Elliannas pov
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I sat on the platform of my tree house hugging my knees to my chest, crying. Just staring at the door to my room watching Scott, Shane and then my mom yell at each other. I was getting so many flashbacks to the night i was assualted, if it wasnt for Shane that probablly would have been my fate tonight.
Shane, I hoped he was okay, i felt so bad I got him into this shit, my family was fucking crazy, he would probally never talk to me again after this, I would lose him as a friend. And then what about chemistry? Would he be able to convice Mrs.Andrews to move his seat? I would fail chem, he wouldnt tutor me anymore. I couldnt stop my mind from spiraling. I was losing my grip on reality. i rested my forhead on my knees and closed my eyes. The yelling, and banging becomeing backround noise until I heared police sirens.I freaked even more, hyperventaltating and crying so hard my vision was blurry, I was having a full blown panic attack, something thst hadnt happened to me since Colin said he didnt belive me. I tried to pull my self back into the real world I tried to calm down but nothing was working.
"Ellianna!" I heard a voice yell my name, but still I couldnt move, "Ellianna?!" The voice got closer and I looked up to see Colin. "The cops are here everything is fine." He told me but I just stared at him. "Wheres Shane." I breathed out in between taking gulps of air. Colin scoffed. "Hes talking to the police, he told me to find you." He was blunt, he was cold, his tone was nothing like how Shane gently talked to me. I wanted Shane with me right now, the only way I would know everything was fine is if he told me himself. "Is he okay?" I asked him, trying to imagine what scott could have done to him, trying not to imagine Shane hurting Scott, I couldnt imagine Shane hurting anyone. "Hes fine Ellianna, hes just giving his account."
Colin sat down and scooched next to me. " are you okay?" He asked me, much genteler than when I was asking about Shane. I took a few deep breathes, feeling more relaxed now that I knew Shane was okay. "Im fine, just shaken up, I hate that man." I said still breathily. "I know you do, im sorry he came back here." How could Colin be sorry when for two years he didnt belive I was attacked. I didnt say anything back. "I heard the screaming coming for your house, so thats why I called the cops."
My back immeadietly straightend and I looked at him. "You called the cops?" I asked him, he had a twinkle in his eye. "Yep, I told you I would be there for you." He was proud, and he really thought he had helped me, and well he probabally just sent Scott back to jail since he just got out on probation but my mom was gonna be pissed her love was locked up again. I knew she would blame me, and I knew she would pull that blame and hatred to Shane too. But I didnt have the heart to tell Colin that. Instead I just smiled a painfull smile. "Thanks Colin." He gently nudged my shoulders, I know the had pure intentions. "This is just like old times isnt it, us hanging out up here escaping the yelling and bull shit that was going on in our houses." I put my head on Colins shoulder remeniscing on the old days. "Rember that time when we were 10 and I came out here because my mom was yelling at that boyfriend who had that obnoxious drum set and you were already out here because your dad had broken that bottle of wine and then your parents were fighting." Colin snickered. "Yeah, I remember, it was summer and we stayed up here playing board games and thn would you rather until we fell asleep under the stars." Now it was my turn to smile. "We had nights like that too often back then." I told him, and it was true when colin and I were that age we spent hours up here, anything to escape the hell that was our homes. "Yeah we did, Im glad my parents got divorced though, it was for the best, my mom is so much happier now, and my dad is off living his new life with Oliva so." I picked my head off Colins shoulder. "Your dad got remarried?" It had been so long since Colin and I had caught up, I vaugley rember hearing about Olivia once upon a time but I no clue Colins dad had married her. "Now that I think about it, it wasnt that long after your assualt." He told me some kind of regret lacing his voice. "My mom was pissed when she found out, i rember her bitching all the time to me, Olivia is only 23, Oliva has a boob job, Olivia wont last a day." His coice trailed off. Then there was scilence. "You still see your dad on the weekends?" I asked, Colin gave me an incredulous look that gave me my awnser but still he spoke. "No not since he got remarried and honsetly im glad my dads an ass, I just feel sorry for Ashlynn, she hasnt seen him since she was 8, they got divorced when she was 5, I dont think think she knows whats like to have a dad."
It was my turn to get that little twinkle in my eye and tiurn to Colin. "Well i turned out okay and I didnt have a dad, I had a scott. And other vairous deadbeat substitues." Colin and I both laughed, then got quiet again. "We shouldve been there for eachothef theese past few years." He told me his voice getting quiet again. "It wouldve made my life easier thats for sure." I replied with a tinge of sarcasm. "I know and im sorry Elli," i nodded my head, how many times was he gonna apologize. "I know you are, hey we should camp out here tonight." I told him taking in the now setting sun surrounding us. "We can, it might be cathartic considering todays events." He smirked, I had my brother back. " Theres no way im going to school tomrrow." Colin groaned and threw his head back. "I have too, im like 2 abcemes away from a truency letter this semester." He leaned back against the big oak tree once again. "Can you belive we only have one month left till winter break." I questioned. "No I cant this semester went by so fast, i feel like its because of all the bull shit thats happened." I nodded my head in agreement. "Theres been so much drama, karlie reama, ryder drama, football drama, lunch drama. You name it weve had it this year." I said. "Lets make a agreement. Me and you." I raised my eye brows towards my mischevious makeshift brother, wondering what he was cooking up. "No more fights between us, we stick together, no matter what is happening with everone else in our friend group." I smirked. "Sounds like someone missed having me around." I told him. He stuck out his pinky. "You have no idea, now pinky swear Elli, no more drama." I linked my pinky with Colin, i had forgotton about the coos in my front yard, that was the magic of Colin and is friendship. We could make the rest of the world dissapear and live in tree house land. I was glad we were friends again. And in times like theese I needed my makeshift brother more than ever.
