Hades

Chapter uno

I shake my head, tears building in my eyes. No, I'm not his weak little best friend anymore, who can't speak up for herself. I'm stronger now. He has no relevance in my life anymore. Let him be a grumpy piece of...whatever.

I start the engine again and only drive for two seconds and have my car parked into my driveway.
I violently close the car door after getting out and flinch. Alright, I regretted doing that, but I needed to let that go.

"Emmi? What happened?" I hear my father's concerned voice ask.
"Everything's fine, dad. Just perfectly fine." I force out and run up the stairs. I hear him sigh loudly and lock my door. Why did he have to come back? And why was he mad at me? I lay down on my bed after changing into some sweatpants.

I've been at a friend's house and just came back. We barely closed our eyes, so I need a nap. Maybe then I'll be able to stop thinking about the jerk that I once called my protector and most importantly, my best friend. He didn't even bother to tell me or give me a call back after two years of nothing.

I shake my head and snuggle deeper into my bed. My phone buzzes on the nightstand and I groan and try to ignore it. But by the amount of buzzing noises it makes, I can tell it's probably Zada who wants to know if I arrived safely.

U home yet?
Hello???
Em-em...
Don't make me come over
Are you sleeping?
Did you die?
Omg
Did you?
Don't let me go and look for a new uber
I need you!
Emmmmm!

I feel a small smile take over my face when I read my best friend's messages. Before she decides to seriously come over, I reply.

Got home safely
Chill ur nipples
Gonna take a nap now, byeee

I put my phone on mute and put it in the charger. I just need this power nap, right now. After this I will be as fresh as the wind. Do people say that? Why did I just say that? Oh my god, why can't I just fall asleep?

And suddenly I don't feel like taking a nap anymore. I need to let go of some anger. I call Stella, who picks up immediately.

"Hellou?" She chirps, knowing it's me.
"Let's go to a party." I say.
"Oh yes. Bradley Compton is throwing one tonight. We could go there. He invited us anyway." She tells me. Ugh, Bradley Compton.

"Don't we have other friends? Like good people who throw parties tonight?" I groan, sinking deeper into my pillows.
"Em, you guys have been through...how do I say this?...a lot of heartbreak together. But that doesn't mean that you can't be around him anymore. And you wanted to go to a party. Come on." A lot of heartbreak together? If anything, I did the heartbreak, he did the causing.

"Whatever, as long as I don't have to see his sorry ass, I'm good." I shake my head, which thank god she can't see. Otherwise she would probably ask me if I still had feelings for him, like she always does when I see him in school and shake my head at him. I don't, at least not the good kind of feelings.

I stand up again after my weak attempt of taking a nap and look into my mirror. I look like a mess with my hair sticking out in every direction and my face red like a tomato. Running a hand through my long brown hair, I sigh and find myself thinking about Hades again. Not the greek god, just my ex-best friend.

I really don't want to think about him right now. I will just get angry again. But I must say he grew...a lot? I remember him being just a few centimetres taller than me, because he was always a tall person, just like me. Ugh, what am I thinking?

I run down the stairs, in order to get a breakfast. I didn't get to eat any, since Zada's mom is all about gluten free food, I thought I would wait until I'm home and get a good gluten full meal. Like french toast. Oh yes, I need you french toast.

"Emma? When did you get home? I didn't even notice." I hear my mom enter the kitchen and turn around to give her a small smile.
"Just a few minutes ago. I wanted to come home earlier today, because I am going to a friend's house again tonight. I hope that is okay." No way am I ever going to tell my mom that I'm going to a party. Even though I'm already eighteen, graduating this year, and that it is still summer, so no school, she still says no and I listen, because that's how she raised me.

"What friend is it this time?" She sighs and my smile falters for a second. Maybe I shouldn't go to that party tonight.
"Brooklyn. But if you don't want me to go, I won't." I say, suddenly feeling ashamed because in those almost three months that I had off school I spent more time out with my friends, going on parties and clubbing, than I spent with my family.

"Oh no, it's alright. You should go and have fun with your friends. I'm just happy to see you happy again." She smiles at me, most likely referring to the Hades drama. I bite back an eye roll. I hate him for making my parents see me this miserable after he left. It took a lot of time and building up walls in order to protect myself, to be who I am today.

He was also the reason why I never trusted my ex-boyfriend fully, which was a huge problem. But I guess I could thank him for that, because I found out that Bradley, my ex-boyfriend was cheating on me with numerous girls. Oh and that's also the boy whose party I'm attending tonight.

She leaves the kitchen after looking over my shoulder to see what I'm cooking and smiling. French toast has always been my favourite dish. I could eat it at any time a day, but I can't. Unfortunately.

A/N: So this chapter is quite long and I'm pretty proud of that. This story is already completed and most of it is edited as well. If you're reading this and the rest of this book isn't here yet, please wait another day and refresh it afterwards. Xoxo.