Part 14: Till the End
"Your flight leaves on this coming Friday." Mrs. Bloom said, looking Amanda in the eye.
"You're lying!" Amanda spat the words at her mom.
"Amanda, I'm sorry, but you're going back to New York, whether you like it or not." Carol Bloom said. Amanda started to cry, and kicked the side of the table as hard as she could. She ran upstairs and slammed the door shut.
"Amanda, come here!" Mrs. Bloom shouted after her daughter.
Amanda Bloom was crying on her bed so hard that her pillow was soaked in tears.
Kyle's POV I was sitting in my tub drawing a picture of Amanda from the first time I he saw her. When all of a sudden, I had a feeling that something was wrong. I could feel Amanda's emotions poring out. I had to see what was wrong. I went as fast as I could over to her house. But instead of going to the front door, I climbed the tree next to her window, then I knocked on it softly. I could hear her getting off her bed and walk in my direction. I saw her beautiful face, but then I noticed her checks were covered in tears. End
"Amanda, what's wrong?" Kyle asked carefully as he climbed into her room.
"My mom is making me go back to New York." Amanda said in between sniffles.
"Oh, Amanda!" Kyle said. He scooped up Amanda in his arms and hugged her as tight her could. Amanda was still crying and got his shirt all wet.
"Amanda, I'm so sorry." Kyle continued, as he gently kissed the top of her hair.
"I don't want to go! There's a guy there that…" Amanda put her hand over her mouth.
"A guy there that what?" Kyle questioned
"I haven't told anyone this, Kyle but….you're not the only reason why I came back. I…I…" Her voice trailed off.
"Amanda, please don't tell me what I think you're going to say." Kyle said, taking Amanda's hands in his.
"It's true Kyle. A guy, about my age from the conservatory tried to…." Amanda couldn't finish the thought.
"Wait. Did you say try?" Kyle said, squeezing her hands tighter.
"Yeah. Tried." Amanda said, hugging him again.
"I'm not letting you go back." Kyle stated.
"Tell that to my mother." Amanda whispered.
"Okay." Kyle said as he started to walk towards her bedroom door.
"No! I was being sarcastic, Kyle." Amanda smiled ever so slightly.
"Oh, I knew that…" Kyle said sitting down on the edge of her bed. Amanda joined him.
"My mom is still going to make me go." Amanda said putting her hand on his forearm. He felt shivers go down his spine.
"Wait, what if I go with you. I can play the guitar!" Kyle said, standing up.
"But you didn't apply or get accepted." Amanda stated
"Oh, you have a point. But I could go and show them how good I can play!" Kyle suggested.
"Okay, we can try it out. But if you get caught, we'll both get in trouble."
"Okay. When is your flight, I need to get a ticket."
"My mom said I leave on Friday, but I don't know exactly when."
"Amanda, again, I'm sorry. But not just for you going back, but for what happened with you."
"Kyle, thank you. You always know what to say to make me feel better. I guess you really are magical." Amanda giggled. He kissed her lips and she sighed softly.
"Can I come back to your house?" Amanda asked, wiping a tear off her face.
"Whatever you want Amanda. But won't your mom wonder where you disappeared?
"Oh why should I care? She already has ruined my life enough; what else could she do?
"Oh, okay. Come on." Kyle said, as he stepped outside her window and onto the roof.
"Get into my arms and close your eyes, Amanda." Kyle said, as he opened his arms telling her to come.
"Okay. Don't drop me." She laughed as she wrapped her arms around his neck and he grabbed the back of her legs to hold her up tightly.
" You ready? 1, 2, 3." She squeezed her eyes shut as tight as she could, then he jumped off the roof. She felt the wind blow through her hair and then she felt Kyle's feet hit the ground.
"You can open your eyes now Amanda." Kyle said still holding her ever so closely to his body.,
"Wow." Amanda said as Kyle started to let go of her legs.
"No wait! I like being in your arms. You're so strong and muscular. When you hold me close, I feel like nothing can separate us."
