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The next few days went by, and I kept my distance from Archie. I couldn't believe what I had done, we had done. The morning after, I slipped out of his room and back to my own, where I started to cry. I felt I had betrayed Jay, the boy I was supposed to love, and my best friend, Atlanta, who trusted me. Questions wee swimming around in my mind, and eventually, they would have to be answered. Why did we do it?
I changed into my jeans and singlet top and grabbed an apple from the counter in the kitchen. I looked once back up at the stairs, before I grabbed my bag and shut the door. I jumped into my car and drove towards Willow Peaks (the name of the institution were Jay is), to see the teams disturbed leader.
The whole way there, I couldn't get Archie off my mind. What had happened to us? The team had gone in totally different directions after the deaths of our friends. Neil was stuck in a coma, and nothing could help him. Even the Gods couldn't do anything. Jay was left in a hospital, with a very bad memory of the last fight, and me and Archie, were...stuck together in the dorm with only each other and occasionally Athena's company. We couldn't just ignore each other; I know I couldn't miss Archie's purple hair when he walked past.
As I drove up the majestic stone driveway, I gazed at the grounds of the hospital. They were thriving with plants and it over looked the ocean. Here and there patients were just wondering around, touching the plants or mumbling to themselves. How Jay had ended up like this, I'll never know. I got out of my car and slowly walked up to the front doors and through into the reception area. A few women dressed in white clothes were walking about, aiding their patients. I stopped at the reception desk and the kind looking lady stared up at me.
"Can I help you, dear?" she asked in a sweet voice. I swallowed.
"Yea, I'm here to see-"
"Jay? I saw you here a few days ago. Go right ahead," she said. I nodded and smiled.
"Thankyou," I replied and walked down the hallway. I gradually got to Jay's room and I found him sitting at his window and staring out. It brought tears to my eyes, and again I felt as though I had betrayed him.
I wondered how Archie felt about this. Surely he felt guilty, especially since EVERYONE knew about his little crush on Atlanta. Did he feel bad?
Jay turned to me, very slowly, and then just stared at me. It was a chilling kind of stare, as if he knew what had happened. I walked over to him and bent down next to him. He continued to stare at me, and then turned his gaze out the window again.
"How's Neil?" he asked me. I bit down on my lower lip, knowing that Jay blamed himself for Neil's injury. Neil had just dodged a rather hard hit from one of Cronus' Giants when a rock had hit him. Jay was with him at the time and had told me many times, "If I had have stayed with Neil, he wouldn't be in hospital."
"He's managing, but...the doctor said, he'll probably stay like that," I replied, choosing my words carefully. Jay sighed heavily. It had now become very awkward, and I knew why. The secret I was keeping from Jay was burning me on the inside, but if I told him, he probably wouldn't hear me.
"Archie?" he asked. At the sound of Archie's name, I flinched. If Jay noticed, he didn't acknowledge it. My hands started to shake so I ran my fingers through my hair.
"Fine, he...c-can walk properly now," I said. Jay nodded slowly. He didn't even notice how nervous I was.
"You know, I should've seen it coming. Cronus told me his plan was going to work, but I...I didn't believe it because we'd bet him so many times. I just wish I had of known," he muttered.
"You'll be fine Jay," I said and stood. I kissed him on his cheek and left the room, stopping at the door. When I looked back at him, he had his hand to his cheek where I had kissed him, as if he thought a ghost had done it.
*
I put my car in park and got out and started up the brownstone steps. I opened the door and closed it. When I turned around, Archie was standing at the kitchen doorway. I placed my bag on the side table and avoided his gaze. I slowly walked to the stairs and when I looked at him, I saw the sorrow in his eyes. I ran up the stairs and flung myself on my bed, to cry.
He didn't come up to see me, but he did stop outside my door. I looked at it, expecting him to walk in and yell at me, but he just continued along. I couldn't see into minds, but at that moment, I realised something: Archie had never hated me.
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I changed into my jeans and singlet top and grabbed an apple from the counter in the kitchen. I looked once back up at the stairs, before I grabbed my bag and shut the door. I jumped into my car and drove towards Willow Peaks (the name of the institution were Jay is), to see the teams disturbed leader.
The whole way there, I couldn't get Archie off my mind. What had happened to us? The team had gone in totally different directions after the deaths of our friends. Neil was stuck in a coma, and nothing could help him. Even the Gods couldn't do anything. Jay was left in a hospital, with a very bad memory of the last fight, and me and Archie, were...stuck together in the dorm with only each other and occasionally Athena's company. We couldn't just ignore each other; I know I couldn't miss Archie's purple hair when he walked past.
As I drove up the majestic stone driveway, I gazed at the grounds of the hospital. They were thriving with plants and it over looked the ocean. Here and there patients were just wondering around, touching the plants or mumbling to themselves. How Jay had ended up like this, I'll never know. I got out of my car and slowly walked up to the front doors and through into the reception area. A few women dressed in white clothes were walking about, aiding their patients. I stopped at the reception desk and the kind looking lady stared up at me.
"Can I help you, dear?" she asked in a sweet voice. I swallowed.
"Yea, I'm here to see-"
"Jay? I saw you here a few days ago. Go right ahead," she said. I nodded and smiled.
"Thankyou," I replied and walked down the hallway. I gradually got to Jay's room and I found him sitting at his window and staring out. It brought tears to my eyes, and again I felt as though I had betrayed him.
I wondered how Archie felt about this. Surely he felt guilty, especially since EVERYONE knew about his little crush on Atlanta. Did he feel bad?
Jay turned to me, very slowly, and then just stared at me. It was a chilling kind of stare, as if he knew what had happened. I walked over to him and bent down next to him. He continued to stare at me, and then turned his gaze out the window again.
"How's Neil?" he asked me. I bit down on my lower lip, knowing that Jay blamed himself for Neil's injury. Neil had just dodged a rather hard hit from one of Cronus' Giants when a rock had hit him. Jay was with him at the time and had told me many times, "If I had have stayed with Neil, he wouldn't be in hospital."
"He's managing, but...the doctor said, he'll probably stay like that," I replied, choosing my words carefully. Jay sighed heavily. It had now become very awkward, and I knew why. The secret I was keeping from Jay was burning me on the inside, but if I told him, he probably wouldn't hear me.
"Archie?" he asked. At the sound of Archie's name, I flinched. If Jay noticed, he didn't acknowledge it. My hands started to shake so I ran my fingers through my hair.
"Fine, he...c-can walk properly now," I said. Jay nodded slowly. He didn't even notice how nervous I was.
"You know, I should've seen it coming. Cronus told me his plan was going to work, but I...I didn't believe it because we'd bet him so many times. I just wish I had of known," he muttered.
"You'll be fine Jay," I said and stood. I kissed him on his cheek and left the room, stopping at the door. When I looked back at him, he had his hand to his cheek where I had kissed him, as if he thought a ghost had done it.
*
I put my car in park and got out and started up the brownstone steps. I opened the door and closed it. When I turned around, Archie was standing at the kitchen doorway. I placed my bag on the side table and avoided his gaze. I slowly walked to the stairs and when I looked at him, I saw the sorrow in his eyes. I ran up the stairs and flung myself on my bed, to cry.
He didn't come up to see me, but he did stop outside my door. I looked at it, expecting him to walk in and yell at me, but he just continued along. I couldn't see into minds, but at that moment, I realised something: Archie had never hated me.
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