History Class

06 - finding nemo

We stop in front of my house and I see my dad's car.
"Oh"
"Mils what's wrong"
My face is pale and I can hear a bottle smash from inside, Jake hears it too and understands what is happening.

"Nothing, thanks for the ride"
"No Mille there's no way you're going in that house"

I look back at him as he is now standing behind me.

"I have nowhere else to go"
"Yes you do"

Jake holds his hand out for me and helps me back onto his bike.

"I'm staying at my dad's this week but he's on a trip so it's just me"
He lives alone?

"Oh ok"
We start driving through rich neighbourhoods with huge houses until we park in front of one.

"Do you need to drop something off?"
"No this is my house?" He says with confusion.
What the fuck.

"Soo, you're rich?"
"My dad is"

We park in his garage and he opens the door for me into his house.

Holy crap, this place looks like somewhere someone would live in a movie.

"You want any food?"

"You can cook?" full of surprises.

"Nope but I can make instant noodles and microwavable mac and cheese" I spoke way too soon.

"I'm good thanks"

Jake leads me to his huge couch and tells me I can watch anything I want to. Gosh imagine growing up in this house, it's huge.

I turn on The Office and Jake comes back with snacks.

"You don't have to tell me anything but why haven't you told the police about... you know"

Jake is closely sitting next to me and I know he has no intention of making me uncomfortable but to be honest, I've only ever told one person but they're in the past.

"He's the only one I have left, my only family" I can't handle looking at him right now so I continue looking at his huge TV.

"Oh..."

What am I doing right now? I'm sitting on Jake's couch watching The Office because he didn't want me to go home all cause he heard my dad inside.

I've gotten used to it over the past 18 years, It's been my whole life.

We sit in silence watching The Office for hours until I slowly fall asleep on his shoulder.

What feels like days later I'm lightly shaken awake by Jake carrying me up the stairs. Am I not heavy?

I get placed softly onto a bed and I can just see Jake walking away but I'm so tired I fall straight back asleep.

"Amelia, Amelia" Mom?... I open my eyes to see my mom sitting on the side of my bed.

"Darling it's time for school," She says standing to open my curtains.

"Mom...Mom!" She can't hear me, as loud as I scream she doesn't hear a sound.

"Oh darling what's wrong" My mother lifts her hand and presses it to my forehead. "Oh no dear, you have a fever"

The door opens and my father walks in and plants a kiss on my mom's head.

"I'm off to work"

A toddler stumbles into the room as well and falls onto its butt.

"Oh Riley what are you doing in here, Amelia is sick," She says picking the small boy up.

"Amelia honey I will go make some soup for you and I'll turn on SpongeBob ok?" Mom kisses my hand and walks away with Riley.

When the door closes everything goes dark and I can't see anything.

"Mom! Mom!!" Tears stream down my face as I scream into an abyss of nothing.

I can't wake myself up and my breaths quicken.
I'm going to die, I'm going to die.

"Millie, I'm here you're okay, you're okay, just listen to my voice" I hear from what sounds like a mile away. Strong arms pull me up and I shoot awake.

I look around to see Jake, for a few minutes nothing feels real but it really is Jake sitting next to me and he has a very panicked look on his face.

"Sorry...I swear this never happens" I tell him choking on my words.

"Mils it's ok just breathe" Jake pulls my head to lay on his chest and I feel his chest rising and falling. His heart is racing and I can feel his arms around me shaking.

This is so embarrassing.

Jake grabs a remote and turns on finding Nemo. I lift the blanket next to me, inviting Jake in.

He hesitates but joins me in the bed.

"Just stay" I mumble.

"Of course."

The sun shines into my eyes and my eyes slowly open. I don't know how but Jake and I have gotten entangled and I'm not sure what legs are mine.

"Jake" I whisper "Jake"

He lets out a loud groan and runs his hand through his hair.

"What, it's too early" He opens his eyes to look at me and doesn't even question the situation we're in.

"School starts in an hour"

After Jake let me use his shower I come back into the room and see a hoodie with the number 109 on it and in bold letters at the bottom Jake's last name.

Oh god. With a lot of reluctance, I try the hoodie on and it goes down to my lower thighs.

"Here," Jake says walking into the room and throwing baggy jeans at my face.

"What if I was naked!?"

"I wouldn't complain," Jake says taking a seat on the bed.

I roll my eyes at him then take my focus to the jeans.

"Who's even are these"

"I keep spare clothes for girls in case of emergency situations"

I can't tell if he's being genuine but clothes are clothes. I look over to Jake who is still sitting on the bed staring at me.

"Little bit of privacy," I say using my fingers to tell him to turn around.

Once he gets the message he finally turns around and I try to put on the jeans faster than I ever have before.

"Ok I put them on"

Jake turns around and looks me up and down.

"Hot." He says with a smirk while pushing himself off the bed. "You ready?"

Luckily I left all my stuff in my locker the other day so I don't really need to bring anything.

"Yep, I think so."

When I get to school I'm faced with many dirty looks and I decide it's best if I stay away from Jake because we already look like we're dating enough.

We aren't by the way.

When I walk past Jade I can tell she has some serious concerns but before she can spread her opinion I place a finger to her mouth.

"Don't question it"

We both giggle slightly while walking into class but we split ways when I go take my seat and Jade grabs her headphones out and starts reading her book in the corner of the class.

Here we go. Another day of hell.