Kiss away the pain
Paige's POV
I put out my cell phone to check the time. 2:24. An hour had passed since I left my house. I knew I shouldn't be out at this hour but I just needed to clear my head a little. I kicked a little rock on the street as I walked. I had no idea where I was going, I just kept on walking.
We got here today. Rosewood it is. It's nicer than I imagined. My dad just got a job offer and we had to move. I wasn't very happy about it since this was my senior year but it's not like he cared about any of that. Being at home was getting almost unbearable. Frustrated tears were just starting to form in my eyes again when I heard a voice come from the other side of the street.
"Oh shit…!" It was a girl that looked like she was coming from some party and had gotten pretty wasted. Her phone slipped from her hand and fell to the ground. She went down to reach it but lost her balance and fell on her ass. I crossed the street to get to where she was. She was staring into space now.
"Uh, are you ok?" I asked offering my hand to her. A single tear rolled down her face and she started sobbing.
"Why? Why is she…? I love her, I really do; it's just… why…?" she couldn't stop sobbing now and she wasn't breathing properly.
"Hey, calm down" I grabbed her phone and sat down next to her. "What's your name?"
"Emily" she choked out.
"Ok, Emily. Do you live around here?" she pointed down the street. "Right, I'll get you home, ok?" she just nodded. I stood up, pulling her by the arm. She managed to get on her feet but had to lean on me to walk. I looked at her; she was just wearing skinny jeans and a jean vest over a sleeveless top. It was a cold night so I took off my leather jacket and put it over her shoulders.
"Thanks…" she muttered.
"Don't mention it" we continued walking down the street in silence for a while, when she spoke again.
"Have you… ever been in love with someone?" she said not looking at me.
"Um, I don't think so..." I said honestly. I tried to avoid looking at her. Her face was so close I could feel the smell of alcohol in her breath.
"I have… I love her but… When did everything turn into this mess?" she was breaking down again. I slowed down, rubbing her shoulders to give her some comfort. She looked up again. "I know she loves me too, I know she didn't mean to…" she was looking at me, like she was expecting me to give her the answers she was looking for. I didn't know what to say, so I just pulled her in for a hug and let her cry on my shoulder for a while. It hurt to see her crushed like this, even though she was just some girl I just met. She eventually calmed down again, pulling away.
"Sorry…" she whispered. I could see her long eyelashes as she was looking down on to the ground. I found myself staring at her lips now and decided to let go of her. I felt like I had to say something.
"Hey…" I touched her arm and she looked up at me. "I don't know what's going on with you, but everything is going to be okay. You'll see" I gave her a smile and she smiled back. She was really beautiful.
"Thanks…" she said.
We continued our way down the street to her house. I stood on the porch as she handed me my jacket back. There was an awkward silence.
"Well… take care, Emily" I said starting to walk away from the house.
"Wait! What's your name?" I looked at her, wondering if we would encounter each other again anytime soon. I smiled, hoping we would.
"It's Paige. Paige McCullers"
Ok, this is scary. I've always wanted to do a multichaptered story but it never really worked out. I decided to give this one a shot, I hope it's not too bad. I don't know how many chapters there will be (probably not that many)... please let me know what you think :)