Yes or No

CHAPTER IV: Yes or No

It has been a week since the incident and up until now, me and the gang are still not talking to each other. I didn't even bother to try to talk to them because I know that they won't listen to me. They would just do whatever they want.

"Get in the car." Ty coldly said.

"Okay." I just replied.

Ty has been like this for a week now. I don't know why but he seems a little bit off lately. He's not talking to me. I mean he would talk to me just like earlier, but just about something important. And I never heard him talk more than one sentence lately. He became cold. He's not teasing me anymore.

It's a Sunday today and Sunday means Ty and Blaire's date day!

But what's bothering me is how can we pull this date day today when we are not even talking to each other? What are we? Mute people?

After a week, I had a lot of realizations. I honestly learned a lot from my breakup with Audrey.

I should've not gave all my love to him. I should have loved myself first before him because self-love is really important. I should've stopped myself from being too attached to him to lessen the pain.

Now, I can finally say that I'm now ready to move on!

And the first step to moving on is acceptance.

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We're now here at the mall looking for a place to eat because it is almost lunch time.

Why are we looking, anyway? Was Ty already fed up eating in our favorite place? Does he not want to eat on Pepper Steak House?

I nudged him.

"Hey, are we not eating at our usual place?"

"Nope." He said emphasizing the 'p'.

"Why?" I asked.

I didn't get any reply. He just shrugged his shoulders.

Well then. I have no other choice but to follow him. Maybe he wanted to taste other menus from other restaurant.

But I was shocked when we stopped in front of a restaurant named Point and Grill. It's too crowded! Well, I have no issues eating in a crowded place but I'm surprised because there are a lot of people. Maybe the foods here are really good.

When we walked in, I saw a bunch of raw foods lined up at the corner. Oh, the name of the restaurant itself made sense. You pick the food that you wanted for them to grill.

I just picked a porterhouse steak because it is my favorite.

"Ty, do we have a problem?" I asked him as we sat in our designated table.

"None." He simply said.

"Then why are you acting like that?" I hissed at him.

"I don't know. You tell me." He said staring right through my eyes.

I felt a lump on my throat.

Maybe all along he knew about what happened at the quadrangle that's why he became distant to me.

"Here is your order ma'am, sir." The tension between us disappeared when the waiter came with our order.

We ate silently.

Gosh! This silence is deafening me!

"Tyler, what really is the problem?" I asked when I was done eating.

"As I've told you, there is none." He simply said with his arms crossed.

"You would not act like that for a whole week towards me if you really don't have any problem with me." I said getting irritated already. Why can't he just admit it!

"Very well, young lady. You know me well huh?" he smirked.

"Of course! You are my brother, Tyler." I said.

"Brother huh? We are siblings and yet you didn't even bother to tell me your problems!" he said through gritted teeth.

"I know you can't tell me everything because we have privacy but I can't afford to hear you crying every night!" he burst out.

"I'm your brother but I can't even comfort the hell out of you because you won't tell me anything. You just keep on pretending that everything's okay when in fact, it is not." He added.

I cannot oppose to what he just said because I know to myself that it is entirely true.

"You know what? I'm done here." He stood up and walked away from me.

"Tyle-" I tried to stop him but he just pushed me away.

I sighed deeply.

That's what I get for not telling him anything and right now? I'm regretting it.

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Today's already Wednesday. Tyler and I are still not okay.

I was sitting at the corner of our room, looking out the window when I heard screams. I looked around to know what are they screaming for but they already blocked the view from the door.

I sighed.

Maybe it was one of the heartthrobs on our school. How did I know? Because the screams are all from the girls.

And, don't they have manners? Our classes is still on-going but- ugh.

I looked at our teacher to see her reaction of what's happening around her but it seems like she was also a die-hard fan of mister I-don't-know-who.

"Excuse me, ladies. May I pass through?" that someone asked.

My eardrums hurt when the girls started screaming at the top of their lungs.

"Kyaaaah! He talked to me!"

"He's so dreamy, uwuuuu."

"Aw, my heart is shaking."

Seriously? They would act like that for some guy? Ugh. I just diverted my gaze to the window. I'd rather look at nature than some guys out there.

I jerked away when someone tapped my shoulder. It was one of my classmates.

"Hey, I think he is looking for you Astrid."

I was about to ask 'who' when suddenly, someone asked first.

"Who?" oh, it was Damon.

"U-Uh. C-Cameron." The boy stuttered. Maybe he was intimidated by Dame's intense stare.

"Why? What's going on between you two?" Aspen turned to me.

Wow. This is the first time they started a conversation with me after a while.

"Nothing. Just friends." I said.

"We know Cameron, Blaire. He wouldn't just summon some girl out of her classroom if she isn't his girl." Maddox said.

"Then you don't know me! I'm not some sort of a cheap girl who will immediately get a boyfriend after a breakup!" I blurted out. This is the first time they've since the incident and yet they have the guts to not believe in me. Unbelievable.

I stood up and walked my way through the door where Cameron is. The girls noticed me and they rolled their eyes at me before parting for me to walk through.

"Hey." Cameron greeted.

I just raised my brows at him.

"Wouldn't you greet me back?" he laughed. I just rolled my eyes at him.

"Chill, girl. I'm just here to ask if you're free this Saturday." He said.

"Why would you ask that?" I questioningly looked at him.

"Just a simple yes or no will do." He said as he crossed his arms over his chest.

This guy has some attitude right there! He was jolly earlier and now he gave me that attitude?

"So what if I am?" I asked while raising one brow.

"Then it is a date." He said.

"What? Did I even agreed to you?" I spat at him.

"No, but I will make you." He smirked.

"You are impossible." I said.

"Text you later, babe." He winked at me and turned to his back to walk away.

"How can you text me when you don't even have my number?" as I asked that, I felt that all eyes were on me. Did I even do something wrong?

Really. I can't understand these girls.

"Well, I have my ways. Remember that." He said as he waived his hand as a sign of goodbye.

Geez.

The nerve of this guy. He is really anno- ugh never mind.