Creating My Dreams•A BYE Fanfic

Chapter 55

Grace's POV:

I think that she's dead for a second.

Suddenly her arm shoots up and her hand catches my left cheek, her ring scraping against my skin. I jump back and hit my head on the car getting out.

"Grace...?" She starts to sit up but is too weak.

"Kate! What the-" I bring my hand down from my cheek bone with blood. "What was that for?" Sometimes we act more like sisters than aunt and niece.

"Sorry you scared me." She says. She sits up in the car and I realize how tired she looks.

"Forget that. What happened to you? Lucy's freaking out upstairs."

"Oh is she okay?" She asks worried.

"Yes she's fine."

"Who's this?" She asks turning to Riley.

"Um, I'm Riley. Friend of Grace's." Riley answers.

"Hmm grace you got a good looking one here. Where'd you find him?" Yep that's my aunt in a nutshell for you. Sometimes she's more of a teenager than I am.

"Kate." I mentally slap myself. "Let's get you inside."

"But where'd you find him?"

"Kate, how many times do I have to tell you every time I mention a guy friend?" I grab her arm and help her up. "Guys are not pets. I can't go buy one. God."

"Okayy I'm sorry." She says laughing.

"You gonna tell me what happened? Why your dripping blood?"

"I'm okay. I just had to break a window to get out of the room we were in cause the door wouldn't open. Has your mother called?"

"Oh crap hold on." I run back and pick up the phone where I left it. "Mom?"

"There you are. What's happening?"

"We found Kate. She's fine. Can I call you back later though?"

"Yes honey of course. I'll be waiting."

"Love you mom."

"Love you too hun."

I follow them inside and head to the bathroom with her. "Riley can you go get Lucy? But wait with her in the living room? I don't want her to see me like this." Kate tells him. He leaves but before he does I see his eyes land on my bloody cheek.

"Oh I'm sorry hun. I didn't know I got you that bad." She says attempting to clean my cheek.

"Its okay. I'll get it. Just clean yourself so you can see lucy." I step out of the door of the bathroom. "I'll be right back."

I walk into the living room where Riley is with lucy waiting impatiently. Riley looks up and lucy follows.

"Gracie!! What happened to your face?" She runs up to me and tries to touch my cut.

"I'm fine I just got clipped."

"Oh. Okay." She says plainly having no idea what I mean by clipped. "Mommy!" She squeals. I turn around to find Kate her head all cleaned up. Her and lucy hug and reunite and it makes me miss my mom even more.

"Hey," Riley whispers behind me. "Let's get you cleaned up." He grabs my hand and I follow him to the bathroom.

"Hop up." He tells me patting the counter.

"I can do it." He gives me a look that says 'really?' I give him one back but I know I'm losing. I sigh and hop up onto the counter.

I look up into his brown eyes that are now a little lower than mine. "Okay, I have zero experience with this." He tells me.