Brielle

forty-two

GRAYSON

Some people may think I'm stupid to say I've got a 'lead'. Seeing as this isn't a murder case or anything like it, it's a relationship.

But technically I do have something that may be able to help me figure out why Bee broke up with me, because if she really felt the way she said she did she wouldn't have pulled me into an empty janitors closet.

She wouldn't have hugged me and cried on my shoulders, asked me a load of questions about where I'm living. Or brushed her fingers over my bruises, if she didn't care she wouldn't do that.

I've had a few days to think about what she said, and how she mentioned my dad. Which I thought was odd, but I didn't realise how out of place it was until I slept on it and had a few days to think about it.

Why would she mention him?

And why did when she said 'please don't tell your dad' she looked like she didn't mean to say that? Like it slipped out of her mouth.

It's Monday morning, and I wake up in my bed, despite Ben telling me I needed to stay somewhere else. Maybe if it was Bee talking to me I'd think about it, but I don't get hit that often.

Only once in a while, I've gotten used to the harsh words by now. Knowing that the bruises are going to be around for a while now.

So as Ben gets changed next to me in the hockey changing rooms, it's obvious he's noticed the bruises over my chest and back. But he doesn't say anything.

"I need to ask you something," I tell him as he lifts a shirt over his head, we finished training about half an hour ago and it's been on the tip of my tongue for ages.

"Fire away lover boy," He gave me that nick name a while ago, but now it's just pains me every time I hear it. Knowing that at the moment, I'm not Brielle's lover boy.

I half smile at him, I've always appreciated Ben he's always known what to say to make someone feel better. Just being funny in some ways.

"Did Brielle ever mention anything about my dad when we were in hawaii?" I gulp before saying the next few words, knowing my my voice will be shaky, "Or even recently?"

Ben furrows his eyebrows at me, shrugging once before staring at the floor. At first I thought he was deep in thought, but then I realised he was just zoned out.

"Hello?" Waving a hand in front of his face, making him jump out of it, I speak again, "I need your help?"

Ben nods, "Oh yeah. I think she mumbled something one time while going into the bathroom."

I raise my eyebrows waiting for him to continue, but he doesn't. He just stares at me and I tilt my head.

"Oh you want me to continue," I let out a sigh and nod my head, sometimes this boy is one of the dumbest people I've met.

I still love him like a brother though, despite his stupidness.

"I don't know wether it was about your dad, or just dads in general. Or even our dad. But she said something like, who does that to their son? Worst fucking dad of the year award. It was something like that, I think," He shrugs.

"It may have been my dream but I don't know."

Groaning, I lift my head back. It may have been a dream? This man is no help when I'm trying to save my relationship.

I told Sofia yesterday, that I was going to try and get Bee back. I'm pretty sure she agreed with me and helped me, because that was the first time I agreed to do some digging.