My Best Friend's Brother

Chapter 18: Um, yeah, isn't that why you were avoiding me?

"Shit," Josh mutters as he quickly pulls out, grabbing me from the sink and placing me on the marble floor.

Panic, we both begin to force our jeans up and buckle before I set my outfit in order and walk towards the door with my hands brushing my hair down.

Reaching the doorknob, I turn the handle and yank the door open.

To my absolute shock, the last person I wanted to see is standing at the door.

Fuck me.

I can't afford to give her another reason to hate me now, especially when I'm struggling to earn her forgiveness!

"Oh, the last person on earth I wanted to see," Abby scolds, rolling her eyes, "I no longer want to pee-" Josh steps from behind the bathroom door and moves next to me. She sniggers, "So you guys are fucking at school now! How damn typical!?"

"Abby! Don't say that," Josh snaps at her and I mentally roll my eyes. It's not the time to be a mature brother, Josh.

I shake my head.

"What?" She furrows her eyebrows. "It's true, and it makes me sick to my stomach looking at you. I'm out of here-"

"Abby, please wait..." I say pleadingly. She looks at me incredulously and turns away to continue away from me, breaking me heart all over again.

I can't continue like this! Abby is my best friend, and I have to make things right. I need her forgiveness, even if I'm in the wrong, because that's what best friends do. I can't bear another day without her by my side, and the thought infuriates me.

"Abby, stop right there!" I snap firmly. "Don't you dare take another step!" I shout before calming and looking at her nervously as she stops and slowly turns to look at me taken aback, Josh looking at me dazed. I can't believe I said that, but no turning back now. "I...-"

I get cut off when a student comes up to us looking at us indifferently. How disturbing, I think to myself as I stare at her.

"Can you two get out of my way?" She gives us a bored look with a irritated eye roll. "I need to use the restroom," she bitterly remarks.

Oh, stupid Annabelle.

"Oh, sorry," I say before Josh and I leave the bathroom and head towards Abby, and stopping before her.

"Well..." She says with her arms crossed tightly on her chest.

"I know I'm in the wrong for what I did, but you shouldn't have stopped talking to me. Listen, I know you were furious to hear at first, but you should've forgiven me because that's what best friends do. They forgive each other even in bad situations like-"

"You think I am mad at you because you and my brother are secretly screwing?" She asks, furrowing her eyebrows.

"Um, yeah, isn't that why you were avoiding me?"

"No! I am avoiding you because you hid it from me. Like, you didn't trust me. Best friends always trust each other to tell them things even if it's bad, and you didn't. That's why I am so mad at you Annabelle you should've told me because I would've understood. I knew you liked him, but I didn't know you two were together," she says and I shouldn't be so mad at myself like the way I am now. I should've trusted her. "You were saying best friends forgive each other, but they also trust each other Annabelle," that she walks away leaving me with tears streaming from my eyes.

I sniffle, leaning into Josh's arms. I caused this to myself. My best friend won't ever speak to me again, and that's my fault. "It's okay, Annabelle," Josh whispers, soothing my face.