As You Wish, Chapter 2 ~ Memories and Best Friends~

Steph’s P.O.V.

I was lying on the couch, staring around the living room. Memories. So many memories of me and Adien filled my mind. Memories from when I was 5 and thought he had cooties. When I was 7 and dared him to kiss me, while I was on the swings. I fell off and broke my arm when he actually did. Memories of when I was 10 and he and my brother chased me through the house. I knocked down my mother’s favorite vase and they took the blame for the broken vase, even though I was the one who ran into it. (I was a very clumsy child….still am.) Memories of when he comforted me when we found out that my parents had died in a car accident when I was 13. Memories of when I was 15 and Adien told my brothers that he didn’t care what they said; he was going to ask me out. (Little did they know, I heard the whole conversation!) Memories of my 16th birthday when Adien told me that he loved me for the first time. Memories of just 2 weeks ago when Adien refused to go to Spain with my brother, because he didn’t want to leave me here. My memories were interrupted by my best friends walking down the hall being very loud.

“Shut up you retard! You’re going to wake her up!” I heard Arabella yell. What a Hypocrite. Just kidding, I love her! She’s been my best friend since Kindergarten. You wouldn’t expect us to be best friends. I’m very preppy, and she’s well, not. But, we are and I wouldn’t be able to explain why to anyone, they just wouldn’t understand. The best way I can think of to describe it would be, she’s always been there for me and I don’t take it for granted.

“She needs to get off of her lazy ass and do something!” I heard Tyler say in his outside voice that he claims is really his inside voice. Tyler, Tyler, Tyler. I’m beginning to wonder why I put up with you… Actually I’ve never wondered that, but he can be a real pain in the ass sometimes! My brothers don’t really like him very much; I mean he’s a guy other than them and Adien that I’ve known for a long time that is always around me. They think he’s a ‘player’ and just trying to ‘get in my pants’ but what I haven’t told them is, that he’s gay! It’s totally not obvious which is why they continually warn me that he’s ‘up to no good’. It’s really funny!

“Tyler! The break-up just happened yesterday!! She needs time to heal. Now Bel’s, you have the chocolate and ice cream, right?” Mindy caring voice entered the conversation. Mindy is the most recent of our group. By all means, that does not mean we haven’t known her for a long time. We’ve known her since 5th grade, only a year after we met Tyler in 4th grade. She’s defiantly the mom of the group, and she tries her best to keep us out of trouble. ‘Tries’ being the key word there.

“What chocolate?” Arabella asked. I’m guessing at this point she was checking the bag in search for the chocolate.

“TYLER! You did not eat her chocolate, did you?” Mindy yelled forgetting that I was “sleeping”.

“Why do I keep getting yelled at? How am I supposed to know that the chocolate was for her?” Ty asked literally confused. Let’s just say, he isn’t the brightest crayon in the crayon box. But that’s ok; we love him all the same.

“Mindy, its ok. I don’t need to gain 200lbs over a break-up.” I yelled so that they could hear me from down the hall.

Arabella rounded the corner and looked at my tear-stained face before saying, “Maybe not 200lbs. But you look like you lost like 50lbs in water weight from crying, so bring on the ice cream and chick flicks!” A smile slowly made its way onto my face. Arabella could always make me smile, even when I didn’t want to. It’s a gift she’s picked up from knowing me for so long.

“50lbs in water weight? Stop exaggerating! Tyler go get Steph a spoon for her ice cream. Bel’s pop in the movie and push play. Stephenie, what happened?” Mindy always had to keep things organized. It’s not that she’s bossy or anything, it’s just that she cares for her friends a lot.

“We...broke up. End of story.” I said turning away not wanting to remember what happened.

“No. Not end of story. Tell me what happened. You can trust me.” Mindy pleaded. I could tell that she wasn’t going to leave it alone. She would stay there all night if she had to.

“Ok. Fine, I’ll tell you what happened. It all started when Adien turned down the opportunity to go to Spain with Brandon, for me. I couldn’t handle the guilt of being the reason he didn’t go and just pushed his dreams aside, so I made up my mind…” After that everything just spilled out in a rush. I cried every now and then while telling the story, because the memories hurt to think about.

“Stephenie, I’m so sorry!” Mindy sympathized when I finished.

“He actually believed you! I mean seriously, you suck at lying!” Arabella, who had come in a little after I started, stated exasperated.

“Gee, thanks a lot!” I said sarcastically. “That makes me fell a hell of a lot better!”

“Sorry.” Arabella squeaked.

“So…. Adien’s an Ass!” Tyler said trying to lighten the mood. I glared at him. “Ok, too soon.”

“Yah, just a bit you idiot!” Arabella snapped. I swear if Tyler wasn’t gay they would make the perfect couple. They argue like an old married couple!

“Well how was I supposed to know?!” Tyler snapped back. Like I said before, an old married couple.

“Will you both just shut the hell up?!” I yelled tired of listening to them constantly fight with each other. Just this once couldn’t they see that I didn’t need them fighting with each other.

“As you wish, your royal highness!” Tyler rolled his eyes. Mindy hit him upside the head and told him to “be nice”. No one realized the hurt his words had just caused me. Did they seriously already forget that he said those 3 little words when he left?