"Oh….so do I." Kyle confessed.
"To your window, my knight in shiny armor!" Amanda joked, pointing in the direction of his window.
"Anything for you." Kyle laughed, walking toward the direction she pointed to.
"Okay, I can't get us both in the window at the same time, I have to put you down now."
"Fine." Amanda giggled, pouting ever so slightly. They climbed into his room and she turned to Kyle.
"I love you so much."
"I love you a lot too." Kyle said, pulling a blanket out from his closet and putting it in his tub.
"Whats that for?" Amanda asked
"Aren't you staying over? I thought when you said 'come over' you meant 'sleep over.' "
"Oh…okay. And I'm sorry to ask for some more of your clothes but, can I wear some? I don't want to sleep in short-shorts and a skimpy little shirt."
"Anything
you want." He said. Kyle pulled the shirt he was wearing off and
handed it to Amanda.
Amanda was surprised. She had meant any
clothes, not the ones he was wearing. But this was even better. He
pulled out a pair of plaid pants and handed it to her also. Kyle
walked over to his door and faced it to lock it then and Amanda
suddenly pulled her shirt off right in behind him. He heard her shirt
drop to the floor. He could feel himself starting to blush like
crazy. His hands started to get sweaty and his face got hot. Then
Amanda turned around; finally wearing some clothes.
"Join me?" Amanda asked, as she stepped into his tub and sat down.
"Of course."
"You were only at the conservatory for a week, how did it all happen?" Kyle asked as he took her hand.
"Okay. I was in class one day and this guy was checking me out." Amanda said. Kyle knew once he got to New York that he would knock the living daylights out of him, but he couldn't. It wasn't like him to lose his cool.
"And he asked me if I wanted to get coffee after class was over. I didn't think anything of it cause he was the first person to talk to me, so I said yes. We went to the coffee shop on campus and then he suggested I met his roommates from his dorm. I also said yes. Now that I'm telling you this, I feel so stupid." Amanda continued
"Amanda don't say that. You are the most smartest, talented and most beautiful girl I have ever met." Kyle said.
"Thank you Kyle." Amanda said quietly. "So I went to his dorm and met all his roommates. They all were very nice but I could tell they acted strange whenever I was in the room. Then all of a sudden they all lest and he locked the door and started to make out with me. I screamed and hit him as hard as I could but he wouldn't give up. Then another roommate walked in and said that he better stop or he would tell. So he stopped and slapped me across my face. Then I lest campus. That's twice in my life someone tried... But I always remember that I have the best boyfriend in the world to protect me from all things bad."
"That's correct." Kyle said as he pulled Amanda over towards him. She leaned back and grabbed the blanket to cover them up. She ran her fingers down Kyle's bare chest. She sighed and closed her eyes.
Kyle's POV I love it when I get to lay down with Amanda; she always makes me fell like I belong. She is the one I want to spend the rest of my life with. End
Amanda's POV I love when I get to fall asleep with Kyle, he is so cozy and I love seeing him shirtless. I hope when we go to New York we get a room together. End
"I don't ever want to leave you." Amanda confessed, her eyes were still closed and she was still rubbing his chest.
"Oh…" Kyle said, running his fingers gently up and down her back. She felt shivers go down her spine.
"Are you cold?" Kyle wondered.
"No, you just gave me goose bumps." Amanda said.
"Goose what?" Kyle asked.
"Goose bumps, Kyle. They are a good thing. Well, I like them, cause whenever you hold me, I get them. And I also get butterflies. Have you ever gotten them?"
Kyle didn't know what these goose bumps were, but from what Amanda had described them from, he was pretty sure he had.
"Yeah. When we first kissed, I had that feeling all over."
"Me too…"
Amanda said, as she
suddenly stopped caressing Kyle.
"Are you okay?" Kyle asked.
"Yeah…I'm fine, it's just, what if we go back then they make you leave? What would I do?"
