Chapter 2
Anna and I leave the gym and start heading home. I can't help but smile to myself when thinking about the last few hours. I haven't been this happy in a long time. I thought that I was going to be nervous by all the lights and loud music, but something about being with him makes it all seem like no big deal.
I look over at Anna and start to think about how much help she has been for me this past year, and to think I started off by hating her. She had always tried to help me, and make sure that I was okay, but that was a time in my life where I didn't want any help because I thought that I was fine and that everything was perfect. I turned out to be so wrong. She is the only thing that got me through this past year. There is a love that I feel for her that I cannot describe. I thought I loved my dad, but what I feel towards her is so different compared to that, and I'm not sure now if I ever loved him. I try not to think about him because it just makes me sad, but mostly angry. Then I start to think about that night, and how terrified I was.
We pull up into the garage, and we get out of the car. When we get inside and go into the kitchen, Anna is staring at me from across the counter.
"Why are you staring at me?" I say to her.
"No reason, just looking at you." She says with a big smile on her face.
"Well goodnight then." I say laughing.
"Goodnight" She says.
Everytime I go into my room I like to admire it because I have never had a proper room before. My old room was dirty, and all I had was a mattress on the floor and a trunk full of my clothes. I still have the trunk. It's at the end of my bed. I couldn't leave it there because my grandpa gave it to me and I really miss him. I just keep some of the stuff I don't really use in there, including the knife my grandpa gave me too. Of course it is still a little broken because of what my dad did to it, but I'll never get rid of it. It's too special.
I get changed into some pajamas and get into bed. I'm just staring at the ceiling thinking because I still have trouble sleeping. They tried to give me sleeping pills but I don't like the way they make me feel, so Anna said I don't have to take them. As I lay here I start to think about that night and how much I am glad that my dad is gone forever. I try not to think about it, because it was the worst night of my life. Then I start to think about Cayenne and I hope that she is doing good with her aunt and uncle in Arizona. They seemed like nice people but I still worry about her because her family hasn't always treated her the best. That is after all how my dad ended up finding her and bringing her home. After a few minutes I feel my eyes getting heavier and I start to drift off to sleep.
When I wake up in the morning, I smile to myself thinking about what happened last night. It really was the happiest I have been in a long time.
I get out of bed and walk into the kitchen for some breakfast to find Anna already in there eating some cereal, so I get my own bowl and join her.
"What are your plans for today?" I ask her.
"Nothing exciting, I have a lot of grading to do. What are you doing today?"
"I think I'm going to hang out with Jacob and Brett. I'm just waiting for them to text me and let me know where they want to meet up."
"Oooo, that sounds fun. Just let me know before you leave, and if you need a ride."
"Okay, I will"
I walk back into my room and get ready to take a shower. As I'm walking to the bathroom I hear a ding from my phone. I walked back to my room to check the message and it's Jacob saying that we are going to meet in 2 hours at the coffee shop in town we always went to. I reply saying okay, and head back to the shower.
Once I finish my shower I start to get dressed but I don't know what I should wear. I normally don't care what I wear but I want to look a little nicer than usual, so I put on some black jeans, with a nice olive green top, and my vans of course because those will never change. I go into the bathroom to fix my hair and actually brush it so it isn't in it's normal state of lion's mane. I still have an hour before I need to meet them but I am going to walk, so I'll just leave now.
"Bye Anna, I'm leaving!"
"See you later, be careful!"