The Exes

Chapter Four

EARTH

I woke up  to find myself on the sofa where we had watched movies earlier, I checked the time on my phone, it was past eight am, I had to be home as soon as possible, "Stormi" I hollered, she came out from a room wearing gym clothes,
"sorry, i was in the gym, hope you slept well"
"yes I did"
"what do you want for breakfast?"
"I will have to skip breakfast, I have to get home before my mom gets worried"
"oh, okay then"
"make sure you eat okay, don't drink anymore or cry, if you are feeling sad or bored you can always call or text me"
"okay, my mum is coming home today so I won't be alone"
"that's good, I will be on my way then"
"hmmm, let me see you off to the gate"
when we got to the gate, we hugged and she told me to text her when I got home which I promised to do.

As soon as I got home I texted her that I was home, I got inside to meet my mom sitting on the sofa waiting for me with a stern look on her face.
"hey Mom"
"don't 'hey mom me' where are you coming from?, Vera and Victor just left here and they had no idea where you are"
"I was at another friend's house" I replied
"I know you only have three friends Vera, Victor and Kaylee, and you and Kaylee don't talk anymore since you guys broke up"
"it's a new friend, she was having a hard time so I went to cheer her up"
"really?" she looked skeptical
"hmmm, you know I won't lie to you"
"so who's this new friend?"
"her name is Storm,we go to the same school"
"her name is so cute, when will I get to meet her?"
"sometime in the future I guess, are you done with the interrogation?, I am hungry"
"yes dear, your food is in the microwave, it should still be warm"
"thanks Mom",I said and kissed her cheek,
"by the way, I am going out to visit a friend, and your friends said they will be back later"
"ok".

While I ate breakfast,my mom left to visit her friend, after eating I sat on the sofa and checked my messages, Storm had texted back,I replied and we continued texting until she had to stop texting because her mom was back,I browsed through Facebook, Kaylee had gone out on a date with Dexter and she had posted pictures of their date, unlike before when i used to feel jealous and heartbroken,I felt indifferent, maybe I was finally getting over Kaylee, just then I heard the door bell, I walked to the door and looked through the peephole,it was Vera and Victor, I opened the door to let them in.

"Hey guys"
"hey,where have you been?,we came earlier and your mom said you spent the night at a friend's place" Victor asked
"where were you?,we are your only friends, and you don't talk to Kaylee anymore" Vera said
"ok guys, calm down,I was at Storm's place last night"
"What?" they chorused together
"yes, she was having a hard time dealing with something,so I went to help her out"
"really, so she isn't mad at you anymore?" Vera asked
"no,we are cool now"
"that's nice,by the way I am hungry Earth" Victor whined
I chuckled and went to make them food, after they ate,we sat and watched movies and talked about random things.

We spent the day like this, I wondered how Storm was doing,she seemed so alone, when Kaylee broke up with me,I was heartbroken but Vera and Victor cheered me up,she had no one by her side,I decided to talk to my friends about this
"guys,I want to talk to you about something"
"ok, what is it" Vera asked
"it's about Storm,she doesn't have friends to talk to or hang out with since she broke up with Dexter"
"really, that's so sad,poor girl" Victor said with sympathy
"what about those girls she normally hangs out with" Vera asked
"their boyfriends are Dexter friends,it's kind of awkward for them to hang out now"
"oh"
"so,I was wondering if we could hang out with her"
"is she nice" Vera asked
"yes,she is" I assured them
"ok then,a friend of yours is our friend as well"
"thanks a lot guys"
I was relieved my friends had agreed,at least Storm could talk to other people now and she wouldn't be alone during lunch break and some of the classes the twins shared with her.

STORM
My mum was back in town,she is an actress,film producer and director,so she is always busy, my mom had decided to halt my acting career for a while,so I could concentrate on my education,a decision I completely agreed with.

Although my mom wasn't always around,she always made sure to call me,I didn't tell her about Dexter and all I had been going through, because I know she would have left her work to rush home and I didn't want that.

After she had eaten and taken a shower,she came into my room to ask how I had been,I told her all that had happened over the few weeks,how Dexter had broken up with me, how my friends had abandoned me,what Fluke had said,how I had gotten drunk,I also told her about Earth and how he had helped me.

My mum was shocked that i  had been going through all these and I didn't tell her,she scolded me for not telling her and she cursed Dexter and Fluke with different creative insults, then she asked me about Earth
"so, this Earth is Kaylee's ex,the girl Dexter left you for?"
"yes"
"it's weird you guys are friends, but from what you have told me about him,he sounds like a nice guy"
"he really is a nice guy mum"
"you have to bring him home one of these days okay?"
"sure mom"
"oh honey,I am so sorry you had to go through all those things alone, from now on,I am not taking any out of state jobs,I am going to be home with you"
"really"
"really sweetie"
I smiled and snuggled into my mum's arms,I had a feeling things were going to be better from now on