A Different Me

Chapter 8

The whole rest of the week we didn't go to school. Sterling, Brandon, Taylor and I spent most of our time at the pond house fishing. Friday afternoon we all went home. Brandon and Taylor went back to their own families but Sterling and I stayed together. Sterling drove me to my house and I asked him "do you want to come inside?" "Sure" he answered and he parked the truck and walked me inside. Mom already knew why I was gone all week and she completely understood so I wasn't in any trouble or anything. Sterling and I went to my room. "Can I stay the night? I don't think I can handle being alone with all this stuff going on." Sterling asked. "Of course you can." I answered and kissed him. We both sat on my bed and we talked about anything and everything after a while we both laid down and we continued talking we talked until like 3 in the morning then he got up and turned off the light and said that he was tired so we went to bed. It was Saturday so we slept in until like 12:30. Sterling woke me up and said "do you want to go to huddle house and eat?" "Sure" I answered and we both got up and got dressed. We got into his truck and he drove. We got there and ordered and after the waitress he grabbed both of my hands from across the table and said "thank you" "for what" I said "for being there for me through all of this it's been so hard for me and I'm finally just starting to feel a little better." He said "well of course I wouldn't just sit back and watch you be all sad." I said. Then he kissed me from across the table. We received our food and we are then we left. As we were leaving I asked sterling if he wanted to go to church with me In the morning and he agreed to go. He told me that he would pick me up in the morning. Then he dropped me off at home. "Text me when you get home. I love you." I said "I love you too." He said. Then he left.