The Rebel Royalties

Chapter 20

Derek's POV

I chased after Carla as Hannah and Cynthia stared at my car and I realized that she was sitting in the passenger seat. I ran over and got into the driver seat, shutting the door behind me. Carla was curled in on herself with her body shaking with sobs and fear, "Go away," she said, I sighed.

"Princess, it's just me," I said, and she shook her head.

"Just go away."

"Princess, you got in my car and don't think about getting out of it," I told her, she let out a shaky breath. "C'mon, talk to me," I said, she looked at me and shook her head.

"I-I-I don't w-w-want talk about it," she cried, I held out my hand to her and she shook her head.

I nodded slightly, "Where do you wanna go," I asked, she shrugged.

"I don't know," she said, I nodded.

"Okay, okay, um, let me tell Hannah where we're going and then I'll take us somewhere where we won't need to worry about anybody, okay," I asked, she nodded slightly.

I got out of my car as Hannah and Cynthia came over to my car, "What's going on," Hannah asked, I let out a breath and shook my head.

"I don't know, Rosie said something that sent her completely over, but I'm gonna take her somewhere without anyone else to help her calm down," I told her, she nodded as Cynthia sighed.

"We'll head home and we'll take Dakota," Cynthia said, I nodded.

"Okay, um, any ideas on what's gonna help the most," I asked, Hannah shook her head, letting out a breath.

"You."

I paused and shook my head, "I'm not enough," I answered, she scoffed.

"Yeah, you haven't seen how much better she's gotten since you started helping her, just do whatever you normally do," she told me, I swallowed and nodded.

"Alright," I said, the two left heading over to Dakota as I got in the driver seat, shutting my door. I looked at Carla to see that she was still curled into herself, "Princess," I said, she shook her head as I sighed, putting on my seatbelt. "Put your seatbelt on, please."

She glanced at me and nodded slightly, putting her legs down and putting her seatbelt on, I started my car and connected my phone to the radio. I pulled up YouTube and hit Bleeding Out, it started playing over the speakers as I put the car into drive. "Where do you wanna go," I asked, she shrugged.

"I don't care."

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I pulled up to Carla's house to see that we beat Hannah and Cynthia there, "Princess, please talk to me," I said, she sniffed and wiped away her tears.

She shook her head, "I'm going to my room," she muttered, getting out of my car, I let out a breath as I turned off the car and took off my seatbelt.

"Wait up," I called, that was when Carla shut the front door and I ran to the door, going inside.

I heard her bedroom door slam shut and climbed up the stairs, going to her room. I grabbed the doorknob and tried turning it, which didn't work, I sighed, resting my head on the door, "Carla?"

"Go away!"

I shook my head, "She was to be outside her window," I muttered, going back downstairs and outside. I went to the gate to the backyard and opened it, going to the tree and looking up at the window that led to Carla's room.

There she was, knees pulled back into her chest and I could hear her crying, "Princess," I called, she looked down and shook her head as I sighed. "Oh, Princess, My Princess, let down your hair," I called, trying to get a smile, she snorted and wiped at her face.