The Exes

Chapter Three

EARTH

I was doing some assignments when Storm's call came in,I was surprised she was calling me so soon, she had looked upset at school and I didn't think she was going to talk to me so soon, I picked up her call,
"hey Earthie" she said with a giggle,
"hey Storm, how are you?" I asked,
"not fine, you didn't call me Stormi"
"I am sorry, hey Stormi"
"that's better" she replied giggling once again,
"uhmm, Stormi are you sure  are okay?", I asked
"hmmm, Earthie do you know everything is fake about me"
"come on that can't be true"
"it is,my life is fake,the boyfriend I thought loved me is fake, the friends I thought I had, also fake,my mum is even around to know I am heartbroken and drunk" she said and then she started crying
"you are drunk, where are you Stormi?"
"Home"
"can you tell me your address?" I asked,I was already dressing up,
"hmmm,no 5 Mayor Lane"
"I am coming over okay,stay on the phone with me don't drink anymore" I told her
"okay Earthie"
I texted my mom I was going over to a friend's place and I might be back later,she replied telling me to be careful.

I rode my bike over to Storm house, I was still on the phone with Storm,she talked about random things,she would occasionally giggle and burst into tears,I tried my best to console her and also concentrate on driving.

Finally,I got to her place, Storm told me the password for the gate,I entered the password and the gate opened,I entered the house to see Storm hugging a bottle of whiskey and dancing,she turned around and saw me,
"Earthieeeeeee" she squealed
"hey Stormi,wow you are really drunk"
"just a little teeny weeny drunk" she said twirling around,she lost her balance and fell down,I sighed and picked her up,
"Stormi,let's get you cleaned up"
I carried her all the way to the bathroom,I adjusted the shower controls and put her under the shower fully clothed, maybe the water would sober her a little,I left her under the shower and went to her wardrobe to grab dry clothes for her.i dropped the clothes on the bathroom counter where she could reach them and waited in room for her.

She finished her shower and came out of the bathroom dressed,her hair was still wet,I plugged her hair dryer and dryed her hair for her, afterwards she crawled into bed and asked me for a hug,I obliged,then she told me what happened today and the conversation she had heard,she started crying again,I managed to console her and she slept off.

Her friends were really evil,how could they treat her like this,at least I was lucky in that aspect,Vera and Victor were awesome and I knew they would never abandon me the way Storm had been abandoned, I looked at her as she lay in my arms sleeping,she looked so peaceful and innocent, she didn't deserve any of these, I laid her on the bed gently and left the room,I placed a call to my mom that I would be spending the night at a friend's place, she replied back telling me to be careful.

I went to the kitchen, the kitchen was big, it was literally the size of my living room at home, I looked at the groceries available and decided to make pasta for Storm to eat when she woke up.

STORM
I woke up with a terrible headache, I looked at the time,it was past 2 in the morning,I stood up from the bed and saw Earthie sleeping on the sofa, I was confused at first until I started recalling what had happened yesterday, OMG I can't believed I called Earth and embarrassed myself in front of him, I groaned and hit myself on the head, this only made my headache worse, Earth woke up and rushed to the bed.
"hey, you finally woke up, are you feeling okay?" he asked with concern,
"just an headache,I am really sorry for disturbing you" I apologized
"it's okay, you don't have to apologize,I am just glad you are okay"
"how bad did I embarass myself last night?" I asked
"not much,here take some painkillers and come eat something,I made pasta, hope you don't mind"
"not at all,at this point you are my saviour"
he laughed and helped me up from the bed.

I sat at the kitchen table while he dished out the food,he told me he had eaten before so I ate alone,Earth was an amazing cook and I enjoyed every bit of the meal.

After we ate, I wasn't feeling sleepy and neither was he,so he suggested we watch a movie,we argued about what movie to watch until we settled on Harry Potter,I brought some  snacks for us to eat while we watched the movie.

Before we could start the movie,Earth turned to me with a serious look and said
"Stormi,I want you to know you are special and wonderful and people like you and want to be friends with you not because of who you are or Instagram likes but because you are a really nice person and you deserve to be liked"

I was so touched by Earth's words that I started crying again,he cleaned my tears
"come on stop crying,you don't want your eyes to be puffy do you?" he said while wiping my tears
"thanks a lot Earth for being here with me"
"that's what friends are for,now stop being dramatic and let's watch the movie"

We settled down to watch the movie, halfway through Earth fell asleep,I looked at him,he looked so innocent and cute in his sleep,I put his head on my laps so he could rest well, Earth had very beautiful hair,it was so curly,I was envious of it,I stroked his hair and continued watching the movie.