chapter 29

Hunter avoided me  like a freaking plague, he didn't sit with us even though Ashton had joined Dylan, Sierra and I for lunch every day since their date. They were so in love it was as sickening as it was adorable. 

He made it to practice which I really hadn't expected but I guess I should have known by now, he's not a selfish person and he wouldn't disappoint JJ just because we had a fight, he only talked to me when it was absolutely necessary and left as soon as we were done. I wanted so badly to apologise for what I had said to him  but he wouldn't let me, and it is at this time that I realized that my feelings for him ran much deeper than I had initially thought. 

The number of times I had to stop myself from picking up my phone and calling him were  beyond normal but at the back of my mind I knew it would yield to nothing, he'd probably ignore my calls anyway and that would just leave me more dejected than I am right now. 

Sierra and I were currently talking about our Thanksgiving plans. Just like JJ and I she was alone for Thanksgiving, well, Ashton invited her to spend Thanksgiving with his family but she felt like it was too soon to meet the parents and all that which I thought was stupid but didn't voice my thoughts to her so we were now planning on spending Thanksgiving together. 

"Well, the festival is about 3 hours out of town, but it's so worth it, i went there with my aunt when I was 12, it was the best Thanksgiving I've ever had," 

"He's extremely excited, which I didn't expect considering his performance is right after Thanksgiving," I replied

"What about you? Are you excited?" Sierra asked me and I gave her a weak smile.

"Obviously, I get to spend the weekend with two people am absolutely in love with," 

"Oh my God, am so dumping Ashton for you, we are going to have a great time," she hugged me and I laughed 

"Yeah, am not trying to get myself murdered by Ashton, I really hope to see my fiftieth birthday," 

Sierra and I had put the last of our bags in the car and JJ skipped into the back of the car happily. 

"Everybody strap your seatbelts in," I announced and they both did. The first thirty minutes of the journey were spent arguing about who got to select music and JJ won after pulling the 'he's the youngest card.'

That's how we spent the rest of the journey singing along to the Jonas brothers. 

The festival was nothing short of amazing, Sierra, JJ and I had an amazing time, the place was the ultimate childhood utopia, the rides, the magic shows, the people. Everything was enchanting, even I forgot about my problems for a while,

"Let's go in the thriller cave," JJ requested and I shook my head "you know i don't do scary stuff, you guys go on a head, I'll wait here," I replied and Sierra sent a disapproving pout my way. 

"You're no fun, let's go JJ," I laughed as I watched them enter the weird cave-like thing, they were so going to regret it, I was  smiling when I felt my phone vibrating in my pocket. 

Pulling it out, I grimaced when I saw the caller ID, this is when she finally called. 

"What?" I did nothing to hide the hostility in my voice. 

"Good evening to you too, am fine thank you, how are you doing yourself?" I rolled my eyes at her sarcasm, she had two minutes before I hung up. 

"What do you want?" My tone wasn't any less hostile and she let out an agitated sigh, good, she did not deserve peace. 

"Well since you're getting straight to the point, I was checking on you and JJ, I was supposed to call earlier but it completely slipped my mind, Finn and I have been so busy," 

"It slipped your mind for two weeks, mom you forgot to call your kids that you left alone for two weeks, do you even listen to yourself," i was on the verge of hanging up on this witch at this point. 

"Don't be so dramatic Lia, I left you with Matilda…."

"So what mom? She's not our mother, do you know how lonely he gets, you're not even that present but heck even a text from you would have made him feel better, why is everything always more important than us," I was raging.

"I didn't call to argue with you Lia, you have no idea how stressed i am right now,I don't want you giving me a headache," 

"Great, I won't take up anymore of your precious time, I'll tell JJ you called," and with those final words,I hang up,my nose flaring in anger and a headache starting to arise.

I was pacing angrily, I could feel my anxiety come up and today just wasn't the day, I pulled my pills out and took one taking in a few deep breaths to relax myself. 

I wasn't going to allow her to ruin my day. 

"Are you okay?" A voice asked from behind me and my voice caught in my throat when I saw who it was. What was he doing here?

We walked in silence, the prozac had kicked in already, I wasn't feeling as angry as earlier, just sad, deeply sad. 

"Thank you for walking with me," I told him while sipping on the hot coffee in my paper cup and he nodded. He doesn't speak much. 

"What are you doing here?" I finally asked the question that was running around my head. 

"My mom lives here....with her family," her family not his, I noted, he was such a mystery, well guarded, he never let off more than he had to. After a few more moments I spoke again. 

"Well I should get back to my brother and bestfriend, I don't want them getting worried, thanks for the walk and the coffee," I gave him a small smile, turning to walk back to the thriller cave but his voice stopped me.

"You didn't answer me Lia.... Are you okay?" I turned around, his question brought me a weird feeling, a sense of comfort enveloped me when he asked and I found myself fighting back an appreciative smile. 

His voice sounded very sincere, he  was actually curious about my wellness, he wasn't faking it. 

"I think I will be," I replied and he nodded contentedly with my reply before walking away from me. 

Trevor Hill was truly a mysterious creature but he wasn't as scary as people painted him out to be or as his striking blue eyes initially made me perceive him, not if he can make me feel this at peace. 

The three of us spent the night at a motel and went back home the next morning where we spent the day lounging lazily around the pool, playing Marco polo and eating Matilda's infamous lasagna. 

The next day we had our performance at JJ's school, we did well honestly but Hunter was still ignoring me, everyone else had noticed at this point but none of them brought it up, JJ won first place which he was really excited about and I had to at least be glad he was happy, my misery and the fact that I was terribly missing Hunter could come later.