The One Who Picked Me Up

Chapter 10

Felicia's POV

After the funeral we went and buried my mother. That was the hardest moment of my life seeing my mom being lowered into the ground. The realization that she was gone forever hit me like a rock.

I sat in a daze in the back seat of the car with Zach and his family. They had been kind enough to take me in the past few days, but I knew I would have to go home soon.

"You can spend the night again if you want, you know..." Zach said as if he was reading my thoughts.

"Thank you" I said gratefully. I was too numb inside to be thinking about anything that would happen in the future anyways.

I still could not believe that, even though we just met, he was being so kind to me. I had never experienced that in my entire life.

When we arrived at his house, I went straight to the room I had been given and later on the bed. Then it all hit me at once. I started sobbing uncontrollably. All of the sadness and anger that had been bottled up inside of me for the past few days suddenly came out in the form of tears.

I felt a pair of arms wrap around my waist and I instantly knew who it was. I turned around and buried my face in his chest, continuing to cry.

"Why did she have to go? Why did she have to leave me here? I have no one else in this world!" I cried.

"Shh...it'll be ok. I talked to my parents and they said you could stay here as long as you'd like" he said rubbing my back in circular motions in an attempt to calm me down.

"Thank you" I managed to make out between sobs.

"No problem" he said and continued to console me.

Zach's POV

We sat like this for almost 45 minutes. Eventually she quieted down enough and fell asleep in my arms in exhaustion. Oh how I wished I could hold her like this forever!

I picked her up and brought her to my room for the night. I put her down gently on my bed and lay down next to her. I gazed at her peaceful face. She looked so innocent and beautiful right now.

It was then that I knew...I will do anything for this girl. I will defend her until the end. I will be there when she needs a friend. And maybe, someday, she might be more than just a friend. For now, though, she needed my support. And I was more than willing to give it to her...

-------------------

Sorry it's been so long since I have last updated. :( I hope that you liked the chapter though. Plz vote/comment to tell me if u did or did not. I really want some feedback because I'm not sure if you all even want more of it. Anyways...bye! Luv you all! :D

Btw things will get less sad in the upcoming chapters