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Chapter 21: Girl away from home

Don't even think about the consequence,

'Cause right now you're the only thing

That's making any sense to me,

And I don't give a damn what they say,

What they think

(The Veronicas-Untouched)

I shoved most of my wardrobe into the suitcase, and was off, with a final glance around my room.

It was around seven o'clock, and it was dark on the streets. I wasn't sure where Jared's house was, but I had a faint idea, as I had been walking home from school, and had seen him turn down this road. Although it wasn't that far from my house to Jared's, carrying around my suitcase and school bag was tiring, and my feet hurt.

My mum would probably be home now, maybe calling the police to send out a search party. I didn't mind being found, as long as my mum didn't say anything against Jared. We were soul-mates. Meant to be together. I always reminded myself that whenever I did something stupid, or careless. Like this.

I decided that I would stop at the local park quickly, to give my feet a rest and to call Jared.

I walked for another five minutes, and then reached the park, collapsing heavily onto the bench there.

I threw down my bags, and sank into the bench, my body racking with large sobs.

I scrambled for my phone in my bag through my tear filled eyes, then had to put my phone down, because I was pressing all the wrong buttons. Eventually I got the number right, and Jared picked up on the first ring.

"Kim?" he asked, already knowing who was on the other side.

"J-J-Jared" I sobbed.

"Kim, honey. Don't cry, sweetie. Where are you? I'll come pick you up, and you can tell me about it in the car" he said.

"In the p-park" I said, struggling to say things through my teary voice.

"I'll see you in a minute, then" he replied. "Bye, Kim" and then he hung up.

I sat on the bench for a minute, sobbing my heart out, when I was enveloped in a pair of huge, warm arms.

"Don't cry, Kimmie baby" he soothed in his soft voice. "It's going to be okay. Please don't cry, it breaks my heart." He said.

"J-J-Jared" I tried to speak properly, then chocked on my words.

"Yes, my Kimble?"

"I lo-love you. Ca-ca-can we go h-home now?" I asked, with a tear filled voice.

"Sure. Let's get you in the car, then" he replied, then proceeded to pick me up, making me gasp.

He took a short walk down to the roadside, where he gently lowered me into his truck.

He walked around the front of the car and climbed in.

"We'll be home soon. Please don't cry" he pleaded.

I stuffed my fist in my mouth to stifle the loud sobs, and took deep breaths. Eventually I managed to calm myself down from my panicked and upset state.

"There's a girl" said Jared, putting out a warm arm to gently rub circles on my back.

"Thanks Jared" I thanked in a raw sounding voice.

"Anything for you, Kimmie".

We arrived at his house soon after that. It was an old looking building, and very large. It had ivy crawling up the side of it, and looked a bit like a mansion.

"Is this really your house?" I asked, in an incredulous voice.

"Err, yeah" he responded, sounding a little unconfident and nervous.

"Wow" I stated.

We walked up the large stone steps to his massive house, arm in arm, and paused outside the door.

I ran a hand over my face, hoping to wipe away any stray tears. I wanted to look presentable for his parents, as this was the first time I was meeting them. I looked a state, my hair was untamed and wild from the amount of times I had run my hand through it. I was sure my face was still stained from my tears.

I tried to pat down my hair as best as I could, when Jared stopped me.

"Kim," he said, "You look amazing. You always do. You don't need fix yourself up. You are so beautiful." He said, overwhelming me.

"You know, you don't always have to say such nice things to me" I told him.

"Well, I want to. Besides, I will only ever tell you the truth" He said.

"Oh" was all I could come up with for a reply.

I stood with Jared's arm around me, heating me and protecting from the cold night air.

He knocked on the door gently, and I thought it was polite, but stupid. It was his house, after all. Unless he was expecting a butler to come and open the door.

"Err...You don't have a butler do you?"

My only response was his deep chuckle.

The door creaked open, and it was just like out of a horror movie, but this time there was a pretty lady standing in the doorway. She had her hair piled high on the crown of her head, with a few loose strands. I don't think she wore much makeup, but I couldn't really tell. She was quite slim, but curvy in a way, wearing a nice suit of pinstripe trousers and a striped jacket. This must be Jared's mother. She had the same beautiful eyes as him, and the same coppery skin, that was both smooth-looking and unblemished. I'm not sure where the rest of Jared's beautiful face came from, though.

"Hi" she said warmly, putting her hand out for me to shake.

Her hands were warm, but a normal temperature, unlike her son's.

"You must be Kim" she continued. "I've heard so much about you from Jared. I'm his mum, but you can call me Caroline. Nice to meet you. I must say, you are every bit as lovely as Jared said you were. I've got some Spaghetti Bolognaise cooking if you're hungry." She said.

I decided that I like Jared's mum. She didn't ask any questions, or tell us off for being too young or anything like that. In fact, she was very nice and welcoming. I can see why Jared grew up to be the man he did today.

"Thank you so much for everything. It's really nice to be meeting Jared's mother at last."

I could see out of the corner of my eye that Jared was grinning away like a fool that I and his mother were getting along. The two most important women in his life.

"That's quite alright, Kim, dear. I have a bed set up for you in the spare room, if you'd like?" She questioned.

"Sure, thank you so much" I answered.

"Jared's room is just across the hall. He'll be just in there if you need anything. Dinner is in 10 minutes. Jared" she said, addressing her son the first time since we got here," show Kim her room, won't you, dear? Thank you." She said, and turned in what I think was the direction of the kitchen, and walked away with a graceful swagger.

"So, my lady," Jared said in a false British accent, "let me show you to your bedchambers" he said, then linked his arm through mine, and we were off on a twisted, long maze of corridors to his bedroom.

Hello Everyone. There you are another chapter. This was the longest I have ever written so far. I'm impressed, and impressed with the amount of chapters I have done. I never thought I'd finish this many, and continue the story this far.

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