Chapter 6 What am I going to do

I try my best to look shocked at the news but Sahra knows when I am lying or faking."Why are you NOT shocked! What kind of DAUGHTER ARE YOU! WHERE DID YOU GO YESTERDAY!" For a second I am petrified at her words but then I snaped "WHAT KIND OF FRIEND ARE YOU, HUH! YOU HAVE NEVER NOTICED MY SUFFERING YOU KNOW ALMOST EVERYTHING ABOUT ME BUT YOU STILL CAN'T TELL WHEN I AM HURTING!" Sahra is too stunned to speak and I storm out of the court yard.

I remember Damien put his phone number in my phone last night after we played 21 questions and I give him a call. Damien picks up almost instantly

"Aren't you supposed to be in school right now" I manage to find my voice but not much of it.

"Damien" his name comes out of my mouth like a whimper

"What's wrong?" Damien sounds worried just like the night I had passed out and that's when I break down, I start crying and try to explain what just happened to Damien but it all comes out as jibberish.

"Stay right where you are, I'm coming to pick you up! Where are you?" I managed to calm down only a little bit but Damien can now understand me and I tell him my address.

I'm crouched down leaning against a brick wall when Damien arrives. He jumps out of his car really quick and I try to stand up to run over to him but my knees give out. I fall on to the ground scraping my knee, I whimper but then I feel Damien hug me "Hey, it's going to be alright" I start bawling my eyes out all over again but this time I have Damien with me. I hug him tightly as I cry, I look up to see Damien's face and I see the sincerity in his eyes. I feel safe when I am with him and I feel like he understands everything I am going through. "Can we please go home?" I feel Damien's muscle tense up and then relax again "Sure, let's go home"

*Damien's thoughts*

When I get home from dropping Adeline off, I go to my room and plop down on my bed. I close my eyes and I see Adeline's face smiling at me "Gosh she is cute" I think to myself that's when I catch myself "No, you cannot get attached to this girl, you promised yourself you would never get attached to someone because then you will have a weakness" I start to pace around the room when I hear my phone go off. I look to see who it is and I see it's Adeline, Speak of the devil.

"Aren't you supposed to be in school right now" As soon as I hear her say my name I immediately get worried.

"What's wrong?" The next thing I know I hear her crying and I bolt out of the front door grabbing my keys on the way.

"Stay right where you are, I'm coming to pick you up! Where are you?"

I drive around the area where she said she was until I see her. I turn off my car and run towards her. She tries to stand up but falls and I'm not close enough to reach her but as soon as she falls I am right there hugging her. I try to comfort her and after about 2 minutes of constant crying she asks me if we can go home. I am shocked, she used the word home does that mean she feels safe with me. Before I can think of anything else I say "Sure, let's go home"

I carry her into the car and buckle her up before I get into the driver's seat and do the same. Some where along the way home Adeline falls asleep in the car, she's sleeping so peacefully.

"Oh Adeline what am I going to do, I'm starting to fall for you."