The Reason Why
//chapter four//
The door to the room I was in slowly creaked open. Stephanie walked in, her head down.
"Hey," she said slowly.
"Hey."
"Look, I'm really sorry.. I didn't know..." She tried.
"It's okay..." I managed to say, though we both knew it wasn't.
"So... Let's start fresh?" Stephanie extended her hand. I smiled and nodded, wiping a tear from my eye. I took her hand and we shook.
Later that afternoon we drove back to my place to move my stuff. When we walked in, I broke down. Just about everything. My parents. I never thought I'd be moving out of my house and into.. practically a stranger's house. Gloria and Stephanie gave me a moment, until I pulled myself back together. We headed upstairs and started putting my clothes into boxes. As I pulled my high school sweatshirt off a hanger, I realized something.
"Uhm, Stephanie?" My voice quivered. "What.. Am I... What am I gonna do about school?"
"I don't know. Maybe switch to mine? Washington High?" She suggested. That's when I remembered.
"Aimie!" I cried, snatching my phone from where it had been left sitting on my bedside table. 45 missed calls. 8 new text messages. I sniffed and laughed. Aimie was my close friend. My only friend, really. She lived down the street from me and around the corner. I dialed her number and held the phone to my ear. She answered on the first ring.
"OhmyGodCarawhathappenedIsawthecopcarsandthemtakingyouawayandohmyGodwhat'swrong?!" She asked all in one breath. Any other day, any other situation, I would've laughed. But now, I cried.
"Aimie, they're dead. My parents. They're dead." I bawled.
"Oh my God! No! Cara!" I could hear Aimie tearing up on the other end of the conversation.
"It's true." I whispered. "And it's a long story. Want to come over?"
"YES! Oh my God. Oh my God. I'll be right there! Like in 10 seconds! Literally!" She cried and hung up. I sighed and put down my phone. Sure enough, the door burst open about 30 seconds later, but I wasn't in the mood to joke about her being 20 seconds late.
She seemed to sober up when she saw me. Slowly, she approached me and wrapped me in a hug. Finally, I felt loved.
like the title? i'm still thinking about it. it might be changed.. hmm..
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