My Pace

Chapter 15

Anabelle's POV
"Why are you agreeing though?! That doesn't sound like, you want me around!"

"Baby calm down. You haven't given me a moment to explain."

"You better start!" I said as my voice cracked.

"I want you to be safe. This town....clearly if...all of this is happening, isn't safe."

"You just want space don't you?"

"What? No! I don't want space. I-I love being with you. I love being around you."

"You guys are talking about me moving 20 minutes away!"

He put his hands on my shoulders.

"I'm still gonna see you every day. When I graduate, I-I'll move closer to you. I-I promise."

I covered my face with my hands.

"You're not gonna lose me."

"Yes I will."

"No. No you won't. My love you trust me right?"

I nodded.

"Okay. Then you should know, I'm not lying to you."

"But....you're all I have. I-I have no other friends."

"Hey look at me."

I slowly picked my head up.

"This isn't definite. It's just a harmless idea."

" "Harmless?" That's what you're calling this?! This isn't harmless! This is harmful!"

"You don't understand."

"No shit! I don't understand Holt!"

"Stop freaking out and just listen! For fucks sake Anabelle! This is to benefit you!"

"Is it though?! Is it?!"

"Calm down! Just fucking relax! I'm about to leave in 10 seconds!"

I froze.

"Oh no. I-I didn't mean it like that!"

Tears started falling.

"Baby I-I'm sorry. I-I said that wrong. That's not how I meant it. Ani? Hello? Anabelle?"

He's going to leave me?!

"Belle? Hello?!"

"What's going on in here?"

"I-I don't know! I-I said the wrong thing and she just....she just froze!"

I collapsed.

"ANA!"
Holt's POV
We got down on the floor and started trying to wake her up.

"Hey Ani? Wake up."

"Thank god, she's breathing still."

"Ani wake up!"

What did I do?!

I picked her up and brought her to her bed. I put her on it. She groaned. I moved hair out of her face.

"What do we do?!"

"I-I'm not sure!"

She opened her eyes.

"Wh-what just happened?"

"You collapsed."

"I-I did?"

"Yeah."

"Y-you didn't leave? You said, you would."

"I-I didn't mean it like that. I-I meant, I'd go home for bit so you could be alone. Do you feel okay?"

"N-not really."

"What's wrong?"

"I-I don't know."

"When's the last time you ate?"

"I don't know. Yesterday?"

"Did you drink anything today?"

"Yeah. Why?"

"What happened?"

"I don't know. Why do you keep asking me shit?"

"We're trying to figure out why you collapsed."

"I'm probably tired. I didn't sleep."

"What're you talking about? When I left today, you were sleeping."

"I-I was? Maybe...I got overwhelmed?"

"Did you hold your breath or anything?"

"No. I just remember crying then falling. I-I'm sorry I yelled at you."

"I'm sorry too."

She sat up.

"Are you dizzy again?"

"Guys I have a concussion still. That might be why, I just collapsed."

"No no. I-I don't think, that's what this is."