Chapter 34: False Accusations
August grinned even wider and walked to the intercom.
"Hello?"
"LET ME IN!!!!!!!!" screamed Zac in a weird voice.
"The door should be unlocked. Let yourself in. Go to the basement."
"Ok." he replied somewhat calmly.
August heard the door open and footsteps enter the house. She heard footsteps coming down the stairs, and Zac sprinted into the room and flung himself on the bed, landing on top of Lindsay. She laughed. He looked up.
"Hey Lindsay, how are you?"
"Dude, I've been better!" she laughed. "Get off me!"
He laughed, and apologized, and climbed off. Isaac and Taylor walked calmly through the door. Ellie's eyes were darting around, and her hand was to her mouth. She wasn't making a sound. Zac saw her and plopped down in front of her. He smiled. Her face turned red.
"You Ellie?"
She nodded.
"Hi."
She took a deep breath, and uncovered her mouth.
"H..hi." she stuttered.
He smiled again. She smiled at him.
"How are you?" he asked her
"I'm good. How are you?"
"Good. You didn't expect to see me, didja?"
"No!" exclaimed Ellie.
Everyone laughed. Zac looked over to August. She was sitting next to Chris. Taylor also noticed this, and had a hurt look on his face.
"Hi Tay." said August, trying to catch his eye.
He glanced to her, then to Chris, then, turning on his heal, quickly left the room. Isaac sighed and ran after him. Zac looked at August with a blank look and ran out after them. August panicked. She jumped up and ran after them. She wanted to know what was wrong with him. She ran up the stairs and down the hall and out the front door, where she could see all three brothers running, Taylor in the lead. She took off after them. Once she reached the Hansons' house, she walked inside the wide open front door. She looked around. Isaac and Zac were standing near the entrance to the kitchen, gasping for breath.
"Wheres Tay?"
They looked up. They exchanged glances. Isaac spoke up.
"Why do you care?"
August cringed.
"I need to talk to him." she replied.
"Then go find him yourself." Isaac snapped.
She looked to Zac, he was glaring at her. She shuddered and continued walking through the house. She opened the door to the patio and stepped out. She walked towards the tree house. Once she got to the base, she stopped. She heard a cough and a sniffle come from inside. She took a deep breath and climbed the ladder. Taylor was curled up in a ball, crying.
"Tay..." she trailed off.
His head bolted up.
"What do you want August."
"To talk to you."
"Whats there to talk about?" he snapped.
"I want to know why you, actually, all three of you are snapping at me all of the sudden."
"Why do you care."
August shook her head. She wasn't going to take it anymore.
"I don't know Tay!!" she exclaimed. "Maybe its cuz you guys are my best friends, and you're my boyfriend, I think. I'm not so sure right now. But I do know that I'm really getting sick of people asking me why I care. Is it a crime to care Tay? Haven't we gone through this before?!" she screamed.
He glared at her.
"Tell me Tay. Tell me why my 3 best friends hate me. I haven't done anything to deserve this. Tell me." she pleaded.
"What?!" he screamed. "You haven't done anything!? Hell you haven't done anything!!!!"
"What are you talking about!?"
"Lets see August. You didn't want to be around us in New York. You left without saying goodbye. Then when you get home, you get a new boyfriend without even thinking about me!! Thats what you've done!! You cheated on me and felt no shame!!!!"
"What are you talking about Taylor?!? I haven't cheated on you in any way, shape, or form." she hissed.
"You're a liar August. A plain liar, and I want nothing to do with you."
"Who the hell did I cheat with Tay?!? Who?!"
"Hmm. Lets all think about that. How bout My brother's best friend, or now ex-best friend!?!?!?!"
"Who is his best friend Tay? How should I know!?"
"Lets see. That would've been Chris. But not anymore."
"Chris!?!??!"
"You looked pretty friendly today, and he answers your phone and is over there constantly. Think about that August."
August began to cry. She couldn't believe she was hearing this.
"Jordan Taylor Hanson!! I thought you believed in me more than that. You know I wouldn't do that to you, and I haven't cheated on you!!!" she screamed, tears running down her face.
"Then why is Chris always at your house and why are you always with him!?!?!"
"Taylor!!! Have you ever seen his mom?!" she screamed.
"Yes."
"Have you ever seen my dad?!" she screamed back.
"Yes, so what does that have to do with you cheating?!"
"Have you noticed any similarities Taylor?!?! Have you noticed that they look alike?!?! Did you know that they were brother and sister??!?! CHRIS IS MY COUSIN TAYLOR!!!! MY COUSIN!!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU WOULD ACCUSE ME OF CHEATING ON YOU!!!"
August jumped out of the tree house and ran back to the house to find Zac and Isaac. They were in their same positions. They saw her coming.
"Oh look Zac, she's crying."
"She probably deserves it for cheating on Tay."
"ZACHARY WALKER HANSON! YOU SHUT UP. SHUT UP RIGHT NOW. I DID NOTHING WRONG!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU, MY BEST FRIEND WOULD ACTUALLY BELIEVE THAT!!! I HOPE THAT YOU'RE HAPPY" she screamed as she cried.
She ran out of the house, leaving a stunned Zac and Isaac. She ran down the street and into her house and locked the door behind her. She fell onto the couch and cried. Lindsay had heard her run in and had rushed up the stairs, Ellie, Amy, and Chris on her heals. They came to the top of the stairs to find August sobbing uncontrollably on the couch. Lindsay rushed over to her.
"August!" she whispered, trying to pry August's hands off her eyes.
August looked up and kept crying.
"What happened?!" asked Lindsay, a worried tone in her voice.
"T..T..Tay s..said th..that I..I...I cheated on him!" she stuttered.
"What?! Thats not true!"
"I know!" she cried. "Zac and Ike believe him. They won't listen to me."
August put her head back in her hands and cried again.
"Well, who did they accuse you of cheating with?" asked Amy hesitantly.
August cried harder, but looked up.
"C.....C...Chris..."
"Me?!"
August nodded. Chris sat down, stunned. August cried.
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