I can change
A Ricky Underwood Story
Chapter two: Reappearing
Amy woke up in the middle of the night. Her instincts told her something was wrong. She quickly got up and ran to the crib that was in front of her. She reached it and was relieved to see her sleeping baby safe and sound. She gasped. This was the 3rd night she had broken her sleep.
Ricky snuck back in to his house near midnight. He rested on his bed. He checked his pockets and practically the rest of his body to see if he had dropped anything at Amy's house. He'd do that every time he'd come back from her place. He smiled as he realized that he had everything with him. He covered his eyes with his left hand.
"How long can I go on like this?"
He asked himself as he also knew that, sooner or later, he was going to get caught. He couldn't think about any solutions to his several problems as he quickly fell asleep. If only he could stay like this…with no worries…no sorrows…none of those complications…forever.
It was French class. It was going to end in 3…2…1. The bell rang as everyone rushed out of class. Grace walked to Ricky's locker to have lunch with him. She searched for him and caught him napping on the tables.
This can't be good at all.
She thought as she went to him. Grace sat down beside Ricky. She patted his hair. It's nice and soft. Ricky woke up and smiled as he saw his girlfriend.
"Ricky, you have to stop staying up so late."
Grace explained.
"Well, good morning to you to Grace."
He said, trying to make her laugh. But she was only worried.
"Not the time to joke. Sleeping late is bad for your health."
"I know that."
"Then stop doing it."
Ricky kept his eyes on her.
"I can't, I just keep thinking about you…it keeps me up at night."
Grace blushed at Ricky's lie. She didn't know it was lie though. She stayed quiet…blaming herself for Ricky's sleepless nights.
"Ben, I think…I think something's wrong with me…"
Amy started. Ben stared at her, confused. He had her in his arms while they finished watching a movie together. He wondered what was wrong.
"Do you need a doctor?"
He asked.
"No, it's not like that. Just, at night, when I'm sleeping, I keep getting this feeling that Melanie is in danger."
"Maybe that's because when you're asleep, you can't look after her."
Ben explained.
"No, that's not it. That feeling, it's just so strong that it makes me wake up in the middle of the night and run to my baby."
"And what do you see once you reach her."
"That she's awake and…smiling."
"She probably just had a nice dream about her beautiful mother."
Ben finally said as Amy gave him a soft smile. He kissed her forehead. He calmed her down so for once, hopefully, she wouldn't have a sleepless night.
Ricky stuck his head in to Amy's window and stared at his daughter. He talked to her...allot. She'd always smile. He stopped talking as he saw that Melanie was slowly falling back asleep. Ricky touched her cheek.
"I'm boring you."
She smiled and widened her eyes at her father's touch.
"You know…you look more like me…"
He continued. The child grabbed his finger.
"You agree don't you?"
Ricky decided it was time for him to leave. He had stayed long enough. He put his baby back to sleep and started walking back to his place. It was dark…he wasn't looking when he crossed the street and…
Screech!!
"Can't you watch were you're going?!"
A familiar voice yelled as a girl stepped out of the car. Ricky recognized her instantly…how could he not?!
"Adrian?"
A/N: Here is chapter two. Sorry it's taking me so long, I'm just very busy. You're probably going to hate me because of the cliffhanger. No worries people, I'll update as soon as possible!