Autumn Haze

6: 'The one where I'm return home like a coward...'

I sniffle loudly as I knock on the familiar wooden door that feels like home, no place has ever made me feel this safe and secure.

The door swings open to reveal Brooke, 'Autumn, sweetheart! What are you doing here?'

I shrug weakly, 'I-I missed home, a-am I okay to come in?'

'Of course, honey! Is Luke with you?' She asks softly as she steps aside so that I can enter.

I shake my head, 'N-No, he's still in New York.'

She frowns slightly, 'Are you okay? You don't look like yourself.'

'J-Just homesick.'

'Aw sweetheart, it can be really hard moving away from everything you know. I promise that things will get easier.'

'T-Thank you.'

'And I'm always here for you, you're a part of our family now.'

My heart warms by a fraction, 'T-Thank you Brooke.'

'Scar is in her room, Rocky just left, so she's all yours.'

I nod mutely with a small smile before I climb up the stairs, butterflies dance around my stomach before I burst through the door.

The pink haired girl gasps loudly before a strangled sob escapes from her lips, 'A-Autie!'

I give him a grin before I race towards her bed and wrap my arms around her tightly, 'I-I've really missed you.'

'I've missed you so much more! Y-You've only been gone for a week, and It's been hell.'

'S-Scar everything is going so wrong.' I whimper.

She lifts up her duvet cover as she pats for me to climb in next to her which I gratefully do, 'Talk to me.'

'K-Kyle goes t-to my college, a-and he's dating my r-roommate.'

Her body tenses completely, 'H-Has he done anything to you?'

I shake my head, 'N-No not really.'

'What does not really mean?'

'H-He just said some shit a-and he grabbed my face.'

Her small hands wrap around my shoulders, 'W-Why didn't you tell me?'

'I-I don't know, I-I didn't want to stress you or the baby out.'

'Autie, you would never stress me out.'

I squeeze my eyes shut tightly, 'L-Luke and I had a really big fight, I-I've told him not to contact me.'

She frowns deeply, 'Why? W-What did you fight about?'

I wince, 'H-He accused me of hurting myself a-and I g-got really angry.'

Her grip tightens on me, 'D-Did you hurt yourself?'

I don't respond instead I fiddle with the hem over her duvet cover before loud sobs rack throughout my body.

'Autie.' She croaks out as she presses a kiss to the side of my head.

'I-I didn't mean too, I-I just wanted it all to go away.'

'I-I can understand that.'

'A-A part of me wanted to tell him, b-but I just couldn't. I didn't want to hurt him anymore than I already have. H-He doesn't deserve to be dragged into all my shit.'

'Autie that boy loves you so much, y-you could never hurt him even if you tried.'

I shake my head, 'Y-You should have seen the look on his face, m-my pain is hurting him, and I don't want to be responsible for that.'