he was.
     
    But I always had hope the old him would come back to me.
     
    And today I through he had, but I guess I was fooling myself to think he would think of me as anything but a friend.
     
    I lay still clutching my legs, crying for what seemed like forever.
     
    That is until I heard a knock at my bathroom door.
     
    "Hope? Are you Ok in there? You've been in there for over an hour now." A concerned voice asked from the other side if the door.
     
    I stood up and quickly grabbed my towel, wrapping it around myself.
     
    I cleared my now slightly raw throat and answered back "I'm Ok. I'll be right out" I said with a slight croak in my voice that I tried to hide but failed.
     
    "Are you sure? You sound like you've been crying?" They asked again.
     
    "I'm OK just give me five minutes while I get dressed and I'll be down." I quickly said back in a better but still ruff sounding voice.
     
    The person on the other side agreed and I guess they left.
     
    I finished off drying myself, trying not to think back to earlier, which was sure to cause my tears to return.
     
    Instead I blocked it out, well at least temporarily. I chose to think about Kira's soon to be born babies.
     
    I stood in front of the mirror that was over the sink and sighed.
     
    My eyes were bright red and swallow; there was no hiding the fact that I was crying.
     
    I turned on the cold tap and began to cup the cold water and splash my eyes, hoping it would take away some of the redness at least.
     
    I turned off the tap and looked back to the mirror and shook my head.
     
    'No change at all' I said internally.
     
    Maybe makeup would help a little, but probably not much.
     
    I looked around the room and then remembered using it this morning in my bedroom.
     
    I walk to the bathroom door I stepped out still in my towel having forgotten my clothes in my distracted state earlier.
     
    As soon as I stepped into my room I couldn't help but laugh.
     
    On my bed fast asleep was Ricky hugging in his arms my childhood plush pig 'hammy'.
     
    I quickly covered my mouth as not to wake him and tip toed over to the side table where my phone sat.
     
    I internally thanked him for clearing my brain if only temporarily.
     
    Grabbing it, I found my camera app