falling for him<3 //steddie//

chapter 10: how could you? (part two)

Eddie ~
I wake up to a ringing phone and look at my watch "who's calling me at 3 am?" I whisper to myself trying not to wake Steve up. I slowly stand up and grab the phone. "Hello?" I whisper. "Hey Ed, I've got somethin' to tell ya." My uncle. "What is it?" I ask, as i'm rubbing my eyes. "Your dad's out of jail. Be careful when you get discharged tomorrow." I feel my face turn hot red. "If he gets anywhere near me, he'll instantly regret it." I say, even though I am worried about Steve. "Ok kid. Just be safe. Night'." "Goodnight." I hang the phone back on the wall.

He's out of jail. I lay back down next to Steve and know what I have to do. I drift back off to sleep. As I wake up, Steve puts a plate of waffles and bacon in front of me. "Good morning" he says. I don't say anything back. "I got you breakfast. It's waffles and bacon?" I look away, trying not to make eye contact. "You wouldn't understand." I say fidgeting with my hands. "Yes I would Eddie. What is it?"  Steve asks. "I got a call last night from my uncle. My dad's out of jail. He's going to come for me."

"What do you mean he's gonna come for you?" He asked. "He hit me and my mom until, my mom left. Then, after she left, he just started hitting me. One day, I punched him back and called the police. While they were taking him away, he looked me straight in the eyes and said 'When I get out, you're dead.' Well, he's out so consider me dead."

"I'm not going to let him any where near you." Steve said reaching to hold my hand. I push it away. "No, i'm not going to let him near me. I need you to leave. I'm not going to chance you getting hurt." "No. I'm not going anywhere." "JUST GO STEVE." I yelled, with tears stinging my eyes. "Just go. Stay away from me. I'm getting discharged today so I'm going home. Don't follow me. Don't call me. Don't talk to me okay?" I glanced over at him and saw he was crying. I looked away.

"S-so this is it?" He asked with a shakey voice. "Steve, I love you but, I need you to stay away from me." I grabbed his hand and started to cry a little bit. "I'm so sorry Steve but if you love me, you will stay away from me." He nodded and grabbed his bag of stuff and called robin to ask her to pick him up. He looked back at me and I looked at the window.

He left and I started bawling. I didn't want him to leave but, I don't my dad hurting him. The doctor walks in and hands me discharge papers. I sign them and change into the clothes my uncle had left for me a few nights ago. I see that my uncle had dropped off my van and found the keys in my jeans' pocket. I started to drive to school. I stopped at the same red light before and had flashbacks. The light turned green and I passed the light.

Once I pulled in I parked and started to walk in. "Hey Eddie!" Henderson came over to me. "Hey." I say trying to act like nothings wrong. While Dustin is walking next to me rambling on about something, I see Steve across the hall and we lock eyes with each other. I turn around and walk the long way to my class. "Anyways bye Eddie. It's nice having you back." "Oh uh yeah bye." I say thinking about the last time Steve kissed me. I walk in and sit down at my desk next to Steve's.

I ignore his presence and actually listen to the teacher, trying to distract me from Steve. When the bell rang, I ran out of there and sat down at my normal table for lunch. I see Dustin wave his hands in the air and stand up. "STEVEEE COME SIT WITH US!" I see Steve stop in the middle of the cafeteria and look at me. I grab his shoulder and look him in the eyes "Stop. Please just stop." He sits back down and Steve goes and sits with Robin and Nancy. I start making jokes and try to laugh and smile as much as I can so I don't worry Steve.

I quickly glance over at him and he's staring at me. Robin pinches him and tells him something and all three of them start laughing. Were they joking about me? When lunch is over, Steve walks passed me with the biggest smile plastered on his face, ignoring me. I stare at him then head to my next class. I sit and think. That's the happiest I've ever seen him before. Maybe, he doesn't love me anymore. The bell rings and I walk outside.

I walk to the door of my van and turn around, to see Steve reading a magazine, sitting on a bench. He must have noticed me staring at him because he yelled "You like the view?" I panicked and hopped in my van and sped off. I park at my trailer and got out. I open the door and walk in. I set my keys down and I see my dad sitting on the couch.

My uncle's at work so, I was usually there alone but now, I wasn't. "Edward. Can we please talk?" I stood there frozen, thinking about what to do. I grabbed my keys and he stood up and walked in front of me. "I'm so sorry Edward. I understand if you don't want to talk. I just want to try and fix all of the relationships with the people I've hurt." I look him dead in the eyes. "You did more than hurt me. You ruined me." I turn around and slam the door. I am NOT doing this.

A/N: hey readers! i hope you enjoyed the last part of this chapter! thanks for reading! much love♥️
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