Understanding You

Chapter 7

Jake already knew that my mom was abused, but he didn't know that I was. After I told him I left. So I just hung out here at my house. I was sitting on the couch eating chips when I got a phone call.
"Hey what's up?"
"Is this Katelyn Reynolds?" A man on the line asked. He sounded very... professional. Is that even possible?
"Uh, yea. Who wants to know?" I asked.
"I'm William Archer, a doctor from the Peace Health Hospital in Portland, Oregon. Do you happen to know a girl by the name of Jaelin Rose?" He asked me. Oh no. I don't like where this is going.
"Yea, she's my best friend. Is she ok?"
"That's what I called about. Her boyfriend attempted to murder her." He said.
"That little bas-" I started, but then he cut me off
"She is ok, a few cuts and bruises from when he abused her. But we were wondering if you could pick her up because her mom is not... stable." He said. It's not like her mom is a bad person. Just always drunk and if not, she's asleep.
"Well sir, I'm in LA. I don't live in Portland anymore." I told him. I wish I could come get her.
"We could find a way to fly her out there." He replied. Why didn't I think of that?
"Yes!! That would be perfect!! Thank you!!" I yelled. We said goodbye and he told me that he could fly her out by next week.
I haven't talked to CJ since the first day of school, which was like a week ago. So, I decided to text him.
'Hey wyd?' I texted him
'Nm wbu?' He replied almost immediately. The rest was just us talking about our obsession with YouTube and that we should make a video together some time. It's 10:00 so I told him that I was tired, which wasn't a lie and I fell asleep. As I lie down I suddenly thought about all that's changed in just 3 months. And then I thought about CJ. I think I like him. But what about Jake? This is too hard. Next thing I know, I'm asleep.