Promises

Chapter 8

-IVORY

As I walked past Remi, I thought of stopping to talk to him but I just kept going. I don't need to hear an explanation. Not right now anyways, I need to get home.

"Please Ivory stop and listen, I won't be long."

I keep walking, but it was hard not to stop, I really like Remi.

"Ivory, I think I'm in love with you," He exclaims.

I stop, but I don't turn around. What do I say now?

"How do you know, you barely know me, and I don't think you leave someone you love in a random field, hours from their house," I put him in his place because he didn't reply after that.

I turn around and the door was already closed.

I got home and knocked on the door. I was preparing myself for the beating of a life time but nobody answered.

"Hello? Is anybody home" I said into the mailbox.

I get the spare key from under the doormat and go inside. The house feels weirdly empty, like when you are the last to leave the school.

"Hello, mom?" I shout again.

Still no reply, I look through all the room and I still didn't find her. Just a note stuck to the fridge. It was my mom's hand writing.

                                                                                     Hi, Ivory

                                                            Me and Gary are going out for dinner.

                                              Theres chicken pasta in the fridge if you want any.

                                                                                      Bye, mom.

Did she not realize I never came home? Does she even care about me at all? Gary this Gary that, I'm sick of it. Can he just leave already so my mom can sob for a bit and find a new guy?

At least I'm home alone for a while. I ran upstairs and dug my head into my pillow. I cried for what must have been hours. Why would Remi say that? Why would he say he loves me when he clearly doesn't?

"I just don't fucking understand," I shout as I punch the wall. My knuckles sting for a few seconds and then I punch the wall again. A dent forms in the wall, my mom is going to kill me.

I hear somebody messing with the door handle. They walk in.

"You're too funny Gary! You have to tell Ivory that one she'll definitely laugh," It was my mom and Gary. I rolled my eyes.

"Right after we tell her the good news," he tells her.

I run down the stairs. I smile at my mom and give Gary a dirty look.

"Hey, don't look at your dad like that," she says to me.

Dad? I don't get it. I look at her hand. There is no fucking way. 

-REMI

I didn't come into school the next day, or the next week. I stayed at home, crying. I didn't have my party this week, I didn't have the strength to do so. My dad came up I few times, really drunk, with his belt in his hand.

"What did I do? I haven't done anything I was in my room alone all day I didn't get in your way or anything please," I begged, but that didn't help. Every time I just had a few new bruises or even cuts on my body.

It was Monday and I decided to come back into school. I saw Krysti in the halls and tried to talk to her.

"Hey. What's been up with you lately, I tried texting you on Friday," I ask her.

She looks at me with her disappointed eyes. "Take a break Remi, you know exactly what,"

I thought for a moment. What do I say to this, I don't want to assume wrong?

"Maybe, but I don't know if I'm right, and if I am right, why not tell me earlier?" I reply eventually.

We talked for a while in the janitors closet about what been happening the past few weeks.

"I'm sorry for kicking you out that day, you can come over whenever you want," she says.

We finally head to class. I felt relieved, at least I still have Krysti. Ivory hasn't texted me since I left, hopefully I see her around.

At the end of the day Krysti and I were walking home when I saw her. Her hair flowing in the wind. She was alone. Where's her friend Jade?

"Go talk to her," Krysti tells me.

I walk over to her.

"Hi Ivory, I know you won't want to talk to me but please hear me out," I look at her with puppy dog eyes.

She smiles. "Ok, you have 5 minutes," she says, I could tell she actually wanted to talk.

"I left that day because I didn't want to hurt you, there's a lot about me that no one knows. I'm just not ready to tell anyone, I was scared if I stayed with you, I'd damage you and that's the last thing I want."

She looks at me but doesn't say anything. She grabs my arm mid walking and stops me. She hugs me tightly.

"It's ok, I understand, you don't have to explain yourself I'm sorry," she whispered.

I walked her the rest of the way home. She was back to her bubbly self. I like this side of her. It makes me feel like maybe, there isn't any problems in this world. If everyone was like Ivory, this world would be a better place.

"Ok, thanks for walking me home. I missed you by the way, I'm glad you're back," she smiles.

"Ivory, party at mine tomorrow at 9, Ill collect you." She nods and I walk away.

Today was quite successful.