Chapter 9- Sorry

I sat on the middle on my bed, with the lights off, hugging my knees tightly to my chest, rocking back and forth.

This is bad. This is very bad.

I look a deep breath and blew it out, shaking.

Calm down Royal. Just wait until morning. You can see Mitsukuni than.

I let myself roll back and unfolded my legs. I slammed my limbs down on the mattress.

My hand searched for a pillow. I grabbed the pillow and pressed it to my face. My mouth opened and I let a scream out. After my throat began to hurt, I shut my mouth and threw my pillow across the room.

I rolled over to my bedside table and opened the drawer. My hand seeked a box of pills. Pills that would knock me out until morning. When I removed my hand the box was it my palm. I popped one in my mouth and washed it down with a full glass of water.

My eyes opened when the sunny morning light shined threw my little basement window. I jumped out of bed and to my closet. I put on whatever I saw first. Which was a pair of white skinny jeans and a black gray baby-doll top. I ran upstairs, to my bathroom. After brushing my hair and teeth, I skipped out to the kitchen.

Hunny. I'd see Hunny soon.

Minka had set a bowel of cereal out and a bottle of milk for me. I poured the milk in the bowel and ate it as fast as I could. After slamming the dishes in the sink, I grabbed my car keys and sprinted to my car. Every other day I drove my car instead of Bret driving me in my limo.

The car started and I floored it to the school. Several people honked horns at me, swore out the window and even flipped me of.

How nice.

My car screeched to a halt in the best parking space in the school parking lot. I looked around. I was alone. My phone vibrated.

It was Hunny.

Don't rush you'll get to school soon enough

I didn't respond, instead I checked the time on my phone. It was only, 7:30. School didn't start until, 8:15.

"Oh great." I muttered.

My eyes scanned the school.

No one.

"Ugh!"

I drummed my fingers on the car door. Time didn't pass as fast as I would've liked it to.

After a minute or two, I sprang from the car with the bag and walked to the fountain. Abruptly, I spun and sat on the edge.

I reached in my bag and took out magazine and flipped threw it. Nothing inside interested me. Frustrated, I threw it back in my bag and took my Ipod out.

I let the song I left off with continue playing. I hummed along to the song, Nine in the Afternoon, by, Panic at the Disco.

"Because, it's nine in the afternoon and your eyes are the size of the moon." My voice rang.

I got up and started pacing. One foot in front of the other. I spun around and walked the other way.

My phone vibrated in my pocket. When I opened it I learned it was Hunny again.

On my way to the school meet me by the fountain.

I'm already there. Ugh, Im so bored.

I made the mistake of letting my mind wonder. Almost on cue Brenden popped into my mind. My mouth hung open and I, slowly lowered to the ground. One hand rested on the ground and the other on my heart, as I crouched on the cobblestone pavement. I made my legs move out from under me and sat down completely. I moved backwards so my back rested on the fountain wall.

Brenden. Brenden, he left me. He left me along with mom and dad. Thanks so much Brenden, you said you'd always be there for me. You liar.

Tears welled up in my eyes. My pride kept them from overflowing.

My mouth was clamped shut and I held my breath.

A car pulled in the school parking lot. I ignored it.

"Royal!" I heard Mitsukuni yell.

The next thing I heard were pounding feet of the ground.

"Royal, snap out of it!" Mitsukuni was in front of me now, gripping my shoulders.

He gently shook them.

"Royal. Everything happens for a reason and he left. He was ment to be with your parents and you were ment to stay here."

He shook me again. It didn't phase me. He took my face in his hands and forced me to look at him.

"You. Are. Not. Alone." He said, solemnly.

I blinked a few times and focused on his face.

Pure agony was smothered across his face.

I gasped.

"Sorry. Sorry. Sorry!" I panicked.

He smiled slightly. I pressed my lips to his.

"Sorry. Sorry." I whimpered, when I pulled away.

"Its okay. You just gotta stop thinking about that." He whispered. A limo stopped and servile students got out. Hunny helped me up and we sat on the fountain.

Limos kept filing in. Soon the school was booming with life. Eventually we had to go to class.

At lunch I watched numerous students sign up for the benefit concert. The paper on the wall next to the table full of food for students, quickly filled up.

"Aimee, aren't you going to sign up?" I asked.

Her sister could sing. Could she?

"Nope. Violet got the pretty voice and musical brain." She giggled a little. "Im going to write a paper about Broadway Musicals." She smiled. "I don't need the embarrassment of singing in front of the whole town."

I gulped.

"The whole town is going to be there?" I stammered.

"Mhm. Are you signing up?" Aimee asked with a smile.

"I was going to."

"She is going to." Hunny corrected, putting an arm around me. "Now go and sign up, before I do it for you."

I slithered out from his grasp and got up from the table. My feet moved questionably towards the sheet of paper.

"Royal." Hunny called.

My feet pivoted and I turned. He tossed something in my direction. My hands fumbled to catch it. It was a pen. This ment I wouldn't be able to erase my name.

I rolled my eyes and walked the stupid sign up paper. The pen scrawled my name across the paper and I walked back to Hunny, at the table.

"Happy?" My voice rang, sarcastically.

"Very."

I rolled my eyes. Hunny put his arm back around me.

When I got home, Clea met me outside. Hunny had to go home and train with his dad. By train, I mean fighting, of course.

"Royal! Royal! Take me for a ride in your pretty car!" She demanded.

"No." I replied.

"Why?" She whimpered.

"You didn't ask."

I really didn't hate Clea, but she was not my favorite family member, although she is one of my only family members.

NO! Royal stop right there!

"Tell your mom were going for a ride." I surrendered with a sigh.

"YAY!" She screamed.

She scampered in to the house and came out with her mom seconds later.

"Where are you guys going?" She asked.

I shrugged. "Around?"

Minka out Clea's car seat in the front passenger side of the car.

"Okay, be back before six." Minka said as she strapped Clea in the car seat.

I hopped in side and started the car.

After driving out of the driveway Clea began with numerous questions.

"Why do we park in a driveway and drive on a parkway?"

"I don't know?"

"Why are your eyes different than mine?"

"How should I know?"

"Are you going to marry Hunny?"

"I don't know." I hope so.

"What did you do today?"

"I went to school."

I kept my patients in tact. I had no desire to yell or get pissed at Clea today.

"Have you kissed Hunny?"

"Mhm."

"Ohhhh." She giggled as most children would.

"You know you'll have a boy friend someday too."

She giggled.

"You should just hope he's as nice as Hunny." I murmured.

"I like Hunny. I hope you stay together forever so I can you both. I love you guys."

I smiled.

"I love you too, Clea."