If I Stay by Reeves Evan

Author:Reeves, Evan [Reeves, Evan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-08-25T23:00:00+00:00

That night, everyone left except Sacha, who crashed on the couch. The next morning, Brandon slept in the Audi on the ride to school, opening his mouth only to moan that he needed coffee or else he would undoubtedly die. Apparently, no vital organs can function without caffeine.

Sacha and I were silent as we drifted through the parking lot, ordered our drinks, and then returned to the car. When inside, he kept his eyes on his decaf latte.

“Whose car is this?” he eventually asked. After a few moments, Brandon gave a quick answer. Thank God.

“It's my dad's.”

“What?” Sacha turned around, staring at Brandon who was sitting crisscross in the back seat, looking totally blank. “Your dad doesn't drive an Audi.”

“Obviously,” he muttered. “Alright. So I lied. Sue me, Kellin Quinn.”

Sacha blinked, looking over at me as if I had the answer. Which, obviously, I did. But I didn't want to give it to him.

“It's Professor Lawson's,” I mumbled. “He lives close-by the apartment, in that giant gated mansion. My tire was flat, and he just so happened to be around. So he lent me his car until mine was patched up.”

“Well, Jesus.” Sacha muttered. “I guess that was nice of him.”

“Yep,” I smiled tightly, and we kept driving. From behind I could hear the music as it vibrated through Brandon's headphones, his eyes lazily staring out the window, still half-closed. I took that as a safe enough opening to speak.

“Last night...” I started, then stopped. “Sacha, you know you're my best friend.”

“It's really alright,” he said quickly, looking over at me. “We don't have to do this.”

“But do you really mean it, or are you just saying that so things will resume as normal?”

He shook his head a little, looking mildly upset.

“Does it really make a difference? What do you want from me, Gemma? The truth?”

We pulled into the parking lot, and I found the first open spot. I turned back to Brandon and told him that we'd meet him in class. When he was gone, I took the opportunity to grant myself a single heavy sigh.

“Yes,” I told him. “Sacha, I would always want you to tell me the truth.”

He shrugged his shoulders. Not in a passive way, but rather a defeatist one.

“I've had feelings for you ever since you were with Toby, Gems. I mean, listen. I'm not saying that guys can't just be friends with the opposite sex. It can happen. But in most cases, it's just...you spend enough time with someone, and feelings can develop. It's not like I asked for this.”

“I never said that you did,” I said quietly. He nodded, his eyes heavy.

“Gemma, I shouldn't have asked you to kiss me. That was wrong. I could say that it was the booze, but we both know that even when I'm totally hammered I can still reserve some ounce of self-control. Last night wasn't about acting on a buzz. I wanted to kiss you.”

I didn't say anything as he took a slow, deep, frustrated breath.

“I can't even tell what you're thinking right now,” he said.

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