Filed To Story: The Perfect Spiral Book PDF Free by Ashley Constantine
Looking down at the ground, I felt ashamed that I had caused this. I had caused these people to look at me in fear and in sadness.
“I’m sorry,” I spoke to the floor.
“I’m sorry I caused so much panic. I just… I thought he was here. I got scared. I’m sorry.” Feeling Knox pull me into his bare chest, I cried on him for what felt like forever.
He didn’t complain once, he just sat there cradling my small frame in his large arms.
“Don’t apologize for anything, Alex,” he whispered, and I pulled back and turned around to Wes, Brett, and Tyler.
I went to hug them all at once but Brett stopped me and said, “If Knox gets his own hug, I want my own hug from you too, Alex,” with a smirk on his face.
The other two nodded their heads to say they wanted an individual hug too. I laughed through the tears and gave them their hugs while telling them I was sorry. I stood up and went to Andy and Kyle.
I sat down and she was staring at me with dried-up tears on her face. She grabbed me instantly and hugged me, and we both fell on the floor hugging each other side by side.
“I’m sorry, Andy, it wasn’t fair for you to have seen that,”
“Don’t apologize, sweetheart. I’m here for you, no matter what… But at least now I know you’re human,” we share a laugh, and Kyle gently lays on top of us, careful not to crush us.
“My two favorite girls,” he murmurs, a soft smile lighting up his face. I reach up to him, apologizing for the scare I gave him.
He shakes his head, his voice firm. “I love you no matter what, Sis. But please, don’t ever let those thoughts consume you again. I can’t bear to hear those words from you. And if this happens again, call me. I’ll be there for you in a heartbeat.” He presses a kiss to my forehead.
“Awww, Kyle, that was so sweet,” Andy coos, and they start to kiss each other. I try to roll away from them, a playful grimace on my face.
“Ewww, can you not right now? You’re still hugging me. I’m practically getting a 3D preview of your make-out session.”
Laughter echoes around me, but they continue to hug me while kissing each other.
“Seriously, someone save me before I vomit on these two!” Knox tugs at my leg, pulling me away from them. I lie on the ground, looking up at him.
He’s smiling down at me when the door suddenly swings open. Panic surges through me again, and I scramble up, hiding behind Knox.
I’m still on edge, so any sudden movements make me jumpy. Sam walks in, Tyson and the three little rugrats trailing behind her.
Knox turns to me, pulling me close with his arm draped over my shoulders. “It’s just Sam, baby doll. I’ve got you. I’ll protect you.”
I’ll protect you. Those are words I’ve always longed to hear. They soothe my frayed nerves.
Sam spots me and asks, “What did I miss? What’s wrong? Why is Mom crying?… Why are Andy and Kyle making out on the floor?” Her face scrunches up at the last part.
We all burst into laughter, and my mom stands up to hug her. “Long story, sweetie, long story.”
I glance over at Wes, who is glaring at Knox and his arm over my shoulder. I step out of his touch and head towards the bathroom, hoping to diffuse the tension between them. Where did this come from?
A few hours later, Andy, Sam, Hannah, Sam’s best friend Zara, and I decide to have a girls’ night with a slumber party.
My mom filled Sam in on what happened, and she hugged me so tightly I could barely breathe. But it was a comforting gesture. Still, I do need my oxygen.
So, all five of us are sitting downstairs in the theater, gossiping after failing to watch the chosen movie,
White Chicks.
We start chatting about boys and New Year’s Eve to distract ourselves from the morning’s events. With face masks on and cocktails in hand, we’re all a little tipsy.
“So, Andy, when did you first kiss Kyle?” Zara asks, lightening the mood. I let my mind wander to my very first kiss, which was with Knox, in the closet to the left of the screen.
I find myself staring at it before Zara pulls me out of my reverie.
“Earth to Alex? Hello!”
“What? Sorry, what’s up?”
“First kiss story! Spill.” Well, shit. Only Hannah knows this one. I could lie, but Andy would know. She’s good at picking up on that sort of stuff.
I glance over at Hannah, who is smirking behind her straw, pretending not to know.
“Well, um, it was good. I mean, I was nine, so it was a little awkward.”
“Where was it and who was it with?” Sam prods.
“Um… it was in the storage closet over there,” I say, pointing to the closet to the left of where we’re sitting. I fall silent, looking around at them. They’re all waiting for me to continue the story.
Sam raises an eyebrow at me. “Who was it with, Alex?”
“Um… well…” I try to find a way to avoid telling them it was Knox. But I’m really struggling to do so.
“Alex! Who was it with?!”
“Knox…” I blurt out. They all stare at me, wide-eyed, before their shock morphs into grins. Except for Hannah, she already knew this.
“No way! Are you serious? Knox fucking Carter! Ugh, I’m so jealous! He was your first kiss?”
I nod at her, and Sam sits there, processing this information with a smile on her face.
“I knew something happened between you two! I was wondering why he hangvu …… you! He was nice to you, then he was so mean to you! Now I get it!”
“Get what?” I ask, not following her. I don’t know where she’s going with this.
“He was mean to you… because he liked you! Or he might still like you?”
I snort at her, laughing at her wild assumptions. She glares at me.
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