NEIGHBOURS
Chapter 16
Bridget's POV:
I come in the house and slam the front door, how could I be so stupid. I use my stick to get to my room but mum sees me. "Bridget how was it?" She asks me but I don't say a word and tear up trying to get to my room as fast as I can.
"Bridget honey" Mum comes in as I cry trying to get in my bed. Mum then helps me. "What did he do?" She asks.
"It's what he didn't do." I cry.
"Oh so first date nerves?"
"It was weird at first but we eased into it." Well that's my perception anyway.
"Then he realised what a freak I am" I come to realise
"Hey that is not true" Mum tires to assure me. "You are not a freak" she says.
"But I'm not normal." Crap this is the most emotional I've been in a very long time.
"No your not normal. you are so much better" Mum says.
"You have to say that your my mum."
"You are funny, smart, kind" She says, "and a lot less coordinated." I point out the obvious.
"If that's what it's all about then his not worth it. But I don't believe that." She says
"You weren't there" I say.
"No I wasn't but I was a teenager once, and had the same things to face."
"Yea but you didn't have that thing dragging you down" I point to my walking stick.
"Sorry sweetheart your right. Look I think you should rest, I'll call you when dinner is ready."
"Thanks mum" She wipes my tears away and kiss me on the forehead.
Harry's POV:
"So how was the date" Declan asks me.
"Can you make my coffee double shot please" I say to the waiter.
"That bad huh?" Dec says.
"I don't even know I mean there were people laughing and I couldn't. I just don't know."
"What no way people are pathetic" Dec rolls his eyes.
"How was she about it?" He asks
"I don't think she noticed" thank god
"I'm sorry buddy" He taps my shoulder and the waiter brings my much needed coffee.
"I don't know maybe I'm overreacting but I still feel guilty about the accident." I confess.
"Worst part I couldn't even kiss her" I'm such a coward I think to myself.
"Sorry man"
"My son, how was the date, when's the next one" Mum sits with us.
"Not now mum" I dismiss all her questions.
"what happened?" Mum asks me, "I happened mum, me"
"Meaning?"
"Well all was going fine, but then people started laughing and me being immature couldn't help realise the reality of our pairing."
"Ok stop that now" Mum looks disappointed. "Sorry but it's the truth."
"Look you have already told me how much you like her, just give it a chance you might grow up and feel different." She stands up and goes to the counter to order.
From Bridget:
Meet me at the park, 10 mins.
I debate to go or not. But I listen to my mums advice and go.
"Yea just here Parker." I'm in the distance and see Bridget behind her brother. She continues to struggle walk and then she falls down and reality comes crashing down with her. Luckily her brother is there to pick her up, my coward self walks away.
Bridget's POV:
"BRIDGET ARE YOU OK" Parker helps me out,
"Yea I'm fine" I embarrass laugh, but I'm not I see Harry walking away.
"Let's just go home yea" I tear up.
I have been sitting on the couch at home and replay everything in my head, have I done something wrong?
"I'll get it." Parker gets up to answer the door.
"You shouldn't be here, you have caused my sister enough pain" I hear him say so I get up.
"Parker it's fine." I say, "No B you don't have to speak to him. Get out!" He yells.
"Parker please I need to speak to him" I say
"Ok yell out if you need me" He leaves us and I go and sit on the couch.
"I don't get it, I though none of this mattered to you." I put the pieces together.
"Well it didn't, it was just those people laughing kind of freaked me out"
"What people?" I ask.
"Just these losers, doesn't matter" He say. "Well it matters to me, what were they doing?"
He sighs. "They were making, making fun of your umm."
"And you let them get to you?" I interrupt.
"Well no, but at first it really freaked me out. But now I've realised none of that matters to me anymore. I'm totally okay with it" He says, do I believe him?
"Your ok with it?" I ask.
"Yes I am."
"I while ok I thought this was only my problem, but now I realise you do have the problem."
"Can we just please start over?"
"I really, really wanted to kiss you" I admit looking at him, but I realise.
