V. by Emily N. Kay

Author:Emily N. Kay [Kay, Emily N.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-01T05:00:00+00:00

It’s been hours of flipping and turning on the bed and I still cannot seem to fall asleep. Why do I even try? Why should I try to do anything? Nothing ever goes my way anyway.

I frustratingly kick the quilt away, suddenly feeling hot and starting to sweat even though the AC is on and it’s supposed to be freezing because that’s how I like my room to be.

I sit up. My throat starts to itch now and I feel a little dizzy. Maybe I’m actually getting sick. Hoo-fucking-ray.

V’s room is directly next to mine. And it doesn’t help that the walls in this house are as thin as paper. I’ve always liked that I could hear V’s singing when she’s in a good mood. But now, all I can hear is Kyle’s deep, annoying voice and V’s laugh. If I concentrate hard enough, I think I can even hear their lips smacking.

I want to bury myself alive.

I’ve tried everything—pillows, ear plugs, ear buds. Nothing works. Their laughs still pierce through. And I’m tired. I’m tired of feeling like I’m the only one who cares. I’m tired of loving. I’m tired of feeling like I’m alone in this world. But most of all, I’m beyond exhausted for trying so hard to convince myself that I still stand a chance—that she might return the feelings.

I’m losing V—the girl who’s the reason I’m still alive—and I can’t do anything to stop it. And I’m just so, so fucking tired…

Finally, I feel myself drifting to sleep.

I wake up again when I feel a cool hand on my cheek. Squinting my eyes through the dark, I see the silhoutte of V’s face—so unmistakably V. She flinches a little and pulls her hand away.

“What are you doing?” I ask, my voice cracking. Gosh, my throat really hurts. This is what I get for lying.

“Checking on you, silly.” She playfully pokes me in the chest with her little finger. “How you feeling? I think you have a fever now,” she says, her tone etched with worry, and my heart instantly expands.

I sit up, rubbing my eyes. My body actually aches. “Not good. Where’s Kyle?”

V tilts her head, and I can’t make out her face. “He left, Josh. Long time ago. Because you said he can’t stay over, so I told him to go.”

I blink, totally surprised. “You actually listened to me?” Though I said that in the most neutral tone ever, I’m laughing with relief in my head right now. She still cares about me after all!

“It’s just cause’ I felt really bad…” she says quietly.

“Why?”

She huffs out a breath. “For acting out. For being a total brat to you,” she mumbles. “Even when Kyle was here I was… I don’t know. It felt wrong having him over when you’re not feeling well.”

“I thought you two were having a blast. At least from what I heard,” I say sarcastically, unable to help myself.

V is quiet for a moment. She takes a deep breath and says, “I’m sorry.

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