One more day

chapter 26

TW: slight mention of sexual assault 

I was there again. In front of the library. Sam and Heath behind me. I was crying and screaming, but this time no one ever came to save me. I shot up, extremely hot, with tears streaming down my face. I immediately flip the covers off me and run my hands over my face. I don't even wanna think about what would've happened if Nick didn't get there when he did. I turn around and see him in bed, shirtless. I exhale a sigh of relief, feeling a bit safer knowing he's here. My stomach growls loudly, making me want to punch it. I normally force myself to not eat, but right now I don't even have an appetite. 

I get up out of bed and stretch my arms above my head, yawning in the process. I pour myself a glass of water and sit in front of the window watching the sunrise. I feel like the sky isn't something I appreciate enough, I've been trying to work on it. I love nature, I'm a big nature person. I love plants, I love animals, I love rain but I truly feel like the sky is under-appreciated in this world. Most people just see it as a blue vast of area that leads to space but it's truly a beautiful illusion. We're all led to believe it's a light blue colour, that's subject to change under the influence of the sun and the moon's positioning; when in reality, beyond that blue we see, is an area of complete darkness, it's all black. The sky is like people in that sense, they put up a front; an illusion, to keep people from finding out the darker parts of themselves. Nick stirs behind me, turning over in his sleep before waking up.

"Hey." he greets with a groggy voice.

"Hey," I repeat back to him, shutting my lips back in a line. It's quite a cold morning, and the last-minute vacation to this hotel room means I'm only in one of Nick's hoodies. Essentially; I'm freezing my ass off.

"Can we get a coffee then leave?" I ask. "I'm really fucking cold."

"Yeah, yeah, of course." He agrees quickly. He hesitates before continuing. "How'd you sleep?"

"Good," I replied quickly. Yes, I know, I'm a dry bitch. But surprise surprise, I don't wanna think about what happened, let alone talk about it. Nick has to understand that. Much to my surprise, he doesn't push on the subject anymore, although, given the kind of guy Nick is, I shouldn't be surprised he could take the hint to drop it. 

We quickly pack up our bags, and by that, I mean I shove everything in Nick's bag in a hurry while he takes his sweet time. We leave the coffees to grab at the nearest Maccas because I was complaining about how slow Nick was. 

We pulled up in the drive-thru, and I was just sitting with my knees up to my chest looking out the window.

"Hi, welcome to McDonald's, what can I get for you?" I hear muffled over the speaker.

"Hi, can I just get two large iced coffees?" Nick leans out of his window a bit. "But one of them with almond milk no sugar and the other full cream, two sugars."

"Was that all for today?" He hesitates before turning to look at me, I could feel his eyes lingering on me.

"Can I also get two hashbrowns and a medium fries?" He adds, much to my dismay. I can't handle this anymore. I don't wanna eat.

"Anything else today?" They ask.

"No, that's all, thanks." He replies

"Just $19, drive forward thank you." They direct. Nick pulls up to the next window and taps his card on the machine then we're driving forward again. I feel his eyes lingering on me again, this time more intense; as if he was studying me. The drive-thru window slides open and an older woman opens the window and greets us with a smile.

"Two coffees, two hashbrowns and medium fries?" She confirms.

"Yep, that's us." Nick says and she hands us the two coffees, Nick hands me mine and puts his in the cupholder before grabbing the bag of food.