I went to go watch If I Stay today. Loved the book & the movie was awesome!
Chapter 3: Sabrina's POV
I was home. I was finally home.
Mom and Dad hugged me like they were never gonna let go, Mr. Canis squeezed my arm in an affectionate way, and Basil crawled underneath our parents to wrap his small arms around my waist.
"Where'd you go, Brina?" was his muffled question.
I managed to get them off of me and looked around. "Where's Daphne?" I asked.
No one said anything.
"And Red?"
My parents looked at each other and Mr. Canis went to sit down on the couch.
I felt my heart beginning to pound wildly.
"Where are they?" I demanded.
"We were hoping they were with you," Mom answered softly.
"...What?"
I stared at my parents who turned to gaze at the floor, then at Mr. Canis who closed his eyes, at Basil with his wide innocent eyes, and finally at Puck.
Puck.
I felt anger heating up inside of me. "This is all your fault!" I shrieked.
"Red, will you text Matt and tell him I can't come?" I asked and handed my phone to her when we hit a red light.
"Where were you guys going?" Red asked as she began texting.
I couldn't fight the smile off my face. "We were just gonna hang out at his house," I replied.
Red raised her eyebrows. "Alone?" she whispered.
"Red!" I cried out as I stepped on the breaks again.
Red grinned and held my phone out. "Done," she told me.
"Just hold it for me until we get there," I answered.
"Can I play a game?" Red asked.
"Daphne's at one of Puck's crazy parties and you wanna play a game on my phone?!" I exclaimed.
Red sighed. "I was just kidding," she mumbled. "The only people you let play games on your phone are Basil and Puck.
"Well, Basil at least asks," I answered. "Puck never asks, he just does things without thinking or caring."
Red stayed quiet for a couple of seconds. "What happened between you guys?" she asked.
"Well, let's see, he tried to push me and Daphne into a pool when we were eleven and everything's gone downhill from there," I replied.
"No, Sabrina, you know what I'm talking about," Red answered.
I didn't say anything.
"Everything was perfectly normal between you two, a little more fighting after you started dating Matt, but overall completely normal," Red continued.
I clutched the wheel.
"Now you guys try not to even look at each other, much less have a conversation," Red sighed.
We finally came to a red light and I stared out the window. "It's all his fault, Red," I murmured. "It's all his fault."
Puck stared at the ground.
"Why would you bring a twelve-year-old to a high school party?" I screamed.
"Wait, what?!" Dad yelled and I swear you could see some fire in his eyes.
"Henry-" Mom began.
"You took Daphne to a high school party?!" Dad continued to yell.
"Henry-" Mom began again.
"How could you be so irresponsible?!" Dad cried out. "I thought I could trust you with my daughters!"
"Henry!" Mom finally grabbed his arm.
"What?" Dad answered in an annoyed tone.
Mom dragged Dad out of the room and towards their bedroom.
Probably to calm him down, I thought.
"What about Red?" Mr. Canis asked. "Did you take her too?"
Puck groaned and threw his hands up in the air. "Does no one in this Goddamn family trust me?" he exclaimed.
"Why should I?" I answered.
Nothing can make me forget that look of hurt and guilt that flashed onto his face for a couple of seconds after I said that.
"I didn't take either of them to the party!" Puck cried out. "Grimm, you should know that!"
I frowned in confusion. "What?"
"I dropped Daphne off at one of her friend's house, she said she'd call you to come pick her up!" Puck answered in exasperation.
"What?" I repeated.
"Do you really not remember anything?" Puck whispered.
I shook my head.
Puck's jaw clenched and he stared at the ground.
Mom finally came back out and Dad shuffled out after her.
"Daphne was at Rebecca's house Friday night, her mom called me when Sabrina and Puck came to pick her up," Mom announced.
I looked at Puck. "We picked her up?" I whispered.
Puck winced. "Grimm, that night's pretty fuzzy in my memory too," he replied.
"I can't imagine why," Dad muttered.
Puck opened his mouth to say something and then thought better of it and shut his mouth.
My heart began to pound wildly. "Wait, you mean neither of us remember what the heck happened Friday night?" I cried out.
Puck winced again and shook his head.
"You're lying," I hissed.
Puck's face turned red and he shook his head. "Grimm, I barely remember you showing up," he admitted.
Puck was lying. Even though he'd been drunk, I knew he remembered something.
"What about Red?" Mr. Canis asked. "Did Rebecca's mother mention anything about Red being there?"
Mom shook her head solemnly. "But I'm sure she was with them when they went to pick Daphne up," she told him.
"Around what time was it?" I asked. "Do you know?"
"Midnight," Mom replied.
Basil suddenly poked my stomach. "Brina, where have you been?" he asked. "And where's Red and Daphy?"
I didn't know how to answer his question and found myself looking at Puck.
We locked eyes for a couple of seconds but he looked awkwardly and I felt myself starting to blush.
"I- I don't know, Basil," I stuttered out.
"Puck," Basil turned to look at him, "where's Red and Daphy?"
Puck managed a small smile. "Don't you worry about that, Basil," he answered. "They'll be home soon."
Basil's eyes brightened. "Red promised to let me paint with her and Daphy hasn't finished reading her book to me," he told us.
I felt tears wanting to escape from my eyes. "I'll read Daphne's book to you until she gets back," I promised him and kneeled down to give him a kiss on the cheek.
Basil frowned. "Brina, why are you sad?" he asked.
I shook my head and rubbed at my eyes quickly. "Because you're such a big boy, Basil," I lied.
Well, I guess it wasn't technically a lie since from time to time, I wished that Basil was smaller again and felt like he was growing too fast. But this time (and just to make things clear, I've never cried about it), I wasn't crying about that.
Basil smiled brightly again and kissed my nose. "Don't go away ever again, okay?" he told me.
"I don't plan on it," I answered.
Then again, I didn't plan on going away the first time either.
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