Fate

10- Christmas

We all sat around the tree opening presents.

"Here this is for you," Zach said handing me his present. I smiled softly at him and opened it. I pulled out a beige sweater and perfume. Giving him a hug he gave me an awkward smile. I looked over at Reed. He sat in the corner with his hood up.

"Reed?" Maria asked. He cleared his throat and crossed his arms.

"I'm sorry, I must've forgotten it," he said. My heart dropped as a hurt feeling washed over me. He looked away from me slowly. Maria and Kirt looked at each other and shook their heads.

"It's okay," I said quietly. It wasn't. At all.

"Seriously?" Isabella asked. He glared at her.

"You got one for everyone else, and you just forgot to get one for Cassie?" Kirt asked scoffing.

"Ironic," Zach mumbled. I glanced over at him.

"Jesus Christ, i'm fucking sorry okay," Reed said getting up and going upstairs.

"Reed Harland!?" Maria yelled. I flinched as his bedroom door slammed. A gut wrenching feeling set in. Did he actually forget? He hated me that much?

"I don't even know what to do with him anymore. I mean he won't go to therapy, he won't talk to us. How are we supposed to fix him?" Kurt asked standing up angrily.

"Kirt, sweetie just let him be. He'll have to figure it out eventually. We can't keep wasting our energy trying to fix him, he'll need to grow up and handle it himself," Maria said standing up and holding him back. His grandparents whispered to each other and occasionally glanced at me.

"I mean what an asshole. He's just been such a, a dick honestly. He's not even my son anymore he's-,"

I stared at the Christmas tree as their voices echoed away. I felt my breathing pick up as I sat in deep thought.

"Cassie," Tina whispered. I snapped out of it and looked at her. She gave me a sorry look and rubbed my shoulder as she got up and went over to Maria and Kirt. She talked to them and calmed them down. I felt a tear roll down my cheek.

"I'm going to go take a shower," I said standing up and walking upstairs. Walking into my room I shut the door. Sliding down it I cried softly. I thought I had gotten through to him. He's still the cold, heartless asshole he has always been. Did I even mean anything to him? Obviously not.

I took a shower and sat down on my bed. I glanced out the window at the dark sky. Snow softly fell. Looking through pictures of past Christmas' with my family. Looking at me and my parents together I felt my eyes watering. A knock at my door echoed out. I looked over as Isabella walked in. She held a small box.

"This was under the tree in the back, it's for you," She said handing it to me.

"Thanks Bells," I said giving her a soft smile as I set the box down on the bed next to me. She gave me a sad smile and slowly turned around.

"Bells are you okay?" I asked. She turned back and looked at me sadly.

"Come here," I said with my arms open. She started crying and laid into me.

"I'm really scared Cassie. Somethings wrong with him, something bad, and I don't like seeing him hurt," She cried softly. Tears rolled down my cheeks as I sniffled.

"I know. Me either, but we're going to help him. He's going to be okay," I said brushing through her hair with my hands.

After a while she calmed down and went back to her room. I looked over at the box and opened it slowly. A small jewlery box was inside. I flipped the lid open as my heart dropped. A gold necklace with a half moon and two stars connected. On the back the date of my mom's passing was engraved.