hi guys, i'm back!!! here's chapter 13, though it's not as long as i wanted it to be. oh well, hoping to start making chapters long again. but i hope you enjoy this one, and don't forget to review.
"so, um… Gwen, is it?" Drew was asking. Gwen nodded. It had been twenty minutes since Gwen had woken up, and we were all in the living room.
"I can't thank you enough for taking care of Lina" Gwen said, smiling at me.
I rolled my eyes. "yeah Gwen, you said that ten times already".
She just laughed.
I swear, Gwen's totally oblivious to the fact that she can be real annoying sometimes.
She put her arm around my shoulders. "well, I mean it. Mom and dad have been so worried about you, and so have i. we thought…" she hesitated. "we thought something awful had happened to you. We called the police and they stopped looking for you weeks ago. They told us that you were probably…" she hesitated again.
"dead?" I said softly, and she flinched and nodded.
"yeah".
I smiled. "well, I'm fine. I've been fine, and I love it here".
Gwen frowned a little, turning to Doc and Drew. "is there any way we can get home? Back to our world?"
Drew nodded. "yes, we're just not done working on it yet. In our spare time we've been working on a portal that should be able to transport you back to your world".
Gwen frowned. "should? You mean there's no guarantee?"
Drew shook her head. "no, but you're welcome to stay here for as long as you need too".
Gwen nodded slowly. "ok, that would be great. Thank you so much".
I suddenly remembered something I'd wanted to ask Gwen earlier, but I'd forgotten. "hey sis, how'd you get here anyway? I mean, do you remember what happened?"
she nodded. "yes. I was driving home from class when it started raining. I was driving pretty fast, and when I started slowing down, the car swerved and hit a tree. There was lightning too, striking all around the car. It was scary, like the lightning was aiming right at me. The crash is the last thing I remember. Next thing I know, I'm waking up here". She shrugged. "I have no idea why I'm here, but I want to go home". She looked really upset, and I couldn't blame her. She turned and hugged me. "I'm just so glad you're ok Lina".
I nodded, pulling away from her. "c'mon, I'll show you the rooms and I guess you can pick one". Gwen nodded, getting up and following me. Of course she picked the room right next to mine. I tried to act like it didn't bother me, but It did. About half an hour later I was sitting at the end of my bed reading a book when someone knocked on the door. I winced, afraid it was Gwen.
"Lina, it's me".
A wave of relief washed over me.
"oh, ok. Come in then Zak"
he opened the door, smiling. "you were afraid I was Gwen weren't you?"
I nodded, setting my book on the floor beside me. "yeah, I guess I was". I sighed as he sat next to me. "I just don't understand what her problem is. I mean, she seems so clingy now, and she was never that way before". I shrugged. "I just hope she doesn't stay like this".
"look Lina, she was worried about you" Zak said. "so I'm sure she's just overprotective right now. She'll probably get over it soon".
I nodded. "yeah, I hope so". I looked at Zak. "hey, where is she right now anyway?"
Zak rolled his eyes. "oh, I saw her in the living room talking to Doyle".
I laughed. "I'm not surprised. I think Doyle really likes her".
"does she have a boyfriend?" Zak asked.
I nodded. "yeah, Jeremy. But he's the biggest jerk face on the planet! But Gwen's so blind that she can't see that". I had totally forgotten about Jeremy since I'd gotten here, but now I was starting to have memories that I had managed to forget. Jeremy was 23, 2 years older then Gwen. I hate to admit it, but he's really cute, with brown hair and green eyes.
And he seemed like a generally nice guy. Until he and Gwen were alone that is. I caught them arguing once, and Jeremy punched Gwen right in the face, yelling at her and calling her names, real bad names. Ever since then, I'd been really afraid of Jeremy. And since he thought no one had seen the fight, he still acted cool and nice around me and everyone else.
Once I told Gwen I'd seen the fight and asked her why she put up with Jeremy. She quickly denied there ever having been a fight and she said that she loved Jeremy. But I didn't believe her. I knew that she was just staying with him cause she's afraid of him. But there's no telling her that. She's too stubborn to admit it.
"Lina? Lina, hello?"
"huh?" I jumped and turned around. I'd been so absorbed by my thoughts that I hadn't noticed that Zak had been trying to get my attention. I blushed. "sorry Zak, I was just thinking about… well, some bad things Jeremy did".
"so he's a real jerk, huh?" Zak said.
I nodded. "yeah. jerk's not even a strong enough word really". I sighed. "I only wish Gwen could see that". Zak put his hand over mine and smiled at me. I smiled back, and before I knew It, we were leaning towards eachother again. I think it's really going to happen this time…
"Lina!" Gwen called, opening the door. Zak and I jumped and leaned away from eachother.
"oh come on, give us a break!"
lol, i couldn't resist with that last part. so what do you guys think? should i raise the raiting or not? i've been thinking about that ever since i wrote this chapter, but i'm still debating about changing the rating. i'd really appreciate it if you guys would give me your opinion and tell me what i should do about the rating. but until next time, hope you enjoyed chapter 13, and please review!!! reviews encourage me to update faster!!
-FreddysNightmare1984