"Michael? It's Sara"
Her voice was cracking "What's wrong"
"I need to talk to you Can you come over"
He could tell she was crying "Yeah I'll be there in ten minutes"
When he knocked on her door, she opened it emediately,
as if she had been standing right behind it
Her eyes were dark with tears
He stroked her cheek with the back of his hand
"Hey"
At the sound of his soft voice she fell into his arms
Burying her nose into his neck
"Michael"
His name spilled out of her, like he was the only remedy against her tears
He wrapped her up in the comfort of his arms
Whispering into her ear
"Sara.. I'm here, you're okay"
She took him up to her room, not wanting her dad to interrupt
They sat down on her bed, He brushed the hair from her face
"I need you to tell me what happened"
She looked down at her hands, He lifted her face in his hands
"Talk to me"
Tears spilled down her cheeks, and he wiped them away
This was going to hurt them both
"I.. uhm.. I can't do this. I can't tell you"
He looked at her with those eyes
"Yes you can, You can tell me anything"
He looked down at her shaking hands
"Is it drugs"
She closed her eyes and shook her head
"No"
She looked down at her hands, her voice barely audible
"I uhm I slept with someone"
"When"
She kept her head down, unable to look at him, while she told him what she had done
"Last night"
"Who"
Even though she couldn't see the hurt plastered across his face,
it was clearly reflected in his voice
"Remember when I told you I didn't sleep at home"
She glanced up at him briefly, before casting her eyes down
"Your dealer"
"Yes"
"He didn't force you, did he"
"No. I uhm I needed a fix. and he wanted.."
He looked at the girl that sat before him
Her head hung low, she was trembling with sobs
It was then that it became clear to him,
how broken she really was
"Sara"
She looked up at him, her hair in front of her face
He tucked her auburn locks behind her ears
"Can you promise me that you won't see him anymore"
She nodded, he pulled her into him, wrapping his arms around her tiny frame
She buried her face in the side of his neck
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry"
His arms tightened around her
She looked up at him, her eyes vulnerable
"You're not leaving"
He brushed her cheek with the pad of his thumb
"I don't wanna lose you, but you can't keep doing this"
She wrapped her arms around his neck tightly,
resting her cheek against his
"I know, I don't want that life anymore, I just want you"
He held her close to him, she felt so fragile in his strong arms
"You have me"