Chapter 7: Footloose
I sat in Craig's living room, shaking in fear, the picture of Jimmy lying there on the ground still implanted in my mind.
"Leigh?" I turn to look at him. "Are you okay?"
"Fine. Fine. Just... thinking about what Rick did."
He comes and sits down next to me. "When I was thirteen, I tried to kill myself." I stare at him in confusion. "I guess I couldn't handle the pain of being around my dad anymore."
"Why are you telling me this?"
"You have secrets. I can tell."
"Craig-"
"Leigh, there's something about you that shows that you're hiding a secret. Tell me."
"Well, you see, I'm not-" My cell phone interrupts me.
"Hello? Adrienne? What? No. Please, no. God, no. Adrienne, you're breaking up. Adrienne." I hang up on my agent.
"Is everything okay?"
"Craig, I need you to drive me home. Don't ask why, just do it."
"Is everything okay?"
"Didn't I just ask you not to ask why?" I snap at him, pulling on my orange converse. I grab his hand and pull him out to the car. I get in and we drive to my house silently.
"Oh god. He's here."
(A/N: Sorry this chapter is so short. I just needed a hanger so I could go on with the next chapter.)