Previously

“That’s for having sex with my boyfriend.”

Now

Arin walked out once he saw London and Leana walk back into the restaurant. He saw Elliot standing there, sobbing.

“Elliot?” Arin called out softly.

She turned around and saw him. She ran into his open arms and sobbed more.

“What did they do?”

“They want me to leave.” Elliot whispered.

“Where to?”

“I don’t know…”

“Elliot, trust me. I’m not going to leave you homeless.”

Elliot laughed softly and looked up at Arin.

“You better not,”

Arin smiled and leaned down. Elliot’s lips met his as she leaned in towards him. Neither of them seeing two men walk back into the restaurant separate ways.

“Arin…what was that for?” Elliot asked as she stepped away from him.

“Elliot, I really like you….and I saw you cry, I thought that maybe I could cheer you up or something. I don’t care if I’m younger than you or anything- Elliot you have a red hand print on your face, Leana or London?”

“Leana. But that doesn’t matter, what matters is how long have these feelings been going on for?”

“A little while, look I know I’m out of your league…so lets just say that this never happened. You coming back inside?”

Elliot shook her head and sat on the curb. Arin sighed and walked back into the restaurant. Jimmy and Brian watched him closely and looked back at the door. No signs of Elliot.

“I’m going out for a cig, anyone fancy coming?” Brian asked as he looked up and down the table. Jimmy stood up and walked out with Brian once no one decided to come out.

“Jimmy, you don’t need to be here.” Brian said shortly.

“I made a mistake. Lots of them, but I want to know if she’s okay.”

The two of them found Elliot on the curb, shaking with sobs with her head resting on her knees.

“And why is a girl like you crying?” Brian asked as he sat next to her.

“Why should I tell you? You told Leana everything.”

“No he didn’t…I did.” Jimmy said s he sat on the other side of her.

“Well then, that was very thoughtful of you. Thanks to you I could have a bruise on my cheek.”

“Elliot, I told her because she’s my girlfriend,”

“Jimmy, I know she is. You don’t have to remind me.”

“Ilejay was lucky to kiss you.” Brian said as he changed the subject.

“You saw that?” Elliot asked looking at Brian.

“Yeah…he seems nice, maybe you should date him or something.”

“Maybe,” Elliot said as she looked straight ahead of her
.
“I saw it as well…if you date him maybe you could get over me.”

“Jimmy, I am not using Arin like that!”

“I was just suggesting.”

“Well suggest less!”

Everyone came out a few minutes later. Arin didn’t look at Elliot at all. Elliot glared at Jimmy as she went to her brothers car.

“Why are you next to my car? I thought you was in with Bri?” Matt asked his sister.

“Change of plan,”

“Elliot, you’re in my car, c’mon.” Brian shouted across the parking lott.

“See, you’re in Bri’s car.” Matt said as he got into his car.

Elliot sighed and walked to Brian’s car. When she opened the back seat door Arin wasn’t there.
“El, jump into the front. Michelle is with Matt and Arin is with Jimmy.”

Elliot climbed over into the front and put her seat belt on.

“Or you could just climb over….”

“Why aren’t they here?”

“Because Michelle wanted to go with Val and I asked Arin to jump in with Jimmy.”

“What do you want?”

“A talk.”

“What about?”

“You,”

Elliot looked over at Brian and sighed.

“Brian, I’m tired, what do you want?”

“Elliot, maybe Jimmy is right. If you date Arin, maybe you will get over Jimmy.”

“So you’re sticking up for Jimmy? Thanks Bri, love you too!”

“Elliot, do you want me to tell Matt everything?”

“Go on then, see if I care.” I won’t even be here tomorrow, Elliot added in her head.

“Elliot, you’re being unreasonable-”

“No I’m not. Tell Matt if you really want to.”

“Okay then.”

The rest of the drive was silent. Elliot looked outside as they drove to her brothers place. She felt her phone buzz in her purse. She got out her phone and read the message.

Unknown
Maybe you should wear that dress even more…

Elliot blinked and re-read the text. She put her phone back into her purse and began to wonder who text her and how they got her number.

Brian pulled up in front of the house and walked towards the door. Elliot followed and made her way to the bathroom.

Her make up wasn’t ruined a lot. Only faint lines of mascara running down her cheeks. She washed off her make up and took off her dress. She put her pyjamas on and put her hair into a ponytail. She left her purse on her bed.

“Elliot! Come down here!” Matt yelled.

I guess Brian really did tell Matt… She thought as she walked downstairs.

She walked into the kitchen and saw that everyone was in there.

