Witness Protection

Chapter Ten

It was midnight when I was woken by a weird noise. It sounded like someone was searching through every drawer they could. After what happened to my parents and sister, I always kept some sort of weapon next to my bed; tonight it was knife. I slowly made my way down the stairs. Basically I was pretending to be a cop, slowly maneuvering through the house. Holding my knife like a gun, I rounded the corners, acting as if my knife had a flashlight. I stopped for a minute to listen. It sounded like it was coming from the kitchen. Derek's bedroom was downstairs; I looked in, and he was still sound asleep. I got to the opening of the kitchen and saw it was Chris. I set my knife on the table.
"Chris, everything okay?" He jumped.
"You scared me.. I was just looking for food, but I can't find anything."
"Uh, yeah. We haven't had time to fully go shopping yet." He sat down on a stool at the island with his head in his hands; I sat down next to him just looking at him. What is going on with him?
"I'm sorry, Hayleigh. I know I'm being a bum." He looked up at me.
"Chris, it's fine. Just talk to me. What's going on?" He looked away, as if he didn't want to talk.
"I just can't get over what Jasmine did. We've been together for two years, and now I wonder, how many other times has she done this?" A tear formed in his eye.
"I'm so sorry. Maybe you just need to start fresh, with someone new."
"You're right. Maybe I do." He slowly leaned across the table. He kept getting closer, finally he kissed me. When his lips met mine it felt like a war had broke out in my stomach. It was in knots. I couldn't do this. I backed away.
"I'm going to go to bed. We'll figure out what to do in the morning." I got up and walked to my room.

I hadn't gotten much sleep that night. I couldn't stop thinking about what happened with Chris. It was so weird. I was most definitely rebound. He just had his heart broken and now he was making a move on me. I got out of bed and went downstairs. Chris was still asleep on the couch. I went over to Derek's room and noticed he wasn't in his bed. I knocked on the door lightly.
"Come in," Derek said quietly. I walked in and say on his bed. "What's up, lady? Why are you up?" I just looked at him.
"Can I talk to you?"
"Of course, what's going on?"
"Well last night, Chris and I went looking for Jasmine and we found her in the bathroom having sex with some other guy. When I turned around, Chris was gone. When I found him, he was sitting on a log doing coke. Then I woke up around midnight because I heard something and it was Chris. After we talked for a little bit, I told him maybe he it was time for him to start new with someone else, and then he kissed me." He looked at me a little confused.
"So the kids got a crush on you?"
"I don't think so. I think it's rebound because his heart was broken into a million pieces. Either way, he does drugs, and I can't be apart of that." Derek sat down next to me, putting his arm around my shoulder.
"You're strong, Hayleigh, and you're smart. Just do what's going to make you happy, and do what will keep you on the right path. I have faith in you. I know you'll make the wrong choice, and if you don't, well I'll be right here to help you get back on it." I smiled as he kissed me on the cheek. I don't think these feelings for Derek were going anywhere anytime soon. He always knew what to say. I leaned in and hugged him. I heard a noise and turned around. Chris was watching from the couch. He got up and starting packing his stuff. I walked out to the livingroom.
"Chris, what's wrong?"
"I'm sorry I kissed you last night. I see you have a thing with him."
"Derek's my guardian. There is nothing going on with us. You know how I listened to you? Well he listens to me."
"So you still want to help me with this whole jasmine situation?"
"Of course I'll help you." I looked at him.
"Great. Well there's a party tonight. Let's go. I'll pick you up here and we can figure shit out."
"Sounds great." I watched as Chris finished grabbing his stuff, and he walked out the front door. I sat on the couch. What was I getting myself into? I didn't want to lead this poor kid on. What the hell was this party going to be? A drug fest? God I hope not.
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Sorry it's so short!! I'm working😔 I'll update later!! What do you think is going to happen at this party!? Leave your thoughts!