CHAPTER 10: Crying Herself to Sleep
"Shit." Jeff swore as Nicole ran out the door. He ran after her, everyone else following behind.
"Jeff, we'll go that way." Matt said pointing in one direction. He and Amy got in his car and drove away.
"And I'll stay here." Shane said, walking back in the house.
"Come on, Jeff." Shannon said, walking to the car. "I'll go with you. I'll drive." Jeff got in the passenger side and they drove off.
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Nicole ran from the house. She just kept running until she couldn't run any more. She sat on the side of the road, crying. "I can't tell Jeff." She told herself through her tears. "If he finds out, he wont want me anymore. He'll think I'm a slut." Nicole continued to cry as it started to rain. She pulled her knees up to her chest and hid her head. She looked up when she heard a car stop near her. Terrified, she got up and started to run. Suddenly, she felt strong arms wrap around her waist. She screamed.
"Nic, it's okay. It's just me." Matt told her, pulling her into a hug. "It's okay, calm down." He said stroking her hair. Amy came up behind him and walked to Nicole. She hugged her tightly.
"Come on, Nic. Let's get you back to the house." Amy said, taking Nicole's hand. Nicole yanked it away.
"I... I can't go back there!" She yelled.
"Why not?" Amy asked.
"I just can't."
"Nic, you have to get out of the rain. You'll get sick. Please." Matt pleaded.
"I'll get out of the rain, but I'm not going back to the house. I can't."
"Fine, who's in town?" Matt asked aloud.
Amy thought. "Um.. I think Adam and Jay are."
"Nicole, will you stay with them? Just for tonight. Unless you'll come back to the house with us?" Matt looked at Nicole and waited for her answer.
"I guess I'll go with them, if they don't mind." Matt sighed and nodded. He picked up his phone and called Adam.
"Hey, Ad can Nicole stay with you tonight?" He paused. "Yeah, I don't know but we're out in the rain and she won't come back with us. Ok." He hung up the phone. "He said yeah, it's him, Jay, and Chris."
Nicole slightly nodded. "Ok."
Amy wrapped an arm around Nicole and walked her to the car. She helped her in the backseat, then climbed in the front.
Matt looked back at her. "Nic, Jeff's out looking for you, so we're gonna go to the house and grab you some clothes so you won't freeze." Nicole nodded and curled up in a ball in the backseat. She quickly fell asleep.
"Matt, we have to let Jeff know she's ok." Amy said. Matt nodded and kept driving.
When they got to the house, Amy ran inside and grabbed Nicole some clothes. Shane gave her a questioning look. "We found her." Amy said. Shane smiled. "But she wont come back in here, she's gonna stay with Chris, Adam, and Jay."
"What's going on with her?" Shane asked.
Amy shrugged. "I wish I knew." She turned around and walked back out to the car. She got in and Matt drove to the hotel.
Nicole woke up when she felt someone pick her up. She almost screamed, but when she opened her eyes, she saw Adam. "It's okay." He whispered. He carried her to the room and laid her on the bed.
"Thanks." She whispered. She slowly got up and went to the bathroom to change. She quickly threw on blue silk pajama pants and a white tank top. When she walked out she heard Adam talking on the phone.
"No man, it's cool. Calm down." She instantly knew who he was talking to. Please calm down!" He yelled. "She's fine." He stopped talking when he saw her walk out of the bathroom.
"Hey Nic, you okay?" Chris asked. Nicole shrugged. He got up to hug her, but she backed away. "Sorry."
"It's not your fault Chris. I'm fine don't worry." She looked up at him and saw that he was confused and worried. It was the same look she saw on the faces of Matt, Amy, Shane, Shannon, Adam, Jay, and... Jeff. When Nicole thought of Jeff, she felt the tears come to her eyes. She wouldn't let herself cry, not in front of Adam, Jay, and Chris. They would only be more worried about than they already were.
Adam finished up his conversation and hung up the phone. He got off the bed he was sitting on. "Here, Nic you can sleep here." He said with a smile. Nicole returned the smile and climbed on the bed. Adam turned the light out and went over to the other bed and started talking to Jay, while Chris got in the shower. Nicole heard them whispering and she knew it was about her.
'I can't tell them.' Nicole told herself. 'They would just think I was a slut. Like Jeff will.' Nicole felt tears come to her eyes again at the thought of Jeff. This time, she didn't stop them from falling. She let them fall as she silently cried herself to sleep for the second time that day. What no one noticed was that there was a shadow at their window, watching them all.
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