Chapter 11:

The next morning I woke up naked and confused. I grabbed a blanket and wrapped myself in it. As I stood up, I realized there was someone underneath me.

"Ow!" I heard a voice say.

"I'm so sorry!" I said kneeling next to Joe.

"It's okay." He said smiling at me.

"So, did we, uh, you know, 'do it' last night?"

"Well, since we're both naked and there's a used condom on the ground I think it's safe to say yes."

I sat down next to him and rested my head on his shoulder. "Wow."

"Do you regret it? If you do I'm sorry. I'll leave and never bother you again and-"

I shut up him up by kissing him softly. "No, I don't regret it." I said giving him a reassuring smile.

"Okay, neither do I." he said smiling back.

"So all it would have taken to get you to leave me alone was sleeping with you? Why didn't I think of that earlier?" I asked jokingly.

"Oh we both know I wouldn't really have left you alone."

I laughed and lightly hit his arm. "So, I thought about what you said last night." I said seriously.

He just gave me a confused look.

"I'll go back with you today, but only for today."

"Really?" he asked with a huge smile.

"Yes." I said smiling just as big.

He kissed me and we ended up repeating last nights' actions.

We ended up back at Kevin's around 2:00 p.m. .

"I changed my mind, I can't do this. I want to go back." I said turning back to the car.

"No, Demi, come on, we already made it this far. There's no turning back." Joe said pushing me back toward the apartment.

"Joe, come on please don't make me!"

"Suck it up!" he said knocking on the door.

"He's probably not even here."

But I spoke to soon. Kevin stood there in shock.

"Hi." I said nervously.

He just continued to stand there and stare at me.

"I shouldn't have come, I'm sorry." I said about to turn and leave.

"Wait!" Kevin said grabbing my hand. "Please, don't leave again."

There were tears starting to form in his eyes. I wrapped my arms around his neck and held him tight.

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry." I said crying now too.

"I'll get going, call me later Demi." Joe said before walking across the hall to his apartment.

"Okay, see you later Joe."

I walked into the apartment and closed the door behind me. I didn't know what to say to him other than I'm sorry, but that didn't seem like it was enough.

"I've been worried sick about you Demi." Kevin said in an angry tone.

"I know, I shouldn't have done that to you." I said looking down at my hands.

"What if you had been killed? Or ended up in the hospital? How would I have known? Just the thought of you lying dead in a ditch somewhere scares the crap out of me!" He screamed.

I haven't seen him yell like this, ever, but god knows I deserve it.

"What do you want me to say Kevin? I know I shouldn't have done that to you! But I did call you!"

"You said you were sorry then hung up! That's all you seem to be all you have to say for yourself. "

"Seriously Kevin, what else can I say?"

"You can tell me why!"

"Because I couldn't take it anymore!" I screamed. "I finally reached my limit! I knew if I stayed I would end up-"

"End up what Demi?" he screamed back.

"Killing myself! Do you want that? Huh? There is only so much shit and abuse someone can take Kevin. You will never understand what I had to go through every single day here!"

"Why didn't you just come to me? I thought we had a good enough relationship to where you could come and talk to me!"

"You would have just talked me out of it and I would have stayed!"

"You don't know that!"

"Yes I do!" I cried. "I know you better than anyone else. I know you would have convinced me to stay here. You're just that kind of guy."

"All I wanted was for you to finish high school!"

"And I will! Just not here!"

"It's too much of a hassle to try and get you into a new school at this point!"

"So you think when I left I've just been out of school? No Kevin, I can take care of myself. You taught me that!"

"So now you don't need me? You think you can really make it out there on your own?"

"Of course I need you Kevin! I owe you everything! I wouldn't have been able to last a day on my own if it weren't for you!"

"Then how was it so easy for you to run away like that?"

"Are you not listening to me! I couldn't handle the people here anymore! I love you Kevin, but sometimes you're clueless!"

"If being here was too much for you why did you even bother coming back!"

"Too see you!"

Kevin stopped yelling.

"But if you really want I can walk right back out that door and never come back again." I said no longer yelling, just crying.

He stepped toward me, now only a couple inches from my face. I hated yelling at him. We usually never got in fights, but even when we did they were never like this.

"Was being with me not good enough for you?" he whispered.

"It had nothing to do with you, it was just the memories of her, and the abuse. You never had to deal with everyone single person you came across hating you and wishing that you were dead. How do you think it feels? It starts to get to you. You start to think that they're right and that being dead really is the answer. You are what kept me from giving up, you are the reason I'm living and breathing, but in order to stay like that, I had to get away from the source of the pain."

"I love you Demi, nothing will change that."

"I love you too Kevin."

I was completely thrown off by the Kevin did next. He pressed his lips lightly against mine.

Okay, be honest, who saw something like that happening between Demi and Kevin?

How do you think Demi is going to respond?

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