True Love

Chapter 4

Hahaha, ok, apparently it took me a long time to update and for that I am sorry.

Disclaimer: Read Chapter 3

Ok, let's start!

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Since I hadn't met with Caleb the day before I had no idea what was going to happen to me and that job he said he would give me. Also, I had no real place to stay.

Needless to say, I spent that second night at Seth's. Though I greatly enjoyed staying with him to talk and just hang out my mind would constantly go back to that awful scene I encountered at Caleb's.

Every other hour or maybe even less I would remember her, helpless and destroyed and had to fight off the urge to call or even go back to that house to check up on her.

My night was filled with nightmares which consisted of Julie being abused by some strange men, and me just standing there, frozen, watching her suffer. It was a really long night.

Around 8:00 AM I finally gave up on peaceful sleep and decided to visit Julie. I dressed up quietly, since Seth still slept, and walked to her house. I stood outside her door just waiting.

'Good thing I got her house key yesterday. She won't need it for some time, I'll give it back when she feels better and has some real use for it… I hope she doesn't get mad that I took them…"

I slowly entered the key to the main door and turned. I quietly made my way inside the house and to the outside of her room. I opened the door and took a peek. She was still deeply asleep, basically in the same position that I had left her, laying on her right side with her right hand under her pillow and her left over it. I couldn't help but smile, as I had thought before, she in deed looked like an angel.

Suddenly, my stomach growled loudly.

'Oh yeah, I haven't eaten breakfast yet.'

I walked down the stairs toward the kitchen and looked for food. I found some stuff there that looked edible and started cooking myself some breakfast. When I finished my breakfast I decided it was time to call Caleb. He had offered me a job if I showed up but when I did, he wasn't there! I had forgotten all about it when I saw Julie the day before but now I had time to call him and so I did.

Ring.

Ring.

Rin-

"Hello?"

"Caleb? Hi. This is Ryan."

"Oh. Oh! Ryan, how are you m'boy?"

"Well, I'm fine thanks for asking. I mean, without taking into account your absence and my current lack of job."

I heard Caleb laughing.

"Yes. You must be wondering why I am not there I suppose. No?"

"Yeah, I am."

"Well, an emergency came up and I had to leave town. But I will be back in a few weeks and then we can figure out everything. All about the company and the partnership and the jobs. Ok?"

"Yeah, Ok. When will you be back exactly?"

"I don't know, in a few weeks I suspect."

"Yeah, well, what about me? Where will I stay and the food and expenses? I don't have much money, and a hotel will be too much after a week or so for me."

"Then stay at my house! Or at Seth's! I don't care. Ask Julie for some money from my account, she'll give you some cash for other stuff. Deal with it yourself Ryan! Otherwise, why should I form a partnership with you?"

Click.

The call ended.

"Ok… I guess I will do that." Then, I heard a moan and quickly turned around. It was Julie; she was just standing there, leaning slightly against the wall, with a look of complete confusion on her face.

"Uh… hi." I said as I waved at her with my right hand but she just stood there. I couldn't stand her just staring at me like that. I had to break the ice so I said:

"How. How ya feeling?"

"I'm. I'm fine." Of course, I knew she wasn't, she could barely stand so I walked up to her and while holding her arms so she wouldn't fall I said:

"Maybe you should go back to sleep."

"No. I'm fine. What. What are you doing here?" She really tried sounding normal but I could tell it hurt to even speak.

"Uh… well, I was just passing by, you know and then, and then… And then I just came here for some breakfast!" It was just not time for me to tell her how I found her. I mean, she was still badly hurt. There was nothing I could do but wait…

"Breakfast?" She just managed to mutter it when she fainted. Since I was close to her I was able to catch her before she hit the floor.

'So much for being fine.' I thought as I carried her to the couch so that she could rest. She regained consciousness a few minutes after and I asked again:

"Are you sure you're ok?"

"I already told you, I'm fine!" A little chuckle escaped my lips and she looked at me, again, confused. "Are you laughing at me?" She frowned.

"I'm not laughing at you. It's just obvious you are not fine yet you still say you are. You are really stubborn, did ya know that?" A smile appeared on my face, these kinds of truths always made me smile.

"Oh, shut up." She said.

"Are you hungry? I don't think you've eaten since yesterday, now have you?"

"No. I haven't " She said looking away from me as if she had been offended by the question but her stomach betrayed her actions because immediately after I heard a loud growl coming from it. This time, I couldn't suppress my laughter.

"…"

"Hahaha, I knew you were stubborn, didn't I tell ya?" I got up from where I was and walked up to the kitchen and yelled from there:

"So what ya in the mood for? An omelet?"

The End

Ok, so this is part 1. Next chapter I will continue where I left off here, at 'omelet'. Got it? It was getting too long and I was having trouble writing it in Ryan's POV, next chapter will be just me as narrator. AKA, third person.

I hope you liked it!

Ale