"But now I can't even stand to look at you."
I come in the house and slam the front door, how could I be so stupid. I use my stick to get to my room but mum sees me. "Bridget how was it?" She asks me but I don't say a word and tear up trying to get to my room as fast as I can.
"Bridget honey" Mum comes in as I cry trying to get in my bed. Mum then helps me. "What did he do?" She asks.
"It's what he didn't do." I cry.
"Oh so first date nerves?"
"It was weird at first but we eased into it." Well that's my perception anyway.
"Then he realised what a freak I am" I come to realise
"Hey that is not true" Mum tires to assure me. "You are not a freak" she says.
"But I'm not normal." Crap this is the most emotional I've been in a very long time.
"No your not normal. you are so much better" Mum says.
"You have to say that your my mum."
"You are funny, smart, kind" She says, "and a lot less coordinated." I point out the obvious.
"If that's what it's all about then his not worth it. But I don't believe that." She says
"You weren't there" I say.
"No I wasn't but I was a teenager once, and had the same things to face."
"Yea but you didn't have that thing dragging you down" I point to my walking stick.
"Sorry sweetheart your right. Look I think you should rest, I'll call you when dinner is ready."
"Thanks mum" She wipes my tears away and kiss me on the forehead.
Harry's POV:
"So how was the date" Declan asks me.
"Can you make my coffee double shot please" I say to the waiter.
"That bad huh?" Dec says.
"I don't even know I mean there were people laughing and I couldn't. I just don't know."
"What no way people are pathetic" Dec rolls his eyes.
"How was she about it?" He asks
"I don't think she noticed" thank god
"I'm sorry buddy" He taps my shoulder and the waiter brings my much needed coffee.
"I don't know maybe I'm overreacting but I still feel guilty about the accident." I confess.
"Worst part I couldn't even kiss her" I'm such a coward I think to myself.
"Sorry man"
"My son, how was the date, when's the next one" Mum sits with us.
"Not now mum" I dismiss all her questions.
"what happened?" Mum asks me, "I happened mum, me"
"Meaning?"
"Well all was going fine, but then people started laughing and me being immature couldn't help realise the reality of our pairing."
"Ok stop that now" Mum looks disappointed. "Sorry but it's the truth."
"Look you have already told me how much you like her, just give it a chance you might grow up and feel different." She stands up and goes to the counter to order.
From Bridget:
Meet me at the park, 10 mins.
I debate to go or not. But I listen to my mums advice and go.
"Yea just here Parker." I'm in the distance and see Bridget behind her brother. She continues to struggle walk and then she falls down and reality comes crashing down with her. Luckily her brother is there to pick her up, my coward self walks away.
Bridget's POV:
"BRIDGET ARE YOU OK" Parker helps me out,
"Yea I'm fine" I embarrass laugh, but I'm not I see Harry walking away.
"Let's just go home yea" I tear up.
I have been sitting on the couch at home and replay everything in my head, have I done something wrong?
"I'll get it." Parker gets up to answer the door.
"You shouldn't be here, you have caused my sister enough pain" I hear him say so I get up.
"Parker it's fine." I say, "No B you don't have to speak to him. Get out!" He yells.
"Parker please I need to speak to him" I say
"Ok yell out if you need me" He leaves us and I go and sit on the couch.
"I don't get it, I though none of this mattered to you." I put the pieces together.
"Well it didn't, it was just those people laughing kind of freaked me out"
"What people?" I ask.
"Just these losers, doesn't matter" He say. "Well it matters to me, what were they doing?"
He sighs. "They were making, making fun of your umm."
"And you let them get to you?" I interrupt.
"Well no, but at first it really freaked me out. But now I've realised none of that matters to me anymore. I'm totally okay with it" He says, do I believe him?
"Your ok with it?" I ask.
"Yes I am."
"I while ok I thought this was only my problem, but now I realise you do have the problem."
"Can we just please start over?"
"I really, really wanted to kiss you" I admit looking at him, but I realise.
"But now I can't even stand to look at you."
This story is amazing!! <3
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