I head towards the stairs. Somewhere in between stepping over a lego and reaching to turn the lights off, I relent. Fine. I'll see if he's there. Fine. I'll be the bigger person-thank god one of us can be.
I open the back door, glaring into the darkness. "Aiden?"
It's pitch black. Leaves rustle somewhere. I take a step back. They rustle again. Even though my eyes are starting to adjust to the darkness, everything in me tells me to shut the door. I listen.
"Wait," I hear just before it closes.
It's Krys' voice. I peek through the crack.
She's at the edge of the trees, pointing somewhere in my general direction. I raise an eyebrow. What is she...
I flinch.
Aiden's there. He's leaning against the house, arms crossed. His cold eyes glare at her. Then at me. I don't say anything. He doesn't either.
"Did you need something?" I ask.
"Did you?"
I sigh, leaning against the door frame. It's absolutely too late to be playing these games with him. "If that's all you came here to say, goodbye."
He doesn't hesitate to leave.
My mouth falls open, but I don't stop him. If that's what he wants. I glare at his back the whole time, but before he makes it out of sight, he stops.
"Actually." He turns around, one foot and then the other. "I did have something to say."
Oh here we go.
He looks me dead in the eyes. "Don't call me unless you're dying."
"My thoughts exactly." I give him a flat look. Neither one of us breaks eye contact.
Krys looks like she's about to cry. "No..." She turns to me. "No, you guys can't do this." She throws herself against a tree.
Um? My eyes follow her.
Brittany's do the same, quizzically. "Are you alright?"
"Get him in that house," Krys growls.
"Why?" Brittany asks.
"Because, if you get him..." Krys points at Aiden. "...in there..." She point at my house. "We finally get to leave."
Brittany's eyes light up. Within seconds, Aiden comes flying through the door. My mouth falls open.
"Behave," Brittany tells us.
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