Pretend (77 page)

             
"Five minutes and then get lost," he said before asking his two 'female friends' to give him a minute.
That was also mine and Crystal's cue to walk away as well.

             
"Wow, Kyle really stood his ground there, maybe he's not as bad as I thought he was," Crystal said as we began to walk towards where Jess was stood, waiting for her lift from Anthony who was more than likely going to be late.

             
I let out a small laugh before turning around to see a silent Aiden listening to the words that Kyle was saying.

             
"Hey, what are you guys doing?" Jess asked as she watched me and Crystal walking towards her.

             
"Waiting for my stupid brother to stop being a jerk," Crystal answered.

             
"Oh dear,
men," she said as she looked over at Kyle and Aiden.

             
"Running late?" I asked her with a smile on my face.

             
"That boy will be late for his own funeral, which could be just around the corner if he continues to keep me waiting like this
,”
she said as we all began laughing.

             
"We laugh but it's true," Crystal said.

             
"Yup," I agreed.

             
"Ok
,
don't look now but it looks like their little conversation is over," Jess said as she took a sneaky glance in the direction that Kyle and Aiden were stood.

             
That's when I felt my phone vibrate. I saw Aiden's name pop up on my screen and quickly opened it up.

             
I'm sorry, I was stupid. I love you. Can we talk?
x

             
"So he does have an ounce of common sense," Crystal said as she peered over my shoulder.

             
"About time you jerk!" She shouted to Aiden as he looked down at his feet in
embarrassment
.

             
"Go get your man
,
girl," Jess said as she winked at me, causing me to smile.

             
"Ok
,
wish me luck," I said.

             
"I'll catch a ride with Jess and Ant and l
eave you two to be alone again,”
Crystal said with a smile on her face.

             
"Sorry and thanks," I said as I smiled at her.

             
"Oh
,
don't worry I have I.O.U lists for all of you," she said with a smirk on her face.

             
"What
,
you write them down?" Jess asked in an amused tone.

             
"No, I keep a mental note and so far Aiden and April have the longest lists," she said with a smirk on her face.

             
Just as I went reply
to Crystal
 
I felt my phone vib
rate in my hand again.

             
"Gosh my brother is stubborn and impatient. He can wait since he made you wait," she said before I looked down at the text that was in my hand.

             
As I read the words on my screen my whole body froze and a feeling of sickness came over me as I looked at his name.

             
"April what's wrong?" Crystal asked.

             
"Oh
my gosh
!" Jess screamed as I heard the screeching of car wheels behind me.

             
As I span around and watched the red truck going full speed towards Aiden I felt my whole world come crashing down.

             
"Aiden!"
I heard Crystal shout before her and Jess ran in his direction, leaving me stood frozen.

             
I looked down at the text message that I had just
received
from Jake and read the words again.

             
I told you that this wasn't over.

             
As the words
sank in for the final time, I fe
l
t
all
of
the muscle
s in my body go weak just before I
hit the floor and a cloud of darkness consumed me...

AIDEN’S POINT OF VIEW

"Hey," I said as I walked up to where Murphy a
nd Taise were sat in the cafeteria
.

             
"Hey," Murphy said as he nodded his head at me.

             
"What
are
you girls gossiping about?" I asked as I sat down with a smirk on my face.

             
"Dude
,
please don't make me have to prove to you that I'm a guy in the middle of the school canteen," Murphy said with a mischievous glint in his eye that told me there was a chance that he may actually do what he was saying he would.

             
"That won't be
necessary
," I said as we all began laughing.

             
"So, you seem chilled out," Taise said nervously.

             
"Why wouldn't I be?"

             
"Well haven't you heard?" He asked as though he wished that he had just kept his mouth shut.

             
"Heard what?" I asked anxiously.

             
"That moron broke up with your sister that's what," Murphy said in an angry tone as he looked over at where Crystal and her friends were sat.
 

             
"Dude
,
you guys should really steer clear of gossip you know," I said as I raised my eyebrow at him.

             
"So he didn't break up with her?" Murphy asked.

             
"No," I replied.

             
"Oh," Murphy said as though he was slightly
disappointed
.

             
"She broke up with him," I added.

             
"What?" They both said with a shocked look on their faces.

             
"Yeah
,
I spoke to her earlier after Cayce came and told me the same rumour that you
two
morons are spreading and it turns out that she broke it off with him," I said.

             
"I wasn't spreading rumours dude, I was only letting you know," Murphy said.

             
"I know
,
I'm messing with you. Anyway I'm going to see where April is so I'll catch you up later, ok?"

             
"Yeah, cool. Catch you later," Murphy said even though his eyes were still fixated on my sister's table. Something was up with him, I just had no idea what it was but I'd find out.

             
"
Laters
,"
Taise
said as his fist met mine before I walked away.

             
"Listen you moron, it doesn't work that way!" Jinnie or Erica shouted. I still couldn't tell the two apart, how April, Crystal and Jess managed was beyond me.

             
"Whatever, you're just in denial," the other twin responded before I cleared my throat to let them know that I was stood there.

             
"Oh
,
hey," they both said in their fake
,
innocent voices as they took in my presence.

             
"Hi," Jess said as I smiled at h
er, tapping away on her phone, p
robably to Anthony.

             
"Looking for the love of your life?" Crystal said with a smirk on her face.

             
"If you are
referring
to April
,
then yes," I replied as I tried to ignore the '
awws
' and '
ohhs
' that came from the twins.

             
"She's not here," Crystal said before turning back around to her plate of food.

             
"Obviously, w
here is she?" I asked, sarcastically.

             
"Depends who's asking," she said with a sly smirk on her face.

             
"The only person that knows who was responsible for M
om's vase breaking, that's who's asking," I said as I lowered my head so that my mouth was right next to her ear.

"You know
,
blackmail is an all new low even for you," she sniggered.

             
"Well a guy
’
s got to do what he's got to do. Now can you please tell me where my girlfriend is, dear sister?" I said as I winked at her.

             
"Anything to make you
disappear
,
dear brother," she replied, sarcastically.

             
"She went to find out where Kyle was," she said as though she wasn't sure about my reaction.

             
"Ok
,
cool," I said as I turned away
,
towards Kyle's group of friends.

             
"Hey Aiden, wait," she said as she ran behind me and grabbed my wrist.

             
"What's up?" I asked with a confused expression on my face.

             
"It's just,
erm
, maybe you should let them talk first," she stuttered in a voice that was only low enough for the two of us to hear.

             
"Crystal
it's
ok, trust me," I said as I watched the worried expression on her face.

             
"But-"

             
"I know about the baby," I interrupted her before she could say anymore.

             
"Oh, she told you
about
that?" She asked with a shocked look on her face.

             
"We talk about everything," I said as though it was the
simplest
thing in the world.

             
"Wow and you were ok with it all?" I asked.

             
"Look
,
Crystal
,
things are different with April. She means a lot to me and I wasn't about to let her past ruin our
fut
-"
I was suddenly cut off as she threw her arms around me and squeezed tight.

             
"I love you Aiden and I know how good you are for her," she whispered in my ear.

             
"Thanks, I love you too sis. Now let go, you're killing my rep," I said as we both burst out laughing.

             
"Yeah mine too," she giggled as I watched her trying to hold back the tears. I didn't enjoy seeing my sister cry even if it was out of joy which is why I wanted to lighten the mood.

             
"Right
,
I'll see you later, ok?" I said as I smiled at her.

             
"Yeah
,
laters
moron," she said as she winked at me and then went and sat back down with her friends.