"They won't. I won't let them. If they kick me out, I wouldn't go. I would stay with you no matter what happens; till the end." Kyle stated, as her pulled Amanda tighter. Then he felt one tear fall on his chest. Amanda had started crying and clinging to Kyle like there was no tomorrow.
"Amanda, what's wrong? Tell me. Please." Kyle said as he tried to comfort Amanda.
"I'm just so scared Kyle. What if he comes back and this time actually did it? What if they really do kick you out? What if we get caught?" Amanda cried harder.
"Because I won't let you be hurt by him. I won't let us get caught. I promise. And you know I never break them." Kyle said as he pulled her tighter, trying to make her relax.
"Okay…Thank you for…making me feel better." Amanda said in between sniffles. She repositioned herself and wrapped her legs around his and slid her arm underneath his and set her hand on his back. She thought they were so close, that 'closer' wasn't possible. Kyle had exactly the same thoughts. He closed his eyes and fell asleep with her in his arms.
"No! Get away from me! Someone help!" Amanda screamed at the top of her lungs. Suddenly a man slapped her across her face.
"Please stop!" She begged. She was hit again, but even harder this time.
"Kyle where are you?" Amanda cried. But he wasn't there to save her.
"Amanda! Amanda wake up!" Kyle yelled hoping that the Tragers wouldn't wake up instead.
"Amanda!" Kyle yelled again as he shook her shoulders. He was sitting on his knees, hunched over and Amanda was on the other side of his tub shaking and starting to hyperventilate. Kyle felt his heart rip is two, seeing Amanda like this.
"Amanda please…" Kyle begged as he shook her again.
"Kyle!" Amanda screamed as she shot up. "Help me!" Amanda yelled not remembering it was in the middle of the night.
"Amanda, I'm here. It's okay." Kyle said as she clung to him. She was crying so hard that Kyle couldn't stop his eyes from welling up. But he couldn't lose it; he didn't want Amanda to feel even worse.
"It was him…" Amanda could barely make out.
"Who him? Kyle said, still holding Amanda in his arms.
"Him!" Amanda cried.
"Amanda it's okay. I'm here. Everything is okay." Kyle said as he picked her up like earlier; just the way she like him to, and got out of his tub.
He sat down on his floor, still holding her close. She didn't even look up. She was too shocked to lift her head off his shoulder. They sat there for what seemed like forever, just calming her down, and she finally said something.
"My dream. It was about him. But this time he didn't just try to violate me, he… abused me…badly. And I couldn't get myself out of that moment. I was so scared. And when you picked me up, I felt like you were protecting me from him. That's why I stopped crying."
"And that's why I'm here. To
protect you and love you and care for you." Kyle said. Then
Amanda kissed him. Not just short and sweet, but hot and passionate.
She was still sitting in Kyle's lap so she was level with his
face. She was running her hands all over his abdomen. He was shocked
at first but then he realized what was going on. His girlfriend was
sitting on his lap, making out with him. He kissed her back and
grabbed her waist to pull her closer. She moaned and pulled away.
She
then put her head back on his shoulder, sighed and closed her
eyes.
"I love you so much." Kyle said as he put his hands right above the back of her pants
"I love you more." Amanda whispered in his ear. Her hot breath made him get the goose things Amanda was telling him about. He leaned his head on hers and closed his eyes.
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6 DAYS LATER
Amanda was packing her things when she came across a picture Kyle had drawn. It was a picture of them on Prom. He was in his tux and she was in her puffy dress. She loved that picture of them; it always reminded her of the night he saved her life.
"Amanda are you almost done packing? Ms. Bloom yelled from downstairs.
"Yeah mom!" Amanda yelled back.
Amanda walked over to her door and shut it. She pressed 10
buttons on her phone and put it up to her ear.
"Hello?" Kyle asked.
"Hi!" Amanda said with joy.
"Hey, what's up?"
"You wanna go somewhere?"
"Like where?"
"I don't know. Anywhere."
"Okay."
"I'll be right over."
"K, love ya."
"Love you too, bye Kyle."