“Take a seat Elliot, and maybe we can discuss something that both Brian and Jimmy have told me.”

Elliot looked at both of them and sat next to Zacky and Arin.

“Brian has told me some information and Jimmy has agreed on it. I’m still a bit angry at Jimmy for doing it but I’m more angry at you at the moment.”

“And what did they tell you?” Elliot asked.

“They told me that you had sex with Jimmy the other night. Is that true?”

Elliot sighed and nodded her head.

“What the fuck Elliot!” Matt shouted.

Elliot looked around the room and saw that London and Hannah were still with them.

“Can we not talk about it now?”

“What don’t you want to talk about? The fact that you had sex with my mate? The fact that he was drunk? The fact that you didn’t even tell? The fact that you’re only sixteen?” Matt carried on shouting.

Elliot sighed again. This time she looked up at Matt who was standing up glaring at his sister.
“Matt, I’m sorry. I really am.”

“Well sorry isn't enough. Do you know how much Leana has cried since Jimmy and Brian told her? You don’t think do you? This is why Mom and Dad kicked you out! You don’t think everything through!”

“Enough!”

Everyone looked over at Jimmy. Matt sat back down and looked at his best friend.

“Maybe we can settle down a bit. Matt, you don’t really mean that, do you?”

“Jimmy…you’ve got to understand. You have two sisters, one younger than you. I do mean it.”

“Me and Dad had some disagreements as well Matt.” Elliot said as she blinked away her tears.

“Yeah, and Mom and Dad told me about them. Why do you think I offered you a place to live here? Not only did they kick you out, I was forced to make you live her.”

“Matt, you've got to understand that not everything goes the way it was planned.” Jimmy said as he looked over at him.

“I already know that,” Matt said.

“Elliot, maybe you should go up to your room. Don’t come out unless we say.” Matt said as he got out beer for everyone.

Arin followed Elliot upstairs. Elliot jumped on her bed and started to cry. Arin sat next to her and held her as she cried.

“Looks like you have some family issues Sanders,”

“Piss off London.” Arin said as he looked over at her.

“And you are?”

“That’s not relevant, what is relevant is why are you in Elliot’s room?”

“I could ask you the same thing,”

Arin sighed and looked at Elliot. She was glaring at London.

“What do you want Silver?”

“Just wanted to ask you what number is lover boy over here?”

Elliot flipped her off and got out her phone. No messages.

London walked out off her room and Hannah stayed.

“Hi, I’m sorry for all this, she seemed like a nice person when my brother and I were with her and her family.” Hannah said in a British accent.

“It’s fine, she’s been like this since middle school.” Elliot said as she lay back down.

“I must be going, be before she says anything. I’m sorry for your family issues.” Hannah then walked out off Eliot’s room.

“She seems nice,” Arin said. Elliot nodded her head and cuddled up into Arin.

“I’m leaving,”

“I thought you would be, when?” Arin asked.

“Soon, I don’t wanna say when but I’ll text you tomorrow.”

“Elliot, where are you going to go?”

“My parents. Looks like I’m gonna have to get on with them. They will tell Matt that I’m there and Matt doesn't have to see me. Simple.”

“Elliot, is this a good idea?”

“Nope, but if I don’t wanna get slapped again or have anything bad done to me I have to cut them out off my live.”

“This is going to kill you, you know that right?”

“I know, but I have to Arin.”

Arin sighed and looked at Elliot. Elliot looked up and smiled. Arin shook his head with a smile on his face.

“You can be a geniuses sometimes.”

“I know. Time is it?”

“About nine. Why?”

Elliot shook her head and got off her bed. She walked over to her window and sat on the windowsill.

“Your going tonight, that’s what it is isn't it?”

“Arin…I’m sorry.”

“Save it. I’m going home. See you on Monday Elliot.”

Arin walked out off her room and slammed the front door shut. Footsteps ran up the stairs and Matt, Brian and Zacky were in Elliot’s room in seconds.

“Arin?” Brian asked. Elliot nodded her head and looked at her brother.

“Matt, can we talk?”

“No, what’s been said has been said.”

Matt walked downstairs and left his sister in her room. Zacky walked up to her and hugged her.

“Its gonna be alright,”

“I hope you’re right Zack.”

“Why don’t you join the love Gates?”

Brian smiled and joined the hug.

This is the last hug from Zee and Bri. She thought as she let go off them.

“Can Johnny come up here? I've not spoke to him for a while.”

“Sure, we’ll get him now.” Zacky said as he and Brian walked out of Elliot’s room.

