✨Jeremy sumpter & y/n✨

Chapter 4 - Sneaking out

this is a continue from the last chapter. (i was watching clubhouse while writing the beginning of this lol.)

i stood transfixed staring into nothing. i could hear my mum lecturing me in the background about how i shouldn't lie and how i barely knew the guy.

"are you even listening to me?" she said lifting my chin up. i looked up at her my eyes blank.

"i don't want to talk to you about this." i said coldly. her face softened and she looked worried.

"are you okay?" she said, concerned. hand on my shoulder. i shrugged it off.

"please just leave me alone." i said going to walk upstairs. but my mum stopped me.

"No, get back here young lady." she said pulling me back. i turned around shocked, i knew we had started to grow apart but she never got that mad at me. if i made a mistake she would understand but this was different.

"i don't know what has gotten into you, you're not usually like this. is this new attitude of yours to do with him." my mum said disapprovingly.

"what no!!" i fired back. defending him.

"Well i don't like it, you're grounded." she said looking down on me.

"WHAT!! THATS NOT FAIR YOU HAVE NO REASON!!" i shouted distraught.

"HEY I HAVE PLENTY OF REASONS!!" she yelled back

my sister walked in confused to why we were shouting. but she quickly walked out seeing the argument was getting pretty intense

"URGHHH!!" I yelled stomping up to my room. i slammed the door behind me and lay on my bed holding back the tears. that threatened to spill down my cheeks. how could she be so mean i hadn't done anything wrong. i groaned how was i going to tell him? i could hear my mum and sister downstairs talking about me. Kirby noticed i was upset and climbed onto me as i sat, back rested against the bed. i stroked him and explained everything that had happened. he didn't reply of course, but he listened.

i woke up to the sound of my mum shouting upstairs

"i'm having an early night it was a long day." she said i knew when she said 'long day' she was talking about our argument. anger boiled inside me, but i pushed it down calming myself. if she was going to bed now that meant no one would see me if i snuck out.

i grinned and grabbed my phone from my bedside table. checking the time; it was 12:00 if i left now i could be back before my mum woke up. i pulled out my pager and messaged Pete.

Me: Can you meet round the corner of my house in 10

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Pete: yeah of course

i was still wearing my tinker-belle top from before i was sure it would be fine. i planned my escape route. i was going to climb out the window and grab onto the branch that had grown so perfectly for an escape. the plan was simple, it would be hard to fail. i put my phone in my pocket and lifted up the window trying to make as little sound as possible. it creaked but no one came running to my bedroom door. i took a deep breath and started to climb out of my window, it was rather large so size wasn't a problem. but suddenly the tree seemed a lot further away than i had thought and my heart rate sped up. i reached out to grab the branch but my grip wasn't enough and i slipped, falling onto the ground my back throbbing as it hit the ground. i winced knowing that had made quite a lot of noise. i got up slowly my back still killing me. i looked at my back and saw that mud was all over it, "shoot" i said to myself trying to rub it off

but then i saw a shadow walking towards the window. my sister came into view rubbing her eyes "what are you doing outside?"

she said sleepily half awake. i grabbed her mouth stopping her from saying anything else "shhhhhhhhh" i whispered placing my finger on my lips. she bit me.

"OW!" i yelled rubbing my hand, "why did you do that?" i asked annoyed.

"why are you outside?" she repeated. i looked at her suspiciously.

"look, i'll give you 20 bucks to keep this quiet from mum." i said hoping she would accept my honest deal.

"hmmm make it 40." she said smirking. i opened my mouth.

"no way, 20 or nothing." i bargained. she clenched her jaw

"no." she said firmly. i raised my eyebrows "what?"

"you heard me, i want 40 bucks or i can yell for mum now if you want?" she said ready to expose me in an instant. i gasped and shook my head.

"no stop. fine ill give you the 40 bucks" i said sighing. i pulled out the money and reluctantly gave it to her. she snatched it out my hands and smiles gripping the notes. i flared my nostrils and turned around to walk off.

"wait!" i heard my sister say behind me. i turned around to see her "where are you going?" she said nosy as usual.

"non of your business." i said and whipped back around running off into the dark.

i had wasted too much time on my stupid sister and now i was going to be late. of course she ruins my chance to see Pete before my mum keeps me inside for who knows how long. i turn the corner to see Pete sitting by the wall head down. "Pete." i say walking towards him

"i thought you bailed on me!" he said standing up quickly. "i thought maybe this was your way of saying you didn't like me, and i meant nothing to you." his voice was shaky and he was gripping flowers tightly his knuckles whitening. i didn't know what to say he seemed so upset.

"Pete, i'm sorry my sister caught me and she threatened me i-" i began trying to explain what had happened. i wasn't doing it very well. walked towards me and pulled me into a hug.

"i thought something might have happened to you." he said resting his head on-top of mine. he smelt so good. i wrapped my arms around his neck and we hugged for a while using each-other to keep warm.

"i'm sorry." i said into his neck.

"its okay" he said and kissed my head. "you wanna walk around for a bit?" he said releasing me and holding my hand.

"yeah." i said as we swung our arms.

thank you for reading!! the rest of their walk will be in the next chapter. i hope you liked this one and have an amazing day.

-gabby :)

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