Only The Past | Book 1

08

TRISTON
nine years ago

Reaching over to Gabs bed as I stay in my position of lying down from when I was sleeping. Watching Taylor siting in her up mattress as looks up at one of the people who work here with her teddy huddled in her hand that she aways has on her bed as they continue to chat away.

Shaking Gabe awake, seeing him starting to move around and there for I know he is gonna be awake in like five to ten minutes. As I pull on my dark blue gown and tying it up. "Hey, Triston wait up." I hear a screamish voice jog behind me. "What happened last night?" Natalia asks finally catching up as we walk outside to where the breakfast is normally served. Last night once I came back inside I wouldn't find Taylor so we kinda finished the game off with us all going to bed and surprisingly no one asked any questions, but I guess they where just waiting for now.

"I don't even know." I lie, muttering under my breath whist picking up a buttered toast from the breakfast table.

"Lier." She reply's with a chuckle.

Walking over to the bench that Taylor and Gabriel have already found.

I have not seen Taylor since I confessed how I have felt ever since I walked in this shelter and saw her hazel eyes that fill up my soul every time I look at her. I know telling some that you think they are perfect the first time you hook up and also not out of choice, that it obviously would be a lot for her but like I aways say think it say it when it's something you need to get off your chest only if it's out your heart and there for nice.

"How was your sleep nine year old, not virgin?" Gabriel jokes looking at me with a smirk like he had done something. "Huh?" I scolded evened out my confused tone but it was probably written all over my face because what kinda I don't know if I should even call it a question, was that? "Well you guys clearly" he softened his tone "fucked." What the fuck? I know we are all mature for our age and I blame that on my older biological brother teaching me all the 'grown up stuff', but having sex. I was shaking when I was making out with her why would I go to the extent of having sex or 'fucking' like Gabriel says.

"We didn't" Going into a mocking tone. "Fuck." I fire back at his immature comment. "I am joking man." He relies nudging my shoulder his smirk still there. Seeing Taylor look at her good whist she picks out the pickles out of her food, sitting opposite me next and next to Gabriel and Natalia looking from me to Gabriel following the conversation, sitting next to me with her pancakes being shouted into her mouth pretty much every second.

"Meet me at the same place as yesterday after everyone goes in." I mouth over the table at Taylor.

We don't go in the same as everyone because we are on clean up duty so I will have someone time to spare with her after with no one but us around.

"What where you talking about with Miss Payton?" Natalia chirps in breaking the silence that has been louder and louder by the second. "Well there is his family, well couple in Ohio who are interested in her. The woman can't have kids and there like in there old thirty's." She informs us all. Making my heart suddenly drop, I get all my confidence from her and if she goes that will be takes by her and never given back I bet.

DING DING

Lunch is over.

Picking up the plates from each table whist Taylor gets the knives and forks and both of us getting the drink cups and the dugs of the apple and orange juice.

DONE

Taking Taylor's hand and leading her back behind the bush. "So?" She questions straight away. "Wanna say I really like you and after you saying you might get adopted I really wanna do something about this." I declare to her. "This?" She asks back at me. "Us." I correct her.

"I don't know what you mean, us."

"I want there to be an us." I say, adding with a long award silence making me bite the side of my cheek. "Were only nin-" she begins to say but leading me to interrupt her. Getting her hands back to hers. "I don't think you know what I am talking about you might be leaving and i don't wanna say what if, or have any regrets so I am speaking everything I feel for you." I inform her again.

Taking out the fluffy elephant I didn't know she had in the pocket of her overalls. "Take this, it's my kind of promise ring kind of thing." She says.

A promise ring kinda thing?