Chapter 58 WAYNE’S POV
~Wayne ~
•Past•
"Calvin? You've been in there all week what happened? You never talk to me anymore." I frown, my head leaned against the door of my twin brothers room.
He kept it locked, he never used to keep it locked.
We always used to play together, but now he was all boring, and mad every time I tried talking to him.
I don't know what I did wrong, but I couldn't help blaming myself.
I'd hear him crying late at night and I would stay right here by the door, asking him what's wrong.
I got my parents to barge into the room one night to check in on him, after that Calvin only got more mad at me, and he was taken to this lady who would have conversations with him about who knows what.
I think it made him feel better, well, at least that's what I thought, seeming he never cried again.
I'm not sure if that was any better, because every time I saw him at the dinner table, or at school he looked different. Not a good different.
At first I thought it was the Spider Man figurine I stole from him a couple months ago, so I gave it back.
All he did was look at it and ignore me when I attempted to return it.
Maybe he didn't want to be my brother anymore, that hurt me. We were best buddies, no one could get between Calvin and I.
But he was so different now, I didn't like it.
My mom told me he was going through something, and they were trying to figure out why he was acting so strange.
A couple years went by, Calvin was the same.
Mom told me he'd finally told the therapist why he was acting so strange.
Turns out it was all because of some bully who'd been picking on him, Calvin wouldn't tell us who.
He didn't talk much about it.
I think my parents caught on that he might've been lying about the whole bullying scandal, because even after changing schools and monitoring the kids around Calvin, he had still been acting strange.
The doctors told us he had a mentally sickness sort of thing, or I think that's what they call it. I'm not sure, but it didn't seem so healthy.
At 13, when I'd just started on my Junior football team, Calvin was the same way.
He wouldn't talk to me, or my parents. He shut us out like we were nothing.
I think that's when I started getting angry.
If his problems were so much of a big deal why couldn't he just tell us? Why did he want to be so distant from his only family?
We focused on our own lives from there on throughout high school. I got obsessed with football, he got obsessed with drugs, alcohol and illegal street racing.
He doesn't know I'm aware of the street racing, but I'm not stupid.
At that point in my life, I knew one thing. If he was deciding to act like that, distance himself from his family and treat his brother like nothing, I'd do the
same.
It’s not like i never tried. Of course I did, and what did I get in return?
Nothing. No words, no "I'm okay", no smile.
I didn't care anymore, about him or his choices.
・ Present・
" Elara is such a sweet girl, I'm glad she's working here. Its refreshing having someone so kind in the house." My mom smiles as she cuts the food on her plate.
I still felt bad about earlier today, I should've been paying more attention when Leslie messed with her.
" Where's dad?" I ask as I look around the table. I was used to Calvin never coming to dinner, but my dad was usually always here unless he had a business trip.
He's never told us what he actually works as, all we know is that it's some business.
It obviously worked out for him though.
" He's trying to find Calvin to talk to him."
She sighs and my jaw tenses at the words.
"Oh." Is all I reply with as I continue eating.
I couldn't look into my mum’s eyes when she talked about Calvin, they always looked so sad.
Dinner dragged on terribly long, and as soon as I'd finished the conversation with my mom about how football was going I made up some excuse that I was going to hang out with friends.
That's the last thing I wanted to do right now, considering they'd always invite Brittney and Laura, the two most annoying bitches at school.
They never missed a moment to try and
get my attention. I tried being nice but at one point I just started to ignore them, I was obviously not interested.
My thoughts move to Isabelle as I walk outside, a warm feeling settling in me at the thought of her.
I hadn't seen her since the pool incident, still mad at myself for being so unaware of what was going on.
Seeing her get hurt was different. Elara is a gentle girl, it seems like she'd never even hurt a fly, hell she doesn't even know how to fight for herself.
I wondered if she was always pushed around like that in her life. I mean she's always quiet, scared to talk to people, and looks nervous every time I see her at school.
I start my car, pulling out of the driveway as I move onto the dark roads and to my destination.
Elara didn't get off work until midnight, so I had plenty of time.
Maybe it was her smile, or her eyes, or how soft spoken she was, like one wrong move would completely shatter her, or how kind she was to everyone.
I knew I felt something for her, I knew that being near her made me nervous. Funny she could make the quarterback of a football team flush like a teenage girl without even trying.
A small laugh leaves my mouth when I remember her hugging me after my game.
After the hug she looked like a deer lost in headlights.
The sign of the store comes into view and I pull in to the parking lot, looking up at the large sign that read Best Buy in yellow.
" Give me the pro's." I mutter when the sales man starts talking too much.
"Oh yes right up, sir." He says, his face growing flustered as he grabs the AirPods and walks over to the checkout.
A small smile reaches my face as I get back in the car, thinking of how much she'd love them.
When we were sharing my AirPods she looked at it like it was some alien invention, so I decided to get her own pair as an apology gift from earlier.
I move the AirPods into my pocket as I get back home, only now noticing how late it had gotten already from all the traffic.
She was probably asleep now since it was past midnight, so I decide on giving them to her tomorrow.
I sigh as I walk down the hallway, squinting my eyes at the voices and light coming from the library. Usually I'd just ignore any sounds, but when I hear Elara’s voice I can't help but peak inside.
I feel my brows furrowing at the sight of Elara sat on top of Calvin’s lap. I couldn't help but get jealous at the way she'd been looking at him, at their close proximity.
And the way he was looking at her was only pissing me off more. Calvin wasn't the type to have a crush, he only slept around.
Why the hell was she on top of him? Since when was Calvin ever interested in Elara?
" What are you two doing in here?" I suddenly say, not really thinking about it before the words leave my mouth.
I was too angry to think.
Elaras eyes widen, and it's silent for a moment.
"N..nothing I just fell." She stumbles out as she gets off of his lap.
I glanced at Calvin who had been looking at her the entire time before walking further into the library, my fists clenched.
"It's almost one in the morning why are you in here with him anyways?" I ask, glaring at Calvin who rolled his eyes at me.
"W..well we got assigned a project together, w.we're just working on it that's all." She says and I move my gaze down to her lips when she starts nervously biting at it.
How did I not know they had a class together? No wonder they seemed so much closer than before.
" Your teacher assigned you with the stupidest one in class." I mutter, clenching my jaw in frustration. Calvin was looking at me as if this was some sort of game, as if it was funny to him.
" Don't be jealous I'm not interested in your scraps." He scoffs.
"I wasn't talking to you." I scowl, glaring at him for the choice of words he'd used.
I broke up with Daisy a couple months ago, she was in a different school now and I had no feelings left for her.
Elara was different
" Elara," I say, ignoring Calvin at this point.
" Yes?" She mutters with her soft voice.
" Let me know if he does anything." I grumble, putting my hands in my pockets.
"I...I will." She says and I slightly smile at her before nodding my head and hesitantly leaving the library.
I groan in frustration as I stand outside the door now, running a hand through my hair.
Sighing I shake my head from my thoughts and walk away, trying not to get too bothered.
Jealousy was not good, I needed to stop before it got any worse.
Calvin and her just didn't mix well, he's only going to hurt her, I didn't trust him around her at all.
I look at the new box of AirPods in my hands as I walk back, hoping I'll get to see her smiling when she sees them.
I liked Elara Dawn, I wasn't afraid to show it.