Invisible

~ Chapter 4 ~

Chapter 4

LEA

 The sky was now a dark, navy blue colour. Not a cloud was present and the stars burned brightly like holes in the universe. I hadn’t realized that I was up in the sky that long. Not that it would affect me too much.

Thinking back on that night made we realize how much I overreacted. Sure, I was mad at Jared for cheating but I should not have left the way I did. If I wasn’t such a coward, that night would have gone a little differently.

I shook my head, why do I have the worse luck on the planet? My boyfriend cheated on me for God knows how long, but it doesn’t end there. I end up getting drunk out of mind, which lead to my parents being on the edge of death. I guess you could say that everything just started to spiral out of control from that point.

My fate was already planned for me, Cane made sure of that. It wasn’t like if I stayed at the party, everything was going to be a breeze. It never got any easier.

On the night of the party, I had this feeling that someone was watching me the entire night. Even weeks before the event, I couldn’t help but turn around every once and awhile, to check if anyone was there watching me.

My suspicions were true, someone was watching me. They‘re just immortal and have very good hiding skills…

“What the hell do you want from me!? Why me, Cane, Why me?!” I screeched in frustration.

I drove from the sky head first, and ended up right in the middle of the neighbourhood playground. It was surrounded by well manicured grass and it had giant play set with multiple slides, red swings, and yellow monkey bars. I sat on a nearby park bench, exhausted. It’s been a long day. 

I used to come here with my parents, when I was a kid. I even have had my share of injuries from the monkey bars, since every child usually does. You could say it was like a rite of passage, in a childless and meaningless kind-of-way. Unlike when I used to use them as a child, the weather has abused them over time, causing them to rust and chip away to nothing.

I blinked. I’m just like the monkey bars, I’ve wore away to nothing.

I started to sob. Streams of water came down my face as I created moose calls that could wake up the whole town. I knew that no one would ever hear me though, which caused me to sob even louder.

 I’m not anything special, I’m quite average actually, maybe even less. I not super thin, but I am not over-weight. My hair is wavy and has a mind of its own. My nose is a little too pointy and my eyes are a couple of centimeters closer than they should be. I have no talents to brag about. I’m not athletic, I suck at art and my grades in school were just like me, average. That is exactly what I am. I’m average, nothing more.

Then why did Cane choose me?

I’m frustrated, tired and I wish that my ‘black out’ would just come already. I want to forget, I don’t want to relive the images of my past.

All I can think about is the choices I made that night. The choices that affected everyone I know and love and my entire existence.

The scenes overflow my brain as I try to think through what I could have done to change my fate, but in reality, there was nothing I could have done.

After I left the party, I remember picking up a case of beer and heading to the closest bus stop which was three blocks away. I must have thought that drinking away my sorrows would have solved everything. I was an idiot.

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After what seemed like hours, but was probably only 15 minutes, Melissa soon found me. I remember her glaring at me as she started shooting me questions, like I was being interrogated by the police.