Under A Fan Of A Thousand Lies

Chapter 21 "Love"

PEYTON'S POV:

~Two days later~
I felt really bad for the way I acted toward carl the other day. And how I'm avoiding him. "Hey." I walked over to carl. "Oh uh hey."
"Listen im so sorry about the whole you know weird thing we had going on." He blushed. "How about I make it up to you? Maybe dinner at our place?" We laughed because we both live there. "Sure. I guess."
"Ok well Ill cook some good stuff. That you like!" "Ok.?" "I just want this to be a great night for us."

~At dinner~
I was in my room getting ready. I wasn't going to dress all fancy but I didn't want to look like a dirty cow.
I put on a summery dress that was all white and had a heart cut out on the back. I straightened my hair and put some make up on. Ok I know I'm over dressed but thats how I am. Im trying to impress him aren't I? I am. Because He's my man.
I walked down the stairs and everyones eyes were on me. "You look amazing!" Was all I heard "gorgeous" "stunning" "pretty"
"Wait till carl sees yo- carl walked in wearing a tux. "Wow." I started laughing. "You look amazing." "I could say the same to you." "Well we better leave guys." Daryl said starting to walk out the door. Everyone else left. "Come sit." Carl pulled a chair out for me to sit in. "Thanks."
"Welcome your majesty." We cracked up. Carl brought over a lasagna to me that carol and the girls made.
"Wow this looks amazing!"
"Peyton? Um- I was wondering..
Since we always hang out and kiss A LOT then can make- a- it- Geez! What im trying to say is Peyton Elizabeth Sawyer I would like you to be my girlfriend." I sat there really surprised. "Yes." I blurted out. "Ok well "girlfriend" lets eat! Im starving." We both laughed so hard. Because thats what we do.

CARL'S POV:
After dinner we went outside for a walk. "Can I tell you a secret?" I said nervously. "Yah."
"I follow you when you go into the shed. I sit at the window and I watch my baby cry."
"Why do you cry?" "I don't know why I just do." "Peyton." "What?" "People don't just cry for no reason. You can tell me." "I have a million reasons to cry. One, Lucas died. Two, I killed my parents. Three I- "wait.. What? You said your parents died from getting shot before all of this. You lied."
A tear fell from my eyes.
"I didn't lie. I killed them. There dead and its all because of me. My dad.. He- my mom.. She..

~flashback~
"Peyton go to your room and don't come out, NO MATTER WHAT YOU HEAR!!" "No mommy he's going to hurt you!!" She ran out the door and all I heard was screaming. "FUCK YOU!" "Im going to kill you Sam! Your daughter too!" I started crying.
I crawled over to my moms bed and started to go under, until I hit the dresser making it topple over. There under the paper was a gun.
"Ill save you mommy!" I picked up the gun and went out the door. I saw my dad choking my mom.
I pulled the gun out and shot it. Only for it to hit my mom. "Mommy!" My dad started to come toward me with blood on his face. I shot the gun again and it hit him in the chest.
"Sorry but you hurt mommy."

~End of flashback~