Over my dead body ~James Barnes~

Part 33

It's been 2 days, and I haven't seen or spoken to James. He called me a couple times, but I didn't answer. I just don't know what I want because this isn't some dumb romantic movie where everything is fine, and everything is being normalized.

It's 11am and I made myself completely ready. I'm wearing some warm cozy outfit and I grab the book that I bought the first week I moved here. Haven't read that book and I've been here for 5 months already.

I sit on the couch with some coffee and my book, but fuck do I hate this place now I know that I could've lived with James.

I shut the book, grab my coat and walk out of my house, just walking and walking. I walk past a hairdresser, and I walk inside without thinking. And no. I'm not changing my hair because I'm depressed or emotional or whatever. But Casy told me to get bangs and I don't see why not. My hair is already bright red so why not add some bangs to it.

Great, now I'm Bloom from The Winx.

I grab an Uber to the hospital since I'm working today, and I can see Casy again. Missed her like crazy.

"You're beautiful." I say as I'm standing in front of her door. She's brushing her hair and some of it falls out right in her hand.

"I'm getting bald." She says as she stares at the hairbrush instead of me. I'm pretty sure she doesn't even notice that it's me who's talking.

"You're still beautiful." I say as I walk inside, and she finally looks up.

"You got bangs! You look like Bloom from winx!" She says excited with a high voice.

"That's what I thought." I say with a wink, and I sit next to her on the bed. I grab the hairbrush and I start to brush her hair softly.

"How long before I'm actually bald?"

"Hm, maybe a week or two. But I can get you a beautiful scarf If you're not comfortable." I say and she gives me a cute little smile.

"How do you feel?" I say while I'm checking her IV needle.

"Where is James." She asks with a little smirk on her face.

"James is busy. You're feeling alright? Headaches?" I say without looking at her and she keeps her eyes on me the whole time. "Answer me." I add and she sighs.

"I'm feeling fine." She says as she let her head fall down on the pillow behind her. "Stop lying." I say as I turn my head to her.

"I'm tired. And I'm dizzy sometimes." She admits as she brings her hands behind her head.

"Candace.... why was James so mad at my dad?"

"You know men...fighting over everything." I say while giving her some medicine and water.

"Daddy didn't tell me anything when you two left and I haven't seen my mom in months. You and James are the only one who talk to me." She says while she's playing with her hands on her lap.

"Your dad crashed James' car and he got mad." I tell her, which is a lie, but you know...

"Your parents... do they live together?"

"My mom went to rehab couple months ago." She says with a normal tone, and I highly doubt she even knows what that is. I actually didn't see this coming, but I have never met her mom and now I'm kinda curious what she's doing with the 10.000 James' gave her.

But this explains why Paul asked me out for a drink since he doesn't even see his own wife.

"She's at an Ad- addiction services clinics now." She says with trouble pronouncing it and it's adorable.