the summer we fell || jeremiah fisher

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(tw:mention of sa)
I groggily opened my eyes, the rays of the morning sun shining on to my eyes and causing my head to spin. I could hear muffled voices coming from downstairs, I slowly got out of bed and made my way to my bedroom door. I heard my mom call up 'Everyone breakfast is ready!'

My breathing was short and shallow, fear quickly gripping my thoughts. It was morning of the day after the night Blake had sexually assaulted me and I felt sick to my stomach at the thought of facing my family. I tried to remain calm and moved towards the bathroom, noiselessly avoiding my brother Steven and sister Belly as they milled around in the hallway.

Closing the door behind me, I quickly hurried to the sink and splashed cold water on my face. The uncomfortable sensation felt like someone was watching me as I attempted to compose myself. Taking a few deep breaths, I stepped out of the bathroom and faced my family.

My mom opened her arms in a welcoming gesture and hugged me tightly. "Did you sleep well, lexi?" she asked.

"Yes, mom, I slept fine,"I mumbled in response, eyes darting around the room.

Jeremiah and Conrad were seated at the table, and I could feel their gaze on me. I felt embarrassed and ashamed for what had happened the night before.

My mom looked at me, her eyes filled with kindness and concern. She stroked my hair and said quietly, "Are you feeling okay?"

I nodded, relieved but unsure as to how to approach the topic of the night before. Thoughts of Blake flooded my mind and I desperately needed the comfort and support of my family. Taking a deep breath, I uttered the words, 'Mom, I was...I was sexually assaulted last night.'

My mom gasped and looked horrified, while Jeremiah and Conrad sat in  silence. I looked around the room, my fear mirrored in my family's eyes.

"omg who, when please don't tell me it was that boy u went on a date with last night?!" she says in shaky voice

"mom please i'm fine, just leave it, i don't want you to make a fuss. I want to deal with it myself" i say quietly

"no lex this is a big deal!" she yells

"mom i just said don't make a fuss I'm dealing with it okay!" i yell back annoyed

I storm out the kitchen running up the stairs into my room slamming the door shut, I get my mom cared and she wanted to help but, I just want to be alone and not have people make a fuss about it, we haven't even been in cousins a week and i have jeremiah not talking to me, i got sexually assaulted, so i don't need my mom making a fuss and yelling at me.

I lay in bed scrolling through my phone and i scroll onto jeremiah's tiktok, it was a video of him singing the song "Are we still friends" by Tyler, the creator. He caption the tiktok "are we still friends?" I can't help but wonder if this tiktok is about me. I really wanted to talk to him and get to the bottom of why he wasn't talking to me but, i didn't i could be bothered knowing he would turn it into an argument i don't need more shit so i just left it.

My phone pings and i see i had gotten a text from Belly.

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I woke up from my nap and realized how late it was, almost time to get ready for the party. I let out a groan, not feeling quite up for it yet. I go to stevens room asking, "Do I really have to go?"

He rolled his eyes and said, "Yeah, we're all going together. So you better get ready!"

"Ugh." I moaned as I got out of bed.

Belly walked in the room asking, "What's wrong? You don't look too enthused."

"Yeah, why don't you want to go? We'll have fun." Steven insisted.

"I don't know. I'm just not feeling it today." I said.

After rummaging through my closet for a dress and some shoes, I finally found something I liked. I walk over to my bathroom putting on a little makeup, mascara, blush, and a little highlighter. I choose to spray my victoria secret spray and put on my vivienne westwood necklace. I took a deep breath and walked downstairs.

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"okay we all ready?" Jeremiah says as he's the dd (designated driver)

When we got to the party, we were greeted by shayla, steven walks over to her giving her a kiss.

"ew don't do that infront of me" i say laughing

"You look so pretty! I'm glad you decided to come." shayla says excited looking at me

"Thanks, I'm glad I did too!" i said

She smiled and took my hand, leading me into the party. As we all partied together, I was glad that I had decided to come after all. We were all having a great time and I was happy I'd chosen to join them. Little did I know, this would be the start of a great friendship.