Chapter 6
*Nat*
I was sitting in my room, reading. It was something to keep me away from destroying any more pictures. I then got shocked by the phone ringing. I picked it up.
*Nick*
I had to call her. It was Wednesday. I needed to talk to Nat, she was the reason I couldn’t sleep. I was the reason for her not sleeping too. So I picked up the phone and dialed her number.
“Hello?” She said. She was so quite on the phone. Must of been she was tired or something.
“Nat. We really need to talk.”
“I know.”
“Meet me in a half an hour at the beach. We’ll talk about it. Calmly.”
“Alright.” she said.
“See you in a few.”
“Yeah, bye.”
“Bye.”
I hung up the phone and then walked out of the house. I told my parents I was going to the beach to think. They knew about me and Nat’s fight. They told me that I had to talk about it or else we would both end up in deep shit.
I got to the beach and sat down. A little while later I heard foot steps. I knew that it was Nat as they came closer to me. I looked up and saw her standing there. She hadn’t changed in days. I mean she would change her shirt but nothing else. She looked awful. We both did. She just did a little more. I guess.
“Hey.” She said.
“Hi, Sit down.” I said.
She sat down a few steps away from me. I watched her play with the sand.
“Nick, I’m sorry. You know that I am. I know that I am. I don’t know what else I could do to tell you that I’m sorry. I’ve tried. I can’t give up though I just also have to tell you that the past five days have been a living hell for me. I can’t stand to see you mad at me. I can’t keep it up either. I’m at school and your fine and all nice and then we step out and we won’t talk. Or anything. Nick, I’m really sorry.” She said. She started to cry afterwards. How badly did I just want to come up to her and hold her. Tell her everything was going to go back to normal. But I couldn’t.
“Nat, look I know your sorry. Brian told me that you told him that you thought he was me. I mean maybe we are in love. I know that when I told Ashley to kiss me. Just because you were behind me I thought she was you too.”
“So that’s why?” She said.
“Yeah, I just want to know why you did it.”
“Nick, I think its because of what you taught me. I mean I’m not blaming it all on you. Just listen. After we broke up we both, well were getting closer. So when we did go out I took that and just went for it with Brian. I think I thought it was right. Just because me and you did it when we were going out with others. And now I screwed it all up. For both of us. I better go. Before we start to fight about that.” She started to walk away.
I grabbed her arm.
“Nat, stay. Please. Were not going to fight. Please.” I said, She sat back down and we sat there and watched the waves go by.
“Nick, I know were not going to solve this now. So my moms not home and if you want to spend the night and we can talk. I doubt I’m going to sleep anyway. If it gets really bad just leave.”
I looked at her and nodded my head.
We sat there for awhile doing nothing. Then Nat turned to me.
“I guess I’ll meet you at my house in a half hour?”
“Sure. I got to get some things and then I’ll be right over.”
“Alright.”
We both got up and walked towards the parking lot. As we got closer to the lot, I saw my car but Nat’s wasn’t there. She was a few steps away from me.
I looked at her, she was looking at the ground and walking, slowly.
“Where’s your car?” I asked.
“I walked here.” She said still looking at the ground.
“You want a ride home? I mean we just have to stop at my house to get some things.”
“No, that’s okay. I don’t mind walking. I did it before.” She said looking sadly into my eyes.
“Nat, I know were fighting and all, but still its okay for me to give you a ride. I don’t mind. Not at all.”
“Are you sure?” She said.
I walked back to her. “Yes, now either you get in that car, sit there and wait for me to get my things or else.” I said holding up my fists at her.
She laughed. “Alright, thanks.”
For the first time in days I saw her smile. At me. I felt pretty glad she did. As we drove to my house I wanted to keep my eyes on her, but the road was something that I kind of had too.
*Nat*
After Nick said that I laughed. We were starting to get along now. I was pretty happy with it. At least we weren’t fighting like before. In the car I was watching him drive. He was singing to, or at least trying to sing to “pretty fly for a white guy.” It was pretty cute, well, at least for me.
When he went in his house, I just sat there. I ended up picking on his car. I was nervous. I know that when we do make up he’s going to kill me for what I was starting to do to his car. Nick came back in the car and handed me a bag.
“What’s this for?” I asked holding it.
“You left it in the limo.. When I kind of left. I thought you would want it.”
“Oh, yeah. I guess so.”
As he threw his stuff in the back I sat there and played with the straps on my bag. I forgot that I even left it in the limo. I sat there and looked at it. I think I was just ashamed that I did that. I mean you know kiss Brian. As he pulled into my driveway he stopped the car and took out the keys and opened his door. He was about to step out when he noticed that I wasn’t moving.
“You okay?” He asked.
“Yeah. I’m just well, scared.”
“Nat, its only me. We are just going to talk. I’m promising you this right now that I am not going to go off on you at all.”
“Alright. Thanks.”