SAGE novel Chapter 31

Sage Miller

The days went by so fast that I felt like I blink and it was suddenly Eve's birthday.

I've been complaining about how my summer plans got altered that I focused on the negative sides only.

Yes, this isn't how I planned to spend my summer but I wouldn't have it any other way.

The weather the last couple of days has been shitty to say the least. The skies were dark and it was pouring rain.

It hasn't rain much this summer so it paid us with six days of rain.

Then today, the rain stopped. The sun freed itself from the chains of the heavens and blessed us with its rays.

Today wasn't only Eve's birthday but is was also the fifth anniversary of Aunt Lauren's Death.

Grandma tried to hide her pain bit she couldn't. How could you celebrate a birthday on your daughter's death anniversary.

Eve and Grandma aren't on good terms right now. They haven't been since she came for a visit.

Grandma isn't as understanding as Andrew or Micheal. She doesn't understand why Eve won't visit Aunt Lauren today or it she didn't understand yesterday when she down right refused to visit dad yesterday.

It's hard being stuck between both of them. In the end I chose Eve, I'll always choose her.

Grandma is family but I've known her for two minutes while I've been with Eve since the beginning. She has her reasons to not what to visit dad.

They don't understand. They don't understand her, not like I do. They don't know her like I do.

Grandma only gave me a disappointed look and hasn't said a thing since then.

That was 24 hours ago.

"How is she anyway?" Styles asked.

I had forgotten I was hanging out with him till Eve's birthday later tonight

"Ummm... she's Eve man. She's complicated as hell. Most of all she's self destructing so bad. I don't even know what to do or if I can even do anything." I told him honestly.

I've made peace with him asking little information about Eve and I always give him what he wants.

"I really want to blame you for her self destructive ways. That would be so easy but I can't. It was inevitable. I wish I didn't know that but I do. I know she was headed that way anyway, whether you came along or not. It was a matter if time."

I could hear the pain, the desperation, the agony in my own voice.

I was desperate.

Shouldn't I be happy today? Isn't birthdays suppose to the happiest day in everyone's life? Yet here I am. Miserable. In pain.

"What can I do to help?" His question didn't surprise me at all. I'm surprised he didn't tell me he wanted to see her.

"At this point I don't know. If anyone tries to help she'll fall faster. At least this way it's a slow process you know. I'm just hoping she snaps out of it before it's too late." I told him. "I'm also afraid seeing you will set her off. Then she'll fall faster."

He nodded like he agreed with me but I know he didn't. I can easily read people and he isn't any different.

His eyes tell me he doesn't agree at all. He wants to see her. I've manage to keep him away but for how long.

I know they're inevitable. They'll fall back to each other again.

I leaned further against my car. Styles had gone all bad boy today. He rode his bike and wore black jeans, black combat boots, a black tee and obvious a black leather jacket.

Not like he'd ever wear any other color.

I don't understand his obsession with the color really. Eve use to say black isn't a color until he met him and suddenly she liked black.

"Can you do me a favor?" He suddenly asked me.

"Yeah sure." I said.

"Can I give you something to give to her?" I immediately opened my mouth to deny. "No, it doesn't have any note."

"I don't know Styles." I said slowly.

"It's just chocolates. She'll never know it came from me." He said convincing me.

"I swear Styles if you fuck-" He made it a point to cut me off.

"Just take it. I didn't even write my name on it." He said shoving the wrapped box to me.

I examined it slowly. It did look like a box of chocolate. I think. But with Styles you'll never know really.

Sure enough it doesn't have a name or note. The box is empty.

But with Styles you'll never know really.

I'm sure he can fit a car in his pocket. Maybe that's a bit too much but you know what I mean.

"Fine." I groaned and opened my door and shoving it in the glovebox.

"I don't think she'll eat chocolate that came from just anyone. She's picky with what she eats." I told him closing the door.

"I know. That's why I'm giving them to you to give to her." He smirked.

"Smart." I muttered.

"I am smart." He said gloating.

I looked at the watch and realised it's almost noon and I said I'll be at Wren's at noon to help.

"I gotta go. Catch you tomo.... oh... I can't hang out with tomorrow. I've got plans." I told him frowning.

"Don't flatter yourself too much. I wasn't gonna hang with you tomorrow. I do have friends you know." He said stranding his bike.

"You barely hang with them." I said honestly.

Throughout the summer, I've heard him saying he's gonna hang with them twice.

"I don't always tell you everything you know." He said.

A random though popped in my head. It was weird as shit and even creepy that I said it out loud.

"You haven't cussed once today. Hell, you don't cuss as much." I pointed out.

"Blame your sister if it's a bad thing. Thank her if it's a good thing. Since I met her I don't cuss as much." He told me starting his bike.

He doesn't wait for my response before he speeds off but my mouth had already spewed out the response.

"The first few..." I trailed off when he's about 20 feet from me.

Rude. Rude as fuck. To bad he didn't stop you from being an asshole. I bit his head off in my head.

Twenty minutes later I was at Wren's mansion.

I got out of my car and looked at every decoration.

"It's worse inside. It looks like Disney puked in there." I jumped a little from hearing that.

I looked over my shoulder to find Zac behind me.

"Mom and Eve are inside giving orders. It's chaos. Mom just wants to make this exactly how Eve qants it." He added.

I get Wren. She wasn't there for many birthdays. She wants to make up for all that time.

"I bet they look like twins doing it." I told him.

"Amen, someone else notices it. I thought I was the only one." He threw his hands all over the place.

I looked at the decoration one more time before heading inside.

Recently I've found Eve's choice of favourite colors weird as hell. For as long as I can remember he's favourite color has been pink.

Now she added black into the mix. Her bedroom walls are now black and pink. Her bed setting are black and pink.

Back at the house her bedroom is purple or lavender like she likes to call it but I never saw the different. That was another one of her favorite color but not more than pink.

I know exactly when did this combination of colors started. It started exactly the time she started dating someone I know.

Yeah the combination aren't common but she makes them normal. Black and pink.

So right now her decoration is black and pink. It's not as weird as it should be.

There's no white or any other color for that matter. Only black and pink.

Hours went by and I went to chance. The past couple of days Grandma was here, she made it a point to spoil me.

She got me a whole new wardrobe. It's good to say I'll be dressing different from now on. I'll be expensive, from my car to my clothes. I'll be the it boy at school.

The party was bigger than anything the white house can organise. I dare to say that two famous artist made an appearance for 10 minutes.

I'm sure Eve doesn't know 90% of these people in here.

Eve gave a shallow speech while Wren gave a heart-stopping speech. I was given the stage and I delivered a short one.

Even though I like the spotlight. I didn't like the one I was put on. I like a very different spotlight.

Zac gave his excellent speech. Grandma even gave one and cussed a few times.

I wander why dad didn't cuss with a mother like her.

Actually I wonder how any of her kids don't cuss.

Eve recieved so many presents and yet she only opened a handful.

Grandma got her a diamond necklace. Wren got her another car much less to Zac's protests.

It wasn't a bitter protests, more like siblings being siblings.

So Eve has three cars now.

I already given her my present earlier along with Styles's gift.

I did try to socialize with the people but the people I could tolerate were a handful.