Sonny POV
The rest of the night went a little bit better. We helped Mikayla get her side work done before she could leave work. Her brother, Jake, got a job there without even filling out an application.
When we got to her house to get her stuff I got the death stares from her parents as I came in and out of her home, well used to be home for her. Jake even got his stuff packed into our cars. Mikayla's car was only thing she could bring besides her clothes because she paid for the car herself.
When we got to mine, I mean our home now it was silent. Mikayla didn't talk to any of us. Tawni tried to break the silence but it was unsuccessful because nobody spoke after her.
I showed Jake and Mikayla the two spare rooms that they would be sleeping in. Tawni and I helped with their bags. From there on the house was pretty much silent for the next few days.
The only words I heard from Mikayla were either "Good morning" or "Good night." I mean we didn't do anything wrong but why are we getting the cold shoulder? I think maybe she's just keeping to herself until she gets her thoughts straighten out in her head.
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The morning was the same for the past few days. I got up without someone forcing me to but I only got up to the sounds of Mikayla leaving the house to take Jake to school. I sat on the couch watching the television on whatever channel Jake had left it before leaving.
I always see her walk in the house with my peripheral vision pretending that I don't notice her. She just needs her space. This morning I don't hear her going up the stairs like usual instead I hear them coming closer to me and I felt the couch sink in just a little. Mikayla is sitting on the opposite end of the couch facing the television.
Then she's moving closer and she's now cuddling beside me. I couldn't help but put my arm around her as her head rested on my shoulder. We sat there in silence.
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Other than the cuddling she really didn't do much. Here I am eating my cereal in the kitchen and she comes in and greets me with a weak smile. My only response was to give weak smile back.
I couldn't handle the silence any longer I finally asked, "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, why do you ask?" It's kinda hard to say that you're fine if you have been ignoring people for the past few days.
"Because you've been avoiding everyone for the past few days." She looks down and away. "You know you can talk to me, right?"
"Yeah, I know. I'm just not use to waking up in this house without seeing my parents." She sits down at the table we had placed in the kitchen. "I guess reality hasn't really set in yet."
I took a seat next to her, place the bowl on the table, and took her hands in mine. "I use to feel the same way but then I realize my parents wouldn't love me if they knew about me. Why wake up to people who aren't going to care for you anymore?" Because I realized the real family you have is your friends. "But you're different than me, you take the time to get use this. You have to talk to us though because it's the only way to get use to it."
"Okay I will." She looked me in the eyes, "You won't leave me, right?"
"I would never leave you. Neither will your friends or Jake. We will always be here for you." I leaned over to hug her to help reassure her.
Mikayla POV
I love how something as simple as her hugging me can make me feel wanted and comforted. No other hug can make me feel the same way. I wish we were like this forever. She seems to calm me down whenever anger seems to take over.
Could I really be falling for somebody that only found out I was alive couple of weeks ago? I guess I am. Having her here, somebody who used to be popular actually noticing me, just the one less important person who is now feeling the most important person in the world.
If it wasn't for her I would be homeless as well as Jake. We pulled apart and looked into each other eyes. Then she turned away to pick up her bowl off of the table and turned back to me, "Want some cereal?" She smiled and I laughed softly.
"Yeah, I'm starving." She handed me her bowl and I took it. "You're not going to finish it?"
"Nah, I'm good. I'm full." She's full? She barely touched the cereal but without thinking I took a spoonful to my mouth.
"You're full?" I said with my mouth still half full.
"Yeah, all of the sudden my stomach is feeling warm and fuzzy and makes me feel full." She placed a hand on her stomach.
"I think what you're feeling is compassion. Someone as popular as you wouldn't be used to the feeling." I said jokily.
"That hurts, you know." She put her hand over her heart pretending to be hurt. "I'm capable of feeling compassion."
"I know, that's what I love about you."
"That's what you love about me?" Did I just use that word? "What else do you love about me?"
Wow, where do I even begin? "Your smile makes me weak at the knees." I paused for a moment. "Your hugs make me feel like the most important person in the world. The way you just look me in the eyes and all the anger just goes away. Your very presence soothes me."She is just looking me in the eyes and not saying anything.
"Wow, the little things I do seem to have a big affect on you." She seemed surprised. I guess nobody ever gotten close to her like I did and was able to tell her this. "Well, I love the way you stand up to people, it's something I couldn't really do even though it seems like I can. You're protective of the people you love. I love how you stuttered when you asked me out. Your presence makes me uncontrollably happy."
I placed my hand on her cheek. "You deserve to be happy after spending your whole life making others happy."
She took the hand that placed on her cheek into her own hand. "Did we just have a girlfriendy moment?"
"Yeah, I think we just did." We laughed but I think it was because of the awkward silence that had suddenly filled the room. I guess as long as I have Sonny, Jake, Taylor, David, and Tawni I won't feel alone like my parents had made me felt for the past few days.
