Does He Love Me, too?

Chapter 4

I nod.

So she is that bad? What really happened that day?

Jeremy told me his stepfather came home drunk. Then he won't say more, but will tear up.

"I don't think I'll panic, Jere." I tell him.

Jeremy nods and takes a breathe before going in. I follow.

The woman on the bed was small. She has brown hair like Jere. She has half her face bandaged. Her one brown eye looks around. 

It stops on Jere and me.

I feel like she looks like me when I got bite. I just laid in a children hospital in a bed. I couldn't talk for a few week. My head was all wrapped up. I was sad, angry, and confused.

I feel like I know how she may feel.

"H... Hi mom. I br... Brought Mike with me. Do you r... Remember what I said about him?" Jeremy goes to the chair beside her bed.

She opens that eye wide.

"Y... Yes." Jere smiles.

"They taught her the eye thing?" I stand behind Jere.

"Y... Yeah." Jeremy phone goes off. "S... Sorry. It's grandma." He gets up. "I... I'll be back." He left the room.

I stand there. I see a piece of paper with letters. I pick it up.

"Are they teaching you to use this?" I ask her.

She does a yes.

I set it down.

"Did Jere say I was a jerk?"

She closes her eye. That means no.

"A douche?"

No.

"Mean?"

No.

I frown. He tells me I'm those sometime.

"Nice?"

Yes.

Finally a yes.

"Um.... This is my first time meeting you. I know how it feel to be like this." I take Jeremy's seat. "Do you know I was the person who got bit?"

She did yes.

"Jeremy told you." I smile.

He likes to tell his mom about me.

"Can I tell you something about Jere?"

She does a yes again.

"Jeremy is a great guy. He is wonderful and nice. He is a joy to be around.... Lately he's been acting a little strange around me. Did I do something wrong?"

No.

I nod. "OK.... I really care about him. It sometimes make me be jerky to him. I care a lot. This weird acting is getting me nervous."

I look to make sure no one was coming.

"I am in love with your son and I promise you, I'll make sure nothing bad happens to him. I promise you." I grab her hand as I promise.

She does a weird face and does a yes.

I give her a smile.

Jere comes back. He looks at us and smiles.

He walks over. "S... Sorry mom. I... I need to go home." He kisses her head.

I get up.

"M... Mike, I'll meet y... You at the car."

I nod and left. I get in my car....

I hit the dash. "Why did I say I love him?"

I'm mad since I promise myself to keep it to myself.

I'm so upset, but then I remember she can't talk. So that means I'm safe.

At least for now....

.....

Still short. X(

I can't make them any longer.