Chapter 78
“So you still don’t know when you will be back?” I sighed dejectedly.
“Nope.” Kyle replied with his own sigh.
The weekend was almost over and I felt like it had gone too quickly. Aiden kept me company until I needed to head to work before he headed off himself to make sure his bar was still in one piece. It had given me time to do homework but it had felt a little lonely falling asleep without him there. I had grown used to him wrapping an arm around me from behind and us talking about everything and anything until my eyes wouldn’t stay open. I;d try to stay awake to talk to him more but he would just chuckle and tease me, telling me to go to sleep.
On Sunday I decided to give Kyle a call and make sure he was doing okay. His foster parents were still pretty upset with him for getting suspended and I still couldn’t shake the guilt in my chest whenever I remembered why Kyle was in this position. However, while I was blaming myself for this whole shitty situation, Kyle was adamant that the only person who should be feeling guilty was Noah. Unfortunately, based on what I knew about that asshole, it wasn’t likely that he felt anything.
“Have you heard anything more from the cops?” Kyle asked.
“No.” I admitted, sinking into the couch. “They said it could take time to go through all of the evidence but at least he’s not in school anymore.”
“Hopefully he doesn’t come back either.” Kyle growled.
“Hopefully.” I agreed. “Okay I had better go. I’ll message you tomorrow.”
We said our goodbyes before hanging up. Just as I did, a message came through from Aiden.
Aiden: sorry princess but I’m going to be gone for a few days. I’ll be back by the weekend but I will give you a call tomorrow.
Me: okay, drive safe.
Putting my phone on the coffee table, I couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed that Aiden was away again. I knew it had to do with his and Liam’s plans to start a business together so I tried not to be too upset but I just didn’t feel as happy when I was the only one here. It wasn’t like I wasn’t used to being alone but in these past three months I had grown used to Kyle, Tammy or Aiden being around. Tammy was meant to be visiting on Tuesday to sort out more details for Liam’s welcome home party but Kyle was pretty much on house arrest due to foster parents not wanting him out of his sight. I still caught up with Jesse, Max and Bianca on
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WhatsApp but I didn’t feel comfortable hanging out with them without Kyle there, At least not yet anyway.)
Part of me was dreading Monday. I had managed to make it through last week without losing my mind over everyone gossiping about me but I wasn’t sure I could go another week of it. Needless to say, Monday rolled in and I reluctantly forced myself to get ready for school. Stuffing my earphones in, I used music to block out my anxiety and the world around me. I wasn’t particularly comfortable wearing carphones while I walked, mostly because I couldn’t hear what was going on around me and I always worried I would get hit by a car or something but without Kyle there to distract me with his constant chatter, I was willing to put my paranoia to the side in order to distract myself.
Much to my relief most people were more excited about the fact it was Halloween this weekend although I was still subjected to a few stares and whispers. It made my skin crawl every time I caught someone staring at me or whenever I walked past a group of people they suddenly went silent and looked sheepish but to my relief most people no longer noticed me…
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okay now she’s just pissing me off. you have even more proof, just go to the office. this is getting ridiculous and is making me not want to continue reading.
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