Broken Treasure

Chapter 9

Numb.

That's all I felt as Conner walked away from me. My eyes blurred till I could barely see, but that didn't stop me from running towards him. It was like my heart had full control over my body.

I ran until I was a few feet away from his back, but then I stopped.

What am I doing ? Isn't this what I wanted from the beginning? Now I can leave without any troubles .

Even though I said this is what I wanted, just thinking of tomorrow morning makes my heart ache. Maybe this is for the best. Maybe it was never meant to be.

When I heard the sound of a door slamming shut , I released a breath I didn't even realize I was holding. So much for small talk, I thought sarcastically .

Loosing interest in the garden, I walked back from where I came and headed back to my room.

When I walked into the room I wasn't surprised to see a large, black duffle bag, but what sparked my interest was the white envelope that graced its top.

I picked it up and opened the seal. Inside was a whole wad of hundreds held together by a brown rubber band. I took the stash out to be met by a yellow sticky note in the bottom of the envelope .

Written in elegant cursive was a message from none other than Mr.Conner himself.

Just something to get you on your feet.
Forever yours,
Conner

A part of me wanted to march right down to his room and give him back his money , but just remembering how hard it was for me to get food on the days that followed me getting banned stopped me right in my tracks.

I mean a little help couldn't hurt, right ?

Not wanting to dwell on the subject any further, I put the money back in the envelope and slipped it into a pocket on the side of the duffel bag.

Maybe a shower will clear myself , I said to myself as I walked in the bathroom. For the second time since I've been in this house, I walked up to the gigantic mirror and was disgusted by what I was met with.

It was possibly even worst than the last time. Although my cheeks were rounder and my skin looked somewhat clean, there was still a bruise that colored my cheek from my last brawl.

I mean look at me , why would anyone as handsome as Conner want to end up with someone like me.

Once again tears filled my eyes as I thought of my mate and what I was going to have to do tomorrow. That will probably be the last time that I'd ever see him and it broke my heart.

Even if I did come back, I know I wouldn't like what I came back to because no doubt he would've met someone else. Maybe even have a few blue eyed kids running around.

The thought of him with another woman and their children made my blood boil, but I know I can't blame anyone but myself. This was my decision and now I had to live with the consequences, no matter how heart breaking they are.

Since I could no longer see my reflection due to the tears, I stripped my clothes off and hopped in the shower.

I sighed as the warm water hit my body. I could feel the tension that was built in my body roll away as the water worked its magic.

After doing the necessary, I got of the shower and got two big towels. Wrapping my hair in one and my body in the other I stepped out of the bathroom and into the bedroom.

When I dried off, I went into the closet and picked out a two huge t-shirts and some shorts.

I got into bed and snuggled against the extra t- shirt I had gotten out of Conner's closet . Again I was wrapped in the scent of Conner. Boy was I going to miss this.