A few minutes later Johnny came into her room.

“Sup El,”

“I just wanted to chat for a bit.”

“Oh okay, what about?”

“Anything.”

“Pick something to talk about, I’m only good at talking to Lacey or the guys girls, not you.”

“Is Matt still mad at me?”

“Yeah, he’s spoke to your Mom and Dad too.”

“What did they say?”

“That you got into this mess so you have to get out off it yourself.”

“Great.”

“Well, I’m going to go back down. See you in the morning.”

“Wait! Can I have a hug?”

“Sure, but you’re a bit taller than me.”

“Still,”

Johnny laughed and hugged Elliot.

“See you later El,”

“Maybe,” Elliot said once he was out off ear shot.

She looked around her room and sighed. She went to her door and locked it. She then went under her bed for her suitcases. Walking to her wardrobe Elliot grabbed as much as she could and placed it on to her bed.

About an hour later Elliot was finished with her packing. All three suitcases were filled. She put her suitcases under her bed and sat on the windowsill. Everyone was in the back garden in the swimming pool.

Probably all drunk… She thought as she made eye contact with Jimmy. She looked away and looked at herself in the mirror. She was staying in her pyjamas to make it less suspicious. Someone tried to open her door and Elliot panicked.

“Who is it?”

“Jimmy.”

“What do you want?”

“Everyone else has come up here but me.”

“Wrong. Only Brian, Zacky and Johnny have talked to me. Matt didn't stay in here long.”

“Arin’s gone hasn't he?”

“A while ago.”

“Elliot, please open the door.”

“No, it might end up like last time.”

“Fine. I’ll just stay here and talk to you through a door.”

“Go on then.”

Elliot heard Jimmy slump on to the floor.

“I’m sorry, Leana wanted to know why I wasn't home on Wednesday night and it slipped out.”
“And that got me into shit, you know that right?”

“Yeah, it wont happen again. None off it will.”

“I know.”

“Well, I guess that’s it. See you in the morning.”

Elliot sighed and sat on her bed. She grabbed her phone and saw the time. 10:22 PM. She shook her head and looked around her bare room.

There was a knock on her door and Elliot looked at it.

“Jimmy, I said that I didn't want to talk to you!”

“Good because it’s not Jimmy.”

Elliot unlocked her door and saw Leana there.

“What do you want?”

Leana walked into the room and sat on her bed.

“Nice room you have. But it’s a bit bare.”

“I packed everything.”

“So you’re going?”

Elliot nodded her head and looked out of her window.

“Elliot they really don’t care about you. This is the true side off Matt. When are you going?”

“Tonight.”

“I guess this is the last I will ever see of you?”

Elliot nodded her head again and looked over at Leana. She was smirking.

“You got what you really wanted, well done.” Elliot said as she sat on her bed.

“I suggest you leave soon. Or are you going when they all go sleep?”

“I don’t know yet.”

“Well make your mind up. It’s only early for us, so if you’re going to go when we’re in the pool just make sure I catch your eye.”

With that Leana left Elliot’s room.

Elliot grabbed a pen and some paper. She made a list of who she had to write a letter to:

Matt
Jimmy
Brian
Arin
Leana
Val
Amy

Elliot started off with Matt’s letter.

Dear Matt,
What can I say? It’s obvious that you hate me. I just wanted you to know that I’m sorry and I didn't mean for this to happen. I love you.
Elliot

Dear Jimmy,
I hope everything goes well for you with Leana.
Elliot


Dear Brian,
I’m sorry for everything.
Elliot

Dear Arin,
I’m sorry but it had to be done. I just had to do it.
Elliot

Dear Leana,
You got hat you wanted so be good to Jimmy.
Elliot

Dear Val,
I’m sorry if I left Matt in a bad state. He really loves you.
Elliot

Dear Amy,
Mom, Dad or Matt might have told you already. If not ask them. Love you.
Elliot.

Elliot set her pen down and left the notes in the right places. Matt and Val’s in Matt’s room. Jimmy and Leana’s in the room they sleep in. Brian’s in the room he sleeps in. Amy’s in her room and Arin in her room.

She grabbed Matt’s keys and unlocked the car. She quietly went back to her room and grabbed her suitcases. She placed them near her bedroom door and went to the window. She didn't have to it long. Leana saw her and nodded her head. Elliot nodded and went and got her bags. She quickly and quietly walked downstairs and out of the door. She put her suitcases in the boot and revved the car.

Elliot sighed and made her way to her parents house. Hoping that they would take her in. Leaving everyone but Arin and Leana in the dark.

Notes

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