Pleasing Silas

14

-Silas Diaz-

Tomorrow's the start of winter break, Sophia was getting better and then started getting nervous.

She keeps saying it's because of meeting my family and me meeting hers, that may be true but it seems like it's something else.

Both her and I didn't have class today, and she wanted to get gifts so we went to the store.

"Should I get your family anything?" She ask "maybe I should, it'd be weird and disrespectful of me to not do so.." she trials off

I shake my head "my family won't care, Soph, if you wanna get gifts for them you can." I tell her softly and she nods

"What does your siblings like? Maybe I can get your parents like a candle?" She says tapping her finger on her arm

"My older sister likes crystals, Mac n cheese and deers, she also has a cat." I start with and she nods.

"My youngest sister likes reading and music, so maybe a vinyl if you want?" I say and Sophia nods again.

"I don't think I should buy your sister food, it could go bad...so maybe crystals? Or something with deers?" She says to herself "Christmas shopping is so difficult, I still don't know what to get you, nor Ann."

I chuckle and she glared at me, I know Sophia likes drawing so I decided to get her a sketch book along with pens, and pencils.

-2 hours later-

Sophia and I sit at the food court after we finished shopping "I hope it doesn't snow tomorrow." Sophia says softly

I like at her confused "I hate driving when it's snowing, raining just like any storm mostly, and at night, especially at night." She shirts and I nod slowly "I can drive you if it does."

"You have class, plus you'd see the gift I get you." She glared and I shrug "I can drop you off when I don't have a class" I say

"Silas you don-" she cuts herself off and her eyes widened slowly.

I stare at her confused "you okay?" I ask, no answer her hands slightly shake, and she shuts her eyes tightly "c-can we go?" I nod.

-Sophia Russo-

I saw him.

Ryan was at the mall with his friends, and I'm pretty sure he saw me, I hope he didn't otherwise I don't know what will happen when Friday comes.

I have two days left till Friday and I thought I was scared before, but now. Now I'm terrified.

We walk to Silas's car and get in "everything okay?" He asks, i nod "I just...thought I saw someone." I say making him nod

He pulls out of the parking lot driving back to campus, I got his little sister a vinyl for Gracie Abrams, and then a deer stuffed animal for his older sister.

He said she finds comfort in stuffed animals, and crystals, and I completely understand that.

I feel as if each stuffed animal heals the rest of my inner child that got stolen from me.

My phone goes off and I see that my therapist texted saying how I'm missed many appointments and that she's gonna call my father if I continue missing them.

Can't she get a hint? Stop being rude. She's rude. Okay. Yeah, true.

It takes us about an hour to get back to campus, and he says that his sister is gonna call him so he's gonna go to his dorm for a bit and then come over.

"If you need me, text me?" He says and I nod my head kissing his lips softly, Silas walks to his dorm and I walk in mine.

I decided to start packing a bit for tomorrow, I leave some stuff out, such as my toiletries, hair products, skin care, and some makeup.